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Double the backup Why choose between offline and cloud storage schemes when you can have both? That’s essentially what Seagate proposes with its Backup Plus line of external USB 3.0 drive solutions, which now include 200GB of Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage for free. Seagate also announced a new 4TB option housed in a 20.5mm chassis,…
Go Platinum without breaking the bank EVGA is home to some of the best power supplies in the business, particularly its SuperNova P2 series. They’re all 80 Plus Platinum certified, which means they’re highly efficient, and backed by a generous 10-year warranty. Good stuff, except prior to today the series only consisted of 1000W, 1200W,…
Shame on Samsung It’s a given that pre-built PCs might come with bloatware installed, but one thing you don’t expect third-party software to do is disable Windows Update on the down low. Yet that’s exactly what Samsung is doing on some of the PCs it sells. Talk about a “WTF?” moment. Patrick Barker, a Microsoft…
Another one bites the dust The branded motherboard business isn’t finished shrinking, at least not according to supply chain makers in Taiwan chirping in Digitimes’ ear. They say that Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) will no longer actively market its own-brand DIY motherboards, choosing instead to focus its efforts on ODM and OEM production. If you’ve…
In this corner, wearing the red shorts: Fury X We’ve known about Fiji for months: AMD’s latest and greatest GPU, with HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) capable of an impressive 512GB/s of memory bandwidth. Couple that with 4,096 shader units compared to the previous 2,816 in Hawaii’s 290X/390X, and on paper, we can expect some impressive…
This article was published in the January 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. The strong pull of nostalgia in games Nostalgia is a sweet, sweet drug. It screws with our perceptions and judgment, but pays us back with a warm feeling and a sure sense that, once…
Windows 10’s new Start menu, what it comes with, and how to customize it One of the big beefs desktop consumers have with Windows 8 is the lack of a proper Start Button/Menu. Even Windows 8.1 doesn’t fully return the coveted feature back to its original taskbar seat. The thinking on Microsoft’s part during the…
Time Warner Cable has been hit with an informal net neutrality complaint Broadband provider Time Warner Cable was hit with an informal net neutrality complaint on Monday that claims the company is violating the FCC’s “no paid prioritization” and “no throttling” rules. The complaint was filed by streaming company Commercial Network Services (CNS) and essentially…
The Doctor answers your questions about second monitors, USB testing, Blu-ray codecs, PCI issues, and display crashes Multiple Displays I like to keep websites open or watch a movie on my secondary monitor while gaming. Would using a USB-attached device like an HP DisplayPort for the second display give me much of a performance increase,…
The doctor answers your questions about bloated systems, transferring SSDs, water cooling, maximizing performance, and fixing graphics cards Feeling Bloated Doc, I’m looking to upgrade my rig. Currently, the hardware is liquid-cooled. I’m running an Asus P9X79 motherboard, an Intel 256GB SSD, three WD My Book External hard drives and one 250GB WD hard drive,…