INTO THE DEEP

Introduced in Turing cards, DLSS promised better images via machine learning. PHIL IWANIUK plumbs its depths

Google Stadia vs. Nvidia GeForce Now

The launch of Stadia, Google’s push into the game-streaming arena, was troubled at best, and user numbers are already struggling, while other platforms have drawn comparisons with Google’s offering. So, we’re working out which one is best; Stadia’s primary competition here is Nvidia’s GeForce Now, originally designed for its Shield TV, but since expanded for PCs and mobile devices. Which is the superior service? Let’s take a look.

Enermax Liqmax III ARGB 360

Cooling in color at a bargain price

Dell XPS 13 2-in-1

Dell makes its flagship foldable even better

Corsair Vengeance 6182

You’d struggle to find a better all-around AMD build

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

Performance to shake up the mid-range market

Alienware Aurora R9

Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility

Razer Kraken Ultimate

Some iconic cans get the luxury treatment—and they’re worth the extra outlay

Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition

It’s time to get creative

Phoenix Point

It’s life, but not as we know it

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