16-BIT HITS

MID-RANGE MONSTER

Guy Cocker LAST MONTH, I went all-out on

GPU War Heats Up

The next generation of cards finally go head-to-head

FASTEST HARD DRIVES EVER

© INTEL, AMD, SEAGATE SEAGATE’S SECOND GENERATION of

ZEN 4’S V-CACHE CHIP DUE SOON

But they will be limited to eight-core

Tech Triumphs and Tragedies

A monthly snapshot of what’s good and bad in tech

WORLD RECORD OVERCLOCK

Fastest ever desktop processor now 8.8GHz

META LOSES 11,000 STAFF

Layoffs spike across entire tech industry

Intel’s FakeCatcher

© META, INTEL, CSA VIA WIKIMEDIA, DEEPFAKES, VIDEOS

The Internet on One Fiber

A new data transfer record using a single

Smart Homes to get Smarter

One problem with smart homes is they aren’t

Understanding Power and Efficiency

Jarred Walton CREATING A MODERN microprocessor involves myriad

THE LIST

THE BEST 4K TVS FOR PC GAMING

The GPU pricing paradox

Jeremy Laird SOMETHING ODD IS GOING ON in

DOCTOR

THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES...

LETTERS

WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON...

THE BUILDS

THIS MONTH’S STREET PRICES...

THE SLICK AND SUBTLE 4090 RIG

Building with the best for less

AMD RDNA 3 ARCHITECTURAL DEEP DIVE

Taking a dip in the pool with the upcoming RX 7900-series

BOOST SECURITY & PRIVACY ONLINE

Nick Peers explains how to lock down your identity and data online

RETRO EMULATION

The Maximum PC team all have their own favorite retro memories. Jonni Bidwell helps you relive yours

RELIVE PAST COMPUTERS

A roundup of some of the retro computers that made us smile (and occasionally swear)

RETRO GAMING ON THE PC

If you’re struggling to source a Pi, or

RETRO GAMING ON THE Pi

Set up RetroPie and set a course for nostalgic reverie.

SETTING UP RETROPIE

1. DOWNLOAD PI IMAGER We usually recommend Balena

THOSE MAGNIFICENT MACHINES OF THE 1980s

The eight-bit machines managed to do a huge amount with little memory and CPUs that could barely cope with long division

HOW TO STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO IMPROVING YOUR PC

TIP OF THE MONTH

AUTOPSY THIS MONTH WE DISSECT...

Xbox Adaptive Controller

Streamline and speed up your PC

YOU’LL NEED THIS

How to Colorize B&W Photos in Photoshop

YOU’LL NEED THIS

LAB NOTES

Nvidia nonchalance A reader is perplexed by the

GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition

Does it measure up to the RTX 4090?

Velocity Micro Raptor Z95

Top-end components, overclocked for your pleasure

Sapphire Radeon RX 6700

Strong competition for Intel’s Arc

Asus ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi D4

Good value Raptor Lake motherboard

Asus ZenWiFi XT9

Affordable mesh system that doesn’t disappoint

Samsung Odyssey Ark

A magnificent monitor for mad money

SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless

Does this ultra-light mouse live up to its price?

SureFire Harrier 360

Bang for your buck or just thumping bass?

HyperX Pulsefire Haste Wireless

Marvelous eSports mouse at a decent price

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)

Task Force 141 is back for another global terrorist hunt

Authy vs. Google Authenticator

Which is the better two-factor authentication app?