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Maximum PC Magazine March 2017 Back Issue

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213 Reviews   •  English   •   Tech & Gaming (PC)
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Every issue, we’re set new challenges. Whether it’s via our executive editor, our editor-in-chief, or the management bods who want those big headlines on the front cover, we’re thrown into the belly of the beast with a new conundrum to tackle. And each issue, those challenges get more extreme. This time, we were sat down and told: “$300 that’s your budget. We want a 250GB SSD, and 8GB of memory. Do it!” And so here we are. Maximum performance at the absolute minimum budget. A base system that can operate efficiently and quickly, yet is fully capable o f being upgraded to compete with some of the most prestigious mid-range gaming or office PCs out there.
But who are we if not suckers for punishment?
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March 2017 $300 BUILD IT CHALLENGE Every issue, we’re set new challenges. Whether it’s via our executive editor, our editor-in-chief, or the management bods who want those big headlines on the front cover, we’re thrown into the belly of the beast with a new conundrum to tackle. And each issue, those challenges get more extreme. This time, we were sat down and told: “$300 that’s your budget. We want a 250GB SSD, and 8GB of memory. Do it!” And so here we are. Maximum performance at the absolute minimum budget. A base system that can operate efficiently and quickly, yet is fully capable o f being upgraded to compete with some of the most prestigious mid-range gaming or office PCs out there. But who are we if not suckers for punishment?


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$300 BUILD IT CHALLENGE
Every issue, we’re set new challenges. Whether it’s via our executive editor, our editor-in-chief, or the management bods who want those big headlines on the front cover, we’re thrown into the belly of the beast with a new conundrum to tackle. And each issue, those challenges get more extreme. This time, we were sat down and told: “$300 that’s your budget. We want a 250GB SSD, and 8GB of memory. Do it!” And so here we are. Maximum performance at the absolute minimum budget. A base system that can operate efficiently and quickly, yet is fully capable o f being upgraded to compete with some of the most prestigious mid-range gaming or office PCs out there.
But who are we if not suckers for punishment?
read more read less
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