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How To: Benchmark Your PC without Breaking the Bank
We run benchmarks at Maximum PC because we have to; there’s no other way to determine the minute differences between systems without a repeatable standard of comparison. But you don’t have to be a...
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Reinvent the Windows Wheel
There’s an unwritten rule that states, “To be considered a power user, you must tweak every aspect of your PC and assert man’s dominance over machine.” That means not only choosing the right...
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Overclock Your Videocard
You’ve already pushed your CPU to the edge and taken your RAM to its outer limits.Now it’s time to put the screws to your videocard. Every company that sells videocards based on an AMD or Nvidia GPU...
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Build Your Own No-Compromises $1,500 PC
Any fool can spec out the ultimate Dream Machine. Just open up your wallet, pull out the Visa card, and tell the web store to overnight its most expensive parts to you. Voila! You’ve got the makings...
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Daniel Klus' Jan Henryk Dabrowski's Castle
A huge fan of the Total War series, 17-year-old Daniel Klus decided to channel his passion for all things medieval by designing a castle case. But his year-long project doesn’t reflect his love for any...
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RAID Controllers Compared!
In the November 2007 issue, we took an in-depth look at RAID—short for Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or Independent) Disks—and broke down the pros, cons, and most importantly, speeds of the various...
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Maximum PC's Sixth Annual Softy Awards
Yes, it’s that time of year again when we pay tribute to software. For without it, our badass rigs would have nothing to do to but look pretty. Indeed, it’s the programs we run that show us what our...
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Fast Forward: VIA's new Isaiah Processor
These are exciting times for mobile PCs. A new category of sub-$500 subnotebook computers is emerging, inspired by last year’s Asus Eee PC (see March column) and the Everex Cloudbook. By the end of...
View ArticleAlienware Area-51 m15x
It’s easy to be seduced by Alienware’s m15x notebook. From its handsome silver-gray case to its cool-yet-tasteful LED accents to its comfortable lap weight of less than eight pounds, this 15.4-inch...
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How To: Create a Custom Internet Radio Station
Your IT department won’t let you copy MP3s onto your work PC, and your iPod won’t hold your massive music collection, but you need to listen to tunes while you toil away at the day’s labor. What’s an...
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Psst! Want to Hack Your Hardware? Here's How!
As much as we would love for our computers to work perfectly, the fact is that PCs and gadgets are complex devices that often fall short of exactly what we want. When confronted with this fact, we’re...
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Where Lies the Point of Diminishing Returns?
In the July issue, I tested HP’s Mini-Note—the small, cheap notebook is HP’s answer to the subcompact, sub-$500 Asus Eee PC. HP’s tiny notebook got me thinking about the point of diminishing PC...
View ArticleThe Big Websites List 2012: 72 Sites You Don't Want To Miss
How big is the Internet, to you? No, we don’t want to hear about all the billions of pages indexed by Google. We’re talking about your Internet—the set of sites that you’re aware of, that you might...
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Blueprints: The Maximum PC Recommended Builds (September 2012)
What time is it? Blueprints time! We've built three rigs at three approximate price points: Baseline, Performance, and, because you asked for it, Budget. Baseline gets you a powerful, no-compromises...
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August 2012: 100 Ways To Speed Up Windows
In the PDF archive of the August 2012 issue you can find:100 Ways To Speed Up WindowsSamsung Series 9 Ultrabook ReviewCommodore Redux: Replica C64 outside; modern PC insideNvidia Geforce GTX 690...
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