Damien Mason

Job Title: Hardware Editor
Joined: September 2020
Twitter: @DamienJMason
Bio: Damien spends his days comparing the best gaming CPU from Intel to AMD and the best graphics card from Nvidia to… also AMD. He joined PCGamesN at the perfect time, right as the Steam Deck launched.
Contact: [email protected]

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Feb 3, 2023

ALT Avatar Motion Controller review

Feb 3, 2023

MSI shows off its first PCIe 5 SSDs, but some benchmarks don’t impress

MSI Spatium M570 SSD with PCIe 5 support

Jan 7, 2023

Intel Core i9-12900K CPU is at its lowest price ever

The Intel Core i9-12900K CPU sits in a box on a desk next to a keyboard, mouse, and gaming PC

Jan 6, 2023

HTC Vive XR Elite is a competitively priced Meta Quest Pro rival

The HTC Vive XR Elite mixed reality headset from the front against a blue background

Jan 5, 2023

Razer releases a gaming PC soundbar that follows your face

The Razer Leviathan V2 Pro soundbar sits underneath a gaming monitor with RGB light shining

Jan 5, 2023

Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra is more like a DSLR than webcam

Someone grabs the Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra webcam on top of a gaming montior, showing it's large size compared to a hand

Jan 5, 2023

Windows 11 update has more bugs, this time freezing AMD CPUs

Jan 5, 2023

Asrock adds monitors to its gaming monitors

Jan 5, 2023

The Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti is all about efficiency

Nvidia Asus ROG RTX 4070 Ti graphics card against a white and green background

Jan 4, 2023

Nvidia GeForce Now gets RTX 4080 tier and works in cars

Render of an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition graphics card poking through hexagons

Jan 3, 2023

Best wireless gaming mouse in 2023

Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed gaming mouse

Feb 2, 2023

Best PC fans in 2023

Be quiet! Light Wings are the best RGB fans, with both 120mm and 140mm lined up next to each other

Jan 31, 2023

Best gaming desk 2023

Thermaltake's height adjustable L-shaped ToughDesk 500L holds a monitor and a gaming PC on top of it

Jan 31, 2023

Best computer speakers in 2023

Jan 31, 2023

Best gaming microphone 2023

Best gaming microphone: Blue Yeti Nano mic sits in the middle of the desk

Jan 31, 2023

Best CPU cooler in 2023

Best CPU cooler@ Noctua fan cooler and Coller Master AIO on blue backdrop

Jan 31, 2023

Best AIO cooler in 2023

Best AIO cooler: the NZXT liquid cooler has a screen that displays the temperature of your gaming PC

Feb 3, 2023

Best gaming headset in 2023

The best gaming headsets featuring HyperX, Razer, SteelSeries, and more

Jan 31, 2023

Best gaming keyboard in 2023

The best gaming keyboard lies horizonal as the window shines light on the keycaps

Jan 31, 2023

How to build a gaming PC in 2023

Jan 31, 2023

How to perform a BIOS update in 2023

How to update your motherboard BIOS

Jan 31, 2023

Best Steam Deck SD card in 2023

Best SD card for Steam Deck: the Samsung EVO Plus microSD pokes out of a Steam Deck

Jan 31, 2023

Best Steam Deck games in 2023

Best Steam Deck games: Vampire Survivors in action on the Library map

Jan 31, 2023

Call of Duty: Warzone 2 system requirements for PC

Call of Duty: Warzone 2 system requirements - a player parachutes into the battlefield

Dec 27, 2022

Nvidia shower set gives RTX 3000 a signature smell with a surprise

Nvidia Sphynx Ampere shower set packaging with the deodorant and shower gel in the open window

Dec 24, 2022

The PCGamesN gaming gift guide 2022

An Xbox controller sits behind the PCGamesN Gift Guide banner

Dec 13, 2022

How to install a power supply

How to install a power supply: PSU on desk next to screwdriver

Dec 13, 2022

Steam Deck dock hits its lowest ever price with 46% off

A Steam Deck sits in an Ivoler 5-in-1 Steam Deck dock facing forward with the store on screen

Dec 9, 2022

The Callisto Protocol system requirements – 43% of you lack the GPU

Jacob Lee, protagonist of The Callisto Protocol, looks ominously to the left in a close-up

Dec 2, 2022

Samsung 870 EVO 2TB SSD drops to its lowest price ever on Amazon

Dec 2, 2022

Red Dead Redemption 2 system requirements

Red Dead Redemption 2 system requirements

Dec 2, 2022