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Windows Mixed Reality In addition to our feature on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, we’ve also taken a good look at Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality system this month, including the setup process and some of the headsets.

Where’s the innovation? James Gorbold laments the lack of
new ideas in this year’s tech releases. 

Ambidextrous gaming mice Not everyone is right-handed, and
some people prefer the symmetry of an ambidextrous design too and much more...

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Bad games are good for us Rick Lane doesn’t enjoy playing
terrible games, but they do show him how good we’ve usually got it.

How to make a PC desk tidy Tools, memory cards and gadgets
running amok over your desk? Antony Leather shows you how to
use CAD software to make a techfriendly desk tidy

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The £630 motherboard Gigabyte has thrown every possible feature at its latest extreme motherboard, despite it only having a
Z390 chipset. Can it justify its price? 

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 The campaign makes way for Battle
Royale, but has this decision paid off?

Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ Gareth Halfacree looks at the latest raspberry-flavoured computer, which costs just £23.50 inc VAT and much more...

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Computer conservation We talk to museum curators and vintage  computing collectors about preserving the history of computing.

The end of messy TIM? Antony Leather tries out some new thermal pads that promise all the benefits of traditional paste without
the mess. 

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 We check out the latest GPU in Nvidia’s RTX range and much more...

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Real-time ray tracing With its realistic lighting, will ray tracing really be the future of gaming, and how exactly is Nvidia managing to do it in real time? Find out in this dedicated feature.

Two Point Hospital Rick Lane enthuses about the latest hospital sim, which picks up where Theme Hospital left off.

How to guides Antony Leather shows you how to control your fans and pumps effectively, and install a water-cooling monoblock on
your motherboard and much more...

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Return to No Man’s Sky Two years after its release, Hello Games’ controversial space simulator has changed massively. 

Top tools In this brand-new section, Antony Leather takes you through his favourite modding tools, starting this month with the faithful Dremel.

Super-fast Wi-Fi routers We pit nine 802.11ac Wi-Fi routers
against each other, including several of the standard boxes that come with your ISP and much more...

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Return of the 8086 Intel’s Core i7-8086K boosts to 5GHz and celebrates the 40th birthday of the original 8086 chip.

Hobby tech Gareth Halfacree tries out a kit that turns the BBC micro:bit into a simple handheld games console, and
reads through Mark Hardisty’s The Classic Adventurer.

Mechanical keyboards We review several sub-£100 gaming
keyboards with mechanical switches and much more...

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Oculus Go Don’t want to faff around with cables and PC connections for VR? We look at the latest portable VR headset.

Inside Descent How do you follow up a game that’s over 20 years old? We talk to the creators of Descent and its modern
follow-up, Overload and much more...

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Samsung 970 SSDs The king of NVMe M.2 SSDs updates its Evo and Pro lines – we take a look.

The AI that makes games Can a computer make a game by itself? Rick Lane speaks to the creator of ANGELINA

Make a PSU cover No PSU shroud in your case to hide cables? Antony Leather shows you how to make one yourself and much more...

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Make a smart home From doorbells and thermostats to washing machines and robot cleaners, we look at setting up a smart home with a range of budgets. 

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ The latest Pi’s SoC is 200MHz quicker than the Pi 3, and it also runs cooler and much more...

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Subnautica: Find out why Rick Lane thinks this subaquatic survival adventure is already a contender for game of
the year. 

ZX Spectrum Next: Gareth Halfacree tries out the crowdfunded
update to Sir Clive Sinclair’s classic 1980s home computer.

Budget keyboards Not everyone wants or can afford mechanical switches. Mike Jennings takes a look at the latest membrane gaming keyboards at the cheaper end of the scale and much more...

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Build a Raspberry Pi classic gaming console We guide you through the hardware, software and legal knowledge you
need to make a retro games console.

Apply 2K clear coat Antony Leather shows you how give your case’s paint job a great finish, using 2K clear coat spray cans.

Where are Intel’s 10nm CPUs? Richard Swinburne analyses this
year’s forthcoming chip launches and much more...

In this issue:

Mini-ITX Z370 Labs We check out the latest mini Coffee Lake motherboards

Engrave and etch your case Antony Leather shows you how to etch glass and engrave designs on your case’s panels.

Windows 10 hacks We dive deep into Microsoft’s OS to show you how to bend Windows to your will and much more...

In this issue:

Mince pie megatest: We review 16 festive treats, complete with blind taste testing, to find the best Christmas pie.

Apply vinyl to your case Antony Leather continues his work with the vinyl cutter, showing you how to paint and then apply vinyl patterns to your case.

The best PC game mods From Brutal Doom to Black Mesa, here’s our pick of the gaming community’s best tweaked games and much more...

In this issue:

Wireless mesh routers Fed up with flaky Wi-Fi and faffing
around with range extenders? A whole home mesh system might
be just the ticket – we review five contenders to find the best models.

