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Brevik, gaming, and where the mainstream press is getting it ALL wrong 
By David Hollingworth | 10:01 Apr 20, 2012 | Comment Now 
Essential Linkage: Video games do not kill people - rabid Christian extremists kill people.
 
Antec Earthwatts Platinum 650 - good power to price ratio 
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By John Gillooly | 10:25 Apr 27, 2012 | Comment Now 
Hardware Review: 80-Plus Platinum arrives in the mainstream, with Antec's Earthwatts Platinum 650.
 
XFX HD7870 Double Dissipation Black Edition - pretty much faultless 
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By Matt Wilson | 15:16 Mar 28, 2012 | Comment Now 
Hardware Review: XFX's new 7870 may be the best card we've seen yet for mainstream users.
 
Thermaltake V9 BlacX Edition brings mainstream USB3.0 support 
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By Justin Robinson | 17:03 Aug 26, 2010 | Comment Now 
What do you get when you fuse a hot-swappable HDD caddy and an aggressively-priced gamer chassis? The V9 BlacX, of course.
 
AMD Radeon HD 7870 Reference Disassembly Guide 
By Justin Robinson | 14:07 Apr 12, 2012 | Comment Now 
Tutorial: We follow up last week's guide with another on the mainstream AMD Radeon 7870 graphics card, one that may be a better choice for watercooling.
 
Far Cry 3 interview – Jamie Keen on creating the Skyrim of first-person shooters 
By Nathan Lawrence | 20:38 May 18, 2012 | Comment Now 
Interview: Lead game designer Jamie Keen opens up about how players will be able to shape their experience in Far Cry 3.
 
LGA 2011 Socket-fest 2011 continues with ASUS' P9X79P-Pro 
By John Gillooly | 15:46 Oct 27, 2011 | Comment Now 
Gallery: Take a look at another of ASUS' upcoming X79 motherboards, the more mainstream P9X79-Pro.
 
Gainward GTX 680 Phantom - solid performance 
By Matt Wilson | 10:11 Apr 24, 2012 | Comment Now 
Hardware Review: Gainward's first GTx 680 offering boasts good performance and a whole new cooler.
 
Intel Core i7-3770K: Ivy Bridge finally launches 
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By Matt Wilson | 02:01 Apr 24, 2012 | Comment Now 
Intel's Ivy Bridge launch has lacked a lot of its usual clockwork precision, but now the official veil has been lifted from the 22nm processor, and we like what we see.
 
We don’t need new IPs if we can have innovative sequels 
By Nathan Lawrence | 22:08 Apr 11, 2012 | Comment Now 
Do we really need the former if we can have the latter?
 
No Bulletstorm 2 because of nasty PC pirates? 
By Nathan Lawrence | 23:52 Apr 10, 2012 | Comment Now 
Oh, and also possibly because of disappointing sales across the board.
 
Far Cry 3 multiplayer revealed: Battlefield meets Call of Duty 
 
PC gamers should always have the option of using a keyboard and mouse over a controller 
By Nathan Lawrence | 16:28 Mar 29, 2012 | Comment Now 
Is it okay for devs to minimise keyboard/mouse support for games that are ‘better’ played with controllers?
 
Virtual Reality comes to Skyrim 
By Vito Cassisi | 10:10 Mar 19, 2012 | Comment Now 
Killing the chickens at Whiterun never felt so good, but man, you will look like an idiot in this homebrew VR gear!
 
Is Halo 4 set to offer the next logical evolution in FPS multiplayer? 
 
Intel's 520 Series 240GB SSD right on the mark 
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By Matt Wilson | 11:12 Mar 9, 2012 | Comment Now 
PC Hardware Review: If you're looking for a new SSD, put Intel's new 520 Series 240GB at the top of your wishlist.
 
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.
 
RPG influencer’s roundtable transcription – part 5 of 6 
By Nathan Lawrence | 12:00 Dec 9, 2011 | Comment Now 
An unabridged behind-the-scenes transcription of an hour-long roundtable discussion with a group of RPG gurus... part five of six.
 
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.
 
GIGABYTE announce Ultra Durable 4 Classic 
By Justin Robinson | 18:01 Sep 1, 2011 | Comment Now 
Updated: Taiwan-based component manufacturer adds UD4 to their motherboards.
 
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Atomic Magazine

Issue: 137 | June, 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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Battlefield 3 is the new benchmark online FPS
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A very fun and realistic multiplayer ride.
 
Antec Kuhler 920 - liquid cool
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Antec Kuhler 920 silent but effientive out of the box no maintence water cooling kit
 
Antec's Lanboy Air - our new favourite case
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Antec Lan boy Air in red a very cool design
 
Antec's Lanboy Air - our new favourite case
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This product overall is awesome.
 
MSI's GT780 laptop as fast as it gets
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Nice laptop