Looking for affordable AM5? B650 may be just what you’re looking for. Read our Asus TUF Gaming B650 Plus WiFi Review. Asus TUF Gaming B650 Plus WiFi; Socket AM5; Supports AMD Ryzen 7000 series desktop processors; 3x M.2; 4x SATA; Up to 1x USB 3.2 Gen2x2, 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2, 3x USB 3.1 Gen … Read more
If there was one issue with the Ryzen 5 5600X it was its price compared with its predecessor. At launch, there was no sign of the Ryzen 5 5600 and 5500 either, and it looked as though AMD’s high value 6-core predecessors were potentially gone forever, as the company levelled up to Intel and realised … Read more
The Core i5-13400F didn’t receive the warmest of welcomes, despite being highly anticipated. The issue is that th is chip is much more like a Core i5-12600K at a lower price than a Core i5-13600K, and despite its 13th-gen branding, it lacks some of the key upgrades associated with Raptor Lake. Read our INTEL CORE … Read more
When AMD first announced it was releasing cheaper versions of its Ryzen 7000-series CPUs, we assumed the likes of a Ryzen 7 7700 would be noticeably cheaper than the Ryzen 7 7700X. However, a few weeks after its launch, the former only saves you £ over the X-edition CPU. However, both the Ryzen 7 7700 … Read more
Dell’s XPS 13 blew us away when it first arrived at the PCTA labs, being one of the thinnest and lightest ultraportable laptops around. Yet it didn’t scrimp on quality in the process, with a beautiful screen, sturdy construction and relatively powerful hardware within. Well, Dell has figured out how to make this beauty even … Read more
As we wrote this, the Core i9-13900K’s usurper as Intel’s mainstream flagship had just arrived, with the Core i9-13900KS being able to hit 6GHz out of the box. However, this new CPU is also likely to be very hot and power-hungry, and it also demands a hefty premium. If you’re in the market for a … Read more
The full version of Adobe Photoshop is a complex and sophisticated image editor. Photoshop Elements, on the other hand, is a more basic, pared-back alternative, aimed at beginners and intermediate users, rather than professionals. Read our Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 Review. PHOTO-EDITING SOFTWARE As with the 2022 edition, the workspace is divided into three sections: … Read more
The AOC 27G2U has been the best budget 27in gaming monitor on our Elite list for a while, but the pricier 27G2SPU is set to be its replacement, costing a bit more money but offering plenty of upgrades. Read our AOC 27G2SPU Review. 27IN GAMING MONITOREDWARD CHESTER It doesn’t look particularly fancy, but it has … Read more
As the first motherboard based on AMD’s new B650 chipset to land in our lab, the MSI MPG B650 Carbon WiFi has plenty of expectations riding on it. One of those is doing what the B450 and B550 chipsets did for Socket AM4, which is making owning a Ryzen system more affordable. Sadly, though, at … Read more
The £ mark is something of a sweet spot for laptops these days. It’s a lot of money to spend, but if you choose wisely, you can get a great laptop that does most things well. The latest iteration of Acer’s 14in Swift 3 is a good case in point – good enough, in fact, … Read more
Is LG’s first large format OLED gaming monitor the future of PC gaming or something that shouldn’t have left the living room? OLED TV / MONITOR Joel Burgess LG is pitching its UltraGear 48-inch UHD OLED TV as the company’s first OLED gaming monitor … but instead of aiming for the super enthusiast as Samsung … Read more
Intel is keeping up the Raptor Lake momentum at the cheaper end of the scale, as the new Core i5-13600K isn’t just a boring incremental bump over the excellent Core i5-12600K, which retails for around £ these days. As with the Core i9-13900K, the Core i5-13600K doesn’t just have higher clock speeds than its predecessor … Read more