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SO WHEN CAN I BUY A NEW GPU? • Richard Swinburne explores some of the factors contributing to the current GPU supply problems

BEWARE NOSTALGIA • Tracy King has been spending money on old computers to replay her favourite childhood games, but the memories don’t match reality

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Rumour control • OUR ROUNDUP OF THE LATEST UNCONFIRMED TECH GOSSIP. TAKE THESE STORIES WITH THE APPROPRIATE PINCH OF SALT

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ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 3060 TWIN EDGE 12GB / £SOMETHING SILLY

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AMD RADEON RX 6700XT/ £MORE THAN IT’S WORTH

LOGITECH G PRO X SUPERLIGHT / £130 inc VAT

RAZER VIPER 8KHZ / £80 inc VAT

LOGITECH G PRO X WIRELESS / £190 inc VAT

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RAZER HUNTSMAN V2 ANALOG / £250 inc VAT

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AKRACING CORE SERIES EX-WIDE / £299 inc VAT

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GIGABYTE AORUS 15GXC/ £ 1,899 inc VAT

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SCAN 3XS GAMER RTX / £1,299 inc VAT

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CHILLBLAST FUSION PALLADIUM/ £ 1,599 inc VAT

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

Core meltdown • Antony Leather pits 14 CPUs against each other, covering old and new chips from AMD and Intel, including Intel’s new Rocket Lake-S processors

AMD RYZEN 5 3600/ £179 inc VAT

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AMD RYZEN 9 3900X/ £410 inc VAT

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AMD RYZEN 5 5600X/ £320 inc VAT

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AMD RYZEN 7 5800X/ £410 inc VAT

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AMD RYZEN 9 5900X/ £599 inc VAT

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AMD RYZEN 9 5950X/ £750 inc VAT

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INTEL CORE i5-10400F/ £130 inc VAT

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INTEL CORE i5-10600K/ £216 inc VAT

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INTEL CORE i5-11600K/ £259 inc VAT

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INTEL CORE i7-10700K/ £300 inc VAT

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INTEL CORE i7-11700K/ £399 inc VAT

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INTEL CORE i9-10850K/ £350 inc VAT

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INTEL CORE i9-10900K/ £450 inc VAT

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INTEL CORE i9-11900K/ £539 inc VAT

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CPU LABS BENCHMARK RESULTS

Z590 MOTHERBOARDS • Antony Leather puts six brand-new Z590 motherboards through their paces

ASROCK Z590 EXTREME/ £195 inc VAT

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ASROCK Z590 PG VELOCITA/ £276 inc VAT

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ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI/ £340 inc VAT

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ASUS TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS WIFI/ £225 inc VAT

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MSI MAG Z590 TOMAHAWK/ £235 inc VAT

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MSI MEG Z590 ACE/ £440 inc VAT

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Z590 MOTHERBOARDS LABS RESULTS

How we test

Elite • Our choice of the best hardware available

PANNED PATENTHOOD • The patenting of Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis system is a disheartening event for the game industry, argues Rick Lane

Little Nightmares 2 / £24.99 inc VAT

Dyson Sphere Program / £15.49 inc VAT

NEBUCHADNEZZAR / £14.99 inc VAT

THE ROOM 4: OLD SINS/ £6.99 inc VAT

REALITY CHECK • Rick Lane battles homunculi in ancient Roman arenas in his latest roundup of VR news and reviews

ROCKET LAKE-S UNCOVERED • Edward Chester picks apart the details of Intel’s intriguing new CPU line-up

SUPPLY STRAIN • OVER THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS, BUYING A GRAPHICS CARD HAS BECOME HARDER THAN EVER. RICK LANE INVESTIGATES WHY

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