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Intel's Core i7-3960X is fast, but will break your bank 
By John Gillooly | 09:46 Dec 6, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Undoubtedly the quickest CPU to date, but will you even notice? Intel's new 3960X is almost too fast for its own good.
 
AMD's A8-3850 APUs are a surprisingly good bit of silicon 
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By John Gillooly | 10:50 Sep 15, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Fusion finally hits the desktop, as AMD produces a remarkably good chip for gaming on.
 
AMD's FX-8150 simply disappoints 
By John Gillooly | 14:25 Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Bulldozer seems more apt if you think of a sleeping bovine than useful heavy machinery.
 
Noctua's NH-D14 CPU Cooler impresses 
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By Vito Cassisi | 10:53 Mar 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Noctua's NH-D14 cooler is big, but very quiet, and very effective at keeping your silicon running cool.
 
Intel's Core i7 990X processor - top of the line 
By Vito Cassisi | 10:38 May 9, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: We take Intel's fastest chip on the block for a serious spin, but the dent it leaves in our wallet is pretty huge.
 
Intel's Core i5 655K clocks well, but lacks value 
By Justin Robinson | 12:26 Oct 13, 2010 | Comment Now 
Intel's new Unlocked 655K delivers some juicy overclocking, but otherwise sits in an awkward spot in the market...
 
Pricing for AMD's Bulldozer leaked online 
By David Hollingworth | 11:26 Sep 13, 2011 | Comment Now 
AMD's long-awaited Bulldozer CPU has seemed forever 'just around the corner', but new pricing details suggest it may not be too far from release.
 
Intel's Core i7 875K rocks our socks 
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By Justin Robinson | 15:59 Aug 25, 2010 | Comment Now 
What happens when you inject a processor with botox? Something not unlike this speedy new processor from Intel...
 
Interview: AMD on Intel, parallelism, DirectX 10.1 and more 
By David Field | 16:22 May 6, 2008 | Comment Now 
David Field chats to David Nalasco, one of AMD’s senior techies for graphics cards. Technicality doesn’t just ensue, it haemorrhages.
 
AMD's back! The Phenom II X6 1090T is FAST 
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By Justin Robinson | 11:45 Jul 20, 2010 | Comment Now 
AMD hits back against Intel in the six-core stakes, with an amazing processor we'd be happy to upgrade to.
 
Live event: Intel and Atomic to demonstrate "ultimate desktop" PC platform 
By William Maher | 15:03 Nov 15, 2011 | Comment Now 
The newly-announced Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition is the new benchmark by which all Intel PCs will be judged. Today Intel and Atomic will explain what it means for gamers.
 
Intel Core i7-3960X and i7-3930K officially launched 
By Justin Robinson | 13:26 Nov 15, 2011 | Comment Now 
Pricing and specifications are finally announced for Intel's new Sandy Bridge-E processors!
 
Intel LGA2011 processors to ship without reference heatsinks 
By Justin Robinson | 17:40 Aug 18, 2011 | Comment Now 
New Sandy Bridge enthusiast processors will launch without an included cooler.
 
ASUS' Rampage IV Extreme is just about the perfect motherboard 
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By Vito Cassisi | 11:40 Jan 5, 2012 | Comment Now 
Review: There can be only one reaction to ASUS' new Rampage IV Extreme - complete and utter awe.
 
Leaked air-cooled AMD FX-8130P ‘Bulldozer’ hits 5.14GHz 
By Justin Robinson | 14:42 Jul 7, 2011 | Comment Now 
Enterprising internet leakists have oozed some information about AMD’s newest processor – but not enough for a solid performance confirmation.
 
GIGABYTE's G1-Killer G1.Sniper 2 headshots the competition 
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By Vito Cassisi | 12:23 Sep 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: GIGABYTE's latest iteration of the massively specced and featured Killer range is taking aim at Intel's Z68 chipset...
 
AMD redefines mobile gaming 
By John Gillooly | 09:39 Jun 15, 2011 | Comment Now 
AMD's new 'llano' Fusion APU makes Sandy Bridge look decidedly yawnworthy as a gaming platform. We take a closer look at why.
 
The great PCI-Express 3 fight, and why it doesn't matter 
By John Gillooly | 11:39 Sep 28, 2011 | Comment Now 
We look into the three-way marketing war going on between MSI, ASRock and Gigabyte over support of PCI-Express 3 on their current motherboards.
 
GIGABYTE's new GA-X79-UD3 a sensible mobo choice 
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By Matt Wilson | 10:07 Jan 25, 2012 | Comment Now 
Review: Some times you just want a plain and simple motherboard, with a minimum of bells and whistles... the new GA-X79-UD3 is just that, and a little bit more.
 
GIGABYTE acts on Sandy Bridge retailers 
By David Hollingworth | 10:59 Feb 22, 2011 | Comment Now 
It appears, despite calls to stop, some stores are still selling apparently recalled hardware. But GIGABYTE’s on the case.
 
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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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