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.

Intel reportedly places orders with TSMC for its N2 node

Intel may join AMD and Apple as a customer of TSMC's 2nm node, likely as part of its plans to manufacture Nova Lake CPUs.

Gigabyte Aorus RTX 5080 Master owner cries foul over leaking thermal gel

The root cause is unclear for the moment, but a vertical GPU mount may not play nice with Gigabyte Aorus RTX 50 Series Master cards.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered system requirements

You don't need a system worthy of The Grand Champion to run Oblivion Remastered, but the game has plenty to offer powerful PCs.

Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI motherboard prices may soon increase

Reports from Board Channels claim that major Taiwanese manufacturers are planning to increase the cost of their motherboards.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs may suffer from hardware hotspot issue

Igor's Lab thermography highlights troubling hotspots that are likely widespread among Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards.

AMD fast tracks Radeon RX 9060 XT release date according to fresh leaks

June becomes May, as rumours claim AMD is moving up launch plans for its Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics cards.

be quiet! launches System Power 11 PSU Series for budget builds

System Power 11 brings the ATX 3.1 power supply form factor to the mainstream at a welcomely affordable price point.

Intel Core Ultra 400S processors will likely require a new CPU socket

Intel Nova Lake S processors will seemingly pair with a new socket, namely LGA1954, replacing current generation LGA1851 designs.