BUILD A $942 GAMING PC

DIGITAL NATIVES

Guy Cocker AS YOU MAY HAVE GUESSED by

AI to rule the world

Experts call for pause before we do something we regret

AMD TO GO HYBRID

Following in Intel’s footsteps, AMD is using multiple cores

NEW GEFORCE CARDS THIS SPRING

Nvidia’s mid-range cards finally ready

CONGRESS VS. TIKTOK

Could it actually be banned?

Moore is no more

ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF THE PC INDUSTRY

Cheap DRAM

This summer might be the ideal time to

Steam to end Win7 support

© TIKTOK, WIKIMEDIA, MICROSOFT On the first day

Running a “ChatGPT-lite” on your own PC

LAST MONTH, I QUIPPED THAT we’re not yet at the point where you can run your own ChatGPT instance. While technically true, the amount of progress we’ve seen with different models and algorithms proves how short-sighted that statement was.

THE LIST

THE TOP FIVE CPU AIR COOLERS

TRADE CHAT

It’s simple, Intel’s Meteor Lake is a mobile chip

DOCTOR

THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES...

THE ALL-INTEL BUDGET MACHINE

LENGTH OF TIME: 1-2 HOURS LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY:

A GREAT ALL INTEL STARTING POINT?

TO RECAP QUICKLY, this build had two mission

A QUICK BIOS UPDATE OVERVIEW

BASICALLY JUST THE INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM. NO LITERALLY, IT IS

LETTERS

WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON...

THE BUILDS

THIS MONTH’S STREET PRICES...

THE FLAT PANEL PIPELINE

Jeremy Laird investigates flat panel technology and lifts the lid on what you can expect in the near and not-so-near future

THE ULTIMATE DISPLAY TECH

MICROLED HAS JUST ONE PROBLEM…

FLAT PANEL PROGNOSTICATION

WHAT’S NEXT FOR PC MONITORS?

THE DEFINITIVE WINDOWS REINSTALL GUIDE

Nick Peers reveals how to give your PC the ultimate shot in the arm

VIDEO ENCODING SHOWDOWN

How to use the latest GPUs to boost your livestreaming video quality

CPU architectures what’s the difference and why it matters

Apple, AMD, and Intel all take dif ferent approaches to building CPUs. Darien Graham-Smith explains why

HOW TO

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO IMPROVING YOUR PC

Create bulletproof backups in the cloud

YOU’LL NEED THIS

Boost Windows with Microsoft PowerToys

YOU’LL NEED THIS

Find and remove hidden tools

YOU’LL NEED THIS

Build your own firewall in 30 mins

YOU’LL NEED THIS

Intel: Budget Savior?

Is Intel the answer to our sub-$1,000 Budget Build problem?

Philips Evnia 34M2C8600

It’s here—an OLED PC monitor that truly works!

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

The best gaming CPU, but not quite the one chip to do it all

ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 2023

Is it as good as it looks on paper?

Alienware M17 R5

Ryzen 6900HX meets Radeon RX 6850M XT

ASRock Phantom PG34WQ15R2B

Proof that a great gaming experience remains affordable

Samsung Odyssey G70B (32-inch)

Great features, but the price and competition spoil the fun

XGIMI Horizon Pro 4K Projector

The best alternative to a TV?

Audeze Maxwell

Bringing planar magnetic drivers to gaming

Elgato Stream Deck +

Another classic iteration of Elgato’s marvellous controller series

SteelSeries Stratus Duo

The budget controller of choice, or just a backup pad?

Resident Evil 4 Remake

This is not the greatest game ever. This is a tribute

AVG Free vs Avast One Essential

Which free shield should your PC wield?