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NEXT GEN HAS ARRIVED!

WELL, HERE WE ARE. We’ve spent the last

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GAMERS ADOPT WIN11, SLOWLY

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OFFICIAL SECURITY FOR THE IOT

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THE EMPTY METAVERSE

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COLORFUL NEW SURFACE PRO 9 MIXES INTEL & ARM

Laptop-tablet hybrid reaches version 9

Razer Edge to go 5G

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Google Incognito mode... isn’t

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Digital vehicle tags

California has joined Arizona and Michigan in allowing

Nvidia’s RTX 4090 16-pin Adapter Woes

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THE LIST

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WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON...

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8K GAMING MONSTER

A gaming PC powered by top-end Intel and Nvidia processors? Af ter two years of inflated prices, chip shor tages, and slow progress, next-gen is here, as Guy Cocker discovers

8K FOREVER

BUILD YOURSELF THE BEST GAMING PC OF 2022

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DDR5 VS. DDR4

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RTX 4090: WHAT TO TRY FIRST

THE BEST GAMES AND HARDWARE TO SHOW OFF YOUR NEW GPU

GEAR of the YEAR

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PERFORMANCE GEAR LAID BARE

THE TRUTH ABOUT HDR

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LIFTING THE LID ON DDR5

The latest RAM technology has hit the mainstream, but what dif ference does it make? Darien Graham-Smith decodes the data to find out

HOW TO STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO IMPROVING YOUR PC

TIP OF THE MONTH NAVIGATE WINDOWS 11 WITH

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YOU’LL NEED THIS

Build a Streaming Audiobook Server

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How to Update Your GPU Drivers

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LAB NOTES

Stop me if I’m repeating myself…

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Intel Core i9-13900K

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Intel Core i5-13600K

In this case, E’s are most definitely good

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

This standard Zen 4 chip is no gap filler

Asus ROG Maximus

A premium motherboard for premium Intel builders

AOC Agon AG275QX

Hitting the 1440p, 170Hz sweet spot…

SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless

Is it a step forward or a step backward for SteelSeries?

Corsair Katar Elite Wireless

Does this Katar provide razor sharp accuracy or is it a blunt instrument?

SureFire Kingpin M2

A dependable mechanical keyboard for $50?

Gotham Knights

The latest Batman(ish) game keeps it in the family

Google Drive vs. WeTransfer

Which side are you on for file sharing?