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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WHEN IT RAINS…

Nvidia’s Hot New Card • Both metaphorically and literally

AMD (BRIEFLY) BACK ON TOP • TOP DOG STATUS MAY BE BRIEF

INTEL’S $329 ALCHEMIST • GPUs to shake up the mid-range

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

INTEL’S 13TH GENERATION • Raptor Lake looking fierce

STADIA’S DEAD • Google pulls out of cloud gaming

Logitech Goes Cloud Gaming

Ethereum goes green

Musk to Buy Twitter

Ethereum ends mining, EVGA exits GPU market • THE PC LANDSCAPE IS ABOUT TO see the biggest upheaval in years. AMD Zen 4 CPUs, Intel Raptor Lake, Nvidia Ada Lovelace, and AMD RDNA 3 are all here or coming soon. But perhaps just as big and impactful on the PC enthusiast community is the successful transition of Ethereum from proof of work mining to proof of stake minting—the very next day, EVGA announced that it would be closing down its graphics card division.

THE LIST • THE TOP FIVE NVIDIA GPUs

Nvidia’s Lovelace letdown • IT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO BE this way. 2022 had all the makings of a stellar year for PC graphics, so good it would make up for the pandemic- and crypto-fueled bubble. Alas, Nvidia has kicked off the latest round of GPU launches with the RTX 40 Series, otherwise known as Lovelace. And it’s a crushing disappointment. It’s also worrying for AMD’s upcoming GPUs.

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

AMD BRILLIANCE FOR UNDER $1,000 • Following our budget Intel build, Sam Lewis tries the AMD route

ALL YOU NEED FOR JUST UNDER $1K • IS STICKING WITH AMD THE BEST CHOICE FOR OUR BUDGET-GAMING MACHINE?

GOAL ACHIEVED?

WHICH CPU ROUTE SHOULD YOU TAKE FOR A SUB $1K, 1080P GAMING RIG? • ARE YOU TEAM AMD OR TEAM INTEL?

NVIDIA’S ADA LOVELACE ARCHITECTURE • Potentially the biggest jump in generational GPU performance ever

SPEEDS AND FEEDS

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME

GET READY FOR DLSS 3

LEAVING ROOM FOR RTX 4090 Ti

TEAM RED’S RDNA 3

DUAL AV1 ENCODING

MISSING THE CUT

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History of Apple • With Apple now in its fourth decade, Craig Grannell explores some of the key products from its history, the impact they had on gaming, and the sometimes surprising impact that gaming had on Apple itself

Apple Timeline

Key players • The people who shaped Apple

The influence of Steve Jobs • Steve Jobs’ impact on gamers is still felt today. Here are just a few of the developments he was involved in…

Core gaming • Ten games that defined Apple systems

Pipsqueak • Apple vs. its rivals

FESTIVE GIFT GUIDE • Whether you’re splashing out or need a stocking filler, these are ideal gifts for the PC lover in your life this holiday season

THE STREAMER • If you like to show your gaming skills off to the world, create your own YouTube tutorials, or just give your Zoom calls a presentational upgrade, then these are the presents to ask for. Lights, camera, action!

THE GAMER • The biggest and best games are released at the end of the year,...