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CM Storm Quickfire Rapid keyboards are a solid mechanical offering 
By John Gillooly | 15:17 Nov 4, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: An interesting addition to the mechanical gaming keyboard space, and a solid option for anyone with space issues...
 
The (half) year in review - looking back at the games we've played 
By David Hollingworth | 16:38 Aug 10, 2011 | Comment Now 
It's time to look back on the first six issues of the year, and the games we've reviewed. Do we still back our scores? What did we get right, what did we get wrong? And what ...
 
Bethesda and Skyrim: the fall of an Empire 
By Ashton Mills | 11:04 Dec 1, 2011 | Comment Now 
Patch 1.2 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is out, and our resident Bethesda fan is not happy with the things it fixes, and the many things it breaks...
 
MSY heads to Federal Court over Consumer Warranty Rights 
By Ewa Grygier | 14:25 Nov 19, 2010 | Comment Now 
We've a small, but interesting, update on the whole MSY/ACCC warranty issue. But there's more court time to come...
 
HD7970 vs GTX 780: the future of graphics cards in 2012 
By Alex Whitehouse | 11:13 Jan 31, 2012 | Comment Now 
We explain why the 28nm process is the biggest thing since sliced PCB. In a word, size - after investigation by Atomic - sadly appears to matter.
 
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.
 
The Skyrim Shitstorm 
By Ashton Mills | 12:30 Nov 24, 2011 | Comment Now 
Opinion: Ashton Mills likes his games functional and moddable, and it seems that's the opposite of what Bethesda wants from Skyrim. Damn...
 
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad just a touch buggy... 
By David Hollingworth | 10:56 Sep 19, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: The potential for a great game, but Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad is seriously problematic at launch. Patience, Noble Sniper, patience...
 
Cyber Snipa's Sonar 5.1 Championship headphones not half bad 
By David Hollingworth | 10:06 Jan 30, 2012 | Comment Now 
Review: Well, colour us surprised - Cyber Snipa's new headphones deliver surprisingly good 5.1 audio.
 
Would Steam-style game ownership work on consoles? 
By John Gillooly | 16:33 Jan 27, 2012 | Comment Now 
A 'glitch' linking COD: Elite DLC to Gamertag not Xbox 360 has us wondering whether a PC style game ownership model is on the way.
 
Bethesda opens beta 1.4 patch for Skyrim - good move! 
By David Hollingworth | 12:12 Jan 25, 2012 | Comment Now 
The next patch for Skyrim, 1.4, is now live and in beta on Steam. Check out what changes, if you opt-in.
 
Big Surprise: Mass Effect 3 not coming to Steam 
By David Hollingworth | 12:28 Jan 16, 2012 | Comment Now 
With Mass Effect 3 just around the corner, Electronic Arts has just announced some distribution details - and yes, you will need Origins.
 
Corsair's Vengeance K60 Keyboard worth the wait 
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By David Hollingworth | 12:45 Jan 6, 2012 | Comment Now 
Review: A fascinating and superbly engineered piece of gaming kit, the Vengeance K60 is our new personal choice for a gaming keyboard.
 
The Curious Case of the Exploding Motherboard 
By John Gillooly | 09:39 Jan 5, 2012 | Comment Now 
Over the holidays a Youtube video led to erroneous reports of Gigabyte recalling X79 motherboards. We look at what really happened.
 
The big Battlefield 3 question: is the Battlelog worthwhile? 
By David Hollingworth | 12:33 Oct 4, 2011 | Comment Now 
We've been playing a mess of Battlefield 3 over the weekend, and have come to a surprising conclusion about the Battlelog...
 
AVermedia's Game Capture HD - it just damn works 
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By John Gillooly | 10:34 Dec 15, 2011 | Comment Now 
Review: Quick! To the Youtubes! AVermedia's new capture device makes bragging rights that much easier.
 
Game reviewing is still broken 
By David Hollingworth | 10:53 Dec 14, 2011 | Comment Now 
Game scores used to make sense, but then they took an arrow to the knee. Over-used memes aside, we're serious - what's up with game scoring and gamers?
 
Bethesda hates librarians, but fixes dragons, in the Skyrim 1.3 patch 
By David Hollingworth | 12:41 Dec 9, 2011 | Comment Now 
Another week, another Skyrim patch... to fix what the last patch broke. But what goes wrong this time...
 
RPG influencer’s roundtable transcription– part 1 of 6 
By Nathan Lawrence | 21:52 Dec 4, 2011 | Comment Now 
An unabridged behind-the-scenes transcription of an hour-long roundtable discussion with a group of RPG gurus... part one of six.
 
Bethesda responds to the haters 
By David Hollingworth | 13:50 Dec 2, 2011 | Comment Now 
The rage is swirling thick and deep from those for and against Bethesda's strategy of updates for Skyrim, but here's what the horse's mouth has to say.
 
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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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