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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.

Modding & Cooling

Build log - The Vox Caster PC mod part 5

By David Hollingworth | 17:04 Sep 30, 2011 | Comment Now

And... we're spent. Well, almost. But the important thing is our Vox-caster build is gaming ready - and it ROCKS.

Modding & Cooling

Vox-caster build log - part 4

By David Hollingworth | 16:31 Sep 23, 2011 | Comment Now

Gallery: It's done! Well, the case is at least, and we're rather happy with its rugged, Warhammer 40,000 looks.

Modding & Cooling

Build log - The Vox Caster PC mod part 3

By David Hollingworth | 17:18 Aug 26, 2011 | Comment Now

We're back, and we're almost ready to start putting this puppy back together - but there's a touch more painting to go yet...

Modding & Cooling

Build log - The Vox Caster PC mod part 2

By David Hollingworth | 14:44 Aug 19, 2011 | Comment Now

It's time to get some paint down in the second part of our PC modding project to create an artefact from 40k's grim dark future.

Modding & Cooling

Build log - The Vox Caster PC mod part 1

By David Hollingworth | 12:38 Aug 12, 2011 | Comment Now

We're building a new PC inspired by the worn and gritty tech of Warhammer 40,000. Follow along as we make a mess and hopefully build something really cool...

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

Our Revolver night goes off!

By David Hollingworth | 15:51 May 9, 2011 | 6 Comments

Gallery: You came, we talked, and AMD, Asus, Coolermaster and Razer all provided the hot tech - and hotter prizes!

Graphics Cards

PC gaming - a culture of entitlement?

By David Hollingworth | 11:01 Apr 8, 2011 | 36 Comments

Opinion: ON DX11 penetration, it's 'essential' nature, and the reality of why always expecting the best can be a bad and unreasonable thing.

Peripherals

Mouse beats Xbox 360

By Nathan Lawrence | 12:22 Feb 17, 2011 | 15 Comments

The humble mouse and keyboard is still THE best gaming control option - and it might be coming to a console near you!

Peripherals

Five reasons we love our new iPad

By David Hollingworth | 17:57 Jan 10, 2011 | 40 Comments

Alternate title: Dr SteveJobs, or, how I learned to stop worrying and love my tablet.

Graphics Cards

Radeon 6970 pricing not what it seems

By David Hollingworth | 12:33 Dec 16, 2010 | 21 Comments

AMD says one thing, retailers say another. So who's pricing is correct, and when will reality match RRP?

Graphics Cards

AMD Radeon HD 6870 Reference Disassembly Guide

By Justin Robinson | 12:58 Oct 22, 2010 | 15 Comments

Tutorial: We show you how to pull apart and improve your shiny new 6870 card's thermal performance.

Security

Going viral

By Jake Carroll | 10:14 Sep 3, 2010 | 13 Comments

X-ray: We find out where internet viruses came from, how they work, and where they're going.

Peripherals

The Hardware of Gamescom 2010

By David Hollingworth | 03:17 Aug 20, 2010 | 5 Comments

Gamescom 2010: There's more to the show than games - here's a brief look at some of the cool hardware from Arctic Cooling, BitFenix and more that got us drooling...

Networking

Intel's 10 Gigabit Ethernet boost pushes out Infiniband

By The Inquirer | 10:54 May 4, 2010 | 3 Comments

Analysis: Not just for high performance computing.

Graphics Cards

NVIDIA GTX470 Disassembly Guide

By Justin Robinson | 16:31 Apr 14, 2010 | 3 Comments

We pull apart NVIDIA's GTX470 card, courtesy of GIGABYTE!

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

ASUS' M4A89GTD PRO Core Unlocker actually works

By Justin Robinson | 15:04 Apr 9, 2010 | 15 Comments

Techspection: ASUS gives you extra cores for free; but are there downsides?

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

The latest round in the enterprise CPU battle

By The Inquirer | 10:31 Apr 8, 2010 | 1 Comment

Head to head: Intel's Nehalem EX and AMD's Magny Cours.

Modding & Cooling

Modding doesn't always go as planned

By Justin Robinson | 13:08 Apr 7, 2010 | 28 Comments

Worklog: Not one, but two failed modding attempts!

Graphics Cards

Nvidia versus ATI at the high end

By The Inquirer | 16:09 Apr 6, 2010 | 8 Comments

Analysis: The real game is yet to begin.

Graphics Cards

AMD and NVIDIA butt heads over physics

By Justin Robinson | 14:30 Mar 29, 2010 | 12 Comments

Exclusive: An Atomic talk with engineers from the world’s biggest graphics companies, as we find out whose API is top dog.

Graphics Cards

NVIDIA GTX480 Disassembly Guide

By Justin Robinson | 12:10 Mar 24, 2010 | 28 Comments

We show you how to pull apart NVIDIA's GTX480 card! UPDATED: Why we removed our gallery...

Security

The pirate life for me

By Jake Carroll | 10:53 Mar 2, 2010 | 14 Comments

X-ray: Jake Carroll puts on an eye-patch and looks into the history of software piracy and protection.

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

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

By Justin Robinson | 14:41 Feb 23, 2010 | 11 Comments

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

Systems

High end system vendors get the blues

By The Inquirer | 10:14 Feb 17, 2010 | Comment Now

Analysis: As servers get more generic, it's back to workstations.

Modding & Cooling

Atomic chats with Antec's Scott Richards

By David Hollingworth, Justin Robinson | 17:33 Feb 16, 2010 | 5 Comments

Interview pt.1: We talk to one of Antec's honchos about the financial crisis, what sets Antec apart, and the sounds of silence...

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

More RAM for less power is forecast in 2010

By The Inquirer | 10:17 Dec 1, 2009 | 7 Comments

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

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

Nvidia denies it's moving to x86

By The Inquirer | 11:00 Nov 10, 2009 | 10 Comments

Opinion: Rumours fly regarding Nvidia's CPU intentions.

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

CPUs and GPUs conclusion

By The Inquirer | 10:28 Nov 3, 2009 | 1 Comment

Part 2: Will AMD blow its lead again?

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

CPU and GPU now, the convergence goes on

By The Inquirer | 10:02 Nov 2, 2009 | 6 Comments

Part 1: Fusion or fission?

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Issue: 133 | February, 2012

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