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20 Years On: Thief II

Rick returns to the best stealth game in existence.

April 2, 2020 | 15:00

Half-Life: Alyx Review

Half-Life is back! But how does the switch to VR stack up?

March 31, 2020 | 12:00

Mod of the Month February 2020 in Association with Corsair

We've picked some of the best projects recently completed in our project log forum.

March 25, 2020 | 14:00

Corsair 1000D Mod Focus: Integrating Heatkiller Reservoirs into Distro Plates

For the 1000D Mega-Build, Alex integrated some Watercool Heatkiller tube reservoirs into a pair of distribution plates. But how exactly was that done?

September 5, 2018 | 13:00

Corsair Obsidian 1000D Mega-Build: Project Log Intro

We're working on something big... really big...

May 10, 2018 | 14:01

ASRock shows off PCI-E 3.0 motherboards

ASRock showed off a bevy of boards last week, and filled in a few blanks about PCI-E 3.0 too.

August 3, 2011 | 12:25

Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Review

Can Intel's new top-end CPU put Sandy Bridge in its place?

March 23, 2011 | 07:58

Gigabyte X58A-OC Preview

Clad in a fresh black and orange colour scheme, the X58A-OC is aimed at extreme overclockers.

February 27, 2011 | 11:04

Asus Announces Rampage III Extreme Black Edition

Asus looks to raise the LGA1366 stakes by revising its top-end offering.

January 19, 2011 | 17:12

Gigabyte GO OC Grand Final 2010

We dropped by to see just how much LN2 a bunch of pro overclockers can get through in a day!

September 28, 2010 | 11:59

ASRock P55 Extreme4 Review

The Extreme4 definitely looks the part - we see if it delivers on those flashy looks.

August 27, 2010 | 07:58

Hailea HC-500A Water Chiller Review

Want to overclock your CPU to 5GHz? Then you'll need a water chiller (aka, a fridge)

July 20, 2010 | 08:46

Asus Rampage III Extreme Motherboard Review

We take a look at Asus’ third attempt at an extreme overclocking Core i7 motherboard.

May 13, 2010 | 08:12

Asus Crosshair IV Extreme to use Lucid Hydra

Asus invests its hopes in Lucid's Hydra and brings SLI to AMD with its latest CrossHair IV Extreme.

May 12, 2010 | 11:12

G.Skill shows off 2,500MHz DDR3

Ludicrously fast memory, but only compatible with specific Asus motherboards and Core-i7 LGA1156 CPUs.

April 16, 2010 | 11:38

Asus Rampage III Extreme pictured, detailed

Asus' latest LGA1366 Rampage has been let out the bag and we have pictures and motherboard specs.

March 19, 2010 | 15:26

Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Review

Intel has finally released a CPU worthy of its premium Extreme Edition brand - the first six-core desktop processor. Previously known as Gulftown, the Core i7-980X Extreme Edition is not only brutally fast out of the box but also a fantastic overclocker thanks to its 32nm transistors.

March 11, 2010 | 04:50

First Look: Asus Maximus III Extreme

Extreeeeeeeeeeeeeme to the Max, to the, uh, third power! Asus has dropped us a sample of its latest pimped out, tweaked up and very expensive Republic of Gamer's motherboard. Based on Intel's P55 chipset, is this the ideal match for overclocking a Core i5-750?

February 14, 2010 | 11:29

Intel Core i7 Extreme 975 for sale at UK retailers

Intel hasn't announced the 3.33GHz Core i7 Extreme 975, but the processor has appeared for sale on a number of UK retail sites today.

April 20, 2009 | 15:09

Foxconn Blood Rage

Ostentatious good looks and over engineered to the limit - the Foxconn Blood Rage is another Quantum Force extreme overclocking board that has lots of new and lovely bits, but also a price tag to match. Is "the best Foxconn board we've ever seen" really all there is to say?

February 26, 2009 | 09:29

Asus to launch mATX Republic of Gamers Gene mobos

Asus is set to announce its Gene series mobos - Republic of Gamer level features and spice, but packed into an mATX form factor.

February 10, 2009 | 15:34

AMD's 45nm CPUs are designed to overclock

AMD's new 45nm Deneb CPUs are apparently designed for overclocking should hit 4GHz easily and 6GHz with extreme cooling.

November 21, 2008 | 14:19

4GB DDR3 Memory Roundup - Part 2

This time around we've got a pair of performance Patriot Viper modules and some inexpensive Elixir memory to see which DDR3 kit offers the best package, best performance and best value for money.

November 21, 2008 | 08:59

EVGA's X58 should give Asus some stress

EVGA's latest X58 design should give Asus' Rampage II Extreme a run for its money in the extreme overclocking stakes.

November 20, 2008 | 13:43

Gigabyte shows bit-tech its final X58 boards

Gigabyte finally brings the styling of its X58 Extreme, UD5P and UD5 up to date. Check inside for pics!

October 27, 2008 | 14:22

Early Look: Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme

Gigabyte drops us the barebones of its new Extreme X58 motherboards with the, uh, EX58-Extreme. With ten SATA, six DIMMs, three PCI-Express x16 and the latest Ultra Durable technology, what do we think to Gigabyte's latest and greatest?

October 10, 2008 | 07:48