Maximum PC - USA (2020-09)

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IN THE LAB

SEPTEMBER 2020

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COMPACT

COMPUTING

Build yourself a

powerful, desk-friendly

videographer’s machine.

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MAXIMUM

BENCHMARKING

Zak takes you behind the

scenes on all of our testing

plans for 2020 and beyond.

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MOTHERBOARDS

UNWRAPPED

Gavin Bonshor breaks down

what makes your faithful mobo

tick, in this answer-all primer.

QUICKSTART

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THE NEWS

Threadripper goes pro, Oculus Go

gone, Apple’s transition, and more.

TECH PORN

Take a closer look at the kick-ass

Razer Blade Pro 17 4K.

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LETTERS

R&D

HOW TO

Benchmark your SSD like

Maximum PC, post to your Word-

Press blog, and more.

AUTOPSY

Explore inside the hardwood-

finished Atari 2600.

BUILD IT

We try out the Ryzen 3300X

to build a classic, sub-$1,

gaming PC.

The Razer

Blade Pro

17 4K boasts

serious power.

DOCTOR

COMMENTS

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VIEWSONIC

ELITE XG350R-C

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EK FLUID

GAMING 270

VANQUISH

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DISINTEGRATION

COMPACT

COMPUTING

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STEELSERIES APEX 3

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