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AOC 24G2

AOC makes high-refresh IPS gaming affordable

HyperX Cloud II Wireless

Durable, comfortable and a reliable timeless design.

NZXT H510 Flow - Compact Brilliance

AS YOU MAY KNOW, we’re big fans of small cases here at Maximum PC. It’s perhaps a bit of an Achilles heel of ours that we don’t focus on the larger chassis out there. But there’s just something about compact chassis that really hits home. For the vast majority who don’t hoard TBs of data and process vast simulations or render video footage, a compact machine like this is all you really need. On-board audio killed the sound-card, Nvidia killed SLI, Intel killed networking cards, and the M.2 drive has decimated every other storage form. Because of that, for most people, a small case that you can lift off the ground and plonk on your desk is a smart move.

Intel Core i9-12900K

Finally, Team Blue’s Hybrid 10nm design is here

XFX Radeon RX 6600 Speedster SWFT 210

Not the fastest card on the block

Razer Huntsman V2 Analog

Pure precision or gimmicky overkill?

MSI GE76 Raider

Strong, sharp, and bulky. This is no shy beast.

GEAR of the YEAR

IT FEELS LIKE only yesterday we were gearing up for last year’s Gear of the Year awards. That prestigious moment where we gather our thoughts on the very best hardware that has been launched in the last year (or at least the gear we’ve had the opportunity to test) and give you our picks for where you should invest your money. It has certainly been an interesting year, that’s for sure, and jam-packed with a ton of new releases. Last time around, we were still reeling from the first year of the pandemic, the world of computing had just arrived at a rather abrupt silicon shortage, and Nvidia had just launched its latest and greatest 3000-series GPUs as well. Life was, fair to say, a little odd. And, arguably, it still is.

Editor's Pick: Nighthawk 5G WiFi 6 Mobile Hotspot Pro

Aside from the crazy name, this is pretty cool

Corsair M65 RGB Ultra Wired Mouse

A modern take on a classic design

CENTERFOLD - Netgear RBKE960 Mesh Router System

PERFORMANCE GEAR LAID BARE

THE GAMES OF 2022

What’s coming to PC in 2022? Christian Guyton breaks down all the games we can expect to see next year.

ULTRA-MOBILE COMPUTERS & YOU

From subnotebooks to Ultra Mobile PCs, these machines have come and gone over the years. John Knight asks if we are about to see their return.

Deathloop

Repetition dissected, perfected, then done all over again

QUANTUM COMPUTERS ARE HERE... AND HERE...

The first quantum computers are being delivered to researchers and supercomputing centers. What will we do with them? Ian Evenden finds out.

CENTERFOLD The Modded Monster

PERFORMANCE GEAR LAID BARE

Razer Opus X

Does half the price mean half as nice?

Razer Blade 14 QHD

AMD CPU + Razer Blade 14 = razor sharp laptop

Netgear Nighthawk RAX200

Pricey Networking Supremacy

Marsback Zephyr Pro

I’m your smallest fan

Lian Li Q58

Lian Li is at it again, this time taking on the SFF market.

Corsair Xeneon 32QHD165

Does premium-priced 1440p gaming make sense?

Logitech StreamCam

The simple webcam solution?

Going Mobile

Getting Prepped for a Hospital Stay

Editors' Picks: Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Wireless Mouse

With a mouse this good, do the CPI and IPS stats matter?

ASRock RX 6700 XT Phantom Gaming OC

A good GPU in a mediocre card

Adobe Illustrator vs. Affinity Designer

Can the design newbie knock Adobe off its perch?

HyperX Alloy Origins 60

Big things come in small packages

Humankind

Human kind. Bear ferocious. Egyptian chariot terrifying.

Razer Raptor 27

Is Razer’s refreshed Raptor good enough to justify its painfully premium pricing?