Samuel Willetts

Job Title: Hardware Writer
Joined: September 2021
Twitter: @samwisewilletts
Bio: Sam's keeping a close eye on the latest developments on Intel Core and AMD Ryzen CPUs, waiting for the right time to build his own Windows 11 gaming PC. He also covers GPU, VR, and Steam Deck news.
Contact: [email protected]

Intel Raptor Lake CPU mostly outperforms Core i9 12900K in benchmarks

Samuel Willetts
Jun 24, 2022 |

Gaming hardware

An Intel Core processor using the LGA1700 socket, which is used for Raptor Lake and Alder Lake CPUs

Get 45% off the Razer Kraken V3 X gaming headset on Amazon

Samuel Willetts
Jun 24, 2022 |

Gaming hardware

The Razer Kraken V3 X gaming headset sits atop a mouse mat, with a gaming keyboard, mouse, and monitor surrounding it

A Plague Tale Requiem gets Nvidia DLSS and ray tracing

Samuel Willetts
Jun 23, 2022 |

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Hugo (top) and Amicia (bottom), the protagonists of A Plague Tale: Requiem stare ahe

Intel Raptor Lake could start a new era of CPU clock speeds

Samuel Willetts
Jun 22, 2022 |

Gaming hardware

An Intel CPU made up of very small LEDs

PCIe 7.0 launches in 2025, has eight times the bandwidth of PCIe 4.0

Samuel Willetts
Jun 22, 2022 |

Gaming hardware

A Samsung NVMe PCIe SSD

Metal Hellsinger system requirements won’t rock your gaming PC

Samuel Willetts
Jun 22, 2022 |

Gaming hardware

The tiefling protagonist from Metal Hellsinger stares ahead, armed with two pistols

Monoprice lets your gaming laptop connect to two 4K monitors

Samuel Willetts
Jun 21, 2022 |

Gaming hardware

A Monoprice USB-C dongle connected to a gaming laptop, ready to receive two 4K 60Hz inputs from gaming monitors

Valve offers a second chance if you miss your Steam Deck order

Samuel Willetts
Jun 21, 2022 |

Gaming hardware

Someone playing Hollow Knight on the Steam Deck