Upgrading and switching your CPU, integrating your GPU, checking your HDD space, and fixing some Samsung issues Upgrade or Wait? My system: Intel Core i7-920 at 3.8GHz, an Asus P6T motherboard, 18GB RAM, Crucial m500 480GB SSD, 4TB HDD, Gigabyte WindForce GTX780, with Windows 7 64-bit Pro. Although I can play games maxed out at…
The Doctor helps you keep your cards cool, upgrade your GPU, heal a hurting HDD, and maintain your cores Feeling The Heat I’ve been a PC gamer since 1998 and a reader of Maximum PC for almost 10 years. I recently built my own system, mimicking the Turbo build in your February 2015 issue. It…
Convertible Chromebook, anyone? Apparently Google and its hardware partners are going to target non-education markets with at least six 2-in-1 Chromebook models scheduled for release this year. Two of them will come directly from Google, while Hewlett-Packard and Acer also plan to release branded models of their own. These upcoming systems will join existing 2-in-1…
Hello PlayStation Vita fans. On behalf of the Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines team, I am excited to announce the in-game competition we are calling Wailers Way. Starting today, May 28th, and running until June 10th, there will be a newly named labyrinth called Wailers Way which is a special area with the goal to kill as…
Advancing the smartphone Remember when telephones were used for making actual phone calls? They used to have cords and a rotary dial, and they weren’t very smart. Not like today’s devices, anyway. The modern day smartphone is used for all kinds of tasks, even occasionally making voice calls, and models continue to get smarter. Enter…
Greetings, amigos! This is Crystal here coming at you from not-so-sunny Melbourne, Australia to bring you the latest Wander update. The first bit of exciting news is (drumroll…) our release date! Those of you who are overcome with desire to explore the lush forests, beaches, and ocean of Wander will be thrilled to know that…
We’re excited to welcome PS4 players to ESOTU in just two weeks. When we began development of the console version of the game, we knew we wanted it to feel like it was developed for the PS4, not just another port. With integrated voice chat, a completely redesigned UI, full PSN connectivity and controller support,…
Hello PlayStation! It’s been an amazing few months since we launched OlliOlli2 on PS4 and PS Vita, not least with the release of Not A Hero which will be coming to PlayStation soon! We’ve been inundated with thousands of tweets, comments, and even a couple of REAL fanmail letters. To cap it all off, OlliOlli2:…
We’ve seen a lot of people enjoying Nom Nom Galaxy since its launch on PS4 earlier this month so we thought we’d share a few of our tastiest, top tips. For those new to the title, hopefully it shows a little more of what the game is all about! As one of SoupCo’s loyal Astroworkers,…
Saying the right things I’m going to make a prediction: Charter’s proposed merger with Time Warner Cable will clear regulatory approval even though the FCC recently squashed Comcast’s attempt to do the same. Why? For one, Charter is a smaller company than Comcast, so the same monopolistic concerns don’t apply (not to the same extent,…