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.

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VALVE AND EPIC SHOULD SELL GRAPHICS CARDS • Subsidising affordable upgrades is in the interest of online game retailers, argues Richard Swinburne

CONTENT WARNINGS • Following the online backlash against Boyfriend Dungeon, Tracy King asks whether some content warnings are genuinely useful

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AMD RYZEN 7 5700G /£329 inc VAT

ASUS ROG STRIX B550- XE GAMING WIFI /£210 inc VAT

KOLINK CITADEL MESH RGB /£60 inc VAT

ASUS RYUJIN II 360 /£417 inc VAT

NOCTUA NH-U12A /£90 inc VAT

CORSAIR HS80 RGB WIRELESS /£140 inc VAT

RAZER BARRACUDA X /£115 inc VAT

PC SPECIALIST INFINITY LC /£3,299 inc VAT

ZOTAC MAGNUS ONE ECM73070C /£1,449 inc VAT

IGOKOTI MINI VACUUM /£10.98 inc VAT • Phil Hartup checks out the latest gadgets, gizmos and geek toys

SANDISK IXPAND WIRELESS CHARGER /£29.99 inc VAT

RETRO-BIT LEGACY CONTROLLER /£17.57 inc VAT

RAZER HAMMERHEAD TRUE WIRELESS X /£69.99 inc VAT

XINXUAN SQ11 MINI SPY CAMERA /£14.99 inc VAT

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Sub-£1,500 gaming laptops • Mike Jennings lines up eight Nvidia-powered gaming laptops to find the best affordable options

ACER NITRO 5 /£1,099 inc VAT

ALIENWARE M15 RYZEN EDITION R5 /£1,499 inc VAT

ASUS TUF DASH F15 /£1,299 inc VAT

DELL G15 5515 RYZEN EDITION/£1,199 inc VAT

GIGABYTE G5-KC /£999 inc VAT

LENOVO LEGION 5 /£1,299 inc VAT

MSI STEALTH 15M /£1,149 inc VAT

PC SPECIALIST IONICO /£1,499 inc VAT

Pixel packers • Still the ultimate in pixel-peeping resolution for most people, Edward Chester puts four of the latest 4K monitors to the test.

AOC U28G2AE /£205 inc VAT

ASUS ROG SWIFT PG32UQX /£3,299 inc VAT

ASUS TUF GAMING VG28UQL1A/£749 inc VAT

BENQ EW2780U /£380 inc VAT

FREE CHILLBLAST AERO RGB GAMING MOUSE

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Elite • Our choice of the best hardware available

FAILURE SPECTRUMS • The ability to carry on playing if you fail is crucial for creating exhilarating gaming experiences, argues Rick Lane

Griftlands /£12.39 inc VAT

Chivalry 2 /£35.99 inc VAT • DEVELOPER Torn Banner Studios / PUBLISHER Tripwire Interactive, Deep Silver

Necromunda: Hired Gun /£14.99 inc VAT • DEVELOPER Streum On Studio / PUBLISHER Focus Home Interactive

Overboard! / £11.39 inc VAT • DEVELOPER Inkle / PUBLISHER Inkle

REALITY CHECK • Rick Lane eyes Nazis in his sniper scope and checks out some Half-Life: Alyx mods in his monthly VR roundup

FRUIT NINJA VR 2

HALF-LIFE: ALYX MODS

BUILD AN 8-CORE PC FOR £625 • ANTONY LEATHER SHOWS YOU HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AMD’S LATEST APUS TO BUILD A POWERFUL PC FOR A BUDGET PRICE

Windows 11 • Windows 11 is just around the corner and bring some key new features with it. Edward chester fires up an early version to see whats's in store

DESK DRAWER 2.0 • STARTING AS A PROJECT FOR HIS CARPENTRY COURSE, MADS ALEXANDER BUILT A CUSTOM DESK WITH A...