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AMD is taking on the budget segment with its cheap and cheerful Ryzen 3 3100& 3300X CPUs. Can these sub-AU$200 chips deliver value performance for you? We hit the Labs to find out. Also in the Labs is a selection of new B550 motherboards – but has the term ‘budget’ now lost all meaning for these motherboards?

Plus, how to encrypt your PC to achieve ultimate security. From individual files to whole drives, we show you the steps to take to ensure nobody but you has access to your PC.

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In this issue of APC, we show you how master-modder Stuart Tonks created a truly awesome PC. With storage as its focus, it packs in a stunning 24TB of WD Black HDD storage, on top of 2TB of fast WD SN550 SSD storage. Worth AU$6,600, it has premium components throughout and is ready for anything – and it could be all yours thanks to WD and APC!

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