SUPER HERO FATIGUE

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Nvidia’s AI Superchip

The company is no longer about gaming

Nvidia drops an AI bombshell with Blackwell

IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS since Nvidia revealed its Hopper H100 GPU architecture, currently one of the most sought-after processors for AI workloads. In fact, it’s in such high demand that individual H100 accelerators can cost $30,000–$40,000. It has also been banned from export to China.

THE LIST

THE BEST WIRELESS KEYBOARDS

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?

DOCTOR

THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES...

THE ULTIMATE GAMING PC

Strap in, as our RTX 4080 Super build has finally landed, says Zak Storey 

LETTERS WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON...

> Ideal Pixel Density > Where’s My Case?

THE BUILDS

THIS MONTH’S STREET PRICES...

LIQUID LUNACY: ADVANCED PC COOLING IN 2024

Is it worth liquid-cooling your PC in this age of non-overclockable chips?

COPILOT PRO & COPILOT FOR MICROSOFT 365

Why Copilot is great, when it’s awful and which version you should buy

CENTERFOLD

PERFORMANCE GEAR LAID BARE 

RETRO GAMING ON WINDOWS 11

Want to enjoy classic games on your modern PC? Nate Drake can help get you playing

Optimize your PC for Gaming

YOU’LL NEED THIS Stable internet connection (Optional) gaming mouse

Migrate from Docker to Podman

YOU’LL NEED THIS PODMAN You can install this

Debloat Windows 11

YOU’LL NEED THIS WINDOWS 11 An up to

Create a mod with RTX Remix

YOU’LL NEED THIS NVIDIA RTX 3060TI GRAPHICS CARD

LAB NOTES

Arm is incoming Qualcomm reckons games “just work”

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super

The $999 card that’s really $1,200 

2TB Crucial T705 M.2 PCIe 5.0 SSD

The world’s fastest PCIe 5.0 drive?

Asus Zenbook Duo OLED 2024

Two screens are better than one with Asus’s origami special

HP Omen Transcend 14

Surprisingly affordable, but the battery life is a bummer 

Iiyama GCB3480WQSU-B1 Red Eagle

The gaming goliath you’re after?

NZXT H6 Flow

Possibly the best budget chassis out there

2TB Kingston Fury Renegade PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD

A little variation goes a long way

NZXT Function 2

Ultra-fast, fully configurable, and relatively affordable

NZXT Lift 2 Symm

Fast, affordable, and lightweight 

Dragon's Dogma 2

A cult classic in the making

Adobe Photoshop vs GIMP

Which picture manipulation app wins?