RETRO TECH: Windows 1.0
35 years ago Microsoft finally launched the first version of Windows. Stuart Andrews looks at where it all started.
Custom PC issue 211
In Issue #211 we put all of Nvidia and AMD’s latest GPUs through their paces in several top-tier games, including Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, to find out which cards offer the best bang per buck in each price league. We’ve tested with and without ray tracing, and with DLSS, and found some surprising results.
REVIEW: be quiet! Pure Rock 2
We find out if this £25 air cooler give you decent cooling performance without making a racket.
Win a 27in 240Hz Curved AOC Gaming Monitor
One lucky winner will get a 27in AOC C27G2ZU 240Hz curved gaming monitor sent to their home.
HOW TO: Leak-Test Water-Cooling Loops
Antony Leather shows you how to leak-test, fill and bleed your water-cooling loop like a pro.
HEDT Will Roll
Richard Swinburne can’t see AMD releasing Threadripper 5000-series CPUs to retail. Is this the end of the road for HEDT CPUs?
REVIEW: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD brings the Zen 3 architecture to the sub-£300 market with this 6-core CPU.
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