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Gallery: We are still waiting to see what it does with its top end SOC line, but the normal custom cooled Radeon 7970 and 7950 cards from Gigabyte have landed.

More custom cooled Radeon cards keep appearing, this time its GIGABYTE's Windforce lineup that has just landed in the labs.

Updated: Sata 3.0 storage devices are maturing, so Intel's throwing their hat into the ring with the launch of the 520-series SSDs.

Gallery > Modding & Cooling

The new Bitfenix Raider chassis

14:25 Feb 7, 2012 | Comment Now

The latest low-priced, high-quality case from Bitfenix.

Bitfenix's Raider case gets three thumbs up

Reviews > Modding & Cooling

Bitfenix's Raider case gets three thumbs up

By David Hollingworth | 14:22 Feb 7, 2012 | Comment Now

Review + Gallery: Bitfenix continues to deliver quality, low-cost case solutions, and the Raider is a perfect specimen.

Reviews > Peripherals

XFX's Pro Series 1250W Black Edition - pricey but powerful

By Vito Cassisi | 11:11 Feb 1, 2012 | Comment Now

Review: XFX brings power to the masses with the Pro Series 1250W Black Edition PSU.

News > Graphics Cards

ASUS and XFX take very different approaches to RADEON 7950 Design

By John Gillooly | 14:04 Jan 31, 2012 | Comment Now

Gallery: Not all RADEON 7950 cards are created equal, so check out just why one of these card designs disappoints us.

Gallery > Graphics Cards

XFX R7950 Black Edition DD and ASUS HD 7950 Direct CU II TOP

13:10 Jan 31, 2012 | Comment Now

Two very different approaches are clear with these two RADEON 7950 cards. Both use coolers that we have seen before, but only one does it sensibly.

ASUS HD 7950 Direct CU II vs XFX R7950 Black Edition

Reviews > Graphics Cards

ASUS HD 7950 Direct CU II vs XFX R7950 Black Edition

By Matt Wilson | 12:20 Jan 31, 2012 | Comment Now

AMD's new RADEON HD 7950 is finally official, and we pit ASUS and XFX's offerings against each other. Read on to find out which is Hot and which is not.

Features > Graphics Cards

HD7970 vs GTX 780: the future of graphics cards in 2012

By Alex Whitehouse | 11:13 Jan 31, 2012 | Comment Now

We explain why the 28nm process is the biggest thing since sliced PCB. In a word, size - after investigation by Atomic - sadly appears to matter.

Reviews > Peripherals

Cyber Snipa's Sonar 5.1 Championship headphones not half bad

By David Hollingworth | 10:06 Jan 30, 2012 | Comment Now

Review: Well, colour us surprised - Cyber Snipa's new headphones deliver surprisingly good 5.1 audio.

GIGABYTE's new GA-X79-UD3 a sensible mobo choice

Reviews > CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

GIGABYTE's new GA-X79-UD3 a sensible mobo choice

By Matt Wilson | 10:07 Jan 25, 2012 | Comment Now

Review: Some times you just want a plain and simple motherboard, with a minimum of bells and whistles... the new GA-X79-UD3 is just that, and a little bit more.

News > Graphics Cards

ASUS' 7970 Direct CU II TOP is monstrously gorgeous

By John Gillooly | 16:22 Jan 24, 2012 | Comment Now

Gallery: The first RADEON HD 7970 with a custom PCB design has arrived in the office and received a thorough photographing on the way to the labs.

Gallery > Graphics Cards

ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP

16:01 Jan 24, 2012 | Comment Now

The fastest GPU on the planet gets a custom PCB and heatsink in the form of ASUS' new overclocking beast.

OCZ's ZT Series 650W PSU - a great little PSU

Reviews > Peripherals

OCZ's ZT Series 650W PSU - a great little PSU

By Vito Cassisi | 14:46 Jan 24, 2012 | Comment Now

Review: OCZ's ZT 650W power supply is pretty neat. Small, well-made, and bang on the money for most users.

News > Peripherals

Win stuff from Atomic and Thermaltake!

By David Hollingworth | 16:21 Jan 23, 2012 | Comment Now

We rather dig the new Theron mouse, from Thermaltake's Tt eSports division - so much so, that we want to give a mess away!

