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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MSI MPG 272QRF X36 review: Nvidia G-Sync Pulsar tested

As a G-Sync Pulsar gaming monitor, the MPG 272QRF X36 is a game-changer for LCD panels, but this technology isn't for everyone.
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Nvidia promises to get you into your games faster by eliminating shader recompilations

Auto Shader Compilation regenerates shader caches across GeForce driver updates, but you'll still need to sit through an initial compilation.
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Nvidia DLSS 4.5 frame generation is finally here, with dynamic and 6x modes

New DLSS frame generation features are now available for GeForce RTX 40 and 50 series cards via an Nvidia App beta update.
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Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs. AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

It's 9800X3D vs 270K, as Intel Arrow Lake Refresh takes on AMD Zen 5 with 3D V-Cache, in games and other CPU benchmarks.
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New Intel CPU prices rise by up to 25% above MSRP just a week after launch

Intel Core Ultra 200S processors are arriving on store shelves at a higher cost than advertised, with curiously limited stock too.
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Intel shoots down Core Ultra 9 290K Plus – “we’re not going to make one”

Intel's Robert Hallock tells us it has no intention of releasing the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus, despite clear signs of the CPU's existence.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus vs. AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Pitting the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus against the Ryzen 5 9600X, we unpack which CPU is the best value for money for under $200.
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is now official, and coming very soon

Boasting 192MB of L3 cache, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is the first AMD processor where both 8-core chiplets have 3D V-Cache.
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Intel and AMD gaming CPU prices are reportedly going up, as server chip production gets prioritised

Getting an AMD or Intel CPU at a fair price could become more difficult in the coming months, if you can find one at all.
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