Zotac GTX 980 Ti Amp! Extreme

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…

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Gigabyte BRIX GBBXA8-5557 Review

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…

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Asus MG279Q Review

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…

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Fractal Design Define S Review

at a glance (+) Well-DefinedSuperb build quality; liquid-cooling support; good price; good cable management. (-) FuzzyNo fan controller; not much air flow for drives. This article was published in the October 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Does Sir require liquid-cooling support? This case has it in…

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