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

VIRTUAL FUTURES

Rocket Lake Lands • Intel’s desktop chips finally get a new core

CHIP SHORTAGE REACHES PHONES • ANOTHER INDUSTRY STARTS TO FEEL THE PINCH

NEW UPDATE, NEW CRASH • Win 10 manages to nix printing

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

CHEAPEST RDNA 2 CARD YET • Radeon RX 6700 XT joins the family

INTEL PULLS OVERCLOCKING PROTECTION • Is the age of overclocking over?

150,000 Cameras Hacked

PS5 Winning Console War

3nm Chips This Year

Rocket Lake Preparing for Launch

The Golden Age of PC Gaming

DOCTOR THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

VIRTUAL REALITY IN 2021 • How close to a different reality can virtual reality really take us?

THE ISSUES

DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS

10 Great Introductory VR Experiences

HOLODECKS?

THE WORLD OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES • Digital cash, mining, and a grim look at the future of graphics cards.

SAFE GPU MINING SETTINGS

WHAT ARE ASICs?

MINING BTC WITH A GPU: NICEHASH

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A POTTED HISTORY OF LINUX • Or how a 21-year-old’s bedroom coding project took over the world and a few other things along the way.

BIG BUSINESS VS. LINUX

THAT’S NOT LINUX!

LINUX POWERS EVERYTHING

A COLOSSAL SECRET • Ian Evenden discovers how British WWII braniacs, faced with an impossible task, helped save millions of lives and invented the computer as we know it

CODE VS. CIPHER

WHAT WAS EVERYONE ELSE DOING?

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

KONRAD ZUSE

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

HOME OFFICE

THIS MONTH WE DISSECT…

How to Use Photoshop Part 3

YOUR TOOL BOX

Manage Your Docker Containers Easily

MANAGING CONTAINERS

WHAT, NO COCKPIT?

YOUR FIRST THREE CONTAINERS

Encrypt Messages With Your Pi

THE VALUE OF CRIBS

USING AI

Emulating the Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Virtual Renaissance • Maximum airflow, minimum form factor

THE END FOR 10TH GEN?

PCs Make the World Better • Computing is the ultimate example of theory put into practice

SAM LEWIS

Editor’s Pick: The Wrong Program • Versatility is what really makes the PC shine

Intel Core i9-11900K • Oh boy, here we go…

Gigabyte Aorus 17G • Strong, mean, desktop rivaling machine?

Lenovo Legion Y25-25 • IPS and 240Hz for a price you can afford

Phanteks Evolv Shift 2 Air • Super-compact madness

Vive Cosmos Elite • Where does Vive’s latest headset stand in the VR world?

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Corsair K70 RGB TKL • Slick updates all around

Endgame Gear XM1 RGB Dark Frost • Raw performance and only minor niggles? We're in!

Razer Kiyo Pro • Capturing the moment

Everspace 2 • In space, nobody can hear you go “YEE-HAH!”

Duolingo vs. Babbel • Learning whole new has never been easier

LETTERS • WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON…

THE BUILDS