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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IS THAT IT, AMD? • Richard Swinburne is nonplussed by AMD’s announcements at CES, with just one desktop AM4 chip seemingly planned for this year

METAVERSE AND WORSE • The metaverse is the big buzzword at the moment, but Tracy King is sceptical about Facebook’s vision of the future

Incoming

MICROSOFT PLANS TO BUY ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

AMD OUTLINES NEW DESKTOP CPUS

CORSAIR ONE GETS ALDER LAKE UPDATE

NVIDIA ANNOUNCES RTX 3050 AND 3090 Ti

ASROCK LAUNCHES RAZER-BRANDED Z690 BOARD

AMD LAUNCHES BUDGET RDNA2 GPU

MSI MPG Z690 CARBON EK X /£625 inc VAT

THERMALTAKE TOUGHAIR 310/£35 inc VAT

LG ULTRAGEAR GAMING SPEAKER GP9/£250 inc VAT

NZXT CAPSULE /£100 inc VAT

HP OMEN 16/£1,139 inc VAT

PC SPECIALIST MAGNUS SUPREME/£1,499 inc VAT

ALPHASYNC iCUE GAMING PC/£2,649 inc VAT

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

PERFECT PART THUMBSTICK CAPS / £4.95 inc VAT

NOBO DESKTOP WHITEBOARD / £20.39 inc VAT

HAVIT HEADSET AND PHONE STAND /£17.99 inc VAT

LUMINOODLE CLICK /£38.11 inc VAT

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Chill out zone • Antony Leather puts nine of the latest 120mm all-in-one liquid coolers to the test

AEROCOOL PULSE L120F /£70 inc VAT

ANTEC NEPTUNE 120 ARGB /£60 inc VAT

BE QUIET! SILENT LOOP 2 120MM /£80 inc VAT

CORSAIR iCUE H60I RGB PRO XT /£80 inc VAT

DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX L120 V2 /£57 inc VAT

EK AIO 120 D-RGB /£73 inc VAT

GAMEMAX ICE CHILL 120 ARGB /£50 inc VAT

NZXT KRAKEN 120 /£74 inc VAT

SILVERSTONE PF120 ARGB / £70 inc VAT

Compare and contrast • Coveted for their high contrast ratios, VA monitors are the top choice for inky blacks and can bring video and games to life. Edward Chester puts five of the latest VA screens to the test

AOC CQ27G3SU /£340inc VAT

BENQ MOBIUZ EX2710R /£400 inc VAT

GIGABYTE G27FC /£240inc VAT

MSI OPTIX MAG322CQR/£330 inc VAT

DON’T MISS THE BRAND NEW ISSUE!

SAMSUNG ODYSSEY G5 LC27G55TQWRXXU / £288 inc VAT

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Elite • Our choice of the best hardware available

NO FUN TOKENS • NFTs are a pyramid scheme designed to swindle and entrap investors, argues Rick Lane

Age of Empires 4 /£49.99 inc VAT

Forza Horizon 5 /£49.99 inc VAT

Call of Duty: Vanguard / £49.99 inc VAT

Exo One /£14.49 inc VAT

REALITY CHECK • In his latest VR roundup, Rick Lane readies himself for some weird VR adaptations, and tries his hand at some virtual Warhammer battling

CITIES: VR

AMONG US VR

50 TIPS TO BUILD A BETTER PC • ANTONY LEATHER GIVES YOU HIS TOP TIPS TO HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF THE LATEST PC HARDWARE

DRIVER SIM BUYER’S GUIDE • SIM RACING AFICIONADO ANDY VANDERVELL GUIDES YOU THROUGH THE WORLD OF DRIVING SIMS AND ONLINE SIM RACING

RODENT RENOVATIONS • MOUSE MODDING HAS TAKEN OFF IN RECENT YEARS, WITH ALTERNATIVE SWITCHES, CABLES AND FEET AVAILABLE FOR MANY MODELS. EDWARD CHESTER INVESTIGATES THE LATEST TREND

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