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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NVIDIA DISARMED • The Nvidia Arm deal is off, but Richard Swinburne asks what this means for PCs

ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL • Tracy King loves the idea of the Steam Deck, but is concerned about its size. Thankfully, Valve has an answer

FRACTAL UNLEASHES MINI TORRENTS

CORSAIR K70 GETS PRO TREATMENT

ASROCK BRINGS ZEN 3 SUPPORT TO X370

BYE BYE BALLISTIX

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

INTEL CORE i5-12400F /£170 inc VAT

NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3050/~£400 inc VAT

Cooler Master HAF 500/£140inc VAT

CORSAIR iCUE 5000T RGB/£350 inc VAT

PHANTEKS EVOLV SHIFT XT/£160 inc VAT

NZXT H1 V2/£339 inc VAT

IIYAMA G-MASTER GB3266QSU/£366 inc VAT

AOC GK500/£40 inc VAT

AOC GM500 /£11 inc VAT

LENOVO LEGION SLIM 7/£1,399 inc VAT

CHILLBLAST FUSION SENTINEL/£1,049 inc VAT

WIRED2FIRE PHOENIX INTEL – POWERED BY MSI/£1,099 inc VAT

ANKER MAGNETIC CABLE MANAGEMENT /£20.99 inc VAT • Phil Hartup checks out the latest gadgets, gizmos and geek toys

COOLON USB HUB / £4.99 inc VAT

EVERLASTING COMFORT ARM REST/ £22.95 inc VAT

ATTENUO CREDIT CARD WALLET /£22 inc VAT

RAZER SPHEX V3 /£9.99 inc VAT

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Afford a lake • Antony Leather takes a look at six of the latest LGA1700 motherboards based on Intel’s cut-price B660 chipset

ASUS PRIME B660M-A D4 /£140 inc VAT

ASUS PRIME B660-PLUS D4 /£192 inc VAT

GIGABYTE B660 AORUS MASTER DDR4/£220 inc VAT

GIGABYTE B660 GAMING X DDR4/£133 inc VAT

MSI MAG B660 TOMAHAWK WIFI/£220 inc VAT

MSI MAG B660M BAZOOKA DDR4 /£150 inc VAT

Mini drivers • Edward Chester puts five sets of compact, desk space-saving speakers with decent sound quality to the test

AUDIOENGINE A1 /£139 inc VAT

CREATIVE T100 /£100 inc VAT

EDIFIER R1280DB /£110 inc VAT

KLIPSCH R-41PM /£324 inc VAT

RUARK AUDIO MR1 MK2 /£350 inc VAT

Elite • Our choice of the best hardware available

PRESERVATION AREA • Digital preservation of games has improved, but emerging trends in the industry put gaming history at risk, argues Rick Lane

The Gunk / £19.99 inc VAT

Halo Infinite / £49.99 inc VAT

UNPACKING/ £15.49 inc VAT

FIGHTS IN TIGHT SPACES/ £ 19.49 inc VAT

LONE ECHO / £14.99 inc VAT • Rick Lane checks out both the instalments of the visually gorgeous Lone Echo in this month’s VR roundup

LONE ECHO II / £29.99 inc VAT

BUILD A £978 6-CORE GAMING PC • ANTONY LEATHER SHOWS YOU HOW TO CONSTRUCT A CUTTING-EDGE, POWERFUL GAMING PC FOR UNDER A GRAND, WHILE STILL USING INTEL’S 12TH-GEN CPUS AND THE LATEST HARDWARE

MONITOR BUYER’S GUIDE • EDWARD CHESTER TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING YOUR NEXT MONITOR. FROM SIZE AND RESOLUTION, TO PANEL TECHNOLOGY AND REFRESH RATE, WE COVER THE LOT

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