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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Endorfy Fishtank 6000 Corona review: a handsome but expensive panoramic PC case

This aquarium-style PC chassis is undeniably attractive, and comes complete with fan and RGB controllers, but airflow is lacking for the price.
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AMD Zen 7 Ryzen CPUs look set to be the last to run on AM5 motherboards

There's still plenty of life left in AM5 motherboards, but analysis points to AM6 taking over when AMD's Zen 8 CPUs come out.
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AMD officially reveals first Zen 6 CPUs, boasting a 1.8x performance boost and up to 256 cores

AMD's sixth-generation Epyc CPUs will lead the charge for Zen 6, with the CPU architecture promising big generational improvements.
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Microsoft just brought four OG Xbox games to PC, with more console classics to come

This early release brings Microsoft's Xbox Backward Compatiibility emulation tech to the PC, complete with several graphical enhancements.
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This Steam Machine alternative costs less than £1,000 and packs way more punch

While the Steam Machine's console-like qualities are undoubtedly alluring, you gain a massive boost in performance with an alternative prebuilt PC.
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Steam Deck sales estimated to have plummeted by up to 82% after price rise

Valve may now only be shipping around 3,000 Steam Decks a week, down from a mighty 18,000 last year, according to new sales analysis.
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Nvidia unveils DLSS 5 game developer controls, stressing it respects artistic intent

While DLSS 5 can be transformative, Nvidia is keen to highlight that game developers have plenty of control over the feature's effects.
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Valve warns RAM prices are getting worse, suggesting Steam Machine will become more expensive

Retail prices lag behind memory supply costs by three to six months, according to Valve, hinting at potential Steam Machine price hikes.
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Kioxia Exceria Pro G2 review: an all-round excellent SSD

Consistently delivering flagship speeds, but with comparatively low temps, and a fair price in today's market, the Exercia Pro G2 is a marvellous PCIe Gen 5.0 SSD.
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