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Colorful GeForce GTX 1630
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Colorful GeForce GTX 1630

Party like it’s 2019 with this blast from the past

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October 2022
PNY XLR8 Gaming REV RGB 32GB (2x 16GB) 3200MHz DDR4
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PNY XLR8 Gaming REV RGB 32GB (2x 16GB) 3200MHz DDR4

MEMORY

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October 2022
Acer Predator XB323QK
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Acer Predator XB323QK

32 inches of fantastic 4K 144Hz action

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September 2022
Corsair HS65 Surround
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Corsair HS65 Surround

A good value daily gaming headset?

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September 2022
Audeze Euclid
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Audeze Euclid

Earphones for the price of a desktop? You read that right

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September 2022
Razer Leviathan V2
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Razer Leviathan V2

The best PC soundbar just got better

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September 2022
HP X34
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HP X34

Great value ultrawide for gamers

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September 2022
Alienware Aurora R13
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Alienware Aurora R13

ALIENWARE once dominated the desktop gaming PC market with its unique cases, but now everyone from Razer to HP has distinctive-looking designs.

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September 2022
AMD ZEN 4 UNWRAPPED - Welcome to the modern age
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AMD ZEN 4 UNWRAPPED - Welcome to the modern age

AMD’S ZEN ARCHITECTURE revitalized the CPU industry, bringing much-needed competition and higher core counts to consumers everywhere. It’s hard to believe we languished on 4-core Intel CPUs as the top mainstream solution for a full decade, starting with the Core 2 Quad in early 2007 and lasting until the Core i7-8700K launched in late 2017. If you wanted more CPU cores, you had to move to the more expensive LGA2011 HEDT (high-end desktop) platform. AMD kicked that idea to the curb with its first Ryzen 7 CPUs, and we’ve been watching an arms race of escalating core counts and clock speeds ever since.

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August 2022
PHOTOREALITY CHECK
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PHOTOREALITY CHECK

Real-time photorealism is the holy grail of gaming. And it’s coming to the PC sooner than you think, says Jeremy Laird

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August 2022
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (2022)
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Razer Blade 15 Advanced (2022)

Be careful what you wish for…

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August 2022
Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED
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Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED

Two screens better than one?

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August 2022
Asus RX 6750 XT ROG Strix
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Asus RX 6750 XT ROG Strix

An incremental improvement worthy of the price?

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August 2022
Editor’s Pick: Logitech MX Mechanical Mini Keyboard
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Editor’s Pick: Logitech MX Mechanical Mini Keyboard

Mechanical keyboards: not just for gamers

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August 2022
Playdate
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Playdate

Netflix meets handheld retro gaming?

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August 2022
AMD’s refreshed mid-tier machine
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AMD’s refreshed mid-tier machine

Is the new Radeon RX 6650 XT worth adding to your rig?

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August 2022
3D map effect with GIMP
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3D map effect with GIMP

WHEN USING A PHOTO MANIPULATION application such as Adobe Photoshop or GIMP, there are many more possibilities than you may initially realize. Plenty of these programs can be used in various ways to create unique pieces of artwork. In this tutorial, we will create isometric 3D art using GIMP. This technique can be transferred onto all sorts of different media and can be used to emphasize a particular place or subject. Learning as many skills as possible can enable you to broaden your creativity by applying them to new forms.

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August 2022
MSI RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
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MSI RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

Cranking the GDDR6 dial all the way up to 18Gbps

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July 2022
THE RACE TO EXASCALE SUPERCOMPUTERS
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THE RACE TO EXASCALE SUPERCOMPUTERS

Powering Al, medicine, weather and more.

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July 2022
PCs Vs CONSOLES: GAME ON
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PCs Vs CONSOLES: GAME ON

Games consoles have become more like PCs, and with subscription services such as Xbox Game Pass blurring the lines between PC and console gaming, which is the better platform for gamers in 2022? Guy Cocker investigates

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July 2022