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TECH PORN
PERFORMANCE GEAR LAID BARE
PROTECT YOUR DATA
Encrypt files, folders, and even entire drives to keep your data secure
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
Is extra memory worth the added cost?
Maingear Element
A new gaming laptop enters the ring, and it can box all 10 rounds
GAMING POWERHOUSE
We set out to assemble a powerful eight-core system for gaming. Break out the LEDs!
BenQ DesignVue PD3220U
Made for Mac, nearly perfect for PC
2020 VISION
What’s hot and what’s not in screen tech in 2020? Jeremy Laird takes a deep dive into the PC monitor market
2020 Tech Preview
The Maximum PC team predicts what the coming year holds for PC technology
Machine Of The Month: The Commodore 64
You’ll need this vice (the versatile commodore emulator) Download from http://viceemu.sourceforge.net for your Windows or Linux PC.
BUILD IT: My First PC
A simple, affordable computer, ideal for beginners setting out on their system-building journey
AUTOPSY
MacBook Pro 16-inch
FREE UP SPACE
How can you ensure your PC doesn’t run out of storage? Nick Peers has some pointers…
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Third-generation Threadripper is the new king of cores
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
More military shooting from the masters of the genre
Intel Core i9-9900KS
With 5GHz on all cores, it’s the new gaming king
Master The Raspberry Pi 4
A pack of perfect projects to get your Pi 4 journey off the ground.
Virtual Reality - Is It Really The Future Or Just A Passing Fad?
Join us as we take a look at the current state of virtual reality in gaming and beyond
Disco Elysium
A text-heavy RPG with a strong sense of the bizarre
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
A multithreaded monster, great for content creators
10 Is The Magic Number
Intel’s 10th-gen Core CPUs are here, and with them its 10nm production process. But, as Jeremy Laird found, the power of 10 is proving a little problematical
Take Control Of Your Audiobooks
Rip, convert, and stream your audiobook collection to any device, with Nick Peers
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super
A good card to fill a narrow gap
MSI MEG X570 Ace
Ace In The Hole
Liquid-Cooled Monster
THE $6,000 RYZEN 4K SLI BUILD
TerraMaster F5-422
Awesome NAS that won’t hurt your wallet
Tech Porn
MSI Prestige X570 Creation
Falcon Northwest Talon 20th Anniversary Gaming PC
This falcon is as beautiful as it is deadly
$500 Build It Challenge
Can we build the best upgradable system for under half a grand?
The History Of The PC
In a world of competing processors and operating systems, John Knight explores how the PC began
How To Host Your Own Password Server
Take control of how your passwords are synched and where they’re stored