APC

For people who love technology, APC is unique: it's the world's longest-published monthly tech magazine. Launched in May 1980, we were there when Apple's Macintosh and IBM's PC were born, and have been at the forefront of tech ever since. With a combination of insights, testing and tutorials APC lets you stay up-to-date with tech as it changes the world.

APC

“Sold out” • Nvidia’s paper launch.

Exclusive downloads • Your free full-version apps as a thanks for reading APC. These exclusive downloads will only be available for a limited time, from 10/03/25 to 27/04/25.

Nvidia’s RTX 5080 & 5090 power cables may be doomed to burn • 16-pin ports are over-rated and under-protected by design.

Meta torrented 82TB of pirated books to train AI models • Employees wouldn’t stop emailing each other about it: ‘Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right’.

2025 Australian PC Awards Finalists • APC decides what the best gear around is.

Kotick says Microsoft isn’t a ‘creative’ company • The huge Redmond corp is too big to adapt as quickly as any creative company must, writes Shaun Prescott.

AI has entered the game • Nvidia RTX 50-series pushes AI to the forefront.

AMD’s pricing challenge • Fun and graphics card games at CES 2025.

The age of doubt • It’s time for a zero-trust approach to “news”, argues the very real Jon Honeyball.

Live in the future now • You can have a driverless car, metaverse workplace and home-cleaning robots today! But it will cost you and likely disappoint, says Nicole Kobie.

THE ASUS FAMILY OF EXTREME GRAPHICS POWER • THERE’S AN ASUS 50-SERIES GRAPHICS CARD FOR EVERY KIND OF GAMER, INCLUDING YOU!

The A-List • The best products on the market, as picked by our editors.

THE LIST • The best laptop graphics cards

X (formerly Twitter) vs Bluesky • Zak Storey examines the battle of the micro-bloggers.

GADGETS • Nice things to have

REVIEWS • Expert reviews and recommendations to help you buy with confidence

Intel Arc B580 • A bang for buck GPU that delivers big performance for budget-conscious gamers.

Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27UCDM • Asus’ 27-inch OLED monitor is a pricey screen purpose built for enthusiasts.

Lemokey G1 • Affordable, simple, and feature-rich.

Asus RT-BE92U Wi-Fi 7 Router • A premium, consumer-grade Wi-Fi 7 that doesn’t cost the Earth. Is this your next router?

Asus ROG Pelta wireless gaming headset • Asus’ latest gaming headset has blown me away.

MSI Datamag portable SSD • A 20Gbps interface and a magnetic attachment system make this drive one of a kind.

Nvidia RTX 5080 group test • A new graphics card built for silicon austerity and a new era of AI rendering. Lindsay Handmer and Jarrod Walton hit the Labs to find out more.

Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition • Is it worth paying more for a premium factory OC RTX 5080?

Gigabyte Aorus RTX 5080 Master • Unique, standout features and performance from a higher-end RTX 5080.

MSI RTX 5080 Suprim SOC • A premium but still not terribly priced RTX 5080 with a mighty cooler.

FotoSketcher 3.97 • Digital art tool.

Should I pay for? • Choose the right version of software

Stuff | ToDos and Lists • Know your when and where stuff.

GhostBSD 24.10.1 • Nate Drake determines whether this is the Casper of the BSD world or whether your system will be haunted by bugs.

BEST LAPTOPS OF CES 2025 PLUS 44 OTHER RELEASES • We pick the 56 standout products and new technologies from this year’s CES.

NVIDIA AT CES 2025 • Jensen Huang’s keynote at CES 2025 didn’t disappoint, but it...