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Features > PC Games

ATI ‘cheating’ benchmarks and degrading game quality, says NVIDIA

By Justin Robinson | 16:08 Sep 15, 2010 | Comment Now

Atomic investigates NVIDIA’s long-ignored accusation: Is ATI using FP16 demotion to artificially inflate benchmark scores?

News > CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

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.

News > CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

AMD's new chip: what a load of Bulldozer

By John Gillooly | 15:16 Oct 18, 2011 | Comment Now

Like many we've been finding AMD's Bulldozer to be underwhelming... and it is. Just don't expect a magic bullet to fix it.

Features > PC Games

Ken Rolston interview pt2 – Morrowind’s open-world elevator music

By Nathan Lawrence | 10:56 Oct 18, 2011 | Comment Now

Ken Rolston is back and as passionate as ever as he talks about the challenges of game design... part two of two.

News > Graphics Cards

GIGABYTE's Radeon HD 7970 and 7950 hit the labs

By John Gillooly | 12:42 Feb 9, 2012 | Comment Now

Gallery: We are still waiting to see what it does with its top end SOC line, but the normal custom cooled Radeon 7970 and 7950 cards from Gigabyte have landed.

News > PC Games

Creation Kit and Steam Workshop for Skyrim go live, Texture Pack released

By Ashton Mills | 14:27 Feb 8, 2012 | Comment Now

It's here at last - the Skyrim Creation Kit, hi-res textures, and more, and it's a pretty awesome bundle.

News > PC Games

World of Tanks 7.2 patch on the horizon

By David Hollingworth | 10:43 Feb 7, 2012 | Comment Now

Video: More tanks, more maps, and an easier way to get started are all part of World of Tanks' next patch.

Reviews > Peripherals

XFX's Pro Series 1250W Black Edition - pricey but powerful

By Vito Cassisi | 11:11 Feb 1, 2012 | Comment Now

Review: XFX brings power to the masses with the Pro Series 1250W Black Edition PSU.

ASUS' Rampage IV Gene is small, but perfectly formed

Reviews > CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

ASUS' Rampage IV Gene is small, but perfectly formed

By Vito Cassisi | 15:53 Jan 23, 2012 | Comment Now

Review: Is ASUS' new Gene genetically superior? We test the Rampage IV Gene ROG to find out.

Reviews > Peripherals

Rude Gameware's Fierce Mouse: good, but not great

By David Hollingworth | 09:40 Dec 8, 2011 | Comment Now

Review: Sounds like a ska band, feels kind of okay... Rude Gameware's Fierce mouse nearly plays with the big boys.

Features > PC Games

RPG influencer’s roundtable transcription – part 3 of 6

By Nathan Lawrence | 12:00 Dec 7, 2011 | Comment Now

An unabridged behind-the-scenes transcription of an hour-long roundtable discussion with a group of RPG gurus... part three of six.

Features > PC Games

RPG influencer’s roundtable transcription – part 2 of 6

By Nathan Lawrence | 12:00 Dec 6, 2011 | Comment Now

An unabridged behind-the-scenes transcription of an hour-long roundtable discussion with a group of RPG gurus... part two of six.

ASUS' MARS II GTX 580 SLI about as fast as it gets

Reviews > Graphics Cards

ASUS' MARS II GTX 580 SLI about as fast as it gets

By Vito Cassisi | 12:06 Nov 23, 2011 | Comment Now

Review: See Nvidia, this is how you make a GTX 590! ASUS' epic MARS II GTX 580 SLI blows us away.

News > CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

Futuremark announce 3DMark for Windows 8 PCs and Tablets

By Justin Robinson | 10:13 Nov 16, 2011 | Comment Now

Popular enthusiast benchmark to get a new iteration in 2012, causing graphics cards to weep and blubber.

News > CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

Socket 2011-fest: GIGABYTE's UD3 and UD5 X79 motherboards

By David Hollingworth | 16:48 Nov 8, 2011 | Comment Now

Gallery: Here's the last of the GIGABYTE X79 boards we spotted on a recent jaunt to Taiwan - the UD5 and UD3 mobos.

News > Graphics Cards

NVIDIA teases new flagship graphics card

By John Gillooly | 09:06 Mar 23, 2011 | Comment Now

NVIDIA just rudely interrupted our RADEON 6990 testing with this video, which promises the launch of a new flagship GeForce card in a few days.

Reviews > Graphics Cards

NVIDIA GTX580: a Fermi saver?

By John Gillooly, Justin Robinson | 10:16 Feb 4, 2011 | Comment Now

After coming close to screwing up Fermi the first time round, has NVIDIA finally released a card that can redeem it? Read our review!

Reviews > CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

ASUS's Crosshair V Formula is a good mobo...

By Vito Cassisi | 11:26 Nov 1, 2011 | Comment Now

Review: The mighty chassis of Bulldozer! But, really, you'd be better off with an older AMD chip...

Reviews > CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

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.

Features > PC Games

Ken Rolston interview pt1 – The Fable failure

By Nathan Lawrence | 10:46 Oct 18, 2011 | Comment Now

We sit down with the passionate RPG legend Ken Rolston and talk around all things Reckoning... part one of two.

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Issue: 133 | February, 2012

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