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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Intel announces 6th Gen Xeon brand • ‘Xeon Scalable’ becomes the Xeon 6 series

RDNA 2 GPU STOCKS LOW • 6950 XT, 6900 XT, & 6800 XT SPARSE

SAMSUNG BUILDS 9TH GEN V-NAND CHIPS • Samsung begins producing next-gen memory chips for SSDs

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

LG ANNOUNCES GAMING OLED • The panel can alter refresh rates and resolutions

EX-ARM CHINA CEO FOUNDS RISC-V • Firebrand Allen Wu courts controversy in his latest venture

Fire risk triggers recall of cat robots

Russian group exploits Windows print spooler bug

AI could consume 25% of all US electricity

Intel Raptor Lake Core i9 Instability Problems • THE RACE BETWEEN AMD AND INTEL has heated up in the past few years as Ryzen processors have become increasingly competitive. The amount of headroom for overclocking has shrunk in response, and it seems motherboard vendors may have tweaked settings a bit too aggressively.

THE LIST • THE BEST GAMING LAPTOPS

What exactly is an ‘AI’ PC? • AI, EVERYWHERE, all at once. That, in a nutshell, is what’s happening to the computing industry. The PC, inevitably, is not immune. Later this summer, you’ll be able to buy a machine that officially qualifies as an ‘AI’ PC, according to no lesser an authority than Microsoft. But you might be surprised at who’s making it.

DOCTOR • THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES…

THE BATTLE OF THE BUILDS DEDICATED VS INTEGRATED GPUs • We put AMD’s latest Ryzen 5 8600G to the test

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • Microsoft, AMD, and Intel are all pushing the idea of AI PCs, but is it anything more than marketing speak? We find out

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SAFEGUARD YOUR PC SECURITY FOR 2024 • Nate Drake explores some of the more insidious cybersecurity threats of 2024, as well as ways to keep your PC safe

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CREATE A SECURE WIREGUARD VPN SERVER • Discover how to securely access your home network when out and about, with Nick Peers

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU’VE BEEN HACKED? • Don’t let attackers sneak under your radar: Nik Rawlinson reveals the telltale signs to look out for

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

Use Photoshop’s new AI features

Use parental controls in Windows 11

Prevent browser fingerprinting

Convert Media Files with VLC

OLED isn’t all upside • The new monitors are complicated

Editor’s Pick: Corsair Precision Toolkit • Or, why we could all learn a lot from coffee shops

Sapphire RX 7900 GRE Pulse • The Golden Rabbit Edition goes global

HP Omen 45L • HP’s biggest desktop PC offers mighty gaming potential

Ayaneo Kun • Physically wonderful, technically impressive, frustratingly quirky

2TB Seagate FireCuda 540 PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD • A brilliant drive, wrongly priced

32GB Crucial Pro Overclocking DDR5 • No glitz, no glamor; all performance

Geometric Future Model 8 Dharma • Something a little different

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