PC Gaming
Packing power in a small package Holiday shopping is coming, and there’s the stress to buy the right thing for the right person, all within a tight holiday deadline. It sucks. It’s stressful. And it probably makes you want to kick an elf right in its stupid elfy face. For some of us, building a…
Respectable power and performance on a budget Believe it or not, it’s that time of year again. Red frills and decorations are everywhere, and holiday music fills every conceivable retail space. Love them or hate them, the holidays are just around the bend. At least there are some deals to be had. When we went…
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again At a Glance (+) Time Travel: Great price-to-performance ratio; runs quiet; faster than the competition. (-) DeLorean: Less efficient than the competition; not much different from R9 380. Flashback: The date is December 11, 2011, and AMD has just launched their latest and greatest graphics processor, the HD 7970,…
FPS encounters in the post-apocalypse Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt heard about Fallout 4, the latest entry in the acclaimed post-apocalyptic RPG series. And if you missed it, you might also want to check out the awesome case mod in our latest Rig of the Month! Fallout 4 uses an…
You can never have enough when it comes to gear and tech; there’s always something coming out that’s going to be better. When does it ever end? Hopefully, never. Here are my choices for this week. Balanced and neutral audio There are “PC speakers” and then there are speakers. I’ve used plenty of PC-oriented speakers…
A top-tier wired headset to satisfy your aural fixation We’ve had the G633 on hand here at Maximum PC for quite some time, but we’ve wanted to hold off on reviewing the unit for a few reasons. Now that we’ve had it and used it to its full potential, we can confidently say that this…
Top Deal: If you’re new to the wonderful world of building your own PCs, then congratulations, you skipped the era of slicing and cutting flesh on boring (and sharp edged) beige cases. These days the landscape is littered with options, and you don’t have to spend a ton of money on a nice chassis. Case…
Keep calm and hack on Just to be clear, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) isn’t interested in blocking third-party router firmware like DD-WRT, nor does the government agency think you shouldn’t be allow to hack your wireless box. The FCC felt the need to address the topic after one of its recent proposals sparked an…
New Windows 10 phone coming soon The Windows 10 party has already started in earnest on the desktop, and come this Friday, November 20, it will extend to mobile with the launch of Microsoft’s Lumia 950, its first Windows 10 smartphone. Much to the chagrin of competing wireless carriers not named AT&T, the modern day…
At a Glance Up (+): Extremely well made; motors hidden in column; quiet compared to others; looks fantastic. Down (-): Pricey; get 100% of the Air’s function at 20% of the cost with other desks (but won’t look as good); buggy software. The ultimate desk We often talk about the best possible computing experience, but…