Samuel Willetts

With a mouse in hand from the age of four, Sam brings two-decades-plus of passion for PCs and tech in his duties as Hardware Editor for Club386. Equipped with an English & Creative Writing degree, waxing lyrical about everything from processors to power supplies comes second nature.
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Alienware AW3226DM review: a surprisingly bright and responsive VA gaming monitor

Sporting a large and unexpectedly responsive VA panel, as well as excellent build quality, this 32in gaming monitor is keenly prices at $299.
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Gigabyte gives the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 an Aorus Infinity makeover

The Aorus GeForce RTX 5070 Infinity promises the same beautiful design and excellent cooling as prior graphics cards in the range, but in a smaller size.
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PCSpecialist Ionico 18 review: a great, big gaming laptop

With an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GPU and QHD+ screen, this gaming laptop packs plenty of performance and punch for just under £2,000.
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Valve just released the Steam Machine Windows drivers, but there’s a catch

You can now run Windows on a Steam Machine, but don't expect to run SteamOS simultaneously without additional hardware.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Super GPU breaks cover, and it has a high TDP

Making its debut in Seasonic's PSU calculator, the RTX 5080 Super apparently draws 15% more power than a standard 5080 graphics card.
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Noctua confirms NL-LC1 chromax.black will “hopefully” arrive before 2027

Before the year is out, you'll probably be able to enjoy the cooling prowess of a Noctua NL-LC1 AIO cooler in a new colour scheme.
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AMD FSR 4.1 on Radeon RX 7000 tested: a big win for older GPUs

FSR 4.1 upscaling is now available to all RDNA 3 GPUs, including Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards, and we've put the upgrade to the test.
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Steam Machine ‘red line of death’ claims first victim, days after launch

Allegedly following less than half an hour of use, the AMD Radeon GPU on one customer's Steam Machine has mysteriously failed.
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Noctua refreshes product roadmap, with next-gen CPU coolers, new PSUs, and more

There's plenty in the works at Noctua to keep both CPUs and humans cool, alongside new power supplies and other components.
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