Slack vs Discord

Battle of the chat apps —which should you use?

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

The best thing to happen to Star Wars in years

HyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 Wireless

A lightweight wireless gaming mouse at a very competitive price

Intel NUC 13 Pro i7-1360P kit

Pocket-sized 13th Gen Intel i7 power for the enthusiast?

Nvidia RTX 4070

An RTX 3080 with benefits

Lenovo ThinkPad X13s

A glimpse of the Arm-powered future of the PC

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

The best gaming processor AMD has ever produced

Manage email using Outlook's Quick Steps

MICROSOFT 365 SUBSCRIPTION, OR OUTLOOK 2013 OR LATER Copy style of what’s needed.

Upgrade your CPU for a faster PC

NEW CPU  compatible with your current motherboard, plus thermal paste, and suitable cooler (new or repurposed). Isopropyl alcohol (90 percent proof) and cleaning cloth required for cleaning components.

Build a bulletproof rescue disk

YOU’LL NEED THIS 16GB OR LARGER USB FLASH DRIVE  Ventoy (www.ventoy.net) and a selection of rescue media in ISO file format.

THIS PC DOES NOT EXIST

AI that creates text and images is a developing field that’s getting a lot of news coverage. Ian Evenden explains what’s going on

THE GREAT GRAPHICS CARD BUBBLE

GPU prices have been ridiculous for years. Jeremy Laird investigates how we got here and if we could return to “normal” pricing

BUILD A KILLER MEDIA SERVER

Nick Peers reveals how to take control of your media and build your own always-on streaming library

BUILD A GAMING POWERHOUSE

Introducing AMD's latest and greatest chip, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D. The gaming CPU to beat?

Audeze Maxwell

Bringing planar magnetic drivers to gaming

Resident Evil 4 Remake

This is not the greatest game ever. This is a tribute

SteelSeries Stratus Duo

The budget controller of choice, or just a backup pad?

Elgato Stream Deck +

Another classic iteration of Elgato’s marvellous controller series

XGIMI Horizon Pro 4K Projector

The best alternative to a TV?

Samsung Odyssey G70B (32-inch)

Great features, but the price and competition spoil the fun

ASRock Phantom PG34WQ15R2B

Proof that a great gaming experience remains affordable

Alienware M17 R5

Ryzen 6900HX meets Radeon RX 6850M XT

ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 2023

Is it as good as it looks on paper?

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

The best gaming CPU, but not quite the one chip to do it all

THE DEFINITIVE WINDOWS REINSTALL GUIDE

Nick Peers reveals how to give your PC the ultimate shot in the arm

THE FLAT PANEL PIPELINE

Jeremy Laird investigates flat panel technology and lifts the lid on what you can expect in the near and not-so-near future

BUILD A $942 GAMING PC

We dive into the Intel dimension to see if you can game on a budget at 1080p with the company’s latest CPU and GPU offerings

CPU architectures what's the difference and why it matters

Apple, AMD, and Intel all take different approaches to building CPUs. Darien Graham-Smith explains why

VIDEO ENCODING SHOWDOWN

How to use the latest GPUs to boost your livestreaming video quality

ShadowPlay vs. Xbox Game Bar

Which is the better video capturing utility?