Turtle Beach Grip 500 Review

at a glance (+) GripperLovely soft finish; decent buttons; customizable. (-) KipperCan be slippery; lots of competition at this price point. This article was published in the August 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Like a kitten in your hand, but no pussycat when you get gaming…

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Turtle Beach Impact 500 Review

at a glance (+) ImpactGreat build quality; lovely to use; nice clicky action. (-) DetractWobbly on its feet; bit basic; a touch expensive. This article was published in the August 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. The Tyrion Lannister of the mechanical keyboard world. Only without the…

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Thrustmaster Leather 28 GT Wheel Add-On Review

at a glance (+) Wheely HotTop quality materials and build; plenty of controls; multi-system compatibility. (-) Wheely NotOnly worth it if you’ve got a leather fetish; quick release system is anything but. This article was published in the August 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Hand-stitched leather…

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Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB Review

at a glance (+) SophisticatedSpeedy Phison controller; good value; impressive real-world performance. (-) SavageStupid name; limiting interface. This article was published in the September 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Performance soothes the savage beast Tech naming conventions are becoming a parody of themselves. Here, we’ve got…

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Acer V17 Nitro Black Edition Review

This article was published in the September 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. aT a glance (+) V8 EnginesNice IPS display; good keyboard; runs quiet. (-) V8 JuiceUnderpowered for 17.3-inch; poor trackpad; coil whine. This mainstream gaming notebook could use a shot of N2O A name like…

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MSI Cubi Review

This article was published in the September 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. at a glance (+) CubeHuge amount of expandability; relatively cheap alternative to Intel’s NUC; looks gorgeous. (-) NoobCan be a bit challenging to get to work on certain monitors; SATA ribbon port feels flimsy….

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Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Review

at a glance (+) TitaniumCrisp; good-looking; stunning build quality; superb water-cooling support, feature packed. (-) It’s GrayPerforated PSU floor; front I/O could be better. This article was published in the September 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. A feature-packed modder’s dream So, why is this Evolv ATX…

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Samsung S34E790C Review

at a glance (+) Bending the RulesSpectacular wrap-around in-game visuals; VA panel packs plenty of contrast and black levels. (-) Just BentCurved geometry looks weird in Windows; poorly calibrated colors; expensive against competition. This article was published in the September 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Curved…

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Windows 10: But what about performance?

We compared graphics performance between Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 with our standard benchmarks. The results? Meh. We were in the midst of running benchmarks and writing the stories for our Budget Gamer, Midrange and Turbo Blueprints builds when Windows 10 launched on Wednesday. So we figured, “Hey, while we’re at it, let’s take a…

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