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Crusader Kings III
The king is dead! Long live the king!
Corsair K100
Reimagining a champion
Big Navi Lands
With AMD’s new launch, Nvidia has a serious rival at last
Audacity vs Audition
Battle of the digital audio workshops
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
Time to get Ampered for Nvidia’s new starting lineup
Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme
Aint no kill quite like overkill
Röki
Take a stroll through a deep, dark wood
NEXT-GEN DISTROS
Step right up: Jonni Bidwell is here to unveil the finest Linux distros around!
Hydra Mini
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
MSI Raider GE66
Raiders of the lost laptop
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
Oh give me a home, where the robo-buffalo roam…
Google Docs vs LibreOffice
The last word no longer belongs to Microsoft
Corsair 4000D Airflow
Obsidian meets 2020
Testing Nano Coolant We get handson with one of the world's most advanced liquid coolants
WE KNOW WHAT you’re thinking: “This is odd.” And you’re right—it’s not something we’d usually cover here at Maximum PC. It’s not a gaming rig specced out to some arbitrary number set by the management bods, nor is it a deep-dive into the latest technological architecture from the likes of Nvidia (next issue—don’t worry!). No, this is something we’ve never done before: A case study and the chance to test something that very few people can get their hands on.
GMMK Compact Barebones Keyboard
A small, mighty keyboard you can build yourself
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
Incremental increases
Premiere Pro vs DaVinci Resolve
Choose your champion in the battle of the big video-editing apps
Razer Blade Pro 17
The Blade is back to blow you away
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Need a number-crunching monster in order to work from home? We’ve got you covered
HyperX Pulsefire Raid
A great sensor, 11 buttons, and a reasonable price, so what’s the catch?
Elgato Wave:3
Elgato fleshes out its streaming range with a great USB mic
Corsair One A100
Return of the king
How to Delid Your Processor, and Why
AH DELIDDING, THAT OLD, TERRIFYING PROCEDURE, usually only recommended for the elite.
Death Stranding
Life’s a beach and then you don’t die
CLOCK WORKS
Want to be a competitive overclocker? Here’s how to get started, by Scharon Harding
Beyond a Steel Sky
One of the great '90s adventures reimagined
ViewSonic Elite XG350R-C
The perfect home office gaming monitor?
TECH PORN
TECH PORN
Phanteks Eclipse P500A
Maximum mesh
Desperados III
The quiet bunch