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CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

Triple-channel memory kits vs dual-channel on P55 platform

By Justin Robinson | Feb 23, 2010 | 11 Comments

We see if Triple or Dual channel memory is faster on Intel's P55 platform.

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More RAM for less power is forecast in 2010

By The Inquirer | Dec 1, 2009 | 5 Comments

Analysis: DDR3 hits 1.2V at 1333 and 1.35V at 1600.

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Nvidia denies it's moving to x86

By The Inquirer | Nov 10, 2009 | 10 Comments

Opinion: Rumours fly regarding Nvidia's CPU intentions.

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CPUs and GPUs conclusion

By The Inquirer | Nov 3, 2009 | 1 Comment

Part 2: Will AMD blow its lead again?

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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?

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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...

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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?

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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!

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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

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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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The global machine

By Ashton Mills | Nov 19, 2007

Distributed computing: where all the world is just one incredible machine

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Mysteries of making computer chips

By Ben Mansill | Oct 16, 2007

An exclusive inside look and interview with Intel, all about fab fabs, thanks to our friends at PC Authority.

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Video: Atomic Gigabyte Overclocking Masters

By David Field | Oct 9, 2007

Yes! VIDEO! Of overclocking done PARTY STYLE!

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This Friday’s overclocking Grand Final – exciting new format

By Ben Mansill | Oct 2, 2007

It’s the four-way face off!

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Gigabyte Masters Overclocking party winners!

By Ben Mansill | Sep 28, 2007

Next Friday, between 4 and 7pm, we look forward to entertaining...

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First look: Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 + E6700 @ 4.22GHz water cooled

By Josh Collins | Sep 24, 2007

Intel's hot new X38 chipset has landed, we take it for a spin to see just what it can do.

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Another day, another pantsload of world records

By Ben Mansill, Josh Collins | Sep 19, 2007

If Ian Thorpe was a CPU, he'd be strapped to a chair in the Atomic Labs.

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Issue: 111 | April, 2010

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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