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How to repair your graphics cards

WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE. Just picture it for a moment: you’re rampaging through your favorite game, decimating monsters left right and center, silver sword drawn, coated in oil, and then suddenly, pop! System crash. What the heck?! The PC reboots, you get back in-game, then five minutes later, the same again. Try one more time. Three minutes later, wham! The game closes to desktop. Frustrated, annoyed, and disgruntled, you shut the machine down. Time to sit down and actually do some work.

Boost your gaming VPN

IF YOU’RE A SERIOUS GAMER, you’ll be aware of the advantages of using a VPN. As traffic between your device and the server is encrypted, your ISP can’t monitor and ‘throttle’ it, slowing down your game. With the IP address hidden behind the VPN server, players are also better protected from DOS (Denial of Service) and ‘swatting’ attacks.

CPU Architecture DEEP DIVE

New AMD and Intel processors take center stage

OVERCLOCKING IN 2024 - HAS THE END ARRIVED FOR HIGH VOLTAGE?

Zak Storey takes a look at whether overclocking is really worth it anymore

Phantom of the Opera CPUs Unmasked

Zak Storey explores why Zen 4 might be the best CPU generation to date

What exactly is an 'AI' PC?

AI, EVERYWHERE, all at once. That, in a nutshell, is what's happening to the computing industry. The PC, inevitably, is not immune. Later this summer, you'll be able to buy a machine that officially qualifies as an 'Al' PC, according to no lesser an authority than Microsoft. But you might be surprised at who's making it.

Intel Raptor Lake Core 19 Instability Problems

THE RACE BETWEEN AMD AND INTEL has heated up in the past few years as Ryzen processors have become increasingly competitive. The amount of headroom for overclocking has shrunk in response, and it seems motherboard vendors may have tweaked settings a bit too aggressively.

LG ANNOUNCES GAMING OLED

The panel can alter refresh rates and resolutions

Intel announces 6th Gen Xeon brand

'Xeon Scalable' becomes the Xeon 6 series

CREATE A SECURE WIREGUARD VPN SERVER

Discover how to securely access your home network when out and about, with Nick Peers

HP Omen 45L

HP's biggest desktop PC offers mighty gaming potential

Sapphire RX 7900 GRE Pulse

The Golden Rabbit Edition goes global

Use Photoshop's new AI features

YOU'LL NEED THIS PHOTOSHOP CC 25.5 OR LATER

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN HACKED?

Don't let attackers sneak under your radar: Nik Rawlinson reveals the telltale signs to look out for

THE BATTLE OF THE BUILDS DEDICATED VS INTEGRATED GPUs

We put AMD's latest Ryzen 5 8600G to the test

NZXT H6 Flow

Possibly the best budget chassis out there

Intel's crazy plan for 1nm silicon

FIVE NEW CHIP PRODUCTION NODES in four years. That was Intel’s plan to get back to technology leadership. It has now added a new 1nm lithography node to its roadmap, due in 2027. But here's the thing: in terms of products to buy, Intel has achieved little of its original plan. So, what’s going on?

BIG TECH IN TROUBLE IN EUROPE

The EU isn't happy with the big players

THE BUILDS

IT FINALLY LOOKS like prices are stabilizing somewhat, certainly compared to last issue.

Dragon's Dogma 2

A cult classic in the making

NZXT Function 2

Ultra-fast, fully configurable, and relatively affordable

liyama GCB3480WQSU-B1 Red Eagle

The gaming goliath youre after?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super

The $999 card that’s really $1,200

HOW TO

Ever needed to get rid of your fixed desktop icons, or add them back in? Did you download Minibin because you just hate that Recycling Bin icon on your desktop? Click the Start menu, type

COPILOT PRO & COPILOT FOR MICROSOFT 365

Why Copilot is great, when it’s awful and which version you should buy

LIQUID LUNACY: ADVANCED PC COOLING IN 2024

Is it worth liquid-cooling your PC in this age of nonoverclockable chips?

Nvidia's AI Superchip

The company Is no longer about gaming

THE ULTIMATE GAMING PC

Strap in, as our RTX 4080 Super build has finally landed, says Zak Storey

2TB Crucial T500 M.2 PCle 4.0 SSD

The best budget 4.0 drive?

Hyte Y40

Traditional design meets Hyte