2023 high-end AMD PC

ELECTRIC AMD

THIS ISSUE, I got back into PC

Intel’s mainstream Alchemist

Decent 1080p gaming for $179

HIGH-SPEED STORAGE

TO MAKE A PC FEEL FAST, you

GOOGLE TO GET AI IMAGE CREATION

GOOGLE CALLS its AI search feature SGE (Search

ZEN 5 AND 6 LEAKS

Core counts set to double, twice

MICROSOFT BUYS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

The $68.7 billion deal is finally made

GeForce RTX 4080 Ti coming

EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR, we’re expecting

16-pin problem

Nvidia introduced the 12VHPWR socket to get enough

Meteor Lake desktops

Intel’s Meteor Lake won’t be a desktop part,

TECH TALK AMD FSR 3 Frame Generation Arrives

© SQUARE ENIX AMD’S FIDELITYFX SUPER RESOLUTION 3

THE LIST

THE BEST AMD & NVIDIA GRAPHICS CARDS 

Is it game over for AMD graphics?

© NVIDIA SPARE A THOUGHT for AMD’s

DOCTOR THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES...

> Error-correcting RAM > Stream eBooks > Half-broken

LETTERS WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON...

> Print natives > Laptops or claptrap? > OLED, where art thou?

TOP-END AMD PC

With the RX 7900 XTX going for around $900, is now the time for a Team Red 4K gaming machine? Guy Cocker finds out.

ALL-OUT AMD

BUILD ANALL-AMD GAMING POWERHOUSE

AMD Gaming Bliss?

BEFORE WE TALK about performance, here are some

THE CHANGING STATE OF VRAM REQUIRENEBTS

How much VRAM do you really need?

DRIVING F1 FORWARD?

Amazon’s cloud computing resources helped F1 overhaul the design of the cars in 2022. Barry Collins examines whether it really made the sport a better spectacle

Is quantum computing ready for prime time?

Quantum computing is no longer just science fiction. Steve Cassidy asks whether it’s time for businesses to make the leap

THE POWER BROWSERS

Look beyond the mainstream options, and you’ll find web browsers that offer many more features. Barry Collins examines three great alternatives

BUILD YOUR OWN MUSIC SERVER FOR FREE

Nik Rawlinson explains how to break free from

HOW TO

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO IMPROVING YOUR PC

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

THIS MONTH WE DISSECT...

Create and export your own eBooks

YOU’LL NEED THIS SIGIL ( https://sigil-ebook.com ) EPUB

Make secure backups using an ISO file

YOU’LL NEED THIS WINCDEMU https://wincdemu . sysprogs.org

Is OLED burn-in actually a thing?

Could OLED monitors be going the way of early SSDs?

Sapphire Pulse RX 7700 XT

Pretty nice, but there’s a problem with the price

Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 G95NC

Samsung’s new 57-inch dual-4K monster is so spectacular it’s silly

Ayaneo Air 1S

A seemingly impossible handheld gaming PC

MSI Prestige 13 Evo

MSI aims for the premium ultrabook crown

Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED

A lean, super-clean portable computing machine

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16

Monster performance. Manic noise. Mega money

Logitech Pro X Superlight 2

Hold it down or it’ll float away

Phanteks NV7

What happened to all the wires?

Corsair K70 Max

Is this the fastest keyboard ever?

Total War: Pharaoh

Back to basics, but the most complex entry yet

Docker vs Podman

What’s best for running virtual machines for free?

THE BUILDS

THIS MONTH’S STREET PRICES...