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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PLANNING IS INDISPENSABLE

AMD’s 64-Core Beast • New year starts with a bang for Team Red

GAME OVER FOR WIN 7 • No more security updates

STEAM COMING TO CHROME • FANCY SOME GAMING ON YOUR CHROMEBOOK?

FACEBOOK’S LIBRA STALLS • Wheels coming off Facebook’s grand plans

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

Intel’s Graphics Card in Testing

Twitter’s Stolen Pictures

Chromium Edge Lands

APPLE DROPS ENCRYPTED BACKUPS • FBI investigations made easier by change of plan

How Fast Can You See? • HOW FAST CAN THE HUMAN eye—and brain—see? And more particularly, do extremely high refresh rates help? These questions come up frequently in online discussions, and it gets awfully muddy when you start talking to experts on vision. Some note that the human nervous system works on electro-chemical pulses running at around 13Hz, others suggest 20–24Hz is sufficient, and still others push for as many hertz as possible.

Keybase Is the Encrypted System You’re Looking For • WHAT STARTED AS A SIMPLE public key registry is now an encryption powerhouse for all kinds of users. If you’re looking for secure replacements for file sharing, cloud storage, chat, Git, or user authentication, Keybase probably has you covered. By making encryption easy, Keybase is looking to make communication and collaboration more secure.

THE LIST • THE BEST TECH FROM CES 2020

HEAD TO HEAD • VR has come a long way. Some would argue it’s not quite there yet (some members of the Maximum PC team, in particular), but it’s hard to deny that the platform has made leaps and bounds in the past few years. Since Palmer Luckey broke the mold with the original Oculus Rift, several competitors have emerged, most prominently HTC’s Vive and the more recent Valve Index. Oculus hasn’t been resting on its laurels, though, and tethered VR clearly isn’t dead—but which model out right now is the best for you? Let’s break it down….

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

GAMING POWERHOUSE • We set out to assemble a powerful eight-core system for gaming. Break out the LEDs!

POWERHOUSE INGREDIENTS

BEGIN THE BUILD • Make sure all of your components are to hand, prep your building space, and ready your tools; it’s time to get building!

BIG, BLUE, AND BEAUTIFUL

PROTECT YOUR DATA • Encrypt files, folders, and even entire drives to keep your data secure

BITLOCKER DRIVE ENCRYPTION

ENCRYPT IN PLACE

SHRED DATA SECURELY

ENCRYPT BACKUPS IN THE CLOUD

SUBSCRIBE TO MAXIMUMPC • THE GO-TO RESOURCE FOR PC ENTHUSIASTS…

2020 VISION • What’s hot and what’s not in screen tech in 2020? Jeremy Laird takes a deep dive into the PC monitor market

IN SEARCH OF HDR

GET CONNECTED IN 2020

A COLORFUL YEAR AHEAD

TECH PORN

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

REARM AND RELOAD

AUTOPSY • THIS MONTH WE DISSECT…

Edit Video Like a Professional

EXPLORE THE OPENSHOT INTERFACE

ADD TITLES AND CAPTIONS

ADD PHOTOS

Stop All Browser Snooping with Tor

TOR AND HTTPS IN USE

GOING ON TOR

CHASING YOUR TAILS

Recover Deleted Data with...