Razer Kraken V4 Pro

Razer's pricey new headset majors on haptics

DELIVERING THE INTEL

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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D sells out instantly

The latest chip excels, then flies off the shelves

INTEL’S BATTLEMAGE GPUS: DECEMBER DEBUT?

Launch could shake up budget GPU market

Tech Triumphs and Tragedies

A monthly snapshot of what’s good and bad in tech

GOOGLE LEAKS PREVIEW OF JARVIS AI

The new assistant can take control of Chrome

APPLE UNVEILS MAC MINI M4

The new Mac Mini lineup offers considerable performance improvements

Valorant has best anti-cheating system

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Microsoft brings AI rewriting tool to Notepad

Notepad has received its first major upgrade since

Starcraft Games Added to PC Game Pass

Since launching in 2017, Xbox’s game subscription service

CPU Gaming Showdown: 9800X3D vs Core 9 285K

THE PAST MONTH has been both exciting

THE LIST

THE BEST MINI PCS

Can Nvidia make Arm chips work for gaming?

THE LATEST WHISPERS claim that Nvidia will

DOCTOR

THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES...

LETTERS

WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON...

THE BUILDS

THIS MONTH’S STREET PRICES...

LEAN GREEN FPS MACHINE

Intel’s Ultra series has arrived. Is it any good?

THE GREEN DEVIL

1 4 2 3 5 LENGTH OF TIME:

POLYGONS ALL THE WAY DOWN

THIS BUILD, if we’re honest, is outstanding.

INTEL’S LATEST GENERATION

HOW WE TEST Each month at Maximum

SYSTEM BENCHMARKS

For our system testing, we use a multitude

GAMING BENCHMARKS

Game tests are performed on Ray Tracing Ultra

SYNTHETIC GAMING BENCHMARKS

We’re using 3DMark’s latest Speed Way, Steel Nomad,

AI INFERENCE BENCHMARKS

For our AI testing, we use UL Procyon’s

GEAR OF THE YEAR

We bestowed a record number of products our “Kick Ass” award in 2024. Welcome to our guide of the best tech of the year

INTEGRATED GRAPHICS SHOOTOUT

Intel Lunar Lake takes on AMD Strix point for mobile supremacy

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PERFORMANCE GEAR LAID BARE

A BRIEF HISTORY OF RAY TRACING

Nate Drake discovers how ray tracing was implemented in computer graphics and revolutionized art, movies, and video games

HOW TO

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO IMPROVING YOUR PC

Meta Quest 3S

The Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 SoC is

Remove bloatware from Windows

YOU’LL NEED THIS CCLEANER Optional—download it from www.ccleaner.com

Play Windows games on Linux

YOU’LL NEED THIS A STABLE INTERNET CONNECTION For

Use Windows Mobile Hotspot

YOU’LL NEED THIS INTERNAL WIRELESS CARD ETHERNET CONNECTION

Turn your phone into a wireless webcam

YOU’LL NEED THIS ANDROID PHONE OR TABLET (sorry,

The death of balance

Social media has killed the internet

Editor’s Pick: Sony INZONE M10S

Does this represent value for money?

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Designed by Intel, made by TSMC, a match made in heaven?

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K

Can Intel compete in the budget CPU battle?

Asus ROG Maximus Z890 Hero

All the ports for all the money

HP Omen 17

When getting the job done isn’t good enough…

Netgear Nighthawk RS300

High-speed Wi-Fi 7 at a competitive price

Acer Swift 14 AI

A true battery life king

Razer Freyja

Whole-body haptic feedback at a premium price

Goemetric Future Model 5

Compact form factor arrives in a new era

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Nice action-RPG pivot, but what about the storytelling?

MyFitnessPal vs Cronometer

Which reigns supreme in the world of diet tracking?