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.

DISCOVER THE ALTERNATIVE TD APPLE AND WINDOWS • This is a treasure-trove of Linux and open source knowledge, from the evolution of Ubuntu and its mobile platform, to projects like automating your home with Raspberry Pi.

TAKE YOUR LINUX KNOWLEDGE FURTHER • Enhance your knowledge with in-depth projects and guides

Maximum PC

THE DO-IT-ALL PC

AMD and Nvidia go Mid-range • Radeon RX 7600 and GeForce RTX 4060 fight for 1080p

METEOR LAKE • LATEST ON THE NEW PROCESSOR

WINDOWS GETS A COPILOT • Microsoft is making use of the AI advance

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

AMD CONFIRMS HYBRID CHIPS • Pheonix 2 APU to get Zen 4C cores

PHOTOSHOP GOES AI • Just type in what you want to see

New Sony Handheld

PCIe 5.0 SSDs Run Hot

GPU Clock Record

How much VRAM do you really need? • THE PAST MONTH has seen the launch and announcement of several new graphics cards: AMD’s RX 7600, Nvidia’s RTX 4060, and the RTX 4060. The internet is on fire, with benchmarks at times showing “horrible” performance, and widespread complaints about 128-bit memory interfaces and insufficient VRAM.

THE LIST • THE BEST VR HEADSETS

What is actually going on with gaming graphics? • AMD AND NVIDIA have launched their latest GPUs to near universal derision. AMD’s new Radeon RX 7600 was met with apathy, and Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4060 Ti took a beating. Why has this new generation of GPUs been so disastrous, and is anything going to happen to turn it all around?

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

BEST VALUE PC 2023 • After a hard day’s work, you deserve to kick back and relax with Maximum PC’s best-of-both-worlds RTX 4070 for under $2,350

TAKING A DEEPER LOOK

WORK HARD PLAY HARD • WILL THIS SYSTEM SUIT ALL OF YOUR NEEDS?

MOVING FORWARDS

THE BEST VALUE PC OF 2023?

GET READY TO BECOME A TRUE PYTHON EXPERT • Make Python work for you with tutorials on coding with Django, Flask, Pygame and even more useful third-party frameworks.

GAME READY DRIVER VS STUDIO DRIVER • FIND OUT WHICH NVIDIA GEFORCE DRIVER IS BEST FOR YOUR SYSTEM

THE DIFFERENCES

STREAMLINE AND CLEAN UP WINDOWS • Strip the bloat from Windows and give it a spring-clean for a factory-fresh feel with Nick Peers

VISUALIZE DRIVE SPACE

TRIM YOUR PHOTO COLLECTION

BUILD A PORTABLE TOOLKIT

BUILD A STREAMLINED INSTALL DISC

PREMIUM DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION • PLUS receive a digital copy of these three special guides, and 100+ back issues

HOW TO BE INVISIBLE ONLINE • Robert Irvine recommends the best new ways to stay anonymous online by switching to more effective anti-tracking tools

Make yourself invisible on WhatsApp

Asus ROG Ally

SEVEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WI-FI • Another new wireless technology, already? Darien Graham-Smith looks ahead to the next-generation networking standard

THE WHEN OF WI-FI • The evolution of Wi-Fi standards, from 1999 to the present day

RUN WINDOWS AND MACOS [TOGETHER] • Why limit yourself to one OS? Nik Rawlinson finds out how to work seamlessly across different platforms

SHARING A PRINTER

EIGHT TIPS FOR THE...