In this issue

AI PCS LOWDOWN
Are they what they say they are? Our experts tell you all you need to know.

SAFEGUARD YOUR PC
Nate Drake on how to keep your PC secure in 2024 and beyond..

What exactly is an 'AI' PC?

AI, EVERYWHERE, all at once. That, in a nutshell, is what's happening to the computing industry. The PC, inevitably, is not immune. Later this summer, you'll be able to buy a machine that officially qualifies as an 'Al' PC, according to no lesser an authority than Microsoft. But you might be surprised at who's making it.

2 mins

Intel Raptor Lake Core 19 Instability Problems

THE RACE BETWEEN AMD AND INTEL has heated up in the past few years as Ryzen processors have become increasingly competitive. The amount of headroom for overclocking has shrunk in response, and it seems motherboard vendors may have tweaked settings a bit too aggressively.

2 mins

LG ANNOUNCES GAMING OLED

The panel can alter refresh rates and resolutions

1 min

Intel announces 6th Gen Xeon brand

'Xeon Scalable' becomes the Xeon 6 series

2 mins

CREATE A SECURE WIREGUARD VPN SERVER

Discover how to securely access your home network when out and about, with Nick Peers

8 mins

HP Omen 45L

HP's biggest desktop PC offers mighty gaming potential

2 mins

Sapphire RX 7900 GRE Pulse

The Golden Rabbit Edition goes global

3 mins

Use Photoshop's new AI features

YOU'LL NEED THIS PHOTOSHOP CC 25.5 OR LATER

9 mins

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN HACKED?

Don't let attackers sneak under your radar: Nik Rawlinson reveals the telltale signs to look out for

7 mins

THE BATTLE OF THE BUILDS DEDICATED VS INTEGRATED GPUs

We put AMD's latest Ryzen 5 8600G to the test

4 mins

NZXT H6 Flow

Possibly the best budget chassis out there

2 mins

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?

2 mins

BIG TECH IN TROUBLE IN EUROPE

The EU isn't happy with the big players

1 min

THE BUILDS

IT FINALLY LOOKS like prices are stabilizing somewhat, certainly compared to last issue.

4 mins

Dragon's Dogma 2

A cult classic in the making

3 mins

NZXT Function 2

Ultra-fast, fully configurable, and relatively affordable

3 mins

liyama GCB3480WQSU-B1 Red Eagle

The gaming goliath youre after?

2 mins

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super

The $999 card that’s really $1,200

2 mins

HOW TO

Ever needed to get rid of your fixed desktop icons, or add them back in? Did you download Minibin because you just hate that Recycling Bin icon on your desktop? Click the Start menu, type

4 mins

COPILOT PRO & COPILOT FOR MICROSOFT 365

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

5 mins

LIQUID LUNACY: ADVANCED PC COOLING IN 2024

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

4 mins

Nvidia's AI Superchip

The company Is no longer about gaming

3 mins

THE ULTIMATE GAMING PC

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

3 mins

2TB Crucial T500 M.2 PCle 4.0 SSD

The best budget 4.0 drive?

2 mins

Hyte Y40

Traditional design meets Hyte

2 mins

Lenovo Legion Go

A handheld gaming PC, just on a larger scale

2 mins

Dough Spectrum One

As stunning as Dough's original glossy display

2 mins

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

1080p gaming with integrated graphics? Hell, yes

2 mins

AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT

As cost-effective as an RTX 4080 Super

2 mins

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super 16G Ventus 3X

Iterative change and 4K dominance

3 mins

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