Custom PC - UK (2020-05)

These timings are measured in clock cycles, so they vary in accordance with the clock speed of the RAM. As such, a faster clock ...

FEATURE / DEEP DIVE In theory, this most obviously affects workloads such as gaming, where the constantly changing nature of you ...

the tendency for motherboards to run RAM at the low default base level clock speed and high latency timings. These profiles work ...

FEATURE / RETROSPECTIVE IN HONOUR OF OUR 200TH ISSUE, CPC VETERAN BEN HARDWIDGE TRAVELS BACK TO THE SUMMER OF 2003, WHEN CUSTOM ...

Some early drafts of how the cover for Custom PC could have looked People started looking at ways to get more performance out of ...

FEATURE / RETROSPECTIVE WE THOUGHT IT WAS SO ADVANCED AND HIGH-TECH TO BE SENDING FILES TO THE PRINTER VIA ISDN a logo was desig ...

So what’s inside the very first issue of Custom PC? Once you get past the contents page, you’re presented with Gareth’s introduc ...

FEATURE / RETROSPECTIVE Athlon XP 3200+ CPU (which was only 32-bit), 1GB of Corsair PC3700 dual-channel RAM and a pair of 120GB ...

All the cards on test also have an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot connector. At this time, motherboards came with a dedica ...

FEATURE / EXTREME CUSTOMISATION FEATURE / EXTREME CUSTOMISATION ...

ALI ABBAS GUIDES US THROUGH THE CREATION OF HIS NIGHTMARE VISION OF A PC T he torture device? Are you kidding me?. That was the ...

Hardware choices The PC itself is a fairly conventional high-end, all-purpose build centred on an AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and an Nvidi ...

golden acrylic paint, creating a weatherworn effect that still looked ornamental. The face and headdress of the maiden was made ...

GARETH HALFACREE’S Hobby tech The latest tips, tricks and news in the world of computer hobbyism, from Raspberry Pi, Arduino and ...

sites have different requirements, including at least one that’s accessible exclusively through the vintage Gopher protocol. Onc ...

CUSTOMISATION / HOBBY TECH REVIEW Orange Pi 4 B speed peripherals, but its positioning le aves it at risk of fouling the full-si ...

Not that a lack of networking is an issue. The Orange Pi 4 B includes integrated dual- band Wi-Fi with a UFL connector for an ex ...

T he Raspberry Pi Zero (see Issue 150) and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth-equipped Raspberry Pi Zero W (see Issue 166) are undeniably remarkabl ...

FOR THE WIN / COMPETITION -^ 43in IPS LED panel -^ Remote control -^ Stereo 9W speakers -^ 4ms response time -^ Headset hook -^ ...

ANTONY LEATHER’S Customised PC Case mods, tools, techniques, water-cooling gear and everything to do with PC modding MODDING / O ...