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IT’S FAST BECOMING Maximum PC Holiday issue tradition to go all-out with our cover build and put together the fastest machine possible. Perhaps it feels in keeping with the excess of the Holidays, or the fact that we’re more inclined to let the purse

Editor-in-Chief: Guy Cocker Staff Writer: Sam Lewis Contributing Writers: Alex Blake, Tim Danton, Shane Downing, Ian Evenden, Dave James, Jorge Jimenez, Jeremy Laird, Chris Lloyd, Nick Peers, Nik Rawlinson, Jacob Ridley, Zak Storey, Robin Valentine,

THE RACE to have AI is over. Every big tech company now has an AI department, and is busy adding AI software and hardware to nearly everything in its portfolio. The race has now turned to building those large-scale models into really large-scale ones

ASUS GOT HOLD OF the new Intel flagship processor, the Core i9-14900KF, and bathed it in a flow of liquid helium to see how far it could be pushed. After a week, they found out: 9.044GHz on one core. This broke Asus’ record by 35.1Hz, achieved with t

IT IS PRETTY MUCH an open secret—Nvidia is preparing to launch three ‘Super’ versions of the 4000-series: the RTX 4080, 4070 Ti, and 4070. This will plug some gaps in the 4000-series range, and address the pricing bands. The branding is odd, as Nvidi

Researchers have managed to read a word of the burnt scrolls of Herculaneum, using X-rays, a particle accelerator, and AI. Amazon has created humanoid robots. At 5’ 9'’, they can carry up to 35lb for up to three hours. A start-up is set to launch its

VALVE’S STEAM DECK has received an overhaul. Obviously the screen changes from LCD to OLED, but there’s much more than just that, as almost every part has been redesigned. The upgrade is not focused on raw performance—more a better version of the ori

The latest Windows update, 23H2, has added Copilot to Win11. It saw a limited roll-out a few weeks ago, now it is baked into the OS. Copilot is available from the taskbar, or by keyboard shortcut (Windows key + C and replacing Cortana, which is now d

Eight years later, there’s little doubt about which technology won out. G-Sync still exists, but the number of new ‘true’ G-Sync displays—as opposed to G-Sync Compatible options—has dwindled to almost nothing. For example, Nvidia lists just 23 G-Sync

AMD has revealed its Zen 4-based Threadripper processors, with up to 96 cores and 192 threads. Early tests of the Threadripper Pro 7995WX show them to be the proper monsters you might expect: it trounced comparable Intel systems, and is over 50 perce

The tipping point, when we look back years from now from our brain-embedded Arm PCs, will likely be 2024. That’s the year that Qualcomm’s exclusive deal with Microsoft to provide chips with the Arm-compatible version of Windows expires and we see jus

If anyone ever tells you there’s a “build order” to these kind of things, please give them a good shake. Each build is different and dependent on parts, clearances, and multiple other factors—each system is going to be built slightly differently, or,

INTEL’S LATEST PROCESSORS currently sit in an odd place, as they’re a weird hybrid of monolithic chip design (boasting those impressive low latencies and power efficiency), while also having characteristics that are not entirely dissimilar to more mo

Interestingly, AMD is in a bit of a unique position where it currently has market dominance, and a whole swathe of processors in its arsenal to counter Intel. There is, however, an argument to be had as to whether that’s a good or bad thing. On the o

IF WE NEVER SEE an off-grid power supply again, it will be too soon. At one point, it felt like every stand we passed offered variants on the same thing: a cuboid box of varying size powered by as big a battery that could fit inside. You then simply

IFA 2023 isn’t the main launchpad for phones and tablets; that’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February. However, we do see some offbeat launches, and this year was no different. The V Purse was announced by Honor’s CEO, George Zhao. It uses

It’s often overlooked, but File Explorer remains a crucial part of your everyday experience in Windows, and Microsoft continues to evolve new and ‘improved’ features. One visible example can be found by pressing Alt + Shift + P to reveal a new detail

If you’d like to access Immich while on the road—particularly if you’re looking to back up photos and videos while traveling—you’ll need to follow similar steps to all the other Docker containers you’ve configured in a similar manner. First, you’ll n

By default, Everything lets you search using plain English, and one of its benefits is its accessibility, despite its power. But if you want a bit more control and flexibility when you search, you can use regular expressions instead. To enable them,

> Back Issues > Meta Questing > Maintaining an Edge I was recently on a long vacation, and I had a chance to make some progress on the Maximum PC issues that were waiting in my queue. As such, I have multiple items to discuss. Answering one letter, y