Acer Predator Helios 16

RTX FOR LESS

Guy Cocker IT’S TAKEN A WHILE, but this

Chat Wars

Big tech is betting big on chatbots, but cracks and concerns are starting to appear

Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti 16GB Launches

WITH ALL THE FANFARE of a beginning band student, Nvidia ‘launched’ the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB on July 18. Except, much like with a few other less desirable GPUs in previous years, Nvidia opted not to sample media and press with review hardware.

THE BEST WIRELESS HEADSETS FOR GAMING

EXCELLENT AUDIO without the anchor of a cable

PC parts prices are mostly back to normal

TALES OF INFLATIONARY WOE continue, but happily the latest figures for the US dipped just under three percent. If anything, many PC component prices have been falling. Indeed, Amazon’s recent Prime Day fire sale was packed with low-priced PC parts, with one predictable exception.

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RTX FOR UNDER $940

Intel 13th Gen & Nvidia 40-series at a bargain price

THE PUZZLE PIECES

CPU $109, www.intel.com • INTEL CORE I3-13100F

CURRENT-GEN ON A BUDGET

SHOULD YOU GAME ON ENTRY-LEVEL 2023 GEAR?

INTEL 13TH GEN & NVIDIA 40 SERIES=?

IS IT WORTH ENTERING AT THE BUDGET END OF NEXT-GEN GEAR?

GPU TWEAKING

GETTING THE FULL POTENTIAL FROM OUR NEW 40-SERIES

SERVICE & TUNE-UP YOUR PC

Ensure your PC remains in tiptop shape and fighting condition with the help of Nick Peers

Ditch Google For DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo’s new PC browser of fers an easy way to stay anonymous online. Robert Irvine reveals its best tools, and why you should switch from Chrome and Google search

Skytech Chronos 2

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SAVE YOUR OLD PC!

Give your hardware some extra longevity. Jonni Bidwell shows you how Windows fails and Linux Mint prevails

RUN APPS AS ADMINISTRATOR

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO IMPROVING YOUR PC

The handheld PC bubble is fit to burst

The Steam Deck’s dubious legacy

MSI RTX 4060 Ventus Black 2X OC

A graphics card with the wrong name

Corsair Xeneon 27QHD240

As good as 1440p gets, but at a price

Lenovo Legion Tower 5i

A very well thought-out pre-built gaming PC

Alienware M16

A mostly desk-bound beast, but with plenty of power

Elgato Wave DX

XLR audioquality XLR in a cool-looking set of boxes

Logitech Pro X 2 Lightspeed

This graphene driversequipped headset is another win for Logitech

Corsair TC100 Relaxed

A relaxed gaming chair at a very relaxed price

Lexar NM790

A cost-effective and snappy storage solution

Remnant 2

Makes subverting expectations a habit

Star t 11 vs Star tAllBack

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