NZXT C1500 Platinum

Top-tier performance and efficiency

Nvidia DLSS vs AMD FSR

Which AI upscaling technique has the edge?

World of Goo 2

Goo-d enough for two

BenQ X300G 4K Short Throw Projector

Priced high, yet punchy

Hyte Thicc Q60

Almost more mobile phone than CPU cooler

Remove stalkerware from your PC

ACCORDING TO KASPERSKY’S LATEST ‘State of Stalkerware’ report, over 40 percent of those surveyed worldwide said they’d experienced stalking or suspected that they were being stalked.

BUILD AN IT SUPPORT HUB

Discover how to use RustDesk to provide remote assistance and control your own devices remotely with Nick Peers

AMD's turn to drop the ball?

WITH INTEL'S RAPTOR LAKE CPUs falling over, the company firing around 15,000 employees, and cancelling its 2024 innovation event, AMD must have been enjoying the view - until its new Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs rolled out. So, is AMD's CPU a minor stumble or game-changing fumble?

Intel issues fix for Raptor Lake degradation

EARLIER THIS YEAR, I wrote about difficulties I was having with a Core 19-13900K processor (see MPC230 Tech Talk). Little did we realize that we were only seeing the tip of the iceberg. While most complaints have involved the unlocked Core i9 Raptor Lake CPUs, it appears the instability problems build up and potentially impact many Raptor Lake-13th and 14th Gen Core CPUs, with Intel identifying 22 different desktop parts.

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

The new Zen 5 CPUs are here—time to benchmark!

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