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

CALLING ALL CREATORS

Intel Launches Arc B Graphics Cards • Budget-friendly gaming GPUs challenge market rivals

MICROSOFT DOUBLES DOWN • AS WINDOWS 10 NEARS ITS END OF LIFE, MICROSOFT CONFIRMS TPM 2.0 IS REQUIRED

OPENAI REVEALS $200 MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION • Advanced models and full access offered

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

MUSK TO LAUNCH GAME STUDIO • Tech billionaire wants to start developing games

JEFF BEZOS BACKS RISC-V • Tenstorrent is getting support from big names

MSI reveals new gaming handhelds

Breakthrough in OLED displays

Geekom reveals new QS series mini-PCs

Gelsinger says goodbye, again • PAT GELSINGER voluntarily ‘retired’ from Intel on December 2, 2024. There are rumors that he was effectively pushed out the door—that Intel’s board of directors wanted him out, and had lost confidence in his ability to effectively lead the company back to profitability. Replacing Gelsinger as interim co-CEOs are David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus.

THE LIST • THE BEST OLED MONITORS

Intel’s new graphics card is what the market needs • WHENN INTEL first announced the new Arc B580 graphics card, I was disappointed. It wasn’t the Nvidia RTX 4070 killer I’d been hoping for. But the more I think about it, the more I realize I was seeing it through the lens of an enthusiast. The thing is, most people don’t spend even $500 on a graphics card, so the $250 price of the B580 is actually bang on.

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

THE ULTIMATE CREATIVE GAMER • Taking the Ryzen 7 9800X3D from Photoshop to the streets

BIG BERTHA

ARTISTIC LICENSE

9800X3D vs 9900X, YAY OR NAY?

THE PC TECH GRAVEYARD • PC history has many dead ends, but buried in that graveyard is an enormous amount of innovation and potential. John Knight examines what we lost along the way, and see what lessons might be able to help predict the future. Let’s start with operating systems

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THE ULTIMATE WINDOWS 11 INSTALL GUIDE • Maximum PC veteran Zak Storey on how to reinstall our favorite OS

THE PREPERATION STAGE • WHERE DO YOU EVEN START WITH A TASK LIKE THIS?

WHAT IS AN NPU? • New chips put AI in your hands. Darien Graham-Smith looks at the latest in neural processing

MSI Raider 18 HX

AI IN CYBERCRIME • AI-powered cybercrime is morphing rapidly, transforming both the attacks and how they’re defended against. We show you how to protect yourself from these evolving threats.

SUBSCRIBE TODAY • Find your next great read

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

Mac Mini (2024)

Boost games with Lossless Scaling

Build your own media streamer

Implementing your air gap

Tariffs and tech • The TSMC problem

Editor’s Pick: AndaSeat X-Air Pro Mesh gaming chair • Probably not our first choice of seat

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D • The best gaming CPU, but by how far?

MSI Titan 18 HX • High frame rates at a high price

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