Maximum PC

Maximum PC is the magazine that every computer geek, PC gamer, or content creator should read every month. Get Maximum PC digital magazine subscription today for punishing product reviews, thorough how-to articles, and the illuminating technical news and information that PC power users crave. Maximum PC covers every single topic that requires a lightning-fast PC, from video editing and music creation to PC gaming; we write about it all with unbounded enthusiasm for our collective hobby.

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RTX FOR LESS

Chat Wars • Big tech is betting big on chatbots, but cracks and concerns are starting to appear

ASUS TAKES OVER INTEL’S NUC

LAPTOPS TO GET RYZEN V-CACHE • A new AMD processor is on the way

Tech Triumphs and Tragedies • A monthly snapshot of what’s good and bad in tech

GEFORCE RTX 4060 TI 16GB SNEAKS OUT • Same card, more VRAM

DIRECTSTORAGE FINALLY IN A PC • Ratchet & Clank first to use GPU decompression

Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti 16GB Launches • WITH ALL THE FANFARE of a beginning band student, Nvidia ‘launched’ the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB on July 18. Except, much like with a few other less desirable GPUs in previous years, Nvidia opted not to sample media and press with review hardware.

THE LIST • THE BEST WIRELESS HEADSETS FOR GAMING

PC parts prices are mostly back to normal • TALES OF INFLATIONARY WOE continue, but happily the latest figures for the US dipped just under three percent. If anything, many PC component prices have been falling. Indeed, Amazon’s recent Prime Day fire sale was packed with low-priced PC parts, with one predictable exception.

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

RTX FOR UNDER $940 • Intel 13th Gen & Nvidia 40-series at a bargain price

THE PUZZLE PIECES

CURRENT-GEN ON A BUDGET • SHOULD YOU GAME ON ENTRY-LEVEL 2023 GEAR?

INTEL 13TH GEN & NVIDIA 40 SERIES=? • IS IT WORTH ENTERING AT THE BUDGET END OF NEXT-GEN GEAR?

GPU TWEAKING • GETTING THE FULL POTENTIAL FROM OUR NEW 40-SERIES

SERVICE & TUNE-UP YOUR PC • Ensure your PC remains in tiptop shape and fighting condition with the help of Nick Peers

AUDIT YOUR NETWORK

GIVE WINDOWS THE ONCE-OVER

BENCH-MARK: BEFORE & AFTER

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Ditch Google FOR DuckDuckGo • DuckDuckGo’s new PC browser offers an easy way to stay anonymous online. Robert Irvine reveals its best tools, and why you should switch from Chrome and Google search

7 REASONS DUCKDUCKGO IS BETTER THAN CHROME

Import bookmarks and passwords from Chrome and other browsers

Customize how DuckDuckGo’s browser looks and works

INSTALL DUCKDUCKGO’S MOBILE APP & EXTENSIONS

DITCH GOOGLE SEARCH FOR DUCKDUCKGO

Does Microsoft compromise DuckDuckGo’s privacy?

INSTALL DUCKDUCKGO’S MOBILE APP & EXTENSIONS

Skytech Chronos 2

SAVE YOUR OLD PC! • Give your hardware some extra longevity. Jonni Bidwell shows you how Windows fails and Linux Mint prevails

OLD HARDWARE VS NEW SOFTWARE • Microsoft would love you to buy a new Windows 11 PC, but your old hardware can find a new lease of life

VERY OLD HARDWARE

LEVEL UP YOUR LAPTOP • Let your laptop do a Lazarus with Linux Mint, even if it’s 32-bit vintage

BOOT LMDE 5

DEGAUSS YOUR DESKTOP • Say hello to Linux Mint 21 Vera, here to modernize your desktop PC

UPPING YOUR GRAPHICS GAME

TWEAKING AND TESTING • Peek into Linux’s internals and ensure your machine is healthy. Plus, learn some command-line secrets

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