Saturday May 26, 2012 6:36 PM AEST
Atomic's Hot Awards
This selection of hardware and games represents the best of the best - this is kit that's scored a 90 per cent or better rating. If you pick up one of these games, or base your next PC build around some of this hardware, you won't be disappointed!
Zalman CNPS9500 AM2 
Hot Award
By Craig Simms | 11:23 Sep 29, 2006 | Comment Now 
Peace and quiet doesn't always have to mean a case-dwarfing monstrosity of a HSF.
 
RS Media 
Hot Award
By Ben Mansill | 14:16 Sep 26, 2006 | Comment Now 
If I'd seen one of these when I was an 8 year old, I would have gone on a hunger-strike until my parents bought me one.
 
Swiftech H20-220-T Thermoelectric 
Hot Award
By Nathan Davis | 12:36 Sep 18, 2006 | Comment Now 
This behemoth stands in judgment of other coolers. You’ll need some serious cash though.
 
Logitech VX Revolution Laptop Mouse 
Hot Award
By David Field | 15:27 Sep 8, 2006 | Comment Now 
What would the ultimate mouse feel like? We don’t know, but we’ve got a feeling that this is pretty close.
 
Hiper Type R 580W 
Hot Award
By Craig Simms | 11:07 Jul 21, 2006 | Comment Now 
It's really shiny, and works really well.
 
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis 
Hot Award
By Logan Booker | 10:03 Jul 12, 2006 | Comment Now 
Table Tennis. From, wait for it, Rockstar. What can't they do?
 
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB 
Hot Award
By Craig Simms | 10:50 Jul 5, 2006 | Comment Now 
Seagate delivers a carnivorous drive, and does something to curb our fears of data loss.
 
Heroes of Might and Magic V 
Hot Award
By Maurice Ford | 11:42 Jul 3, 2006 | Comment Now 
A turn-based strategy game for the thinker. It's the journey, not the destination.
 
Swiftech H20-80 Micro 
Hot Award
By Nathan Davis | 13:14 May 12, 2006 | Comment Now 
A professional level water-cooling kit that's a joy to install and use.
 
ASUS Silent Square 
Hot Award
By Nathan Davis | 13:09 May 12, 2006 | Comment Now 
Monsterous, in both performance and dimensions.
 
PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW 
Hot Award
By Craig Simms | 11:17 Apr 19, 2006 | Comment Now 
Kilowatt. KW. One Kilowatt. 1,000 watts. One THOUSAND watts. ONE KILOWATT! Oooohhhh... ahhhh...
 
Review: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 
Hot Award
By Logan Booker | 14:03 Mar 22, 2006 | Comment Now 
Logan Booker ventures forth into the lands of Tamriel for the time of his life.
 
GT Legends 
Hot Award
By Damien Virulhapen | 08:40 Feb 3, 2006 | Comment Now 
Thrash hard with balance and finesse with Ben Mansill.
 
Far Cry Instincts 
Hot Award
By Ron Osborn | 10:32 Nov 22, 2005 | Comment Now 
Ron Osborn puts sand down his pants and dreams of a tropical paradise.
 
F.E.A.R. 
Hot Award
By Damien Virulhapen | 10:37 Oct 18, 2005 | Comment Now 
There is so much in this game, yet it is crafted with brilliant restraint. Ben Mansill cowers in F.E.A.R.
 
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 
Hot Award
By Bennett Ring | 11:57 Oct 10, 2005 | Comment Now 
The era of dual-core CPUs is upon us. Two heads really are better than one, as Bennett Ring demonstrates.
 
Gigabyte 3D Galaxy GH-WIU01 
Hot Award
By Nathan Davis | 16:22 Aug 15, 2005 | Comment Now 
Gigabyte has been breaking into quite a few new markets recently, its latest foray being this little water cooling wonder.
 
 
Geil ONE Series CAS1.5 
Hot Award
By Nathan Davis | 14:14 Aug 15, 2005 | Comment Now 
Here is a pair of aggressive DDR400 512MB memory sticks if we ever saw such a thing.
 
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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
90%
A very fun and realistic multiplayer ride.
 
Antec Kuhler 920 - liquid cool
90%
Antec Kuhler 920 silent but effientive out of the box no maintence water cooling kit
 
Antec's Lanboy Air - our new favourite case
90%
Antec Lan boy Air in red a very cool design
 
Antec's Lanboy Air - our new favourite case
90%
This product overall is awesome.
 
MSI's GT780 laptop as fast as it gets
90%
Nice laptop