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

STATISTICAL NUMBER CRUNCHING

Ryzen 4000 Series Reaches The Desktop • Now you can go AMD with integrated graphics

DDR5 FINALLY FORMALIZED • SPEEDS START AT 4800MT/S, WITH DUAL CHANNELS AND VRMS ON EACH MODULE

MASSIVE TWITTER HACK • Famous people suddenly offering free Bitcoin on Twitter

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

INTEL DELAYS 7NM CHIPS, AGAIN • And it may need help building them

THE LIST • THE MOST BANDWIDTH-GUZZLING APPS

Intel Core i9-10980XE vs AMD Threadripper 3970X • It’s a flagship showdown! Intel and AMD both have ridiculously expensive desktop CPUs to offer, but which is better? In the Blue corner, we’ve got the Core i9-10980XE, a creative powerhouse built on Intel’s 14nm architecture. In the Red corner, it’s the Threadripper 3970X, a monster of a chip with 32 cores and AMD’s 7nm FinFET process. Zen 2 microarchitecture makes the AMD chip more advanced in some areas, but Intel’s chip has its own benefits too.

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD • Need a number-crunching monster in order to work from home? We’ve got you covered

DATA-DRIVEN ASSEMBLY • Prepare your building area, making sure you have all the tools you need and plenty of space to work in. Not missing any crucial components? Then let’s get started.

CUTTING BACK

IN MEMORIAM

MEMORY MADNESS

CLOCK WORKS • Want to be a competitive overclocker? Here’s how to get started, by Scharon Harding

ARMing the World • Apple is dumping Intel processors for its own ARM-based designs. Will the traditional PC be next?

THEY SEEM ARMLESS

HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

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

INTEGRATE, ASSIMILATE

Razer Kishi • THIS MONTH WE DISSECT…

How to Delid Your Processor, and Why

Customize WordPress Blogs with a Theme

Revamp the Start Menu with Open Shell

Air Supremacy • Building the perfect home office PC (with a touch of 4K gaming)

THE PERFECT BUILD (FOR ME)

REVIEWS • TESTED. REVIEWED. VERDICTIZED.

Corsair One A100 • Return of the king

Razer Blade Pro 17 • The Blade is back to blow you away

LG UltraGear 34GN850 • LG’s new 160Hz, 1ms IPS ultrawide wonder

Elgato Wave:3 • Elgato fleshes out its streaming range with a great USB mic

HyperX Pulsefire Raid • A great sensor, 11 buttons, and a reasonable price, so what’s the catch?

Beyond a Steel Sky • One of the great '90s adventures reimagined

Death Stranding • Life’s a beach and then you don’t die

Premiere Pro vs DaVinci Resolve • Choose your champion in the battle of the big video-editing apps

Looking to the Stars • From watching TV to gaming again (sort of)

INDUSTRY INSIDER

MacBook Woes and Headset Pros

EDITOR’S PICK

LETTERS • WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON…

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BOOSTING WI-FI

THE BUILDS