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Quick Start Intel releases
its fastest quad-core processor—
and a mobo to go with it ......................... 08Head2Head Flickr vs. Picasa .......... 14
WatchDog Maximum PC takes
a bite out of bad gear ............................. 16How To Create a private network;
plus, how to create sprays in TF2 ........... 50Ask the Doctor Diagnosing
and curing your PC problems ................ 54Contents
R&D Power-line networking
demystifi ed .......................................... 58In the Lab What Nvidia’s new
system-monitoring architecture
means to you ....................................... 60In/Out You write, we respond.......... 94
Rig of the Month Chris
Blarsky’s Max PC ................................ 96Departments
Reviews
Gaming rig Hypersonic Sonic
Boom OCX ............................................... 68Videocard AMD Radeon
HD 3850 ............................................... 70Home server HP MediaSmart
Home Server EX475 .............................. 70Speakers Logitech G51 Surround
Sound Speakers ....................................... 72http://www.maximumpc.com | FEB 08 | MAXIMUMPCNAS box Buffalo TeraStation Live ..... 72
Blu-ray drive Sony BWU-200S .... 74
Case Koolance PC4-1025BK .............. 74
Media player Zune 8GB ................. 77
Portable drives Western Digital
Passport; Maxtor OneTouch 4................ 78Media software Adobe
Photoshop Elements 6; Premiere
Elements 4 ................................................ 8007
Hellgate: London ................................. 82Gaming
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