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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

HIS ATI Radeon HD 4670 IceQ

Is the credit crunch getting you down and there's no hope of you ever stretching out for that GeForce GTX 295? We take a look at the HIS HD 4670 IceQ to find out if this overclocked, custom cooled version of ATI's budget card can offer decent performance without denting your wallet. Stay frosty people!

February 2, 2009 | 07:49

IE trails browser benchmarks

Testing carried out by ZDNet Australia shows Internet Explorer 8 trailing the JavaScript performance stakes when compared to other next-gen browsers.

January 30, 2009 | 10:05

G.Skill F3-12800CL8T-6GBHK Tri-Channel DDR3

G.Skill's 1,600MHz kit for Core i7 CPUs runs at a tidy 8-8-8-21 and includes a smart, G.Skill design on some dark blue heatspreaders. How does it compare to the more elaborate Corsair DHX+? Read on to find out.

January 29, 2009 | 09:54

Intel Core i7 Memory Performance

Intel's new Core i7 processors have some massive memory bandwidth potential, but what betters performance - high clock or low latency? Also, do you need expensive triple channel memory or will dual or even single channel DDR3 do? Read on to find out.

January 26, 2009 | 10:11

G.Skill Titan 256GB SSD

G.Skill is back with its latest SSD and it's a whopper, the 256GB Titan. However, this drive isn't just big - it uses two drive controller chips rather than one to try and solve some of the issues that are common with SSDs, as well as speed things up too. Does it succeed? Read on to find out!

January 20, 2009 | 10:24

Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 1,792MB & Quad SLI

We're back with a full, unrestricted and in-depth review of the new Nvidia GeForce GTX 295. We also test Quad SLI for the third time, comparing it against quad CrossFire to see if the ultra-high end has a new performance leader. Read on to find out what happened next...

January 8, 2009 | 14:06

AMD Phenom II X4 940 and 920 CPUs

AMD's 45nm consumer CPUs are finally here: the Phenom II X4 940 and 920 are the latest quad cores with bigger cache, more MHz, more overclocking potential and yet, still AM2+ with inexpensive DDR2! Does Intel finally have some worthy competition?

January 8, 2009 | 05:23

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Atomic

The Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Atomic is a heavily overclocked, pre-watercooled version of ATI's dual GPU monster and it's been tearing up the bit-tech test benches all week. We find out just how fast it is, and whether it justifies its monster price tag.

December 19, 2008 | 08:51

DFI LANParty JR P45 T2RS

In a step away from the norm for P45, DFI has made a cute little micro-ATX motherboard that it dubs its "Junior". Except, this JR model still supports CrossFire and has a DFI belly - do good P45 motherboards come in small packages? Let's find out.

November 24, 2008 | 08:28

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R

Gigabyte has primed its GA-EP45-UD3R Ultra Durable 3 motherboard for some hefty overclocking and claims serious DDR2 memory performance. Naturally curiosity got the better of us so we had to check it out!

November 21, 2008 | 10:13

Gainward Radeon HD 4870 1GB Golden Sample

Gainward has completley redesigned the Radeon HD 4870 1GB from the PCB up. It has built an overclocked dual slot, dual fan, dual BIOS card which even packs in a fantastically old school turbo switch! Read on to find out how it fares in the ever competitive world of high performance graphics...

November 18, 2008 | 08:22

Winter 2008 Graphics Performance Update

With new and improved drivers from AMD and Nvidia and a whole batch of new graphically intensive games to test with, we've retested seven high end graphics cards to see how they perform in Far Cry 2, Fallout 3 and more! How does your card perform? Read on to find out!

November 10, 2008 | 11:21

Cooler Master ATCS 840

Cooler Master has resurrected its famous ATCS line of cases with the new Cooler Master ATCS 840. With all over aluminium construction, stylish looks and a truck load of high end features, we take a look to see whether the ATCS 840 can live up to the ATCS reputation.

October 31, 2008 | 08:17

HIS (AMD) ATI Radeon HD 4830 512MB

Last week AMD announced the Radeon HD 4830 under a bit of a cloud after cards shipped out with an incorrect number of shaders enabled. We have a look at the HIS Radeon HD 4830, which happens to be the cheapest card in the UK, to find out how it compares to the fierce competition out there.

October 30, 2008 | 09:17

Silverstone Fortress FT01

Behold and gaze upon the beauty of the Silverstone FT01! The affordable version of the iconic Silverstone TJ07 has arrived and we investigate to find out if the FT01 is just a pretty face or whether it's a knock out case at a bargain price. Read on to find out!

October 20, 2008 | 07:31

OCZ EliteXStream 800W PSU

OCZ's latest PSU has a PC Power & Cooling core and a pretty decent price to boot. Will this quiet, all black non-modular power supply become our new favourite? We stressed it to its limits to find out.

October 3, 2008 | 12:00

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2

After claiming the single card performance crown, the 4870 X2 is proving immensely popular amongst high end enthusiasts. We take a look at Sapphire's version of this graphics monster, and try our hand at overclocking it - oven mitts on standby!

September 3, 2008 | 09:03

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R

The DS3R legend is back, and we take the latest budget "energy efficient" P45 from Gigabyte to the cleaners, to see if its whites are whiter than white.

August 20, 2008 | 08:59

Asus CrossHair II Formula and Hybrid SLI

Asus takes Nvidia's nForce 780a to the next level with its second generation CrossHair motherboard. Does Hybrid Graphics cut the mustard? Does Asus make another Republic of Gamer masterpiece? We went off to find out.

August 15, 2008 | 12:15

OCZ DDR2 PC2-9200 Flex II 4GB Series

We take a look at not only OCZ's latest super-fast super-cool 4GB kit of Flex II, but also the watercooling kit designed for it from Aqua PCs. How does it fare under air and water? Does 1,150MHz make that much difference? We found out.

July 31, 2008 | 08:09

Pre-OC Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 and 260

We dive into the world of pre-overclocked cards and check out BFG's OCX and Asus' TOP GeForce GTX 280s and an AMP!'d GeForce GTX 260 from Zotac. Are they worth the extra cash for a bit more umpf? We found out.

July 19, 2008 | 09:17

Seasonic S12-II 500W PSU

Seasonic's reputation for quality is notorious - we check out the company's cheap and cheerful S12-II 500W offering. Will it be quite so cheerful after it's been on the load bench? Let's find out...

June 25, 2008 | 08:06

MSI P45 Platinum

We check out the latest P45 flavour from MSI to see if its new GreenPower Center, funky new heatpipes and DrMOS features, mean it's worth the consideration compared to the competition.

June 20, 2008 | 08:21