Maximum PC was my favorite PC magazine. It was also one of the last major PC magazines to survive in print form. This was a magazine for PC enthusiasts with an emphasis on things like custom builds, overclocking, etc. The April 1999 issue includes:
Features
Operation: Overclock - A guide to overclocking. In this article are attempts at overclocking the P200 MMX, Celeron 300A, Pentium II 266MHz, and TNT Videocard. Plus a look at various cooling solutions.
AMD K6-III: Third Time's a Charm - The K6-III was faster than at least the early versions of the Pentium III at the same clock speed. The big advantage of the K6-III over the K6-2 was the built-in cache. Not only was it faster than motherboard cache but it also eliminated the memory restrictions of motherboard cache.
Watchdog - 3D Distribution goes out of business; EPS also goes out of business; Stargate 2000 owner pleads guilty to fraud; problems with a Micron laptop; and more.
Ask the Doctor - Questions answered about hard drive speeds and upgrading a Pentium II, reducing windows resource consumption, virtual memory, floppy drive alternatives, TCP/IP, overclocking, and more.
Products
Peripheral Vision - The Voodoo3 from 3Dfx was a huge disappointment and the beginning of the end of the Voodoo line. 3Dfx would be purchase by nVidia.
Previews - Early looks at 3Dfx's Voodoo 3 and System Shock 2.
