XPG Xenia 15 KC

1440p high-refresh in a slim, slick, portable package

MSI MEG Z690 Unify

Seriously stealthy and stuffed with M.2 support

SteelSeries Apex 3 TKL

Sane or insane in the membrane?

Dell S3222DGM

Affordable 32-inch, 1440p gaming

Intel Core i5-12600K

Give it up for the new gaming champ

Eizo FlexScan EV3895

Epic but pricey productivity in a 38-inch package

AVerMedia PW513

For professional use, streaming, or both?

Asus ROG Strix Impact II Moonlight White

This mouse looks crisp in Asus’s moonlight white

ASRock Radeon RX 6900 XT Formula

Big Navi revs its engine

Asus ROG Strix Go Core Moonlight White

A great-looking budget headset with few frills

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