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Happier New Year

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DDR5 TO ARRIVE BY JULY • TeamGroup says it will have DDR5 memory by the middle of the year, and Richard Swinburne thinks he’s worked out which platform will support it

GOOD SCIENCE • 2020 might have been horrible for the most part, but Tracy King is pleased that it’s also been a good year for gaming science

Incoming

AMD RADEON RX 6900 XT / £999 inc VAT • SUPPLIER Haha, don’t be silly

Letters • Please send us your feedback and correspondence to custompc@raspberrypi.com

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NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti FOUNDERS EDITION / £369 inc VAT

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ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 3080 AMP HOLOBLACK / £860 inc VAT

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STREACOM DA2 V2 / £189 inc VAT

LG 27 QN880 / £380 inc VAT

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RAZER DEATHADDER V2 PRO / £130 inc VAT

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RAZER BLADE 15 / £ 1,599 inc VAT

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CYBERPOWER ULTRA 7 RTXELITE / £ 1,599 inc VAT

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CHILLBLAST FUSION COMMANDO 3060Ti / £ 1,500 inc VAT

Custom kit • Phil Hartup checks out the latest gadgets, gizmos and geek toys

Handy heatsinks • Antony Leather puts eight of the latest sub-£35 air coolers to the test

ALPENFÖHN BEN NEVIS ADVANCED BLACK RGB/ £30 inc VAT

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ARCTIC A13X/I13X/ £22 inc VAT

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BE QUIET! PURE ROCK 2/ £29 inc VAT

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DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX GTE V2/ £26 inc VAT

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GELID TORNADO / £25 inc VAT

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JONSBO CR-1000 GT/ £25 inc VAT

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SCYTHE KOTETSU II / £33 inc VAT

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SILVERSTONE AR12 RGB/ £23 inc VAT

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Game, headset and match • Getting great gaming audio doesn’t have to cost the earth. Edward Chester checks out seven of the latest gaming headsets that cost under £100

ASUS TUF GAMING H7/ £70 inc VAT

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CORSAIR HS50 PRO/ £50 inc VAT

CREATIVE SXFI GAMER / £99 inc VAT

EPOS | SENNHEISER GSP 300/ £60 inc VAT

HYPERX CLOUD ALPHA / £80 inc VAT

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ROCCAT ELO X STEREO/ £40 inc VAT

STEELSERIES ARCTIS 3 / £90 inc VAT

How we test

Elite • Our choice of the best hardware available

A SIMPLER LIFE • Rick Lane provides his tips to make your gaming life less frustrating and more entertaining this year

Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War / £49.99 inc VAT

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla / £49.99 inc VAT

EMPIRE OF SIN / £34.99 inc VAT

WATCH DOGS: LEGION / £ 49.99 inc VAT

REALITY CHECK • Flight combat, sit-down ‘walking’ shoes and stories from the Star Wars universe. It’s Rick Lane’s monthly VR roundup

BUILD A KILLER GAMING PC FOR £1,396 • ANTONY LEATHER SHOWS YOU HOW TO BUILD A FANTASTIC GAMING PC BASED ON THE LATEST AMD AND NVIDIA TECH FOR UNDER £1,400

WHAT LIES AHEAD • WE MADE IT OUT OF 2020 BY THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, BUT WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FOR THE YEAR AHEAD, AT LEAST AS FAR AS TECH IS CONCERNED? EDWARD CHESTER EXPLORES WHAT’S COMING UP

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ROG Pagoda • JÁNOS KEREKES, AKA JONES965, GUIDES US THROUGH THE CREATION OF HIS PLEXI-PACKED PAGODA PC

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