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.

Maximum PC

AFFORDABLE AMD

THE NEWS Intel’s messy roadmap • Three lakes, two sockets, and lots of confusion

WIN11 TO CUT BLOAT • FINALLY! A WAY TO GET RID OF WINDOWS’ UNNECESSARY FLUFF

HDR MADE EASY • Samsung’s gaming standard HDR format

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

NVIDIA’S AI GOLDMINE • Big tech orders half a million cards

THREADRIPPER REACHES 96 CORES • New Zen 4 chip is a beast

Apple buys up 3nm

RTX 4090 Ti canceled

No new gamer Chromebooks

TECH TALK • Nvidia DLSS 3.5 and Ray Reconstruction

THE LIST • THE BEST GAMING CHAIRS

TRADE CHAT • AMD has canceled some GPUs, but don’t panic!

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

AMD RADEON ON A BUDGET • Team AMD or Team Intel? Which sub-$1,000 machine should you side with?

BUILD YOUR OWN CLOUD STORAGE • Don’t trust third parties with your data? Nick Peers has the answer…

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BEYOND MOORE’S LAW • Moore’s Law is mostly dead, yet it stumbles ominously forward. Jeremy Laird investigates whether the Lord of Light can revive computing’s prospects or are they already zombified?

MAKE WINDOWS GREAT AGAIN • Microsoft has made many unwelcome and unnecessary changes to Windows 10 and 11. Robert Irvine reveals how to reverse all the ways it has messed up its operating system

CHOOSE THE BEST VPN PROVIDER • Nate Drake gives you the rundown on how to select the very best VPN service for your needs

HOW TO • STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO IMPROVING YOUR PC

Perform major surgery on video

Make e-mail easier with Thunderbird

Keep your ad blocker working

Store your files online for FREE

Falling behind the curve • Why AI is going to make our PCs a bit dumber

Editor’s Pick: RedMagic 8S Pro • Forget video calling and Insta snaps, this is the best gaming phone right now

Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 G95SC • An OLED experience on an absolutely epic scale

Skytech Chronos 2 • Cost-effective gaming that comes with a couple of caveats

Kingston XS1000 • Good things come in small packages

Razer Blade 14 • Good things come in small packages

AOKZOE A1 Pro • Definitely more than a Deck, but is it better than a ROG Ally?

Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 • A lot of router for a lot of cash

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Corsair HS80 Max Wireless • Revised mid-tier headset from Corsair has plenty of features in its arsenal

Drop Lord of the Rings Dwarvish ENTR • As sturdy as a stout dwarf but basic under the skin

Mountain Makalu Max • A great wired gaming mouse, but sometimes a frustrating wireless one

Baldur’s Gate III • Larian’s latest is worth the 20-year wait

Scribus vs Affinity Publisher • Enter the world of publishing with these apps

LETTERS • WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON…

THE BUILDS • THIS MONTH’S STREET PRICES…