Hands-On

I tried Alienware’s new 1080p QD-OLED gaming monitor, and it has some outlandish esports features

Designed in collaboration with Team Liquid, the Alienware AW2527HX has loads of quirky features for competitive gamers, including a TN emulation mode.
Ben Hardwidge -

Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction tested: a free ray tracing upgrade for GeForce RTX GPUs

The swap to a transformer model greatly elevates DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction's quality over prior versions, with little performance impact.
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AMD FSR 4.1 on Radeon RX 7000 tested: a big win for older GPUs

FSR 4.1 upscaling is now available to all RDNA 3 GPUs, including Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards, and we've put the upgrade to the test.
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Three premium PC builds with killer specs – meet the latest Club386 test rigs

We've built three test rigs with the latest kit, which we'll be using in Club386 reviews. Find out which parts we picked and why, plus how they perform.
Ben Hardwidge -

This Gigabyte motherboard convinced me PCs need more wood, not RGB

Gigabyte takes a pleasingly different approach to premium motherboard design with the X870E Aero X3D Dark Wood.
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I put Intel Core 200S Boost to the test with a 270K Plus, here are the results

Core 200S Boost can give Intel Arrow Lake processors a boost, but the effect usually isn't transformative.
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MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z unboxing and first look

Costing £5,000 and pushing the RTX 5090 TDP all the way up to 1,000W, the Lightning Z is one graphics card you won't want to miss.
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I tried every way to apply thermal paste, here’s what I found

A comparison of various application methods of the TIM compound. Find out which type is the best for your CPU.
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Nvidia DLSS 4.5 analysed: better image quality for all GeForce RTX GPUs with few caveats

I've put DLSS 4.5 to the test using a GeForce RTX 4090 and found the new Super Resolution model to be a welcome, if subtle, upgrade.
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