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

BARGAIN-BASEMENT GAMING

Zen 4: all that we’d hoped for • AMD’s latest is fast and efficient—and the fight is on!

DUCKDUCKGO RELEASES PRIVATE EMAIL

WIN11 22H2 UPDATE IMMINENT • First significant Win11 update brings new features

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

INTEL HINTS AT LOWER PRICES • Alchemist has been disappointing, but can Intel turn it around?

NVIDIA DOUBLES POWER • High expectations for Nvidia’s next-gen GPUs, but the wait goes on

Flexible curves

USB 4 goes twice as fast

Amazon acquires iRobot

AMD Ryzen 7000 Lineup Revealed • WE TOOK A DEEP DIVE into AMD’s Zen 4 architecture a couple of issues back, but there were still a few unknowns regarding the upcoming processors. AMD has finally pulled the wraps back and filled in the blanks, with the first Ryzen 7000 series parts launching on September 27—which means that by the time you’re reading this, they should already be on sale.

THE LIST • THE TOP FIVE PC GAME CONTROLLERS

Plenty Moore where that came from… • AS I PERUSED THE ACHIEVEMENTS of TSMC for this month’s feature on the Taiwanese chip foundry’s rise to world dominance, something occurred to me. What happened to the end of Moore’s Law? Not long ago, it was game over for shrinking transistors and ever more powerful and cheaper computer chips. But now, TSMC is about to start banging out 3nm wafers.

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

BUILD A $990 GAMING PC • Gaming on a budget? We show you how to build a machine for under $1,000

BUILDING THE $990 GAMING PC • Is this machine a perfect starting point for 1080p gaming?

PREPPING YOUR FRESH PC • Follow these steps to make sure your PC is running up to speed

STARTER PERIPHERALS

HOW TSMC CAME TO RULE THE WORLD • A decade ago, TSMC was generations behind Intel in chip production technology but now it’s the undisputed world leader. Jeremy Laird looks at the rapid rise of Taiwan’s chip foundry

MY NM IS BETTER THAN YOUR NM

THE TROUBLE WITH 3NM

INTEL 2.0

WHEN TWO TRIBES GO TO WAR

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LINUX IN SPACE! • With the OS now established in astronautics, Mike Bedford looks at its future prospects

GEARING UP THE RASPBERRY Pi FOR SPACE

SUPERCOMPUTING AND SPACE EXPLORATION

INTRODUCING CUBESATS

CENTERFOLD • PERFORMANCE GEAR LAID BARE

BEST OF GAMESCOM 2022 • The world’s biggest video games show is back after three years. Guy Cocker was in Germany to see all the latest games and hardware

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

AUTOPSY • THIS MONTH WE DISSECT…

Fix PC problems with Windows 11

NAVIGATE EVENT VIEWER

STAY ALERT(ED)

TEST AND REPAIR

Locate and update hard-to-find drivers

IDENTIFY PROBLEMATIC HARDWARE

Turn a monitor into a digital dashboard

Logitech Creators Day • New keyboards, mice, webcams, and more

SAM LEWIS Staff Writer

Samsung Odyssey Ark • Throwing a curve ball into the mix

Intel Arc A380 by Gunnir • This sinking ship needs a better driver

MSI Aegis Ti5 12th • An OTT design and OTT performance,...