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Intel Core i9-13900KS
The fastest and most power-hungry PC chip ever
THE INTERNET AT THE END OF THE EARTH
How do you transmit high-resolution images of exoplanets using an internet connection that’s stuck in the 1990s? James O’Malley meets an astronomer in Antarctica to find out
INTEL ARC REVISITED
Lots of driver updates in four months
XGIMI Horizon Pro
PROJECTORS HAVE COME a long way in a short time. Long gone are the days when they required expensive, fragile bulbs and a roll-down screen.
Erase ALL Your PRIVATE DATA
Remove personal data from your PC to prevent others from seeing it. Robert Irvine explains how to remove all trace of your activities using two free tools
BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO OLD KIT
Nick Peers finds ways to eke even more use out of your old laptops, phones, and tablets
Run Linux in a virtual machine
THERE ARE PLENTY of reasons you should want to try out Linux, but in keeping with our first tutorial this month, one of them is to make it harder for your activity to be tracked online.
Dead Space
A definitive remake and a promising precedent
Forspoken
An exceptionally middling experience
Samsung Odyssey Neo G8
Can one screen do it all?
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Let me introduce myself, again
CREATING WITH THE NUC 13
ALTHOUGH IT'S more console-sized than a regular PC, gaming isn't the only thing this Intel NUC 13 build can do.
OLED screen tech is finally here, but I'm not feelin' it
IT'S BEEN A LONG WAIT for OLED technology to make the jump from HDTVs to the desktop PC.
AMD RX 7900 XTX Vapor Chamber Woes
FOR A MONTH OR TWO, Nvidia was in the hot seat due to the melting 16-pin adapters on its RTX 4090 graphics cards.
3D PRINTING comes of age
Whatever happened to the 3D-printing revolution? Nik Rawlinson takes a fresh look at the much-maligned technology and finds that the hardware has come a long way
THE MOTHERBOARD MAP
The motherboard is the foundation of every PC but how well do you know this complicated component? Darien Graham-Smith explores all its main features
CENTERFOLD: Elgato Stream Deck+
WE ALL KNOW that a cluttered desk can be the sign of a cluttered mind, so the idea of adding yet another peripheral to your workspace might appear to only further compromise your efficiency.
BEST FREE DOWNLOADS FOR 2023
Make the most of your PC this year without spending a dime. Robert Irvine reveals all the best free software, apps, and downloads to get you through the year ahead
GREAT THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES
WHEN YOU THINK of a PC setup, you may typically envisage a desktop ATX machine paired with a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
ULTRA COMPACT 4070 Ti GAMING PC
What happens when you take Nvidia's latest RTX 40 series GPU, Intel's hottest new CPU, and squeeze them into a tiny NUC 13 Extreme case? As Sam Lewis finds out, this compact chassis packs some punch...
BEST OF CES 2023
After a quiet 2022, the world's biggest tech show returned to normal in Las Vegas. Guy Cocker was on the ground to find the PC hardware that will shape 2023
Roccat Vulcan II Max
A keyboard that prioritizes looks over substance?
Roccat Kone Air Wireless
Hi-tech battery-powered mouse
Corsair HS65 Surround Wireless
The HS65 has been given a features boost
Netgear Orbi RBK763
The best WiFi 6 mesh networking kit
Intel NUC 13 Extreme Raptor Canyon
A sizzling Small Form Factor performance
THE TOP FIVE STEAM DECK ACCESSORIES
RECENTLY CELEBRATING its first birthday, Valve's Steam Deck portable games console has arguably been the developer's most successful piece of hardware to date.
Linksys Atlas Pro 6 (AX5400)
Wi-Fi 6 mesh system at an accessible price point
Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i
A touch of class from the Yoga lineup
OUR FAVORITE SMALL FORM FACTOR CHASSIS
THE INTEL NUC is at the forefront of small form factor chassis, and also has the bonus of being supremely easy to build in.