The best PC gaming gear of 2018

We’re running down the best PC gaming gear to be released this year, but it’s hard to argue against 2018 being a rather strange one for our favourite gaming platform. On the one hand we’ve had incredible innovation in some sectors, pushing forward the processing silicon and the graphical fidelity of our machines, while at the same time there’s still a feeling that we’re just treading water. Bottlenecks. That’s probably a good shout for the word of 2018. For every step forward in terms of PC gaming technology there is something else holding it back. Whether we’re talking about mega-core processors, real-time ray tracing, or high dynamic range gaming there is something missing in all of those features or technologies which is currently holding them back from the being vital gaming goodies we all hoped they would be. That said, if you’re a PC gamer, there is greater choice out there than ever before. Even if the prices for the best components is skyrocketing, there has been some winning top-end tech released this year and there are still mainstream options delivering more performance than ever before.