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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.

Welcome • Custom PC Issue 222

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THREE-WAY GPU FIGHT • Three competitors will soon be scrapping in the low-end discrete GPU market, but the specs look mediocre, argues Richard Swinburne

PASSING THE TORCH • Tracy King enjoys the warm and fuzzy feelings of introducing a new generation of kids to gaming without judgement

SAMSUNG SAMPLES 24GHZ GDDR6 MEMORY

MSI SHOWS OFF MOTHERBOARD TOUCH-SCREEN

Rumour control • WE PRESENT SOME OF THE LATEST UNCONFIRMED TECH GOSSIP. TAKE THESE STORIES WITH THE APPROPRIATE PINCH OF SALT

CORSAIR DDR5 HITS 6400MHZ

NVIDIA QUIETLY RELEASES 12GB RTX 2060

Letters • Please send us your feedback and correspondence to custompc@raspberrypi.com

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Alder Lake district • Antony Leather tests eight brand-new motherboards based on Intel’s Z690 chipset for its 12th-gen CPUs

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Air to the throne • Andy Makin puts seven of the latest airflow-focused ATX cases to the test, with prices between £90 and £118 inc VAT

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