Top Deal: It seems like every other week G.Skill is breaking a RAM frequency record. The company is heavily involved in the overclocking, and their kits generally receive favorable reviews. That’s also true of kit featured as today’s top deal — G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600 for $117 with free shipping. It has…
The other side of the argument I haven’t spoken with every individual at Maximum PC about net neutrality and asked what their stances all, though I’m fairly confident we all agree it’s a good thing. Certainly our new Editor-in-Chief Tuan Nguyen does, as evidenced by his recent articles on the topic here and here. And…
Customer support done the right way Gabe Newell’s a busy man. It comes with the territory of managing Valve, a massive company with billions of dollars in equity. He’s also personable and surprisingly accessible for someone in his position, as a Steam user in need of support recently found out. After submitting a support request…
The FCC pushes forward for you, and you win! This week marks a huge win for the FCC, and for you, fellow netizens and Maximum PC fans. The FCC just went and pushed forward a proposal to reclassify internet service as a public utility—just like electricity and water. Last week I wrote a piece on…
World’s thinnest silicon material could lead to faster significantly faster computer chips It’s not quite the Holy Grail of computing, though the creation of a silicene transistor has researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering giddy because it’s never been done before. In fact, human-made silicene was just a theoretical…
Twitter will begin aggressively booting trolls and abusers It’s no secret that Twitter is a haven for trolls. You know it, we know it, and even Twitter CEO Disk Costolo knows it. The question is, will the company ever do anything about it? It appears so — in a heartfelt memo to employees, Costolo held…
We also formally introduce Maximum PC’s new Editor-in-Chief Tuan Nguyen Yes, we know we’ve been away from the podcast room for quite some time, but hopefully episode 236 makes up for most of the delay. We talk about a bunch of interesting things in the show that include HoloLens, Windows 10, CES 2015, and the…
The final nail in Windows RT’s coffin For all intents and purposes, Windows RT is finally dead. That was actually true a week ago when Microsoft discontinued its Surface 2 tablets, thereby removing life support from Windows RT. But now that Microsoft announced it’s no longer producing Nokia Lumia 2520 tablets, it’s okay to write…
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin on PS4 adds the expected technical improvements, but also remixes core gameplay elements to give veterans a reason to dive back in. The jump to PS4 has given developer FromSoftware an opportunity to paint a more pleasing picture. The native 1080p resolution, upgraded lighting effects, and cinematic…
The MLB development team at San Diego Studio has been making great baseball games for more than a decade. MLB 15 The Show will mark the 10th edition of The Show on PlayStation platforms, and it’s quite an accomplishment for us. To celebrate the anniversary, we wanted to share our excitement with you and offer…