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November 2005: Ultimate Videocard Showdown!

The Maximum PC Staff — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 14:14:01 -0600

The complete PDF archive of the November 2005 edition of Maximum PC, every article included, every page posted! Download it now!

November 2005

Maximum PC — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:51:12 -0500

Videocard Buyers' Guide
Confused? Bewildered? Vexed? No problem: Maximum PC has the answers on choosing your next videocard for today's--and tomorrow's--games! We break down the specs, put the jargon in laygamer's terms, and show you exactly what to expect from high-end setups like SLI and CrossFire.

How Windows Won Me Over

Maximum PC — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 18:26:49 -0500

By Will Smith
It’s still hard for me to believe that Windows has been around for 20 years.

How To: Make a Bootable CD-ROM

Maximum PC — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:00:31 -0500

By Logan Decker
If Windows doesn’t feel like starting up and your files are being held hostage, booting into a DOS environment with a floppy disk or floppy emulation won’t do you much good because you can’t access NTFS partitions.

This floppy-less method gives you access to all your files (provided the problem isn’t with your drive; if it is, you have our sympathies).

Zen Vision 30GB Portable Video Player

Maximum PC — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:58:19 -0500

We can only imagine the conversations with Microsoft that took place when Creative decided to ditch Redmond’s Portable Media Center platform in favor of its own homebrew interface (“It’s not you—it’s us”).

Innovatek SET Passive Water-Cooling Kit

Maximum PC — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 20:25:06 -0500

We all know that water conducts heat much more efficiently than air, but is it so effective that a water-cooling kit can run without any fans? That’s what we wanted to test with Innovatek’s SET passive water-cooling kit, which foregoes the standard radiator/fan setup in exchange for a massive external radiator that can either be bolted to the side of your case or stand on its own little feet.

MotoGP 3

Maximum PC — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:04:08 -0500

For those not in the know, MotoGP is the highest level of motorcycle racing in the world. It’s akin to F1 for cars, in that it’s run with nothing but hand-made, multimillion-dollar prototype machines that are driven by the top racing talent.

Asus Extreme N7800 GTX Top

Maximum PC — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:02:10 -0500

Word on the street is that Asus pays nVidia a premium to get pick-of-the-litter GeForce 7800 GTX GPUs, with the express intent of using them to build over-the-top videocards.