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Get your maximum PC tech satisfaction on, with the 19th edition of the PC PowerPlay Tech & Hardware Handbook. It’s a golden time of year, with new CPUs from both teams, as well as graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD – plus our friends at Intel have finally entered the game. We have reviews of the newest components, plus sumptuous holiday reads so you can learn just what makes these new GPUs tick.

How to guides include connecting your PC to the TV, done properly, and without cable hassles, as well as top tips for breathing new life into a worn out graphics cards that may have seen service as a miner card, but is now destined for more noble gaming duties.

Plus, giant build-it guides for a beastly Intel 13th Gen RTX 4090 PC, as well as a more sane budget build.

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