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.

MSI readies Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld with lower-cost Intel Arc G3 chip, according to leak

Picking up an MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ could be a little easier on the wallet thanks to a potential new model with a slightly less-powerful Intel chip.

Steam Frame release appears imminent, as lottery reservations look set for September 17

A recent leak claims Steam Frame orders could ship out from September 17, with Valve randomising the order it fulfils reservations for the VR headset.

iiyama slashes OLED monitor price to just £299 in this unbeatable deal – grab one while you can

The excellent G-Master GOB2701QSC-B1 is now £120 cheaper for a limited time, making this Tandem WOLED monitor impossible to beat in terms of value.

This Steam Controller mod translates PC audio into haptics, so you can feel sound in real-time

LiveHaptics quaintly translates your PC audio into vibrations for the Steam Controller, but could enhance immersion for deaf gamers too.

This Intel-backed overclocking tool promises performance boosts of up to 60%, but there’s a catch

Hypertune aims to boost CPU and GPU performance, while reducing any overhead from your operating system, but it isn't free.

Endorfy Viro Wireless review: a high-value wireless gaming headset

Solid audio quality, along with great battery life and a low price, make the Viro Wireless a compelling wireless gaming headset.

Control Resonant system requirements demand Nvidia RTX 5080 for 4K path tracing

4K/60fps with path tracing in Control Resonant will be very demanding on PCs, but the game is still playable with relatively old hardware.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 doesn’t need a 16-pin cable, as this custom 8-pin card proves

The TecLab YouTube team craft a GeForce RTX 5090 that runs on three 8-pin power connectors, with seemingly low risk of melting.

Modders defy Nvidia, unlocking DLSS multi frame gen on GeForce RTX 30 GPUs

Two files are all it takes to get DLSS single and multi-frame generation running on Nvidia GeForce Ampere GPUs, but latency remains in question.