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Intel Core i7 Mobile 720QM Benchmarked

Intel Core i7 Mobile 720QM Benchmarked [22]
Laptops | 13th Nov 2009

Intel recently launched a new range of quad-core, Hyper-Threaded Core i7 processors for laptops. Kobalt Computers was first to get us a laptop to test for this preview of what Core i7 in a laptop can do. Read on to see whether a 1.6GHz CPU and a GeForce GTX 280M GPU can cut it.

Akasa Freedom Xone Case Review

Akasa Freedom Xone Case Review [15]
Cases | 12th Nov 2009

Finding a case that delivers solid build quality and cooling for a low price can be tough, but Akasa hopes to have hit the sweet spot with its latest offering, the Freedom Xone. We strap in the bit-tech testing gear and find out if it has got what it takes to house your hardware.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PC Review

Call of  Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PC Review [233]
PC | 11th Nov 2009

Modern Warfare 2 is here and it's bigger and more controversial than we thought possible. It's so huge in fact that Joe and Harry have teamed up to tackle it. Is the singleplayer more than endlessly respawning troops and is IWNet as bad as it sounds?

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 Review

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 Review [10]
Motherboards | 11th Nov 2009

Don't want a black P55 board? Gigabyte has the answer with its desirable blue design! As a direct, but cheaper competitor to Asus' P7P55 Deluxe, we found out if Gigabyte's GA-P55-UD5 board has everything and still offers value for money.

Viewsonic VOT 132 Atom+Ion Nettop Review

Viewsonic VOT 132 Atom+Ion Nettop Review [16]
Hardware | 11th Nov 2009

With the release of Windows 7, we take another look at a nettop, this time from newcomers Viewsonic. Sporting a dualcore 1.6GHz Atom processor and Nvidia's ION chipset amidst a neat and diminutive casing, has the VOT nettop finally come good? We find out.

What Hardware Should I Buy? - Nov 2009

What Hardware Should I Buy? - Nov 2009 [35]
Buyers Guide | 10th Nov 2009

Another month and another set of hardware recommendations fresh from our labs. Has AMD's latest CPUs or Kingston's SSDs made a difference? What about memory price increases? Read on to find out!

Cosmos Dragon by Martin Blass

Cosmos Dragon by Martin Blass [25]
Case Mod | 9th Nov 2009

Forum regular thechoozen, otherwise known as Martin Blass, talks us through his awesome Cosmos Dragon mod which features copious amounts of green and black acrylic as well as custom made watercooling hardware!

Editing Memory and Multi-core Programming

Editing Memory and Multi-core Programming [24]
CPUs | 8th Nov 2009

In a race dubbed 'the core wars', manufactures are stuffing more and more cores into CPUs. While more can only be a good thing, there's little point if the software they are running can't use them. Microsoft shares with us a possible piece of the puzzle to making full use of multi-core CPUs.

Shattered Horizon Review

Shattered Horizon Review [37]
Gaming | 7th Nov 2009

From rumour to fruition, Futuremark Game Studio's debut release is here. Shattered Horizon is a team-based multi-player FPS. All combat takes place above the Earth's atmosphere in zero-gravity conditions, an environment that takes a little getting used to.

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB Review

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB Review [28]
Graphics | 6th Nov 2009

Rounding out ATI's new line of DirectX 11 graphics cards comes the Sapphire Radeon HD 5750. With 1GB of GDDR5 and running on a cut down Juniper GPU, does this more affordable offering provide an attractive stepping stone to DX11? We find out.

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