Friday February 10, 2012 2:35 AM AEST
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.
Review: XFX brings power to the masses with the Pro Series 1250W Black Edition PSU.
Review: Well, colour us surprised - Cyber Snipa's new headphones deliver surprisingly good 5.1 audio.
OCZ's ZT Series 650W PSU - a great little PSU 
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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.
 
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!
 
Tt eSports's Theron gaming mouse - RTS win 
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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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...
 
Corsair's Vengeance K60 Keyboard worth the wait 
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By David Hollingworth | 12:45 Jan 6, 2012 | Comment Now 
Review: A fascinating and superbly engineered piece of gaming kit, the Vengeance K60 is our new personal choice for a gaming keyboard.
 
So what did we miss over the Xmas break? 
By David Hollingworth | 10:47 Jan 4, 2012 | Comment Now 
We're back in the saddle, and catching up on all the news we missed over the holiday break. Man, it was an interesting two weeks...
 
AVermedia's Game Capture HD - it just damn works 
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By John Gillooly | 10:34 Dec 15, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Quick! To the Youtubes! AVermedia's new capture device makes bragging rights that much easier.
 
AtomicCon Video - Antec and AVermedia 
By David Hollingworth | 17:02 Dec 13, 2011 | Comment Now 
Video: Here's our last two official AtomicCon videos, featuring AVermedia and case-maker Antec!
 
CM Storm Sirus 5.1 headphones - ouch, my neck! 
By David Hollingworth | 10:08 Dec 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Well made and strikingly designed, are these epic cans from the CM Storm range worth your time?
 
Rude Gameware's Fierce Mouse: good, but not great 
By David Hollingworth | 09:40 Dec 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Sounds like a ska band, feels kind of okay... Rude Gameware's Fierce mouse nearly plays with the big boys.
 
AtomicCon video - Thermaltake's HUGE amount of stuff! 
By David Hollingworth | 14:57 Dec 6, 2011 | Comment Now 
Video: See what Thermaltake were cooking at AtomicCon, from some great cases, to elite Starcraft players and some awesome LAN gear.
 
AtomicCon Video: Corsair's new Vengeance gaming line 
By David Hollingworth | 17:06 Nov 29, 2011 | Comment Now 
Video: We talk to Jim Carlton of Corsair about the company's new range of Vengeance gaming gear.
 
AtomicCon Video: GIGABYTE and Western Digital! 
By David Hollingworth | 11:23 Nov 28, 2011 | Comment Now 
Video: See what GIGABYTE was cooking at AtomicCon, and the excellent bit of PC building undertaken by Western Digital in a new CM Storm Trooper case.
 
AtomicCon video - Intel and Antec 
By David Hollingworth | 11:46 Nov 24, 2011 | Comment Now 
Video: See what you missed at the recent AtomicCon, with these two videos of Intel and Antec's closed-door presentations!
 
The Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel 
16:10 Nov 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
SteelSeries new - and rather interesting - racing wheel is not your average racing peripheral.
 
New SteelSeries racing wheel not your average controller... 
By David Hollingworth | 15:52 Nov 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
Gallery: SteelSeries' new Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel breaks the mold for racing controllers.
 
AtomicCon 2011 
15:19 Nov 16, 2011 | Comment Now 
Gallery: All the action, highlights, tech and gaming from the first ever AtomicCon! More fun than you can poke a stick at!
 
Western Digital at AtomicCon! 
By David Hollingworth | 14:58 Nov 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Event: Four more sleeps 'til AtomicCon! Discover what Western Digital will be getting up to at our next big Atomic event.
 
Cougar's Evolution PC case - surprisingly epic 
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By John Gillooly | 12:01 Nov 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Our initial impressions weren’t great, but after looking twice we were pleasantly surprised with the construction and features of Cougar's Evolution PC case.
 
OCZ's RevoDrive 3 X2 even faster, if you can believe it 
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By John Gillooly | 15:03 Nov 7, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Insane morphs into really insane, as OCZ's RevoDrive gets a serious performance boost.
 
CM Storm Quickfire Rapid keyboards are a solid mechanical offering 
By John Gillooly | 15:17 Nov 4, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: An interesting addition to the mechanical gaming keyboard space, and a solid option for anyone with space issues...
 
Sneak Peak: Corsair's upcoming K60 and K90 keyboards 
12:50 Nov 2, 2011 | Comment Now 
During a recent trip to Taiwan we managed to sneak some shots of the sexy new K60 and K90 keyboards from Corsair. Prepare for drooling.
 
Corsair's new Vengeance keyboards: best things ever 
By David Hollingworth | 12:39 Nov 2, 2011 | Comment Now 
Gallery: Corsair are set to take on the world of gaming hardware, and man, are they going to NAIL it! We've got exclusive shots of the K60 and K90 keyboards.
 
Photos from the show floor at the EB Games Expo 
12:44 Oct 17, 2011 | Comment Now 
EB Games opened their vendor show to the public for the first time, and we were there!
 
The EB Games Expo: sun, surf, furries and a LOT of games 
By David Hollingworth | 12:38 Oct 17, 2011 | Comment Now 
EB Games held its first public Expo on the weekend, and we were there for a show packed with games, costumes, and cool tech.
 
 
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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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Battlefield 3 is the new benchmark online FPS
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A very fun and realistic multiplayer ride.
 
Antec Kuhler 920 - liquid cool
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Antec Kuhler 920 silent but effientive out of the box no maintence water cooling kit
 
Antec's Lanboy Air - our new favourite case
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Antec Lan boy Air in red a very cool design
 
Antec's Lanboy Air - our new favourite case
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This product overall is awesome.
 
MSI's GT780 laptop as fast as it gets
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