Editor's Note
Well, it's on sale, as I'm sure you've all heard by now.
I won't bang on endlessly about it, but I will say this. To celebrate, we're running a special Atomic Challenge, with a monster of a $3,500 PC to win for your troubles.
The trick? A lot of the hints and clues are to be found in issue 100. But it's a big prize, so really... this is the one issue you need to get hold of.
Anyway, on with the show! The last week has seen us rushing from the Red Carpet to the Labs and all kinds of strange places. We've taken apart ATI's latest video card, the 4890 to see what makes it tick; we've collected a mess of trailers of the upcoming Wolfenstein game to whet your Nazi-killing appetites.
And we've seen Star Trek. And it's good.
So if you want to read all about that, and a whole mess more, you know where to find the linkage.
Right here.
- David Hollingworth, Editor
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Issue: 100 | May, 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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News
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Effing Hail!
Friday Afternoon Game: Decimate cities with the power of ice and wind!
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Slaughtering little baby seals is wrong
When no-one else will save them, PETA steps in to save their skins.
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Your next computer is on the cloud
Icloud claims to be first 'online' computer.
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Intel preaches Larrabee gospel
IDF Beijing: Hallelujah! Praise the Core!
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Say hi to a liquid-cooled 4890
Powercolor chills out with a speccy 4890 video card.
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AMD hits back at Intel's Nehalem
AMD throws a pebble into Goliath's eye.
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Ultimate prize for the ultimate comp
Anyware's gift to us, to give to you!
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Prototype gets local rating, plus new trailer
Video: A new trailer opens up Prototype's story, and the game gets an Australian rating - has it made it past the censors?
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Wolverine behind the scenes
Video: See Wolverine travel from comic to video game.
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Real science from science fiction
Essential linkage: Oxford University Press lists words that real science has nicked from sci-fi authors.
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Your eyeballs will hate 3D films
Ever wondered why it was so troublesome to focus on 3D movies?
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ATI wins physics argument
GDC 2009: Better late than never, OpenCL Havok wins the debate.
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Get the inside track on Fringe
Essential linkage: Ars Technica offers up a guide to the secret messages and codes of JJ Abrams' cult sci fi show Fringe.
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Albatron goes ATI
Another graphics card manufacturer ditches Nvidia exclusivity.
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Windows 7 good for Linux
Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth sees blue skies ahead for Linux.
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Three new Wolfenstein trailers
Video: Nazis, the occult, and big guns - oh my! Wolfenstein's on track to rock. Hard.
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Take a ride on the 8-bit waterslide
Friday Afternoon Youtube: Slippin' and a slidin' down the 8-bit waterslide.
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Descend into a black hole
Essential linkage: Scientists model what it would look like to dive into a black hole. neat!
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Left 4 Dead training camp
Getting prepared for the inevitable zombie invasion of the entire planet.
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Google reps run out of town!
Streetview Car blocked by angry mob, narrowly avoids tar and feathering.
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Nvidia's GTX275 actually available
Palit gets its GTX275 to market very fast. Perhaps... too fast...
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The new Flashpoint is looking good
Video:Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising promises truly 'open world modern warfare'.
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Madman debuts new series online
Fullmetal Alchemist to screen in Madman's new streaming service.
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AMD's Nigel Dessau interviews Nigel Dessau
An AMD interview about Opterons and Xeons, but who exactly is asking the questions?
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Blizzard brings the lols
April 1st brings a new class for Diablo 3, an amazing new Terran vehicle, and more WoW PvP action.
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OCZ gets into the netbook market
We're reporting on netbooks now?! Well, when it's from OCZ...
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Three years until 3D TV penetration
Analyst predicts gamers will drive 3D television take up in the home.
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Reviews
Star Trek review
We've seen Star Trek, and it is good. Read our full review.
Zalman CNPS9900LED
You'd be forgiven for thinking this Zalman cooler was a donut. Hmm... donuts...
Galaxy GTX275
The overclocked card with three huge fans - the most we've seen yet!
Antec Nine Hundred Two
Is a reworking of Antec's popular 900 case worth bothering with?
Thermalright HR-03 GTX
Thermalright's cooling solution for the toasty GTX285/GTX260 cards.
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB
The bitey drive from Seagate with a lot of storage.
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Features
Are R-rated comic book films dead?
Warner Bros and Marvel have both distanced themselves from any more R-rated comic book hero movies, not helped by Watchmen's takings. Is this a bad thing?
4890 Disassembly Guide
We take AMD's latest 4890 card apart to see what makes it tick - and what cools it.
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