Custom PC - October 2016 (gnv64)

Custom PC - October 2016
English | 116 pages | True PDF | 26.7 mb

CONTENTS
86 PC building masterclass - If you’ve ever looked at a professional system build and thought ‘how do I do that?’ then this issue is for you. In our PC building masterclass, we take you through the whole process of building a PC, from start to finish. We tell you which slots and sockets to use for which components, where to put your fans and, perhaps more importantly, where to put all those cables and make a PC that looks like it was built by a pro. Whether you’re considering building your first PC, or if you’ve built a couple of machines already but want some tips and tricks, there will be something for you in our complete masterclass.
Highlights
10 A proper next-gen PC - Unimpressed by tradeshow concept projects, Richard Swinburne shows how the PC can be really improved.
12 VR sickness - VR will only become mainstream if it doesn’t make gamers feel sick, argues Tracy King.
20 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 - Nvidia’s cut-price Pascal chip takes aim at AMD’s Radeon RX480.
28 Water cooling on the cheap Alphacool’s sub-£100 Eisbaer 240 promises an easy introduction to water cooling, with a complete, expandable pre-built kit that challenges all-in-one liquid coolers.
40 Ultra-wide monitors - Fancy having a mini IMAX in your face? We put six massive, ultra-wide monitors through their paces.
50 Micro-ATX cases - Smaller than an ATX case, but less restrictive than a mini-TX chassis, micro-ATX is a happy medium between both worlds. We test six micro-ATX cases to find the best ones.
96 Raspberry Pi time-lapse photography - Gareth Halfacree shows you how to make a time-lapse photography video using any model of Raspberry Pi board.
104 Expand an all-in-one liquid cooler - Want to add a bigger radiator or a separate reservoir to your all-in-one liquid cooler, as if you had a proper custom water-cooling system? Antony Leather shows you how it’s done.
Regulars
8 From the editor
10 Richard Swinburne
12 Tracy King
14 Incoming
16 Letters
34 Custom kit
38 How we test
64 Elite
75 Inverse look
82 The engine room
96 Hobby tech
101 RealBench leaderboard
102 Customised PC
104 How to guides
109 Your folding milestones
110 Readers’ drives
114 James Gorbold