PC Gaming
Laptops and desktop CPUs and PC consoles, oh my! We’ve already seen some interesting developments coming from boutique system builders at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, though there’s still plenty more to talk about. Like what? Well, Origin PC arrived at CES with laptops configured with desktop processors and a few living room…
A killer system that’s pre-wired for liquid cooling Liquid cooling isn’t new by any means — enthusiasts have been cooling their PCs with water since around the discovery of fire (give or take a few years). But what makes Digital Storm’s new Aventum 3 system a different kind of beast is how the liquid cooling…
The straight dope on Oculus VR You may have noticed that over the years, Maximum PC sometimes doesn’t have a filter — that’s part of where our “Minimum BS” tagline comes from. With that in mind, we sent Online Managing Editor and number one Geraldo Rivera fan Jimmy Thang on a mission to seek out…
Integrated 3D camera might turn heads or a 15.6-inch Chromebook will With all of the new laptops and notebooks being shown at CES 2015, it becomes difficult for a company’s product to stand. But we think Acer might have achieved this with its two new offerings. Maximum PC’s Online Managing Editor Jimmy Thang had the…
A $99 headset with 7.1 surround sound seems promising Kingston is looking to make a bit of a splash with its HyperX branded products. Online Managing Editor Jimmy Thang visited the booth at CES 2015 where he was able to see the HyperX Savage SSD, the Predator PCIe SSD, and a new Cloud 2 headset….
See what the pro gamers are looking at SteelSeries has been a supporter of eSports for a long time by sponsoring various teams and producing various gaming products. But now the gaming peripheral manufacturer is looking to be more involved with eSports in a different way. At CES 2015, SteelSeries has been demoing its Sentry…
The LaVie Z laptop is unbelievably light If companies at CES 2015 were to have a mantra, Lenovo’s would have to be “thin and light.” These were words repeated on a consistent basis to Onling Managing Editor Jimmy Thang who taken by surprise when he picked up Lenovo’s ultra light LaVie Z and was then…
Custom configured laptops for impatient customers One of the advantages of rolling your own rig is that once the parts arrive, you can get busy assembling the system and be finished on the same day. But when you order from a bulk OEM or boutique builder, you’re at the mercy of their lead times. You…
Custom configured laptops for impatient customers One of the advantages of rolling your own rig is that once the parts arrive, you can get busy assembling the system and be finished on the same day. But when you order from a bulk OEM or boutique builder, you’re at the mercy of their lead times. You…
We can’t stop staring at this thing Boutique system builder Xotic PC has teamed up with MSI to build a custom gaming PC called the Elysium. However, we can’t talk about this build without also mentioning In Win, which has been coming up with some downright funky case designs lately, such as the open air…