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$2 SAVINGS THIS ISSUE, and no changes to the mid-range, either. Intel may be stretching its legs in this market segment, but it just doesn’t hold that value position right now, and that’s a biggy for us. We’ve always been about maximum power—it can be as expensive as you like, but if it’s not good value at that price, it’s time to throw it out. We’re still waiting to see a 9th-gen Core i5 sample from Intel, so for the time being, we’re sticking with our Ryzen 7 2700. It’s a kickass processor, especially for those into overclocking, and AMD’s Ryzen Master software makes the job a cinch, and is something we regularly turn to if we can’t be bothered to keep booting back into the BIOS. The GTX 1070 Ti also provides a fantastic amount of performance for the price still—expect an easy 60fps at 1440p across most titles. It’s a little like a refined GTX 1080, just using lower-spec memory, and with a few more CUDA cores disabled.