Editing Maximum PC (section)

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{{Infobox magazine
| title = Maximum PC
| image_file = Maximum PC March 2025 cover.webp
| image_alt = Cover of Maximum PC magazine showing a graphics processing unit card with a computer tower with transparent side and fan with lighting behind it
| image_caption = Cover of the March 2025 issue
| editor = Guy Cocker
| editor_title = Editor-in-Chief
| frequency = Monthly
| total_circulation = 192,611
| circulation_year = 2011<ref>{{cite web |url= http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp |title= eCirc for Consumer Magazines |date= June 30, 2011 |publisher= [[Audit Bureau of Circulations (North America)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]] |access-date= November 30, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120724165959/http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp |archive-date= July 24, 2012 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
| company = [[Future US]]
| country = USA
| based = San Francisco
| firstdate = August 1996 (as ''boot'')<br/> September 1998 (as ''Maximum PC'')
| finaldate = April 2025
| category = [[Computing]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| website = {{URL|www.maximumpc.com}}  ( dead link )
| issn = 1522-4279
| logo = Maximum PC logo.svg
}}

'''''Maximum PC''''', formerly known as '''''boot''''', was an American [[magazine]] and website published by [[Future US]]. It focuses on cutting-edge [[IBM PC compatible|PC]] hardware, with an emphasis on product reviews, step-by-step tutorials, and in-depth technical briefs. Component coverage areas include CPUs, motherboards, core-logic chipsets, memory, videocards, mechanical hard drives, [[solid-state drive]]s, optical drives, cases, component cooling, and anything else to do with recent tech news. Additional hardware coverage is directed at smartphones, [[tablet computer]]s, cameras and other consumer electronic devices that interface with consumer PCs. Software coverage focuses on games, anti-virus suites, content-editing programs, and other consumer-level applications.

Prior to September 1998, the magazine was called ''boot''. ''boot'' and sister magazine ''MacAddict'' (now [[MacLife|''Mac''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''Life'']]) launched in September 1996, when Future US shut down ''[[CD-ROM Today]]''.

In March 2016, [[Future US]] announced that the ''Maximum PC'' website would be merged with ''[[PC Gamer|PCGamer.com]]'', appearing as the hardware section of the website from that point forward. The magazine was not affected by this change. Browsing to the <nowiki>http://MaximumPC.com/forum</nowiki> site no longer forwards to the forums and instead forwards to the Hardware section of PCGamer.com.<ref>[http://maximumpc.com/forum Maximum PC forums]</ref>

The final shipped print issue of Maximum PC was the April 2023 edition.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.technologizer.com/2023/04/15/the-end-of-computer-magazines-in-america/ |access-date=9 May 2023 |date=15 April 2023 |title=The End of Computer Magazines in America |work=The Technologizer |author=Harry McCracken }}</ref>  New issues will continue being distributed through digital magazine formats.

In April 2025 it was announced that all publication of Maximum PC was ceasing and the April 2025 edition would be the final issue.