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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Maximum PC

RELIABILITY IS KING

Intel’s Raptor Lake liability • There’s a fix for crashing 13th and 14th gen desktop CPUs

NEW RTX 4070 VARIANT

ZEN 5 HITS 6GHZ

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

ARROW LAKE GETS BENCHMARKED • Engineering samples aren’t impressive

GOOGLE IS A MONOPOLY • So says the Department of Justice, but now what?

Geekbench AI 1.0

Cheap AMD V-Cache

China’s H100 AI Rival

Intel issues fix for Raptor Lake degradation

THE BEST MOUSE PADS FOR GAMING

AMD’s turn to drop the ball?

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

Phantom of the Opera CPUs Unmasked • Zak Storey explores why Zen 4 might be the best CPU generation to date

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE SOPHISTICATION

ROOM TO MANEUVER

PERFORMANCE REVAMPED

SYSTEM BENCHMARKS

GAMING BENCHMARKS

SYNTHETIC GAMING BENCHMARKS

AI INFERENCE BENCHMARKS

OVERCLOCKING IN 2024 HAS THE END ARRIVED FOR HIGH VOLTAGE? • Zak Storey takes a look at whether overclocking is really worth it anymore

THE AMD PENCIL TRICK

MAXIMUM PC FACTS WITH ZAK

UNDERVOLTING

Over 100 brands to choose from

PREMIUM DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION

BUILD AN IT SUPPORT HUB • Discover how to use RustDesk to provide remote assistance and control your own devices remotely with Nick Peers

SET ACCESS PERMISSIONS

MORE DISPLAY OPTIONS

MAKE YOUR RUSTDESK SERVER REACHABLE

INSTALL IN DOCKER/PODMAN

Dawn of a new era

CPU Architecture DEEP DIVE • New AMD and Intel processors take center stage

SUBSCRIBE TODAY • Find your next great read

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

HMD Skyline • THIS MONTH WE DISSECT…

Lock down your browser • YOU’LL NEED THIS A STABLE INTERNET CONNECTION

A SECURE BROWSER

THE MANIFEST V3 CONTROVERSY

Remove stalkerware from your PC • YOU’LL NEED THIS A WINDOWS PC

Boost your gaming VPN • YOU’LL NEED THIS AN ACTIVE SUBSCRIPTION to your VPN provider

How to repair your graphics cards

Nvidia’s strangle-hold on AI • Taking advantage of UL Procyon’s AI Benchmark suite

Editor’s Pick: Samsung Galaxy Watch7 • How smart watches can make you healthier

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X • The new Zen 5 CPUs are here—time to benchmark!

Lenovo Legion Pro 5i 16 Gen 9 • Excellent performance, but measly memory and storage

Asus ProArt PX13 • Because professional laptops don’t have to be boring

Gigabyte Aorus CO49DQ • One of the best ultrawides, if you can stretch to it

Acer Predator Helios 18 • Perhaps you don’t need a desktop PC anymore

Hyte Thicc Q60 • Almost more mobile phone than CPU cooler

Bag a software bargain • Don’t pay full price for software when we can offer you huge reductions on everything from security software to Windows 11 Pro

NZXT C1500 Platinum • Top-tier performance and efficiency

BenQ X300G 4K Short Throw Projector • Priced high,...