Maximum PC - UK (2019-12)

©^

MI

CR

OS

OF

T,^

AM

D,^

NV

IDI

A
IN THE LAB

DECEMBER 2019

24

$500 BUILD IT

CHALLENGE

Can we build the best

upgradable system for

under half a grand?

40

THE HISTORY

OF THE PC

In a world of competing

processors and OSes, we

explore how the PC began.

52

HOST YOUR

OWN PASSWORD

SERVER

Control how your passwords

are synched and stored.

QUICKSTART

10

19

20

22

94

THE NEWS

Intel’s new top dogs; Navi goes mass

market; PayPal leaves Libra; PS

details; Galaxy Fold returns; more....

THE LIST

Eight of the best announcements

from Germany’s IFA 2019.

HEAD TO HEAD

Three high-end graphics cards

battle it out mano a mano.

60

62

LETTERS

R&D

AUTOPSY

How easy is it to play with the new

Nintendo Switch Lite’s insides?

HOW TO

Avoid excessive transcoding in

Plex; install Kodi on a Fire T V Stick;

learn shortcuts; recover or repair

Win 10; Affinity Photo Personas.

DOCTOR

COMMENTS

76

ACER

CONCEPTD

500

80 ACER

PRODESIGNER

BM

88

ENDGAME

GEAR XM

90

GEARS 5

24

$

BUILD IT

CHALLENGE

6 MAXIMUMPC DEC 2019 maximumpc.com

where we put stuff
table of contents SUBSCRIBE

TODAY!

see PG. 38