There’s nothing like a free upgrade, even more so when it means you don’t have to yank out the hardware and send it in for a new model. This week’s free offering arrives by way of Gigabyte to customers who own the GA-Z170X-Gaming G1, GA-Z170X-Gaming GT, or GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 motherboards. By downloading the latest version…
The PlayStation Paris Games Week 2015 Press Conference is about to begin! The show will kick off at 10:00 AM Pacific (tune in a little early so you don’t miss anything), and you can watch it all live right here. Make sure to refresh the page! But first, a note: much like E3 is targeted…
At a Glance (+) Bigfoot: Awe-inspiring performance; massive overclocks; great cooling. (-) Smartcar: Pricey; requires lots of space; higher power requirements. Taking a triple-wide GPU for a spin Remember the days when graphics cards were called video cards, they used to spit out a whopping 256 colors (or 16 or even 4 colors/monochrome if you…
Top Deal: A power supply’s job is a thankless one. Think about it — the PSU dutifully shows up to work every day, powers the entire show, and only draws attention when it messes up while the CPU, GPU, and sometimes storage always get showered with praise. Thankfully, the best built PSUs rarely turn against…
Is that a Kangaroo in your pocket or are you just ‘hoppy’ to see me? InFocus is kind of breaking new ground with what it’s dubbed Kangaroo, a mobile desktop PC running Windows 10. Kangaroo is smaller than a NUC or any number of mini PCs on the market, and more flexible than a stick…
Now open for business Microsoft now has more than 110 retail location spread across the U.S., Canada, and Puero Rico, the newest of which is its first flagship store located on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The new flagship is the biggest to date at over 22,000 square feet. That gives Microsoft plenty of…
On Tuesday, October 27th at 10:00 AM Pacific we’ll be drawing back the curtains on the inaugural Paris Games Week PlayStation Press Conference. In front of gathered media at the iconic La Grande Arche de la Défense, we’ll be announcing new games and offering some exciting updates on previously announced titles. Naturally, you’ll be able…
Citizens of Super-Earth, we are excited to announce Democracy Strikes Back, the latest free content expansion for Helldivers, available today on PS4, PS3 and PS Vita. Our third expansion, Helldivers: Democracy Strikes Back adds the Retaliatory Strike Mission: drop down into the enemy strongholds and liberate! Expect wave after wave of enemies to resist your…
at a glance (+) Lego Tiny; dual storage; reasonably priced. (-) Cinder Block Fans a bit noisy; middling performance; not as efficient as NUC. This article was published in the October 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. This compact PC could make for a great HTPC Small…
at a glance (+) MessiahFast; customizable; solid build quality. (-) Very Naughty BoyNot exactly cheap; FreeSync doesn’t play nicely with overdrive; not as spectacular as a super-side of 4K screen. This article was published in the October 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Behold, the messiah of…