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CPUs and GPUs conclusion 
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CPUs and GPUs conclusion
By The Inquirer | Nov 3, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Part 2: Will AMD blow its lead again?
 
CPU and GPU now, the convergence goes on 
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CPU and GPU now, the convergence goes on
By The Inquirer | Nov 2, 2009 | 6 Comments 
Part 1: Fusion or fission?
 
Memory usage myths 
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Memory usage myths
By Ashton Mills | Aug 14, 2009 | 9 Comments 
X-Ray: Oodles of memory is all good, right? Kinda. The truth is, too much of it is probably going to waste. Here's how to fix that problem...
 
Gigabyte GoOC 2009 Finals 
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Gigabyte GoOC 2009 Finals
By Justin Robinson | Jun 4, 2009 | 2 Comments 
Computex Day 3: Gigabyte's GoOC overclocking worldwide finals wrap up, and tuck a few new records in its belt.
 
Written in the Flags 
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Written in the Flags
By Ashton Mills | May 1, 2009
You know everything about the features of your beloved CPU – its frequency, bus speed, voltage, production process and more. But what about on the inside?
 
64-bit computing 
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64-bit computing
By Ashton Mills | Mar 30, 2009 | 6 Comments 
The 32-bit era is coming to end, but what does this mean and what's so great about 64-bit? Ashton pads the bits.
 
Atomic guide to CPU lapping 
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Atomic guide to CPU lapping
By Justin Robinson | Jan 23, 2009 | 20 Comments 
We give you the low-down on how to get your CPU and heatsink flatter - and running cooler - by lapping it to within an inch of its silicon life!
 
Designing the Perfect PC 
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Designing the Perfect PC
By Vito Cassisi | Dec 2, 2008 | 1 Comment 
PC Design 01100101 with Vito Cassisi. And yes, that is binary for 101.
 
Nehalem vs Penryn Graphics Performance 
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Nehalem vs Penryn Graphics Performance
By Justin Robinson | Nov 6, 2008 | 5 Comments 
Will upgrading to a new cpu squeeze a little more out of your card?
 
GIGABYTE Nan-Ping Factory Tour 
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GIGABYTE Nan-Ping Factory Tour
By Justin Robinson | Nov 4, 2008 | 7 Comments 
Almost guaranteed to have no chocolate or Oompa Loompas inside.
 
Gigabyte GoOC 2008 
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Gigabyte GoOC 2008
By Justin Robinson | Oct 2, 2008 | 9 Comments 
An unrivalled overclocking competition – can you say over 1600L of LN2?
 
What Atomic did on a cold, quick Friday night... 
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What Atomic did on a cold, quick Friday night...
By David Field | Sep 1, 2008
The results – and photos – of the Gigabyte Overclocking Masters competition in Sydney are in!
 
Larrabee: What we know so far 
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Larrabee: What we know so far
By David Field | Aug 11, 2008
Atomic wants its 32 core processor. Here's why, and how Intel plans to take on Nvidia and AMD on the graphics front
 
ASUS Advanced Overclocking Championship 2008 
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ASUS Advanced Overclocking Championship 2008
By David Hollingworth | Jul 30, 2008
From the 27th to the 29th of July ASUS threw a big old overclocking shindig. David Hollingworth was there...
 
Inside Cache 
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Inside Cache
By Ashton Mills | Jul 28, 2008
Find out how cache helps your gear perform faster and better. It's more fundamental than just shunting data around.
 
Interview: AMD on Intel, parallelism, DirectX 10.1 and more 
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Interview: AMD on Intel, parallelism, DirectX 10.1 and more
By David Field | May 6, 2008
David Field chats to David Nalasco, one of AMD’s senior techies for graphics cards. Technicality doesn’t just ensue, it haemorrhages.
 
Inside your system BIOS 
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Inside your system BIOS
By Ashton Mills | May 5, 2008
At the heart of every system lies an old, but vital component - the humble BIOS. Ashton Mills takes a closer look.
 
Enthusiast System-Architecture (ESA) 
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Enthusiast System-Architecture (ESA)
By Josh Collins | May 2, 2008
Josh Collins expects good things from ESA, and so far it’s delivering in spades.
 
The Motherboard Buyers' Guide 
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The Motherboard Buyers' Guide
By Josh Collins | Apr 11, 2008
Josh Collins shares his motherboard wisdom with all and sundry – find out what the pros look for in a mobo!
 
Whatever could this be..? 
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Whatever could this be..?
By David Field | Dec 13, 2007
Big Willy, our massive new testing tool, stands at attention.
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Left For Dead
 
Area 53
 
Editor's Choice
 
Atomic Magazine

Issue: 106 | November, 2009

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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