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Kingston LoVo: Power saving 1.25V DDR3 RAM

Kingston LoVo: Power saving 1.25V DDR3 RAM [2]
Memory | 18th Mar 2010

In an extension of our recent investigation into energy efficiency, Kingston dropped in some of its latest LoVo DDR3 memory that can run at just 1.2-1.25V. How much power does it save and is it a significant difference? We check to find out.

God of War III Review

God of War III Review [25]
Playstation 3 | 18th Mar 2010

It's War in Ancient Greece, as Kratos leads the Titans into battle with the Gods of Mount Olympus. After such a long wait though, can Sony's continuing saga of Angry Greek Men really live up to expectation? We take a look to see if this is Sparta or Patrick.

MSI 890GXM-G65 micro-ATX Motherboard Review

MSI 890GXM-G65 micro-ATX Motherboard Review [4]
Motherboards | 17th Mar 2010

Can MSI's latest micro-ATX 890GX AMD board stand on the foundations of its previously excellent range of 790FX and GX boards? And is it a suitable upgrade from the much cheaper 785G? We find out.

Microsoft’s future of gaming: XNA and touch

Microsoft’s future of gaming: XNA and touch [11]
Gaming | 17th Mar 2010

Microsoft briefed us on the ways it sees gaming developing, focusing on multi-player, touch-screen gaming and making development easier for small studios and bedroom coders. We take a look at its touch-screen concepts and XNA program.

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight [48]
PC | 16th Mar 2010

The Tiberium Saga is finally coming to an end and Kane's plan for the future of mankind will come to either fruition or failure. We take a look at C&C4 to see if the series is going to go out with a bang or a plop and how it handles the new mobile base and RPG systems.

Dell U2711 27inch Widescreen Monitor Review

Dell U2711 27inch Widescreen Monitor Review [44]
Monitors | 16th Mar 2010

With 23 and 24in monitors now commonplace, we take a look at what many consider to be the next big thing. Dell's new 27in IPS monitor certainly has a sky-high specification but is it worth the outlay?

G.Skill Falcon 2 128GB SSD Review

G.Skill Falcon 2 128GB SSD Review [18]
Storage | 15th Mar 2010

G.Skill has taken a new version of the Indilinx Barefoot drive controller and paired it with Intel 32nm NAND flash to make the Falcon 2. Boasting claimed speeds of 220/110MB/s read/write, we've found its performance is surprising!

ATCS 840 Blue Power by Magnus Persson

ATCS 840 Blue Power by Magnus Persson [16]
Modding | 15th Mar 2010

Wolvie makes us a classic case mod featuring the Cooler Master ATCS 840 along with some blue angular inspiration to complement a lot of killer hardware.

Flotilla Review

Flotilla Review [9]
PC | 14th Mar 2010

We take a look at Flotilla, an indie game where you control a terminally ill space captain who has seven months to explore the cosmos. The universe is a dangerous place though, so be prepared to deal with space cats, confused crocodiles and reindeer armies.

SteelSeries Xai Gaming Mouse Review

SteelSeries Xai Gaming Mouse Review [30]
Peripherals | 13th Mar 2010

The SteelSeries Xai may like like a pretty unassuming mouse, but it's packed with technology to cater for the twitchiest of twitchy gamers. Read on to see why this isn't just an IntelliMouse clone.

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