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Covid set the scene for a year in tech that saw crazy situations absolutely nobody could predict. The PC was suddenly even more important than ever, as we relied on our gear to work under ever-increasing stresses – as much as we also used our PCs to

The Xbox Series X’s cutting-edge hardware is intended for games that are slated only for new-gen consoles. Where does that leave owners of original Xbox One, which is starting to get a bit long in the tooth? There are still millions of users on the o

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W10 Home 64-bit; 15.6-inch 360Hz IPS display @ 1920x1080 pixel resolution; Intel Core i7-11800H CPU; Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 GPU, 16GB RAM; 1TB Samsung Gen.4 PCIe SSD; 99Wh battery (4h 17min 1080p movie playback); 35.7x24.4x2.7cm; 2.2kg. ■

24.5-inch IPS LED display @ 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution; 360Hz refresh rate; G-Sync; <1ms (GTG) response rate; 8-bit colour; Vesa HDR400; 400nit peak brightness; Nvidia Reflex Latency Analyzer; 1414.8 mm x 507 mm x 236 mm; 5.88kg. ■

43-inch, matte, 3,840 x 2,160, flat-screen, 10-bit, VA, 144Hz LCD. 1ms MPRT response time. 1,000 nit brightness. 4,000:1 contrast. 97% DCI-P3 (factory calibrated). HDR10, VESA Display HDR1000. DisplayPort 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, 2 x USB 3.0, USC-C, USB-B,

Resolution: 2,448 × 2,448 pixels per eye (4,896 x 2,448 pixels combined); Refresh Rate: 90Hz or 120Hz; Panel Type: Dual RGB low persistence LCD; Audio: Hi Res certified headphones; Mic: Dual Integrated microphones; Tracking: Outside In, SteamVR 1.0 a

As gamers ourselves, we love it when new graphics cards hit our labs. But as has been the case with launches over the past year, we have to begin with a lament about the sad state of the PC market. GPUs continue to sell at inflated prices and stocks

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Founders Edition; 6,144 Cuda Cores; 1,770 MHz Boost Clock; 8GB GDDR6X 19 Gbps memory, 608 GB/s Memory Bandwidth; 3x Display Port 1.4a, 1x HDMI 2.1; 1x 12-Pin Power Connector; 290W TDP. ■

Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Master 8G; 6144 Cuda Cores; 1,875MHz Boost Clock; 12GB GDDR6X 19Gbps memory, 608GB/s Memory Bandwidth; 3x Display Port 1.4a, 2x HDMI 2.1, 1x HDMI 2.0; 2x 8-Pin + 1x 6-pin Power Connectors 290W TDP. ■

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition; 10,240 Cuda Cores, 1,665MHz Boost Clock; 12GB GDDRX 19Gbps memory, 912.4 GB/s Memory Bandwidth, 3x Display Port 1.4a, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x1 2-Pin Power Connector, 350W TDP. ■

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Gaming X Trio 8G; 6,144 Cuda Cores; 1,830MHz Boost Clock; 12GB GDDR6X 19Gbps memory, 608GB/s Memory Bandwidth; 3x Display Port 1.4a, 1x HDMI 2.1; 2x 8-Pin Power Connectors; 310W TDP. ■

Asus TUF Gaming RTX 3080 Ti OC Edition; 10,240 Cuda Cores, 1,785MHz Boost Clock (OC Mode); 12GB GDDRX 19Gbps memory, 912.4 GB/s Memory Bandwidth, 3x Display Port 1.4a, 2x HDMI 2.1, 2x 8-Pin Power Connector, 350W TDP. ■

Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Extreme 12G; 10,240 Cuda Cores; 1,830MHz Boost Clock; 12GB GDDR6X 19Gbps memory, 912GB/s Memory Bandwidth; 3x Display Port 1.4a, 2x HDMI 2.1, 1x HDMI 2.0; 3x 8-Pin Power Connectors; 400W TDP. ■

Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti AMP Holo; 10,240 CUDA cores; 1,710MHz Boost Clock, 12GB GDDR6X 19Gbps memory, 912GB/s Memory Bandwidth, 3x Display Port 1.4a, 1x HDMI 2.1; 2x 8-Pin Power Connectors, 350W TDP. ■

The four-core models launched in 2020, but eight-core TGL-H should arrive very soon, perhaps by the time you read this. Why didn’t Intel just skip Rocket Lake and give us Tiger Lake on the desktop? We’re not sure, but we look forward to testing the h

Our zero-point consists of an Intel Core 10900K, 32GB (4x 8GB) Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB White @ 3600, a Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 Super AMP Extreme, and a 1TB Corsair Force MP510 M.2 PCIe 3.0 SSD. All game tests were performed at 3440x1440

I’ve built around 30 PCs over the past 20 years but have never seen this before. I recently built a new PC with Windows 10 Pro and all updates installed. My build: Gigabyte x570 PRO WIFI, Ryzen 5 5600X, 32GB RAM, 2TB MP600 NVMe SSD, RTX 3070 graphics

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After identifying the bottlenecks responsible for slow boot times, you can use the systemctl command to stop and disable unwanted services. For instance, in the example discussed above, smdb, nmdb and networkmanager are some of the services that are

CircuitPython from Adafruit is a Python-based programming language that works on devices of all abilities and sizes. Our introduction to CircuitPython was via a $4 Gemma M0 board given away at PyCon. This tiny board had very little RAM and a tiny amo

There are two main editors for CircuitPython. The ideal choice for beginners is Mu (https://codewith. mu) that works directly with any board. For the experienced coder, Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code is a great choice. For CircuitPython projects on t

CPU: MOS Technology 6502 @ 1.79MHz RAM: 8KB to 48KB Graphics: 16 colours x 8 intensities @ 160x96, monochrome @ 320x192 Sound: POKEY I/O chip, 4× oscillators with noise mixing, or 2× AM digital Storage: Cartridge, cassette,5.25 Inch floppy OS: Atari

This standard action-RPG is renowned for its innovative Nemesis System that gives orcs dynamic personalities and special abilities that evolve each time you encounter them. This fairly simple action-RPG lets you play as different members of the Fell