{"id":34058,"date":"2024-07-12T19:43:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T23:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=34058"},"modified":"2024-07-20T14:01:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T18:01:54","slug":"maximum-pc-january-2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2024\/07\/12\/maximum-pc-january-2004\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximum PC (January 2004)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FMaximum_PC%2F2004-01&amp;twg_show=Maximum_PC_2004-01_001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34062\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_001-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_001-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_001-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_001-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_001-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_001-1543x2048.jpg 1543w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_001-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_001-scaled.jpg 1929w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FMaximum_PC%2F2004-01&amp;twg_show=Maximum_PC_2004-01_001.jpg\">Maximum PC &#8211; January 2004<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Maximum PC, known as &#8216;boot&#8217; in its earliest days, was my favorite PC specific magazine. It was also still around until a few years ago. The January 2004 issue includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Regulars<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>In\/Out<\/b> &#8211; Letters from readers about using an AMD64-FX CPU with an Opteron motherboard dual-GPU cards, motherboard recommendations, the nForce3 chipset, the remaining life for EIDE drives, upgrading a Pentium 4 machine, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Quick Start<\/b> &#8211; A look at a few pocket sized PCs including one by oqo that includes a 1 GHz Transmetta Crusoe CPU and 256 MB of RAM, a look at some new games including Madden 2004, Knights of the Old Republic, and Deus Ex, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Head2Head<\/b> &#8211; Comparing online music services iTunes, MusicMatch, Rhapsody, and Napster.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>WatchDog<\/b> &#8211; Poor OS X performance on G3s, Belkin router spam, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ask the Doctor<\/b> &#8211; Questions answered about Serial ATA power, ATI Radeon 9600 Pro clock speed, random pop-ups, upcoming Athlon 64 chips, overclocking, upgrading a Sony Vaio, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>How To&#8230;<\/b> &#8211; A Guide to improve your PC&#8217;s airflow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Rig of the Month<\/b> &#8211; This month&#8217;s Rig of the Month features a computer designed to look like an old military radio. The hardware includes an Athlon XP 2700+ and an ATI Radeon 9200.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"attachment wp-att-34061\" href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=34061\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34061\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_007-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_007-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_007-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_007-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_007-1155x1536.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_007-1540x2048.jpg 1540w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_007-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_007-scaled.jpg 1925w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Reviews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>HyperSonic Sonic Boom desktop PC<\/b> &#8211; This PC features a yellow case, 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition overclocked to 3.37 GHz, 1GB of DDR400, an ATI Radeon 9800 XT), two Western Digital WD360 10,000rpm SATA drives, and more for $3,384.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hewlett-Packard Pavilion ZD7000 laptop<\/b> &#8211; This laptop features a Pentium 4C @ 3.2GHz, 1GB DDR333 dual channel RAM, nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 video, 40GB hard drive and more for $2700.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>ATI 4600 64Bit desktop PC<\/b> &#8211; This PC features a Chieftec case, 430 watt power supply, an AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 CPU @ 2.2GHz, 1GB registered DDR333 RAM, 256MB nVidia GeForce FX 5900 Ultra video card, two 36GB Western Digital Raptor drives, and more for $3650.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>PNY Verto GeForce FX 5950 Ultra video card<\/b> &#8211; nVidia&#8217;s new top of the line card gets a positive review here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Serial ATA Drives<\/b> &#8211; Several Serial ATA hard drives are reviewed including the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 250GB, Western Digital Caviar SE WD250JD, Hitachi Desktar 7K250 (the highest scoring in this review round-up), Seagate Barracuda 7200.7, and Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 16 300GB (the largest drive in this review round-up).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Budget 3D Cards<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of the Radeon 9800 XT and Asylum GeForce FX 5700. Neither is the clear winner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Empires: Dawn of the Modern World<\/b> &#8211; An Age of Empires style game from Activision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Call of Duty<\/b> &#8211; A review of the now classic first person shooter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"attachment wp-att-34060\" href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=34060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34060\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_009-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_009-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_009-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_009-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_009-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_009-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_009-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_009-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hardcore Hardware<\/b> &#8211; A look at hardware and technologies that will appear in PCs in 2004. These include Serial ATA 2.0, Intel&#8217;s Prescott Pentium 4 CPU, AMD&#8217;s Newcastle, DDR2 memory, BTX, dual layer DVD burners, 802.11n, nVidia NV40 based video cards, ATI R420 based video cards, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Meet the Mach L<\/b> &#8211; An overdesigned PC featuring an 3.2 GHz Pentium 4, 2GB of PC4200 RAM, Raid 0 array of four 18GB 15,000rpm SCSHI drives, Radeon 9800 XT video card, Asetek&#8217;s Vapochill Case, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Softies<\/b> &#8211; Maximum PC&#8217;s 2nd annual software awards featuring the 10 best applications and utilities of 2003. These include Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP, DVD X Copy Platinum, Cakewalk Project 5 Soft Synth Workstation, JBuilder, Adobe InDesign 2.0, POPFile, Spybot Search and Destroy, iTunes, Trillian Pro 2.0, and Mozilla Firebird.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Maximum PC Challenge<\/b> &#8211; A USB Key torture test that includes freezing, heating, crushing, drowning, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34059\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_124-739x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_124-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_124-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_124-768x1065.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_124-1108x1536.jpg 1108w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_124-1477x2048.jpg 1477w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_124-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maximum_PC_2004-01_124-scaled.jpg 1846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Maximum PC &#8211; January 2004 Maximum PC, known as &#8216;boot&#8217; in its earliest days, was my favorite PC specific magazine. It was also still around until a few years ago. The January 2004 issue includes: Regulars In\/Out &#8211; Letters from readers about using an AMD64-FX CPU with an Opteron motherboard dual-GPU cards, motherboard recommendations, the nForce3 chipset, the remaining life for EIDE drives, upgrading a Pentium 4 machine, and more. Quick Start &#8211; A look at a few pocket sized PCs including one by oqo that includes a 1 GHz Transmetta Crusoe CPU and 256 MB of RAM, a look at some new games including Madden 2004, Knights of the Old Republic, and Deus Ex, and more. Head2Head &#8211; Comparing online music services iTunes, MusicMatch, Rhapsody, and Napster. WatchDog &#8211; Poor OS X performance on G3s, Belkin router spam, and more. Ask the Doctor &#8211; Questions answered about Serial ATA power, ATI Radeon 9600 Pro clock speed, random pop-ups, upcoming Athlon 64 chips, overclocking, upgrading a Sony Vaio, and more. How To&#8230; &#8211; A Guide to improve your PC&#8217;s airflow. Rig of the Month &#8211; This month&#8217;s Rig of the Month features a computer designed to look like an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[4054,2835,2459,2609,2362],"class_list":["post-34058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computer-arcana","tag-athlon-64","tag-magazine","tag-maximum-pc","tag-pentium-4","tag-retrocomputing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34058"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34092,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34058\/revisions\/34092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}