Articles by Alan Martin

If you’re looking to give your PC a shot in the arm, the Ryzen 5 3600 is one of the most cost-effective processors around. Even at its original £200 asking price it was great value, and now it comes in even cheaper, available at £155 at Amazon, or even cheaper via Currys Ebay, when you […]

Good news, American readers: an Alienware desktop is going cheap. Yes, yes, I know pre-builds aren’t for everyone, especially when we’re all locked inside and have precious little else to do except click RAM into motherboard sockets and contemplate the best way to negotiate airflow. But for some, would you believe, that doesn’t sound like […]

If, like me, your gaming headset is currently held together with tape and glue, it might be time to invest in a new one. And right on cue, Best Buy have a decent sale on a number of gaming headsets right now, including a fancier version of Katharine’s favourite wireless gaming headset, the Corsair HS70.

Asus ROG laptops are at a bit of a disadvantage to me, because I immediately associate them with Rogg – the dimwitted claymation monster from kids TV classic Trap Door. Of course, what it actually stands for is only slightly less ludicrous: Republic of Gamers, an Asus sub brand yet to be recognised by the […]

Ebay vouchers are never simple, are they? One is doing the rounds at the moment promising 8% off all sorts of PC components and monitors, but it’s not clear which ones and why. Presumably Ebay believe that shoppers enjoy the thrill of the chase as much as parting with their hard earned cash, which feels… […]

Have you exhausted your Steam library? Okay, let me rephrase that: have you run out of things you’re excited to play in your Steam library? Well, if you’re a fan of Capcom games, then the latest discounts from Fanatical are well worth a look, with Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry 5 and Monster Hunter: […]