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

3D PRINTING SPECIAL

Ryzen APUs Go Zen 3 • AMD’s chip machine continues to roll

ANTI-MINING MOVES

NVIDIA’S ARM DEAL DIES • Politics interrupts business

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

RETURN OF THE TICK-TOCK • New chief sets out Intel’s future

HoloLens Lands Plum Contract

Speedboats and Graphics Cards

The End for Old PlayStations?

ONE BILLION ACCOUNTS STOLEN • Social media targeted

Nvidia’s Grace CPU • WHEN NVIDIA ANNOUNCED it was buying ARM, the intent was clear: Nvidia wanted a way to compete in the CPU space. That’s set to happen in 2023 with the arrival of the Grace CPUs. It’s still a way off, but the specs already look impressive. The ARM acquisition paves the way for Nvidia to attempt to do in the CPU space what it’s been doing with GPUs for over 20 years.

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

JUMPING INTO THE WORLD OF 3D PRINTING • New to 3D printing? Want to advance your skills? Kris Butterill shows you the ropes

FILAMENTS/MATERIALS

THE BEST OF THE FREEBIES • 50 completely free programs you should install on your PC

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Print, Build, & Wire Your Own Keyboard • ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN 3D-PRINTED, MECHANICAL, ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD

Building the Manuform Dactyl

REACHING FOR THE STARS • A lot of the technology in your PC and your home originated in spaaaaaaace. Ian Evenden explains

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

AUTOPSY • THIS MONTH WE DISSECT…

How to Edit RAW Images in Photoshop

JPEG VS. RAW

Run Windows on a Raspberry Pi 4

Machine of the Month: Sega SC-3000 (1983)

Upgrade, Upgrades, Upgrades • Z490 with an 11th-gen chip. Is it worth it?

Canadian Bob Ross & Age of Empires II • Unwinding after a hard day’s work (dealing with subscriptions

Editor’s Pick: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra • The ultimate smartphone?

Intel Core i5-11600K • Where Rocket Lake shines

LG Gram 17 • The ultimate lightweight powerhouse

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT • Big Navi slims down and speeds up

MSI MPG Artymis 343CQR • Miles ahead of the curve…

Lian Li PC-O11-Dynamic • Bulky brilliance

SUBSCRIBE TODAY • Find your next great read

Corsair K65 RGB Mini Keyboard • A tiny 60-percent keyboard that makes a big noise

Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Champion Series • Converting the unconvertable

Creative SXFI Gamer • Creative’s bold shot at a competitive gaming headset

SteelSeries Rival 3 Wireless • Wireless freedom and long battery life—isn’t that all you really need?

Creative Sound BlasterX G6 • Can this external DAC blast its way into your life?

Genesis Noir • Change destiny and save your love. But at what price?

SteelSeries Engine vs. Corsair iCUE • A battle of the peripheral software; is one really better than the other?

LETTERS • WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON…

THE BUILDS • THIS MONTH’S STREET PRICES…