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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INTEL’S ARC DESKTOP GPUS ARE TWO YEARS AWAY • After all the hype, Richard Swinburne is mightily disappointed by the real-world availability of Intel’s Arc GPUs

HELP BACK UP UKRAINE’S DIGITAL HERITAGE • Tracy King looks at the SUCHO project, which is recruiting volunteers to help archive online records of Ukraine’s culture and history

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CORSAIR INTRODUCES HARDLINE WATER-COOLING KITS

AMD RAPHAEL TO MAKE ‘BIG SPLASH’ WITH DDR5 OVERCLOCKING

STEAM DECK BENCHMARKED WITH RADEON RX 6900XT

GLORIOUS UNVEILS ERGONOMIC MODEL I

AOC AND PORSCHE ANNOUNCE NEW GAMING MONITOR

INTEL CORE i9-12900KS/£720 inc VAT

AMD RYZEN 7 5800X3D/£400 inc VAT

CPU BENCHMARK RESULTS

NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3090 Ti/From £1,879 inc VAT

SAHARAGAMING P44M/£80 inc VAT

THERMALTAKE TOUGHRAM RC DDR5/£350 inc VAT (2 x 16GB, 4800MHz)

ACER PREDATOR XB273UNV/£405 inc VAT

MSI OPTIX MPG321QRFQD/£499 inc VAT

CREATIVE T60/£60 inc VAT

NZXT FUNCTION MINITKL/£100 inc VAT

NZXT LIFT/£40 inc VAT

ALIENWARE x14/£2,099 inc VAT

SCAN 3XS TORRENT Ti/£4,899 inc VAT

CYBERPOWER INFINITY X125 VR/£1,399 inc VAT

CHILLBLAST FUSION TORRENT MINI/£2,399 inc VAT

Rii USB MOUSE JIGGLER/£10.99 inc VAT • Phil Hartup checks out the latest gadgets, gizmos and geek toys

MOBVOI EARBUDS ANC/£49.99 inc VAT

CORSAIR iCUE LC100 LIGHTING PANELS /STARTER KIT £99.99 inc VAT; EXPANSION KIT £79.99 inc VAT

AUSKANG POWER BANK/£18.99 inc VAT

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My loops are sealed • Antony Leather puts seven of the latest 240mm AIO liquid coolers to the test

ARCTIC LIQUID FREEZER II 240 RGB/£80 inc VAT

CORSAIR iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX/£110 inc VAT

EK EK-AIO 240 BASIC/£83 inc VAT

LIAN LI GALAHAD SL 240MM/£140 inc VAT

NZXT KRAKEN Z53 RGB/£230 inc VAT

PHANTEKS GLACIER ONE 240 T30/£160 inc VAT

SAPPHIRE NITRO S240/£130 inc VAT

Team work • Want Wi-Fi that covers your whole home? Edward Chester puts five of the latest mid-range Wi-Fi 6 mesh router systems to the test

ASUS ZENWIFI AX HYBRID XP4/£213 inc VAT (two units)

LINKSYS VELOP MX8400/£300 inc VAT (two units)

NETGEAR NIGHTHAWK MESH MK63/£330 inc VAT (three units)

NETGEAR ORBI RBK752/£320 inc VAT (two units)

TP-LINK DECO X50/£285 inc VAT (three units)

Elite • Our choice of the best hardware available

RING OF CHANGE • Elden Ring may be brilliant, but Rick Lane argues that it would be a mistake to try to mimic its success

Tunic / £24.99 inc VAT

Total War: Warhammer III / £49.99 inc VAT

SHADOW WARRIOR 3/ £34.99 inc VAT

LOST ARK / FREE-TO-PLAY

REALITY CHECK • Rick Lane checks his time-travelling watch, and has a look at some upcoming VR retro remakes, in this month’s VR roundup

STAR WARS: DARK FORCES MODS

WANDERER / £29.99 inc VAT

BUILD A 4K GAMING PC • RUNNING THE LATEST GAMES IN ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION REQUIRES SOME SERIOUS COMPUTING POWER, AND A CAREFUL...