Hardware Guides

The new AMD Ryzen 2 processors are here and once more the red team is shaking up our list of the best CPUs for gaming. The Intel Coffee Lake...

A mini PC can be one of the most beautiful sights in gaming.  Gaming rigs don’t have to be enormous machines, and building a mini PC is easier...

Struggling to tell your CPU from your GPU, your FLOPS from your ROPs? We've all been there. But don't worry, here's our PC builder bluffer's guide...

You need one the best gaming monitors to make the most of your powerful PC's components. But there are some serious questions regarding size,...

We've put the best SSDs for gaming through our benchmarking gauntlet to see which ones manage to come out the other side unscathed - all in the...

Picking up the very best AMD gaming motherboard is even more important nowadays. Thanks to AMD's continued support of the AM4 platform, the...

Looking for the best gaming keyboard of 2018? Don't blame you. The finest keyboards and mechanical switches offer a gaming experience like no...

Ditch that biege ball mouse and arm yourself with the best gaming mouse in existence. The right rodent can make a massive difference to your games...

Buying the best graphics card right now takes patience, research, and a whole heap of luck. You've got more chance of getting an Nvidia GeForce...

Before you build a gaming PC, you need to know what the best gaming PC components are to kit it out with. No matter whether your bank account is...

Look, you don't need the best PC controller when you've got a trusty keyboard and mouse. But, sometimes (only sometimes) having a controller to...

With component prices through the roof, the argument for overclocking your gaming PC is stronger than ever. Just follow our simple steps below to...

Water cooling your PC isn't as dangerous as it sounds, and even less so with one of the best liquid coolers money can buy in 2018. Here are our...

The best gaming motherboard may not be quite as important to performance as the latest graphics card, but it still can make a huge difference to...

I love ultrawide monitors. I have to get that out of the way first thing because it means I’m already rather predisposed towards the curvy...

Gaming cans are almost a necessity for any avid gamer in 2018, so why settle for anything less than the best gaming headsets around? Here's the...

The SteelSeries Rival 600 is the latest high-end gaming mouse from within their design studios. And, while I’m not 100% sure about its claim to...

The PSU may not be the sexiest of PC upgrade, but without a good power supply in your gaming rig you’re risking your expensive, power hungry...

We’re a bit fed up here at PCGamesN. These gaming PCs are just too damn loud, and something has to be done about it. We’ve done our best to...

If you want to start an illustrious streaming career, you will likely run into a few streaming and recording applications along the way. So...