Phil Hayton

Job Title: Hardware Writer
Joined: August 2020
Twitter: @teawithphil
Bio: Phil longs for the bleeps and bloops of old gaming PCs but is happy to remove his retro-tinted glasses to cover the latest Nvidia, AMD, and Intel GPUs and CPUs. He also covers the Oculus Quest 2.

Dead Space system requirements arrive with scary CPU specs

Phil Hayton
Oct 6, 2022 09:28 ET |

Dead Space

Dead Space system requirements: Isaac Clark standing in dimly lit room

Nvidia RTX 4080 – release date, price, specs, and benchmarks

Phil Hayton
Oct 6, 2022 09:33 ET |

Gaming hardware

Nvidia RTX 4080 GPU with green backdrop

Best gaming mouse pad in 2022 – the top desk mat options

Phil Hayton
Oct 6, 2022 05:55 ET |

Gaming hardware

A close-up of a black mouse pad showing green RGB lighting around the edges

How to get Xbox Game Pass on Steam Deck

Phil Hayton
Oct 6, 2022 06:45 ET |

Gaming hardware

Steam Deck with Xbox Game Pass library on screen next to tiny pumpkins

Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU pumps out over 500fps in Overwatch 2

Phil Hayton
Oct 5, 2022 06:03 ET |

Gaming hardware

Overwatch 2 Junker Queen standing in front of Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics card

Intel Arc CPU requirements spell trouble for old gaming PCs

Phil Hayton
Oct 4, 2022 10:15 ET |

Gaming hardware

Intel Arc GPU with sad face next to CPU that also has a sad face infront of blue backdrop

Steam Deck update makes adding custom boot screens a breeze

Phil Hayton
Oct 4, 2022 06:36 ET |

Gaming hardware

Steam Deck with custom Neo Geo style boot screen and purple backdrop

Best VR headset in 2022

Phil Hayton
Oct 4, 2022 12:13 ET |

Gaming hardware

Oculus Quest 2 and HTC Vive on blue gradient backdrop