Tech Triumphs and Tragedies

NOT CONSOLING MYSELF

I STARTED my journalism career on a home

AMD releases its 3D cache chip

A big cache, with big gaming performance claimed

RADEONS GET RSR & FSR 2.0 THIS YEAR

AMD HAS A PAIR OF DRIVER UPDATES for

GPU PRICES FALLING FASTER

We aren’t back to normal, but things are finally getting better

STADIA GOES ENTERPRISE

Streaming service opens up to third parties

SIX HUNDRED WATT GRAPHICS

New ATX standard clears the way for nextgeneration GPUs

Microsoft trying adverts in Windows, again

A NEW FEATURE HAS POPPED UP in a

Tabs in Explorer

A recent preview build of Windows included a

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, finally

A while ago, Nvidia announced a new ‘halo’

Nvidia Unveils Hopper H100 Datacenter GPU

© NVIDIA WE’VE KNOWN NVIDIA has been working

THE TOP MICROPHONES

1 HYPERX QUADCAST HyperX’s mic boasts a sturdy

Affordable graphics cards here at last?

© NVIDIA IGNORE THE CATASTROPHISTS, graphics card pricing

DOCTOR

THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES

LETTERS WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON...

> Virus Scanner Slowdo > Moore Fa > Accessibility for All

THE BUILDS THIS MONTH’S STREET PRICES...

BUDGET WE’RE FINALLY BRINGING the budget AMD build

MINI MEDIA MASTERPIECE

A shelf-sized home-theater and couch gaming machine? You can count us in

DIGGING INTO THE NUC

HOME ENTERTAINMENT DELIGHT OR A NIGGLY NIGHTMARE?

ENTERTAINMENT EXCELLENCE?

ALL YOU NEED FOR A CAPABLE HOME THEATER

SO SOLID CREW

Rejoice, for ridiculously quick PCIe Gen 4 drives are now almost mainstream. Jeremy Laird chooses from six of the speediest NAND SSDs

ULTIMATE GAMES PREVIEW!

In a sea of new PC games due out in 2022, Ian Evenden has picked 35 wor th waiting for

Backforce One

PERFORMANCE GEAR LAID BARE

SECURE YOUR VPN

Jonni Bidwell casts doubt on the highly profitable VPN business, and explains how you can do better…

HANDS-FREE ENTERTAINMENT

SAM LEWIS STAFF WRITER The Amazon Echo Auto

TIP OF THE MONTH

XBOX APP FIX

Steam Deck

THIS MONTH WE DISSECT

Advanced Windows 11 tips: Task Manager

YOU’LL NEED THIS

Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer (1980)

YOU’LL NEED THIS

GIMP color restoration

YOU’LL NEED THIS

Organize notes for free with Joplin

YOU’LL NEED THIS

A Tale of Two Smartphones

Samsung vs Redmagic

Editor’s Pick: Revisiting the Samsung Neo G9

Is OLED the future of PC displays?

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 12GB Suprim X

RTX 3080 Ti Redux

Samsung Galax y Tab S8 Ultra

Samsung’s Android tablet goes Ultra big and Ultra thin

Steam Deck

Valve’s Steam Deck is here, but how does it stack up?

Dell Ultrasharp U3223QE

Is this the sharpest tool in the box?

Netgear Orbi A XE11000 Mesh WiFi System

Quad Band for luxury home netwo rking

XGIMI Halo+ Projector

The all-in-one home-theater companion?

Elgato Stream Deck MK.2

Your PC’s best pal or annoying neighbor?

SCUF Instinct Pro

Precision shooting or complete overkill?

NZXT H1 2022

Setting standards for ITX builds?

Elden Ring

A game of souls and fire

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Cry havoc! And unleash the blue-tentacled dogs of war