Custom PC UK

Custom PC is the UK’s best-selling magazine for PC hardware, overclocking, gaming and modding. Every month, Custom PC is packed with in-depth hardware reviews, step-by-step photo guides and informative features, all with a focus on tinkering with your computer’s insides. Along the way, you’ll also find hard-hitting tech opinion, game reviews and all manner of computer hobbyism goodness, from small Pi projects to extreme PC mods.

Beating the scalpers

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DDR6 IS ALREADY ON THE ROAD MAP • DDR5 is getting its first outing later this year, but JEDEC is readying DDR6 and beyond, reveals Richard Swinburne

WILL CHINA EAT OUR LUNCH? • As publishers look to the Chinese video game market, Tracy King examines the implications for human rights, surveillance and censorship

Incoming

NVIDIA DEMOS RTX ON ARM

VALVE ANNOUNCES HANDHELD STEAM CONSOLE

CORSAIR DISTRO PLATE MIMICS RGB FANS

THERMALTAKE GEAR GOES TURQUOISE AND RACING GREEN

BE QUIET! SLIM COOLER INBOUND

GIGABYTE ANNOUNCES 28GB/SEC PCI-E SSD

THERMALTAKE TOUGHRAM XG RGB

Reviews

CORSAIR 7000D AIRFLOW / £239 inc VAT

ACER PREDATOR XB323UGP / £750 inc VAT

GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS XTREME / £820 inc VAT

ELGATO FACECAM / £190 inc VAT

ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR G733QSA / £3,499 inc VAT

MSI KATANA GF66 11UE / £1,199 inc VAT

CYBERPOWER INFINITY X115 GT / £1,299 inc VAT

CHILLBLAST FUSION KRAKEN / £6,599 inc VAT

Custom kit • Phil Hartup checks out the latest gadgets, gizmos and geek toys

RAZER WRIST REST / £19.99 inc VAT

ZEXMTE LONG RANGE BLUETOOTH DONGLE / £22.99 inc VAT

MIIKARE COOLING EGG STAND / £9.99 inc VAT

RAZER OPUS X / £99.99 inc VAT

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Hefty heatsinks • Antony Leather puts the latest premium air coolers to the test

ARCTIC FREEZER 50 / £50 inc VAT

BE QUIET! SHADOW ROCK 3 / £48 inc VAT

DEEP COOL AS500 / £50 inc VAT

GELID PHANTOM BLACK / £34 inc VAT

NOCTUA NH-U12S REDUX / £48 inc VAT

SILVERSTONE HYDROGON D120 ARGB / £46 inc VAT

Wireless wonders • Edward Chester puts eight of the latest wireless gaming mice to the test

ASUS ROG KERIS WIRELESS / £90 inc VAT

GLORIOUS MODEL O WIRELESS/£82 inc VAT

LOGITECH G703 LIGHTSPEED WITH HERO SENSOR / £75 inc VAT

LOGITECH G PRO X SUPERLIGHT / £120 inc VAT

RAZER DEATHADDER V2 PRO / £94 inc VAT

RAZER VIPER ULTIMATE / £85 inc VAT

ROCCAT KONE PRO AIR / £110 inc VAT

STEELSERIES PRIME WIRELESS / £105 inc VAT

How we test

CUSTOM PC AWARDS

Elite • Our choice of the best hardware available

SYSTEM SHOCK • Rick Lane asks what effect the GPU shortage will have on PC gaming

Subnautica: Below Zero / £24.99 inc VAT

Days Gone / £39.99 inc VAT

Hood: Outlaws and Legends / £26.99 inc VAT

Solasta: Crown of the Magister / £29.99 inc VAT

REALITY CHECK • In his latest VR roundup, Rick Lane plays Puzzle Bobble from a firstperson perspective and awaits in-game VR ads with trepidation

PUZZLE BOBBLE VR: VACATION ODYSSEY / £14.99 inc VAT

BEAT THE SCALPERS • WANT TO BUILD A NEW GAMING PC WITHOUT TRAWLING EBAY FOR OVERPRICED PARTS? WE’VE GOT AN EXCLUSIVE BUNDLE DEAL WITH SCAN FOR A £1,099 PC, AND ANTONY LEATHER WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO BUILD IT

Asus TUF Gaming B450M-Plus II

OUR CHOSEN HARDWARE • Your first step is to grab all the hardware from custompc.co.uk/bundle. You’ll need to keep to the exact specification here,...