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CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

Performance growth - what are the limits? - Head to Head #28

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 7, 2004 | Comment Now

Dr Carlo Kopp offers a more intimate examination of the performance growth curve to show you what you're missing out on.

CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

Hertz to burn: Athlon XP 3200+ vs. Pentium 4 3GHz - Head to Head #30

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 7, 2004 | Comment Now

AMD and Intel have recently launched faster frontside bus processors and paired them with dual-channel DDR. John Gillooly discovers what impact this will have on the ongoing ...

Peripherals

Slugfest in the ranks – DDR400 Dual Channelism - Head to Head #31

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 7, 2004 | Comment Now

Watch the wild action that ensues as Nathan Davis throws DDR400 into the Dual Channeled sweat chamber.

Systems

Mac Attack - Head to Head #32

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 7, 2004 | Comment Now

Is the G5 a rotten apple? We sent Dr Carlo Kopp to the orchid to find out.

PC Games

OpenGL 2.0 vs DirectX 9 - Head to Head #25

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 7, 2004 | Comment Now

Sick of only seeing the features of your video card shown off in benchmarks? Never fear, for James Wang sees big changes ahead.

Peripherals

Sonic Boom - Head to Head #27

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 7, 2004 | Comment Now

It’s time to boom, boom, shake, shake the room with Atomic’s resident music maestro, Bennett Ring. And he’s got a few shocking surprises in store for the EAX lovers of the world.

Graphics Cards

ATI RADEON 9800 PRO vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 Ultra - Head to Head#29

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 7, 2004 | Comment Now

NVIDIA owners are praying ATI will get sin binned. It just can’t keep its hands to itself –- but who can blame it? The first whammy was the 9700, and Bennett Ring wonders if ...

Modding & Cooling

Grinding the midnight oil - Modjitsu #32

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 6, 2004 | Comment Now

Don’t be a tool – get the right gear to work your case over. The last thing you want to do is retrieve lost fingers from your makeshift saw, or redo some sanding because your ...

Modding & Cooling

Tube of Death - Modjitsu #27

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 5, 2004 | Comment Now

'Die you mofo, die, die, die!' the words will flow like air out a fan grill. Ron Prouse is not quite as colourful as this mod, but at least he blows. Air.

Peripherals

See-Through PSU - Modjitsu #26

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 5, 2004 | Comment Now

There's not much joy in paying for something kick-arse - like, say, a muntingly potent 400w PSU - and not being able to see the good bits inside. No sir! Ron Prouse takes us ...

Modding & Cooling

Fitting an LCD Display - Modjitsu #26

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 5, 2004 | Comment Now

When you can buy a $20 item from Dick Smith why would you fork out nearly $200 for a top-of-the-line model? There are two basic options for many things in life: solid and ...

Modding & Cooling

See-Through Love - Modjitsu #25

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 5, 2004 | Comment Now

Lights! With Ron Prouse’s help you can turn that boring PC into something that rivals the most stylishly decorated Xmas tree, with the added advantage of being able to use it ...

Modding & Cooling

Stroke your box - Modjitsu #29

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 2, 2004 | Comment Now

Can’t have a mod without some paint. Just like you can’t have an anitgrav torpedo without a super impeller, or a pole dancer without a pole. So, whip out your brush, and spray ...

Modding & Cooling

The ‘sink - Modjitsu #28

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 2, 2004 | Comment Now

Ever had that sinking feeling when you realise your vid card is getting rusty in the GPU? Ron Prouse shows you how to get some meat from your aging card with this mod.

Modding & Cooling

Macase Glowy Door Mod - Modjitsu #27

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 2, 2004 | Comment Now

Mariah Carey can glimmer until she drops. We don't care. Ron Prouse shows you how to out-glow the glimmeriest.

Modding & Cooling

WindowDVD - Modjitsu #28

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 2, 2004 | Comment Now

It's windowy, yes it is. Tired of hearing the bearings grid in your old drive? Well, now you can watch your CDs oscillating as well!

Modding & Cooling

Phrozen FX - Modjitsu #30

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 31, 2003 | Comment Now

Excuse the l337 speak – it was very cold and artless of us. Still, you can’t pardon away the sleet appeal of strapping some coolness to your video card. It sure has Ron Prouse ...

Modding & Cooling

The Cantenna Project - Modjitsu #34

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 29, 2003 | Comment Now

For maximum Wi-Fi performance, you want maximum range and reception. Phil Chia shows you how to get just that, with the most common of household bits.

Modding & Cooling

Metal Mickey-anodising made easy - Modjitsu #33

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 29, 2003 | 2 Comments

Throw the paint brushes away, Ron Prouse reckons the real way to colour your case involves lots of noxious chemicals.

Modding & Cooling

The Soggy Polymer Project - Modjitsu #31

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 29, 2003 | Comment Now

Ron Prouse makes a clear case-in the sense that if you're determined, you can make something equally see-through. Check out his work and you could win his creation!

PC Games

Solder On - Techjitsu #35

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 22, 2003 | Comment Now

Real modders do it all themselves. Phil Chia shows how to banish the silvery blob and flex your flux.

PC Games

FX rising-X-RAY #24

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 17, 2003 | Comment Now

One of the most talked about unannounced products of the last year finally has a name and a pile of tasty features. Join John Gillooly for a first look inside GeForce FX.

Science

Mil-Tech: battlefield computers - X-RAY #29

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 16, 2003 | Comment Now

The military has loads of money to spend on technology, so you'd expect its computers to be gruntier than anything you're likely to get your filthy hands on -- right? Dr Carlo ...

Science

Blu-Ray - X-RAY #28

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 16, 2003 | Comment Now

How can a fricken' blue laser make DVD more powerful? Ty Pendlebury investigates blue diode laser technology, which promises to give DVDs 120GB storage capacity.

Graphics Cards

Cheating without getting caught - X-RAY #27 Part 1

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 16, 2003 | Comment Now

It's the most hyped product Nvidia has ever released, and a major milestone for the company. But can the Geforce FX become the new 3D card of choice? Jogn Gillooly screams the ...

Graphics Cards

Interview with a visual visionary - X-RAY #27 Part 2

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 16, 2003 | Comment Now

NVIDIA's chief scientist and VP of Architecture, Dr David Kirk, was recently in Australia. John Gillooly and James Wang put him through the Lunch-o-Tron regarding the future of ...

PC Games

Artificial intelligence in computer games - X-RAY #25 Part 1

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 16, 2003 | Comment Now

Games too smart for you -- how about not enough? John Simpson delves into the story behind the AI that drives games forward -- the same AI that drives Marines into minefields.

Science

Sweet sounding signals - X-RAY #26

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 16, 2003 | Comment Now

Simon Peppercorn probes the process of sound production.

PC Games

AI and games - the future - X-RAY #25 Part 2

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 16, 2003 | Comment Now

At a recent AIMIA lunch for the Australian games industry, John Simpson had a chance to chat with Andrew Heath, Chief Operations Officer with the Melbourne-based developer Blue ...

Science

Sound wares-X-RAY #31

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 12, 2003 | Comment Now

DirectX. . . you do know it's more than just Direct3D? Audio plays as big a part in nurturing virtual reality as graphics, a sentiment that sounds exactly right to Logan ...

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Atomic Magazine

Issue: 137 | June, 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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