In this issue

BECOME A PC MODDER
Kris Butterill gives us his personal take on how to get started in PC modding.

PREDICTING THE UNPREDICTABLE
Ian Evenden investigates how supercomputers can improve forecasts of extreme weather.

IMAGE MANIPULATION
From camera trickery to Photoshop, Sam Lewis delves into this dark art.

GEAR of the YEAR

IT FEELS LIKE only yesterday we were gearing up for last year’s Gear of the Year awards. That prestigious moment where we gather our thoughts on the very best hardware that has been launched in the last year (or at least the gear we’ve had the opportunity to test) and give you our picks for where you should invest your money. It has certainly been an interesting year, that’s for sure, and jam-packed with a ton of new releases. Last time around, we were still reeling from the first year of the pandemic, the world of computing had just arrived at a rather abrupt silicon shortage, and Nvidia had just launched its latest and greatest 3000-series GPUs as well. Life was, fair to say, a little odd. And, arguably, it still is.

10+ mins

CENTERFOLD - Netgear RBKE960 Mesh Router System

PERFORMANCE GEAR LAID BARE

2 mins

Editor's Pick: Nighthawk 5G WiFi 6 Mobile Hotspot Pro

Aside from the crazy name, this is pretty cool

3 mins

Intel Core i9-12900K

Finally, Team Blue’s Hybrid 10nm design is here

3 mins

XFX Radeon RX 6600 Speedster SWFT 210

Not the fastest card on the block

3 mins

MSI GE76 Raider

Strong, sharp, and bulky. This is no shy beast.

4 mins

NZXT H510 Flow - Compact Brilliance

AS YOU MAY KNOW, we’re big fans of small cases here at Maximum PC. It’s perhaps a bit of an Achilles heel of ours that we don’t focus on the larger chassis out there. But there’s just something about compact chassis that really hits home. For the vast majority who don’t hoard TBs of data and process vast simulations or render video footage, a compact machine like this is all you really need. On-board audio killed the sound-card, Nvidia killed SLI, Intel killed networking cards, and the M.2 drive has decimated every other storage form. Because of that, for most people, a small case that you can lift off the ground and plonk on your desk is a smart move.

2 mins

Razer Huntsman V2 Analog

Pure precision or gimmicky overkill?

3 mins

Corsair M65 RGB Ultra Wired Mouse

A modern take on a classic design

3 mins

HyperX Cloud II Wireless

Durable, comfortable and a reliable timeless design.

3 mins

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