maximumpc.com SEP 2020 MAXIMUM PC 47
R&D
examining technology and putting it to useTIP OF THE MONTH
MAKE – USE – CREATE
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO IMPROVING YOUR PCAT HOME BUT
NOT FOLDING
Well, the powers that be are
keeping the Maximum PC office
closed for now, so this is another
issue brought to you from the
dubious comfort of my GT Omega
gaming chair. My apartment is
filling up with boxes, and I don’t
have a dedicated workspace at
home like our dear editor.
But even entering month four
of lockdown, I’m not discouraged.
The good folks at Aukey sent us a
gigantic mouse mat that functions
well as a hardware testing ground,
so that’s currently dominating my
dining table, along with the liquid-
cooled PC you’ll see later in the
reviews section. I eat dinner on my
lap in front of the TV now.
One upside to the lockdown is
how much closer it has brought
me to the important people in
my life. I call my family more
regularly now; I get to spend more
time with my partner. It’s a drastic
change from the nine to five, but
I’m strangely grateful.
I’d also like to take this
opportunity to reiterate something
I said last issue; we’re looking for
black writers to join our body of
freelancers, and I’d like to extend
that offer to writers from all walks
of life and communities too. We
want to build Maximum PC into a
publication with a diverse team
of writers, bringing a wider range
of experiences to our magazine.
We’d love to hear from you!UPDATE THOSE DRIVERS
It’s easy to fall behind keeping your hardware up to date. Tools
like GeForce Experience are helpful but are also clunky, and
motherboard BIOS updates can be a nightmare to manage.
Thankfully, these aren’t difficult to check; most manufacturer
websites make it easy to find and download the latest drivers
for your product—it’s just up to you to remember to update
them once a month!↘ submit your How To project idea to: [email protected]
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