Maximum PC - April 2016

100 Pages·2016·15.76 MB·English

Buy, rent, donate, rediSCoVer tHe adVanCed adoBe
or go Free? Control panel ligHtroom triCkS
is renting the future for Master Windows 10’s settings Sort your workflow like the
games and software? pg. 54 with our special guide pg. 68 pros with our top tips pg. 70
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Intel’s new Skylake CPUs
redefine power & gaming!
✔ All the CPUs explained
✔ Best graphics revealed
✔ K-Series mobile CPU
Do It Yourself
Build a Virtual
reality pC
Play on a big screen or
a headset with this tiny
powerhouse pg. 72 HeadSet
HeaVen
Audiophile or
gaming? We
test the best
cans pg. 26

table of contents where we put stuff
APRIL 2016
QuIckstart
12 the news
Solving the password problem; Skype
hides IP addresses; a “Brave” new
browser; Windows 10 devices take off.
26
18 the lIst
Battle of
The coolest things we saw at CES.
the cans
20 talkIng tech
We talk to HTC’s Shin about Vive VR.
Build yourself the
perfect rig ready to
power Oculus Rift.
r&d
62 autopsy
We take apart the Fairphone 2 to see
whether we can put it back together.
64 how to
Use Raspberry Pi as a wireless print
server; rediscover the Control Panel;
pick up advanced Lightroom tips.
72 BuIld It
26 44 54

Battle of skylake Buy, rent, Build an Oculus Rift-ready VR rig.
the cans goes moBIle or go free?
We’re all ears as we put 12 A guide to Intel’s broadest ever How do you—and how should letters
headsets to the test. range of mobile chips. you—get your games?
22 doctor
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