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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Sony’s flagship WH-1000XM6 wireless headphones return to lowest-ever price on Amazon

Sony's flagship wireless ANC headphones, the WH-1000XM6, have never been cheaper as they fall back down to $378.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 gets 221x ray tracing frame rate boost, thanks to new DirectX tech

Clustered Geometry has proven its worth on a GeForce RTX 5080, dramatically improving frame rates and reducing VRAM usage.
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Intel Nova Lake CPUs limit clock speed to 5.1GHz when running above 90°C, rumour claims

You'll probably want a high-end cooler handy to pair with an Intel Nova Lake processor if you're keen to maximise chip performance.
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Gigabyte is giving away a custom Resident Evil PC, complete with an Aorus RTX 5080 GPU and X870E motherboard

You have until November 16 to get your entries in for Gigabyte's one-of-a-kind Resident Evil PC featuring Aorus hardware.
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Philips Evnia 34M2C8600P review: an excellent ultrawide QD-OLED gaming monitor

The Evnia 34M2C8600P makes the splendours of ultrawide Penta Tandem QD-OLED more affordable with little compromise.
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Microsoft claims Windows 11 now runs up to 40% faster on PCs with just 8GB of RAM

Latest Windows 11 update makes the operating system more efficiently use your memory, says Microsoft, greatly benefitting 8GB systems.
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Apple faces $33 billion rise in manufacturing costs, as AI continues to push up RAM prices

Ever-increasing memory prices are catching up with Apple, as the company just committed to spending an additional $33B on manufacturing.
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Nvidia RTX 50 stock shortage reportedly prompts push for RTX 3060 sales

In lieu of available Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 stock, retailers are apparently turning to the ageing RTX 3060 to fill gaps in demand.
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Intel may discontinue Arc B580, shifting GPU focus to AI instead

With Intel Arc Pro B60 and B50 graphics cards proving popular, the company is apparently mulling over the future of its Arc B580.
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