Editor's Note
Okay, I've calmed down somewhat from last week. Thank you one and all for the deliveries of cups of tea, valium and LN2.
The bushfires in Victoria are still fresh on everybodies' minds, though we're very happy to say it's not all doom and gloom. Fine vendors of funky tech, Anyware Computer Accessories, has decided to step up and make a difference with a massive series of cash donations to the Australian Red Cross. When we forwarded our story on to Steve Grant from Anyware, he had this to say:
"We're really proud of the company and all of our amazing staff for their generosity. We collectively wanted to do something for those people impacted by such a horrific event and throw down the challenge to other channel participants. We genuinely hope our efforts can a difference in some way, shape or form. I just wanted to thank you for your kind words and comments."
So there you go, channel and vendor types - take up the thrown gauntlet and lend a hand.
On top of heartfelt wishes, we've also got some heart-pounding tech and some exciting new competitions.
We've rounded up the cream of the current crop of budget graphics cards, thrashed the poor little guys half to death, and constructed a Head2Head from the remains. In short, we find out the best cheap card you can get in today's market.
On the fun side of things, we've also launched a new forum challenge - we want to see the best pictures, comics and even short films that you can create with the help of Garry's Mod for Half Life 2. Check out the story below for more details.
And, finally, we're super-chuffed to be able to present The Atomic Hot 100 - a poll to discover and celebrate the best moments in tech, gaming and the Atomic community at large. There are some very unique - and very Atomic - prizes on offer, so get your votes in soon!
Anyway, you've got a lot to get through below this, so you should get to it.
Ciao!
- David Hollingworth, Editor, Atomic
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Issue: 98 | March, 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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Top Stories This Week
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Sub-$250 graphics cards
Eleven cards. Lotsa testing. We compare the current crop of budget video cards on the market.
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Introducing... The Atomic Hot 100
We're getting very close to one hundred printed issues of the magazine, and we want to find out what your fave tech, mag and forums moments are!
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News
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Video games great for growing boys
Turns out Violence is actually pretty great after all!
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The confusing economic state of the video game industry
Essential linkage: Game sales are up, but profits are falling and developers closing... WTF? This may be why.
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Anyware give a huge show of support for the Bushfire Appeal
Local Aussie tech distributor doing their part.
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ATI 4-series new entrants
Rumours about the upcoming Radeon HD4890 card...
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Inaugural Atomic Garrys Mod Comp
Participate and win!
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US game sales continue to climb
Global Financial Crisis? Never heard of it, says games industry.
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Pirate Bay spies court appointment off starboard bow
Ahoy, me peer to peer hearties!
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American, Russian sattelites collide
Gettin' awful crowded in my sky.
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Second Lost and the Damned launch trailer
Video: Okay, start colouring us officially excited by the upcoming GTA expansion.
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Lasers used to heal wounds
Moving away from physical and towards photonic!
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Intel's new wave of CPUs
More news on the 45nm and 32nm processors.
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NVIDIA ION platform certified for Aero, Intel get SLI licence
Little power plant that can, and Intel finally take the plunge.
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Halo Wars screenshots
Fourteen new Halo Wars images, hot off the presses!
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The games of New York Comic Con redux
NYCC may be over for another year, but we're still catching up with all the great games that got previewed over the con's run.
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Introducing... The Atomic Hot 100
We're getting very close to one hundred printed issues of the magazine, and we want to find out what your fave tech, mag and forums moments are!
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EVE Online exploit found, fixed and explained
A massive (and almost game-breaking) exploit has been found and dealt with in EVE Online - and done so clearly and openly.
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Intel's new hybrid photonic chip shines
The Avalanche Photo Detector speeds data to epic levels.
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Zotac's upcoming water-cooled GTX295
The wet new GTX295 video card... *drools*
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Qimonda has until the end of March to find a buyer
Seems that the trouble has become more than they can handle.
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Reviews
Corsair Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D
A great triple-channel kit for Nehalem fans!
ASUS Xonar Essence STX
ASUS' PCIe soundcard - with a built in headphone amp!
LOL Razz Bri
Cracking open a fresh can of LOL
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Group Tests
Sub-$250 graphics cards
Eleven cards. Lotsa testing. We compare the current crop of budget video cards on the market.
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Features
Why Red Mars may prove unfilmable
We wonder if US network AMC can really handle the scope of Kim Stanley Robinson's gargantuan sci-fi cycle...
The top 10 fictional video games
We round up the best fake videogames from movies, games, TV and book worlds.
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