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Maximum PC
July 2022
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TRIPLE THREAT TIME
NOW THAT I’VE BEEN at the helm of
QUICKSTART
THE NEWS AMD refreshes three 6000-series GPUs
Flagship GPUs launched ahead of RDNA 3 this fall
AMD Seeking Zen, Round Four
THE PROCESSOR DEVELOPMENT cycle takes a long time, from initial goals and planning through early simulations and hardware revisions. When AMD started working on the Zen 4 architecture, switching to a DDR5- exclusive memory controller probably seemed like a sensible choice.
THE LIST
THE TOP FIVE WIRELESS GAMING MICE
The danger of dabbling in Alchemy…
CAN INTEL FINALLY DO IT and produce a competitive graphics card? The answer should already be in hand. But the release of higher-performing versions of Intel’s Arc graphics cards is likely to be delayed. For how long Alchemist could be held back isn’t clear, but from a company with a dismal record for delivering dedicated graphics products, it hardly bodes well.
LETTERS
DOCTOR THIS MONTH THE DOCTOR TACKLES...
> Upgrading N > HDMI without wir > Dual-boot and EFI
LETTERS WE TACKLE TOUGH READER QUESTIONS ON...
> SSD Firmware Wo > Laptop Longevi > Dead as a Dro > Sony Gaming Phone
THE BUILDS THIS MONTH’S STREET PRICES...
BUDGET WOW! Our Intel system looks like a
BENCHMARKING BUSINESS
BENCHMARKI NG BUSINESS
Christian Guyton is testing, testing, one two three…
RYZEN AGAIN THE RESURRECTION OF AMD
Five years ago, AMD nearly went to the wall. Now, it has the edge on Intel and Nvidia, and billions in the bank. Jeremy Laird investigates its dramatic resurgence
PCs VS CONSOLES: GAME ON
Games consoles have become more like PCs, and with subscription services such as Xbox Game Pass blurring the lines between PC and console gaming, which is the better platform for gamers in 2022? Guy Cocker investigates
CENTERFOLD PERFORMANCE GEAR LAID BARE
HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED at your fancy-pants 4K
THE RACE TO EXASCALE SUPERCOMPUTERS
Powering AI, medicine, weather, and more. By Jarred Walton
SIMULATING THE HUMAN BRAIN
If the goal is to create a machine
AMD’S EX ASCALE AMBITIONS
AMD’s EPYC processors packing up to 64 cores
INTEL’S AURORA, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
The Aurora supercomputer has a lengthy history. Originally
NVIDIA GOES ALL-IN ON AI
While scientific research using FP64 remains important, Nvidia
GPUS AREN’T JUST FOR GAMES
The advent of modern GPUs has radically altered
MEET GOOGLE’S TPU V4, KIND OF
Google is another company that has put a
R&D
HOW TO STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO IMPROVING YOUR PC
TIP OF THE MONTH © GEFORCE EXPERIENCE APP,
Advanced Win11 tips: Command Prompt
YOU’LL NEED THIS ANY WINDOWS PC WILL DO Windows 10 release 20H1 (or later) to use the Windows Terminal; otherwise, tips should all work in the old Command Prompt console
Machine of the Month: Apple Macintosh II
YOU’LL NEED THIS A COPY OF MINI VMAC Plus working system ROM and OS image. https://www.gryphel.com/c/ minivmac/download.html
GIMP neon line emphasis
YOU’LL NEED THIS GIMP 2.1 www.gimp.org OS: Windows 7 or newer
LAB NOTES GUY COCKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
HDR10+ PC gaming is coming Samsung goes big
IN THE LAB
MSI RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
Cranking the GDDR6 dial all the way up to 18Gbps
Geekom Mini IT8
Is this dinky desktop PC a viable laptop alternative?
Lenovo Legion S7
Steely but slender
BenQ Mobiuz E X2710R
Curved, VA, and a high refresh rate... we’re hooked
MSI MPG Artymis 273CQR X-QD
MSI’s gaming monitor also aims to please creative types
HP Chromebook x2 11
Magnetic personality
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal
Looks, performance, and the sound to back it up?
NZXT Function
Typing into the peripheral mainframe
NZXT Lift
Clicking into the peripheral mainframe
Lego Star Wars: The Sk y walker Saga
A chip off the old block
LastPass vs. Bit warden
Which password manager is better?
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