ASUS' Rampage IV Gene is small, but perfectly formed

Reviews > CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

ASUS' Rampage IV Gene is small, but perfectly formed

By Vito Cassisi | 15:53 Jan 23, 2012 | Comment Now

Review: Is ASUS' new Gene genetically superior? We test the Rampage IV Gene ROG to find out.

Gallery > Modding & Cooling

Coolermaster's new Ultra Tower Cosmos II

11:32 Jan 23, 2012 | Comment Now

Sexy new shots of Coolermaster's epic new Cosmos II, just released today.

News > Modding & Cooling

Coolermaster releases the Ultra Tower Cosmos II, tech journos die of awesome

By David Hollingworth | 11:12 Jan 23, 2012 | Comment Now

Gallery: Coolermaster's Cosmos series has always impressed, but the new Ultra Tower iteration is sheer case porn.

Reviews > Modding & Cooling

Antec's Eleven Hundred PC case a slight disappointment

By David Hollingworth | 11:07 Jan 20, 2012 | Comment Now

Review: A great case of nothing special. The Eleven Hundred is not bad, not by a long shot, but there are better cases in its price range.

Tt eSports's Theron gaming mouse - RTS win

Reviews > Peripherals

Tt eSports's Theron gaming mouse - RTS win

By David Hollingworth | 10:57 Jan 20, 2012 | Comment Now

Review It’s great for RTS fans, but good for just about anyone - Tt eSports delivers another great mouse with the Theron.

Gallery > Modding & Cooling

Case this! Antec's new Eleven Hundred gaming chassis

16:00 Jan 17, 2012 | Comment Now

Antec's latest is a gaming-grade case with elegant lines and a lot of mesh.

Antec's new Eleven Hundred case caught in the labs!

Reviews > Modding & Cooling

Antec's new Eleven Hundred case caught in the labs!

By David Hollingworth | 15:48 Jan 17, 2012 | Comment Now

Gallery: We're catching up with some last year's hardware, and look what we've found - a shiny new Antec Eleven Hundred PC chassis!

Reviews > Peripherals

Corsair's Vengeance M60 Gaming Mouse a very good work in progress

By David Hollingworth | 17:07 Jan 11, 2012 | Comment Now

Review: An excellent first mousing outing from Corsair, but the M60 has a few niggles to overcome.

News > Systems

Razer's Project Fiona tablet - missing the point on an epic scale

By David Hollingworth | 09:43 Jan 11, 2012 | Comment Now

Razer's 'PC Gaming is Not Dead' slogan may sound like it's on our side, but Project Fiona turns out to be platform that's anything but PC.

News > Peripherals

Kinect hitting PC in February, as Steve Ballmer loses it at CES

By David Hollingworth | 16:20 Jan 10, 2012 | Comment Now

Microsoft's had its last keynote at CES, and the only real news is something we knew was coming anyway - Kinect for Windows.

Reviews > CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

Kingston's latest HyperX kits solid, but no overclocker

By Vito Cassisi | 15:21 Jan 10, 2012 | Comment Now

Review: Kingston delivers quad-channel on a budget - though the HyperX KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX is not the first choice for those looking for good clocks.

XFX RADEON HD 7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation is as good as it looks

Reviews > Graphics Cards

XFX RADEON HD 7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation is as good as it looks

By John Gillooly | 10:36 Jan 10, 2012 | Comment Now

Review: The RADEON 7970 is finally hitting stores, and XFX has delivered one hell of a high end card.

News > CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

Sapphire getting (back, kinda) into the motherboard business with the Pure Black X79

By David Hollingworth | 16:57 Jan 9, 2012 | Comment Now

It's been a while between drinks, but Sapphire's about to release the Pure Black X79N, to match up with the latest Intel chips.

Gallery > Peripherals

Razer's Ironclad Signature Black Edition gallery

11:53 Jan 9, 2012 | Comment Now

Having a limited edition Razer mouse mat may be overkill, but it is kinda sexy...

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Atomic Magazine

Issue: 133 | February, 2012

Atomic is a magazine aimed squarely at computer enthusiasts, gamers, and serious PC upgraders.

Every month we bring you the latest reviews of new technology and PC components, in depth features on everything from overclocking to console hacking, and gaming previews and interviews.

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