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Hardwired PC's Reaper Junior is a well-made system 
By Vito Cassisi | 11:51 Nov 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Scythe not included with this otherwise well-made, well-cabled PC for gamers on a budget.
 
MSI's GT780 laptop as fast as it gets 
By John Gillooly | 11:20 Sep 23, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Experience the Golden Triangle... And the rest of MSI's powerful new GT780 laptop,
 
MSI's GT680-055AU is powerful, but not well-made 
By Vito Cassisi | 10:35 Aug 22, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: This laptop excels in the raw grunt stakes, but MSI's GT680 is let down by poor build quality.
 
Not quite Crysis-ready: MSI GE620 notebook 
By David Hollingworth | 16:08 Jun 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: This notebook comes in at a great price, but it's not for any serious gamer.
 
PCG4M3R's Soldier V5 system is a solid build 
By David Hollingworth | 13:03 Mar 17, 2011 | 1 Comment 
Review: PCG4M3R delivers really solid mid-range system with lots of room for upgrades and future tinkering.
 
Acer's Predator G5910 not as good as it looks 
By John Gillooly | 14:36 Mar 7, 2011 | 9 Comments 
Review: Can the Acer Predator G5910 rumble in the jungle? Or is it a mouse that only thinks it can roar?
 
MSI GX660R: A gaming laptop for a new generation 
By Justin Robinson | 15:25 Dec 8, 2010 | 9 Comments 
It goes boom and shake shake shakes the room.
 
Altech's NRG Frost i5 is tiny, but impressive 
By Justin Robinson | 14:51 Nov 8, 2010 | 18 Comments 
Altech's latest NRG build is a little box of blue awesomeness - say hello to the Frost i5.
 
ASUS' G73Jh-TZ008X notebook goes off 
By Justin Robinson | 10:48 Jul 21, 2010 | 23 Comments 
A 5870 in a lappy? ASUS goes way overboard to deliver one hell of a portable gaming powerhouse.
 
Alienware M11x 
First Look
By Justin Robinson | 15:38 Mar 10, 2010 | 16 Comments 
Alienware's tiny ultra portable gaming laptop with as many features as full-fledged gaming rigs!
 
Pioneer Dreambook W87 
By David Hollingworth | 10:49 Feb 17, 2010 | 4 Comments 
Power and performance from Pioneer, but at an unsurprising price.
 
Nehalem Xeon L5530-based server power consumption 
By The Inquirer | 15:02 Nov 26, 2009 | 2 Comments 
Low-powered Nehalem chips are great for servers.
 
Alienware Area-51 ALX 
First Look
By David Hollingworth | 15:12 Nov 5, 2009 | 21 Comments 
Alienware's latest is packed with the latest kit and all kinds of cool features.
 
Scorptec Redback Limited Edition gaming system 
First Look
By Justin Robinson | 17:04 Sep 15, 2009 | 7 Comments 
Updated: Scorptec's unique Core i7 870-based gaming system!
 
Shuttle XPC SDXi Carbon 
First Look
By Justin Robinson | 11:43 May 22, 2009 | 7 Comments 
Shuttle's latest Carbon XPC comes with a watercooled quadcore for wet gaming on the go!
 
MSI GX720 gaming laptop 
By David Hollingworth | 16:24 Apr 1, 2009 | 1 Comment 
A budget gaming notebook from MSI? Colour us curious...
 
Deus EX OC PC 
Hot Award
By David Hollingworth | 16:09 Feb 6, 2009 | 3 Comments 
A very shiny gaming PC from Deus Ex that, though pricey, is hard not to like.
 
Alienware M17 Laptop 
First Look
By Justin Robinson | 16:06 Jan 29, 2009 | 12 Comments 
The Alienware M17 laptop, complete with Crossfired 3870's!
 
NRG Game Ultra PC 
First Look
By David Hollingworth | 12:24 Jan 12, 2009 | 13 Comments 
NRG's latest sports the new Phenom II... and it's fast.
 
Scorptec Venom Overclocked Edition 
By David Hollingworth | 10:50 Nov 24, 2008 | 4 Comments 
A well specced, well-priced gaming PC. But where have the corners been cut?
 
Acer Aspire Predator G7700 
By David Hollingworth | 15:49 Nov 13, 2008 | 11 Comments 
Striking looks, but can this brand name performance PC perform where it counts?
 
Deus Ex OC PC 
First Look
By David Hollingworth, Justin Robinson | 17:24 Nov 7, 2008 | 16 Comments 
A truly enthusiast system - complete with blue flame!
 
Toshiba Qosmio X300 
First Look
By Justin Robinson | 16:55 Oct 29, 2008 | 6 Comments 
A flame-grilled lappy, minus the sesame seed bun.
 
Acer Aspire Predator 
First Look
By David Hollingworth, Justin Robinson | 14:23 Sep 19, 2008 | 18 Comments 
Acer enters the desktop gaming arena - should Alienware be afraid?
 
Alienware M17x 
First Look
By David Hollingworth, Justin Robinson | 13:04 Sep 17, 2008 | 8 Comments 
Alienware release another portable gaming beast we can't help but like.
 
Dell XPS 730 
By David Hollingworth | 13:38 Sep 15, 2008 | 7 Comments 
Dell’s premium gaming brand is still big bright and shiny, but does its latest machine actually perform?
 
Lian Li Armoursuit PC-P80 
By David Hollingworth | 12:55 Sep 4, 2008 | Comment Now 
At long last, David Hollingworth gets some armour.
 
Lian Li Tyr X2000 
Hot Award
By David Hollingworth | 11:09 Jul 24, 2008 | Comment Now 
David Hollingworth spends some important alone time with his new hot case.
 
NZXT Lexa Blackline case 
By David Hollingworth | 10:18 Apr 17, 2008 | 1 Comment 
David Hollingworth knows what he hates in PC cases. And he doesn't hate this.
 
Cosmos S case 
Hot Award
By David Hollingworth | 10:40 Apr 10, 2008 | Comment Now 
Coolermaster ups the ante on its Cosmos range, and David Hollingworth is in on the game.
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Issue: 133 | February, 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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