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.

SUBSCRIPTION OFFERS • SUBSCRIBE TO ANY OF OUR BEST-SELLING MAGAZINES

Maximum PC

JUST BUILD IT

AMD confirms Zen 5 • Intel will fight back with Arrow Lake

GIVE IT UP FOR GDDR7

CHROME’S INCOGNITO MODE ISN’T WHAT IT SEEMS

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

WINDOW’S AI UPDATE • This year’s second update is all about Copilot

ARTISTS STRIKE BACK • New tool to protect work from the AI engines

Intel’s new Battlemage graphics coming this year

New Wi-Fi range record

AMD APUs get frame generation

This is a disappointing generation of GPUs • ALONGSIDE THE INTRODUCTION of the RTX 40-series Super models, this past month also saw the launch of AMD’s RX 7600 XT. I think it’s fair to say that this entire generation of GPUs has been disappointing on the whole, but AMD’s offerings were particularly bad.

THE LIST • THE BEST AUDIOPHILE HEADPHONES

Are cheap chips a thing of the past? • I’M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT OVERPRICED graphics cards, but the underlying cost of manufacturing advanced integrated circuits. A chip manufacturing expert from Google, Milind Shah, thinks so, recently declaring that the per-transistor cost stalled as far back as the 28nm node over a decade ago. That’s pretty worrying, but it can’t possibly be true. Here’s why.

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

GHOST IN THE MACHINE THE RTX 4070 SUPER BUILD • Anti-RGB in 2024

STEALTHY SELECTIONS

SOPHISTICATED SILENCE

HAS ANYONE SEEN A PC AROUND HERE?

AIR COOLING & GENERATIONAL UPDATES

NVIDIA’S SUPER CARDS HAVE ARRIVED

EXPLORE THE BEST LINUX & OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE • From the best distros to system security, utilities and fun applications, we’ve rounded up everything you could ever need

BEST OF CES 2024 • The biggest tech show in the world returned to Las Vegas with more monitors, laptops, and handhelds than you could shake a big stick at. Thankfully, Guy Cocker was there, stick in hand, to see all the PC tech you’ll want to keep an eye on in 2024

PREMIUM DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION • As a premium subscriber you instantly get access to 100+ back issues

PC BUILD GUIDE • Strap in as we divulge the first 20 tips on how to become the next master PC builder

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super

SUCCEED WITH SEEDBOXES • Nate Drake introduces you to one of the internet’s best kept secrets to turbo charge your downloads and uploads

SIGNUP SECURITY

RATION YOUR RATIOS

SEEDBOX + VPN

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

Fairphone 5

Build a Green PC

TOUR YOUR GREEN PC

POWER UPS

THE L WORD

How to set up a Stream Deck

PROFILE DOWNLOADS

List and find files in Command Prompt

Maximum PC, Minimum BS • Intel & Z790 Is Too Damn Hot

Editor’s Pick: Asus ROG Flow X13 (2023) • Game your own way

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super • The ultimate budget 4K solution

Lenovo Legion 9i • This RTX 4090-powered beast might just be Lenovo’s finest hour

Iiyama Prolite XUB3293UHSN-B5 • Big, bright, and versatile, this is ideal for showing what your rig can do

Netgear...