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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

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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

Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Motherboard Review

Gigabyte trims the fat from its latest Core i7 board, but leaves in USB 3 and SATA 6Gbps.

May 7, 2010 | 09:11

Asus P6X58D Premium Motherboard Review

Asus adds USB 3 and SATA 6Gbps to its latest LGA1366 Core i7 motherboard.

May 5, 2010 | 10:48

Asus M4A89TD Pro Motherboard Review

Asus' latest 890FX motherboard features the performance chipset without the high cost.

April 29, 2010 | 12:54

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition

Intel was first to six-core, but AMD's six-core Thuban CPU is £600 cheaper. Is it any good?

April 27, 2010 | 05:05

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MSI 890FXA-GD70 Motherboard Review

Can MSI's latest Socket AM3 motherboard live up to its excellent GD70 predecessor?

April 27, 2010 | 04:59

EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard Review

Who says a Core i7 system has to be large? We put EVGA's X58 micro-ATX motherboard through its paces.

April 26, 2010 | 01:03

Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Motherboard Review

Gigabyte's new X58 motherboard has tons of ports, but can it tame the mighty Core i7-980X?

April 21, 2010 | 11:23

Gigabyte shows Super Overclocked Radeon HD 5870

We've got first photos of Gigabytes upcoming Super OC (SOC) Radon HD 5870 with aftermarket cooler and some heavy-duty Gigabyte engineering.

April 16, 2010 | 12:47

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

ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Review

Features six display outputs and 2GB of memory for super-high resolution gaming.

April 13, 2010 | 12:49

PC Hardware Buyer's Guide - April 2010

Our monthly PC building advice shows you how to spec up a PC that'll give you the best performance for whatever budget you have. Read on to see how Nvidia's GTX 470 and GTX 480 has changed things, and what's the best hardware to buy at the moment.

April 13, 2010 | 08:40

CM Storm team forms new company, BitFenix

BitFenix is a new company launching today with a team featuring some of the Cooler Master Storm team and some ex-Abit employees.

April 12, 2010 | 10:55

Corsair Nova 128GB SSD Review

Corsair's latest Nova Series SSDs are based on the Indilinx Barefoot Eco drive controller and Intel 32nm NAND flash. We've seen that combination perform strongly for a great price, so we wanted to find if Corsair's drive could hit the SSD sweet spot. Read on to find out.

April 12, 2010 | 08:02

Intel Xeon X7560: Nehalem EX Review

Fresh from the launch of its second generation six-core workstation / server CPUs, the uber-fast and Xeon 5600-series, Intel is now ready to unveil its first ever eight-core CPU. Meet the Xeon X7500-series, codename Nehalem EX - we put it through its paces in a 64-thread test system.

April 7, 2010 | 08:24

Samsung X120 Ultraportable Laptop Review

The X120 is the smallest of Samsung's sleek and sophisticated ultra-mobile X-series. With a fast dual-core CULV Pentium processor and elegant design, we see if this sub-£500 11.6in laptop is worthy of a place in your bag.

April 2, 2010 | 01:06

The Facts: 4K Advanced Format Hard Disks

We detail the facts, correct the fiction, and understand what 4K Advanced Format really means for you when it comes to buying a hard disk today. We show you how to make the disks compatible with Windows XP, test whether the new disks are faster and tell you what the benefits really are.

April 1, 2010 | 10:40

Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 Motherboard Review

Gigabyte's brilliant micro-ATX P55M-UD2 offers a bag-full of features and overclocking potential for its modest £85 asking price. Read on to see why this is one of the best motherboards ever made.

March 25, 2010 | 08:37

Asus O!Play Air HDP-R3 Media Player Review

Asus tries to muscle in on the media player market with this dinky little device. Kitted out with 802.11n WiFi, Ethernet, HDMI 1.3 and mkv support - is its software and hardware a match for its strong competitors?

March 24, 2010 | 08:46

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

Kingston LoVo: Power saving 1.25V DDR3 RAM

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.

March 18, 2010 | 11:12

MSI 890GXM-G65 micro-ATX Motherboard Review

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.

March 17, 2010 | 12:49

PC Hardware Buyer's Guide - March 2010

For our March 2010 PC Hardware Buyers Guide we've seen a few subtle changes in among our recommendations, but most notably we've had to accommodate price fluctuations in places. How has this changed our five PCs? Check in to find out.

March 9, 2010 | 11:27

Overclocking Intel's Core i3 530

Now that motherboard BIOSes have matured for Intel's latest Clarkdale CPUs, we taken a return visit to Intel's cheap and cheerful Core i3-530, turn up the voltage and really see what it can do! Inside we've included a step-by-step guide on exactly how to overclock it on a couple of popular motherboards too.

March 3, 2010 | 09:46