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.

Dual-GPU gaming is back, as Nvidia DLSS 5 mod doubles performance with second graphics card

Combining two GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB graphics cards, a modder has improved Nvidia DLSS 5 frame rates on their PC by up to 127.5%.

MSI MPG Vixta 300R PZ review: a stylish floating PC case

Promising heightened airflow and a unique look with its floating design, the MPG Vixta 300R PZ is a great chassis for back-connect builds.

Steam Frame reservation system is already set up for launch, as VR headset release likely nears

You can't reserve a Steam Frame yet, but the system for getting your VR headset order in is ready to go according to a reliable leaker.

Alienware’s new 34in QD-OLED monitor just got its first price cut

The AW3426DW's only been on the market for a few months, but you can now pick up the ultrawide monitor with a $50 discount.

Gigabyte’s best 32in 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor just fell to its lowest ever price

The Gigabyte MO32U24 offers up all the latest in 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor tech for just $799.

AMD RDNA 5 targets 3.1-3.4GHz GPU clock range, according to leak

A 3.4GHz clock speed on RDNA 5 would represent a 14.5% boost over a Radeon RX 9070 XT, but that's a best case scenario.

Nvidia DLSS 5 tanks performance and guzzles power, according to GPU benchmarks

Turning on Nvidia DLSS 5 can practically halve frame rates using a GeForce RTX 5090, while also requiring more watts from the wall too.

Latest Nvidia GeForce GPU driver reportedly causes screen flickering, but a fix is on the way

A future Nvidia Game Ready driver update should fix the problem, but there are workarounds available to GeForce GPUs.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D review: a decent CPU in desperate need of a price cut

3D V-Cache helps give the Ryzen 7 7700X3D decent gaming pace, but this processor's price makes very little sense in the current market.