How to use a vinyl cutter We show you how to use a vinyl cutter to create professional-looking logo stickers and paint masks.

The TIM isn’t working Richard Swinburne rages against the cheap thermal paste in Intel’s latest processors and much more...

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DIY games consoles Gareth Halfacree rounds up four handheld games console kits for hobbyists, in order to find out which ones are worth your cash.

Wireless gaming mice Getting irritated by cable kinks while
gaming? Check out our roundup of the latest tail-free gaming rodents

First glimpse of Coffee Lake James Gorbold shares his opinion of Intel’s latest mainstream CPUs, and the accompanying platform and much more...

In this issue:

Gender bias: The perception that women are naturally less skilled has more to do with unconscious bias than fact, argues Tracy King.

The Kodi book We examine the legal questions surrounding Kodi, as well as showing you how to get it up and running.

DIY games consoles Gareth Halfacree checks out the MAKER buino and Creoqode 2048 and much more...

In this issue:

Kaby Lake-X Is it worth buying a quad-core LGA2066 CPU with a pricey X299 motherboard? We find out.

Hobby tech Gareth Halfacree tries out the OpenScope MZ oscilloscope, looks at the CubieBoard 6 and reads through The Bitmap Brothers Universe.

Virtual world Joe Martin discusses why some games work well on VR, while others are best played on their original platforms and much more...

Tracy King discusses a new study that claims 57 per cent of young people have been bullied in online games.

Can you justify charging £530 for aZ270 motherboard, even if does have a waterblock that looks like a cassette tape? We find out.

We round up five the latest X299 motherboards to find the best candidates for a new Skylake-X rig.

From Dremels to holesaws, Antony Leather shows you how to gear up your toolbox for PC modding.

Computex 2017 : Richard Swinburne reveals his highlights from the tech trade show in Taiwan.

Budget gaming monitors : Want a fast refresh rate more than a higher resolution? Our 1080p gaming panel group test has
you covered.

Corsair One Pro : We dissect Corsair’s first attempt to build an entire PC – a mini-ITX rig with a unique case, plus a liquidcooled CPU and GPU.

Game streaming stars : Rick Lane investigates how people all over the world are earning a living from broadcasting
themselves playing games online, thanks to Twitch.

Run your GPU cooler : How to shave several degrees off your GPU temperature.

Wireless PC control :  How to power on or reset your PC with a wireless remote and more...,

BUILD AN 8-CORE POWER PC, Games: a gateway to cybercrime?, AMD Ryzen 5, CPU cooler Labs, Hard drive Labs, VR arcades, How to make a PSU cover, Custom kit, Tracy King, Elite products, The engine room, RealBench leaderboard, Customised PC, Your folding milestones, James Gorbold and more...,

The fastest ever gaming graphics card We take a look at Nvidia’s latest GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition graphics card.

AM4 motherboards Complementing our Ryzen CPU reviews this month,we checkout some of the latest AM4 motherboards.

Graphics settings guide Don’t know your ambient occlusion from your chromatic aberration?Let Rick Lane give you a hand.

Intel to use Radeon GPUs? - Richard Swinburne analyses the latest rumours about Intel turning to AMD for its GPU tech.

Motion sickness - Joe Martin discusses the problems with walking around in a VR game and more...

Build a Kaby Lake gaming PC

Nvidia pascal graphics

Plays all games in full HD

Budget Z270 motherboards...

Intel Kaby Lake

The Complete upgrade guide to Intel's brand new CPUs

How to 3D print PC parts...

New Year rumours- Richard Swinburne predicts what 2017 could bring.

Fake news is our fault Facts are important,even if they contradict your beliefs, argues TracyKing.

Nvidia GeForce GTX1050Ti This Nvidia Pascal GPU costs just £139,but is it any good?

5Gb/sec home networking - Richard Swinburne revists the latest networking the latest networking tech.

Hobby tech - Gareth Halfacree gets his heads on the Dremel 3000 Four-Star Kit, and also tries out the new CHIP and PocketCHIP and more...

Samsung 960 Pro and Evo - We get our first glimpse of Samsung's latest super-fast solid state M.2 drives.

Inside Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Rick Lane talks to Eidos about the Dawn engine that powers its latest graphical showpiece and more...

Mini-STXis already dead If you’re going to take on mini-ITX, your alternative needs to be flexible, argues Richard Swinburne. 

Poképhobia Go Tracy King takes on the BBC’s story about links between Pokémon Go and crime.

NvidiaTitanX Can Nvidia’smonster new £1,099 graphics card justify its astronomical price?


AMD Radeon RX470 AMD’s latest GPU aims to capture the sub-£200 graphics card market.

A proper next-gen PC Unimpressed by tradeshow concept projects, Richard Swinburne shows how the PC can be really improved.

VR sickness VR will only become mainstream if it doesn’t make gamers feel sick, argues Tracy King.

Ultra-wide monitors Fancy having a mini IMAX in your face? We put six massive, ultra-wide monitors through their paces.

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