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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THE YEAR IN REVIEW

Stream On • Google Stadia is here; others are following fast

INTEL ENTERS DISCRETE GPU MARKET

FIREFOX BUG SCAM • ANOTHER AUTHENTICATION POP-UP EXPLOITATION

NAVI GOES PROFESSIONAL • Workstations get efficient 7nm graphics

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

Half-Life Goes VR

Autonomous Car Failure

Lasers Hack Smart speaker

MACBOOK PRO IS 16-INCHER • Latest Apple notebook has biggest screen yet

What We Can Expect Next from Nvidia • WHAT DOES NVIDIA have planned for its next round of graphics cards? The Turing architecture is coming up on its second birthday, and after the Super refresh, everyone is looking to 7nm and the Ampere architecture. At least, I think it’s called Ampere—Nvidia is being tight-lipped, as usual.

Signal to Move Away from Phone Numbers • SIGNAL PRIVATE MESSENGER, the gold standard for open-source private messaging, is to move away from phone numbers as the primary user ID. This is great news, and may help the app reach more users. At the very least, it will be a boon to privacy.

THE LIST • CONSOLE EXCLUSIVES WE WANT ON PC

Ryzen 3 3200G vs. Core i3-9100 vs. Athlon 3000G • This month, we’re turning our heads to accelerated processing units. AMD is killing it at the moment on the integrated graphics front, although Intel’s APUs—such as the Core i3-9100—are still top-notch products. If you’re looking for a processor to power a budget build, there are plenty of options on the market right now. The Intel versus AMD debate may rage until the end of time, but AMD has given its budget Ryzen 3 3200G APU an extra competitor in the frighteningly cheap Athlon 3000G. Can this affordable underdog take home the crown?

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

GEAR OF THE YEAR

MASTER THE RASPBERRY Pi 4 • A pack of perfect projects to get your Pi 4 journey off the ground.

LOW-IMPACT APPS

KEEP IT COOL

NEXT-LEVEL NAS

STEAMED PI

HARDWARE HEAVEN

OVER TO YOU

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THE STATE OF VR • Join us as we take a look at the current state of virtual reality in gaming and beyond

VIRTUAL ORIGINS

GAMES WORTH PLAYING

BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT

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

AUTOSPY • THIS MONTH WE DISSECT…

Build Your First Reverse Proxy

WINDOWS REVERSE PROXY

TIGHTEN SECURITY

CONSTRUCT YOUR SERVER{} BLOCK

Ditch Your Microsoft Account on Win 10

SHOULD YOU EVER USE A MICROSOFT ACCOUNT?

Machine of the Month: Atari ST

WHERE CAN I FIND SOFTWARE?

Master Dropbox in Windows 10

Manage Lists with the To Do App

Meet New Features in Photoshop 2020

CLOUDY OUTLOOK

Getting VR-Ready • This month, we’re putting together a powerful system for virtual-reality experiences

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X • A multithreaded monster, great for content creators

Intel Core i9-9900KS • With 5GHz on all cores, it’s the new gaming king

Oculus Quest • A new standard for all-in-one VR

HP ZBook X2 • A quirky but powerful tablet...