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The complexity of modern overclocking

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NVIDIA GTC IS LIGHT ON THE ‘G’ • Nvidia seems to be much more interested in AI and data centres than PC gaming, argues Richard Swinburne

TOKENS OF APPRECIATION • Tracy King looks at the current debate raging about non-fungible tokens, and has some ideas for their use in games

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Reviews

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GIGABYTE Z590I VISION D / £284 inc VAT • SUPPLIER scan.co.uk

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NZXT N7 B550 / £210 inc VAT • SUPPLIER scan.co.uk

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BE QUIET! SILENT LOOP 2 240 / £ 120 inc VAT • SUPPLIER cclonline.com

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ANTEC DF700 FLUX / £70 inc VAT • SUPPLIER scan.co.uk

DELL S3220DGF / £ 399 inc VAT • SUPPLIER currys.co.uk

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CORSAIR K65 RGB MINI / £ 110 inc VAT

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CORSAIR K70 RGB TKL / £140 inc VAT

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ROCCAT VULCAN TKL PRO / £150 inc VAT

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CYBERPOWER INFINITY X119 GT / £ 2,899 inc VAT

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PC SPECIALIST TORVA ELITER/ £1,349 inc VAT

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

Budget gaming monitors • Edward Chester puts eight of the most affordable gaming monitors available to the test

AOC 24G2U/ £179 inc VAT

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AOC C24G2U/ £180 inc VAT

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ASUS TUF GAMING VG24VQ/ £199 inc VAT

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BENQ MOBIUZ EX2710/ £250 inc VAT

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IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2466HSU/ £190 inc VAT

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IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2470HSU/ £170 inc VAT

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LG ULTRAGEAR 24GN600/ £180 inc VAT

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MSI OPTIX G241/ £189 inc VAT

Pint-sized PC cases • Antony Leather reviews eight of the latest mini-ITX cases to see which ones are best for building a tiny powerhouse

COOLER MASTER MASTERBOX NR200P/ £100 inc VAT

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JONSBO A4/ £130 inc VAT

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KOLINK ROCKET HEAVY/ £110 inc VAT

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LIAN LI O11 DYNAMIC MINI/ £92 inc VAT

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PHANTEKS EVOLV SHIFT 2/ £108 inc VAT

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SILVERSTONE LD03-AF/ £95 inc VAT

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SILVERSTONE SUGO15 / £160 inc VAT

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STREACOM DA2 V2/ £190 inc VAT

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How we test

Elite • Our choice of the best hardware available

MILITARY MORALS • The return of Six Days in Fallujah raises questions about the gaming industry’s relationship with modern military conflict, argues Rick Lane

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part Two / £15.99 inc VAT

Evil Genius 2 / £34.99 inc VAT

MUNDAUN / £15.49 inc VAT

BREATHEDGE/ £19.99 inc VAT

REALITY CHECK • Rick Lane gets to grips with VR hand tracking in his roundup of the latest VR happenings

MODERN OVERCLOCKING MASTERCLASS • Antony Leather guides you through the complex world of CPU overclocking in the age of many-core CPUs with boosting algorithms

HOW MANY CORES DO YOU NEED FOR GAMING? • AS CPU CORE COUNTS HAVE EXPLODED, THE BURNING QUESTION ON MANY ENTHUSIASTS’ LIPS IS WHETHER WE ACTUALLY NEED ALL THOSE CORES FOR GAMING. EDWARD CHESTER AND BEN HARDWIDGE CRUNCH THE NUMBERS

Hobby tech • The latest tips, tricks and news in the world of computer hobbyism, from Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and Android to retro computing

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