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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SUPER HERO FATIGUE

Nvidia’s AI Superchip • The company is no longer about gaming

WHAT IS AN AI PC?

AMD UPGRADES FSR

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

BIG TECH IN TROUBLE IN EUROPE • The EU isn’t happy with the big players

DOJ GOES FOR APPLE • This time it means business

Steam Updates Sharing

Happy 35th Web Anniversary

Windows Updates and BSOD

Nvidia drops an AI bombshell with Blackwell • IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS since Nvidia revealed its Hopper H100 GPU architecture, currently one of the most sought-after processors for AI workloads. In fact, it’s in such high demand that individual H100 accelerators can cost $30,000–$40,000. It has also been banned from export to China.

THE LIST • THE BEST WIRELESS KEYBOARDS

Intel’s crazy plan for 1nm silicon • FIVE NEW CHIP PRODUCTION NODES in four years. That was Intel’s plan to get back to technology leadership. It has now added a new 1nm lithography node to its roadmap, due in 2027. But here’s the thing: in terms of products to buy, Intel has achieved little of its original plan. So, what’s going on?

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

THE ULTIMATE GAMING PC • Strap in, as our RTX 4080 Super build has finally landed, says Zak Storey

HARDWARE HAVOC

ROTATIONAL MADNESS

SLEEK AND SUBTLE SOPHISTICATION

THANK YOU, BUT PCIE 5.0 IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE

THE 40 SUPER SERIES: SUCCESS OR FAILURE? • NVIDIA’S SUPER CARDS HAVE MADE WAVES, BUT IS IT ENOUGH TO GET YOU TO UPGRADE?

WHAT IS QUANTUM TUNNELING?

LIQUID LUNACY: ADVANCED PC COOLING IN 2024 • Is it worth liquid-cooling your PC in this age of non-overclockable chips?

A HISTORY OF LIQUID COOLING • Where it all began

ASETEK AND THE AIO PUMP DESIGN

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE COOLANT?

WHY SHOULD YOU LIQUID COOL? • What’s the point of all this in 2024?

LET’S WATERCOOL OUR MACHINE • We’ve covered the why, but what about the how?

PARALLEL OR SERIAL COMPONENT CONNECTIONS

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COPILOT PRO & COPILOT FOR MICROSOFT 365 • Why Copilot is great, when it’s awful and which version you should buy

FREE AND PAID-FOR COPILOT ALTERNATIVES • Ignore the seemingly endless number of companies creating AI models based on GPT—this handful of genuine Copilot alternatives are actually worth considering

AN AI PRESENTATION • ‘Create a six-slide presentation about processors’ resulted in this effort, even if Copilot’s choice of images is a little random (not unusually)

DOES YOUR BUSINESS QUALIFY FOR FREE FASTTRACK SUPPORT?

Ayaneo Kun

RETRO GAMING ON WINDOWS 11 • Want to enjoy classic games on your modern PC? Nate Drake can help get you playing

TAKING CONTROL

TO CRT OR NOT CRT?

RETROARCH TEARDOWN

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

Optimize your PC for Gaming

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MANAGE VITALS USING XBOX GAME BAR

SUPERSTAR BAR

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