Maximum PC - USA (2020-09)
MEMORY 64GB (2x32GB) HyperX Predator DDR4 @ 3200MHz $314 This is technically two items, though they’ll be doing the same thing. ...
1 4 SHIELDS DOWN SOCKET ROCKET LET’S KICK THINGS OFF WITH a case stripdown. The cooler and PSU come screwed into the case, and c ...
2 5 3 6 RADIATOR RELEASE THE RAM’S HORNS MOTHERBOARD READY LET THAT SINK IN AT FIRST, it seems impossible to install a motherboa ...
IT’S TIME TO MOUNT THIS MOBO. Even with the radiator out of the way, there’s still little room to work here. Place the H1 on its ...
GETTING THE CABLING sorted is laborious. The twin PCIe power cables for the GPU should be partitioned separately into the cavity ...
WE’RE REALLY PLEASED with how this system turned out, because building it wasn’t easy. The NZXT H1 is a fantastic case with a bu ...
(^1) The PSU is neatly cradled inside this metal shroud attached to the roof of the case. It can be replaced with a different SF ...
benchmarking 28 MAXIMUM PC SEP 2020 maximumpc.com Zak Storey takes you behind the scenes of our testing plans for 2020 and beyon ...
maximumpc.com SEP 2020 MAXIMUM PC 29 AS INTEL CONTINUES to push the limits of 14nm, and Ryzen prefers to do its own thing, we fe ...
YEP, WE’RE FINALLY going to introduce chassis testing. System-building is hugely important to us, and we feel it’s about time we ...
humidity, before running an instance of Prime95 for an hour, and noting down the max CPU temperature. We’ll then let the system ...
WITH NEW BENCHMARKS comes a need for new zero-points and test- beds. Not only is this a pivotal step for our reviews, but it’s a ...
System & Laptop Benchmarks Laptops The End Goal NOTEBOOKS AND LAPTOPS present a particularly interesting challenge. The diff ...
Gavin Bonshor breaks down just what makes your mobo tick, in this primer on the computing world’s most underlooked piece of tech ...
1 CPU socket 2 Memory slots 3 PCIe x16 slot 4 PCIe x1 slot 5 Chipset 6 SATA ports 7 M.2 slot 8 U.2 port 9 Audio codec 10 CMOS ba ...
across each platform regardless of processor, brand, or chipset model. Let’s have a look at a typical motherboard and its most c ...
handle to release and hold the CPU in place. It’s worth noting that most manufacturers don’t include installation socket damage ...
voltages, which, if it wasn’t not converted, would blow the processor pretty much instantly. A basic example of how a VRM works ...
Other areas to consider include onboard audio, which usually comes with different inputs and outputs depending on the grade of a ...
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