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May 2005

Maximum PC — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 13:35:09 -0500

The State of the Motherboard UnionIt's the most critical component of every power-user's rig, but blink and you'll find that the landscape of motherboard technology has suddenly changed.

Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords

Maximum PC — Fri, 06 May 2005 18:25:27 -0500

This sequel makes for a strong case of DÃ©jÃ vu

Single player roleplaying is far from dead.

Shuttle XP17 Lite

Maximum PC — Sun, 01 May 2005 15:14:54 -0500

An impressive display that's made to travel

Shuttle is a pioneer of small formfactor boxes and the brand remains a favorite of LAN party enthusiasts, so the XP17 Lite is an obvious companion piece to the popular wee gaming PCs.

BenQ FP785

Maximum PC — Sun, 01 May 2005 15:10:49 -0500

It can "handle" most any task!

Maybe it’s the rounded corners and burgundy trim, or the fact that the FP785 debuted at Milan’s fashion week, but we have a hunch LAN partiers aren’t the FP785’s target audience.

Multicore Madness

Maximum PC — Sun, 01 May 2005 14:41:10 -0500

By Tom R. Halfhill

It's hard enough explaining the differences between multitasking, multiprocessing, multithreading, Hyper-Threading, single-core processors, multicore processors, and multiprocessor systems.

Beat on the Brat (with a Baseball Bat?)

Maximum PC — Sun, 01 May 2005 14:09:07 -0500

By Thomas L. McDonald

Personal and parental responsibility is a semi-ongoing theme of this column, and I’ve read so many attacks on games by half-assed politicians looking to score cheap political points that I’ve spent all my outrage.

Be Careful What You Wish For

Maximum PC — Sun, 01 May 2005 11:56:17 -0500

By Michael Brown

My dad gave me some advice when I was a kid. “Be careful what you wish for,” he said, “because you just might get it.”

I’ve thought of that advice many times over the past few weeks as I’ve pondered my role as editor in chief of Maximum PC.

On the Disc: June 2005

Maximum PC — Sun, 01 May 2005 03:01:03 -0500