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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HEDT WILL ROLL • Richard Swinburne can’t see Threadripper 5000-series CPUs reaching your local computer shop

MATCH MADE IN AMAZON • Amazon has patented a system that reportedly matches ‘toxic’ gamers, to separate them from ‘nice’ gamers, but Tracy King has questions

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Water-cooling the Radeon RX 6800 XT

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MINCE PIE MEGATEST • We apply our demanding testing principles to the latest festive pastry treats to find this year’s top mince pie

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

Rapid fire • Need a gaming monitor that can keep up with triple-digit frame rates? Edward Chester puts some of the latest super-fast 240Hz options to the test

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Elite • Our choice of the best hardware available

WHEN CINEMA STUMBLES • Films are still considered artistically superior to games, but games frequently make better use of some of cinema’s best franchises, argues Rick Lane

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REALITY CHECK • Gnomes, goblins and personal data worries. It’s Rick Lane’s roundup of the latest happenings in the VR world

RDNA 2 UNRAVELLED • Matt Lambert and Edward Chester sequence the genome of AMD’s RDNA 2, the ray tracing-enabled architecture powering the new Radeon RX 6000 series

CUSTOM PC CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE • Stuck for stocking fillers? Fishing for festive favours? If you’re out of ideas for what to add to your Christmas list, or struggling to think of affordable gifts for family and friends, our Christmas gift guide is here to help. From pocket-money stocking fillers to the most outlandish techy treats, these are our current picks for the best way to share in some Christmas cheer.

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