Looking for a mid-priced, capacious case for a media PC? We check out the Grandia GD03, another box of brushed aluminium chique from the chaps at SilverStone, which features handy touches such hot-swappable hard disk bays and removable dust filters.
January 21, 2010 | 08:35The unending drone of your CPU cooler driving you mad? Then perhaps the Gelid Tranquillo can help. With an ultra low-noise PWM fan, but still packing four copper heatpipes and a big stack of cooling fins, check out this terrific low-noise HSF.
January 20, 2010 | 12:15Intel's latest 32nm processors, codenamed Clarkdale, are the first to integrate a GPU. We take the new budget-sensitive Core i3-530 and Core i5-661 for a spin to see how they compare to previous CPUs - will a Core 2 Quad Q6600 still cut it, and has AMD got anything to fight back with? Read on to find out...
January 4, 2010 | 08:45Intel 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.
November 13, 2009 | 11:04Alienware has introduced its new chassis design with the M17x - it's all choppy angles and aluminium outer shell. The result is one of the most attractive gaming laptops we've seen yet. With a powerful dual-core CPU and GeForce GTX 260M graphics, is this the best gaming laptop ever?
October 28, 2009 | 08:40Kingston has expanded its V-Series of SSDs with the launch of a new 40GB budget concious drive. Built around the same drive controller and NAND memory as Intel's new X25-X line of SSDs, could this drive convince you to take the SSD plunge?
October 27, 2009 | 08:48The ATI Radeon HD 5870 is the fastest single GPU graphics card available right now, but Asus looks to have a way to make it even faster with its Voltage Tweak edition. Allowing you to alter the card's Vcore voltage and unlock even more overclocking headroom, just how fast can the HD 5870 go? We find out.
October 20, 2009 | 08:45Kingston is a big name when it comes to memory, but not as well known when it comes SSDs. Boasting a Samsung drive controller, could Kingston's latest offering, the SSD NOW V+ 64GB change that? We fire up the benchmark rig and find out.
October 16, 2009 | 10:43Got a CPU cooler with a small fan? Is it noisy? If so, read our group test of 80mm and 92mm fans to see which is the best to mod onto your cooler. Or maybe you've got some small case fan mounts that could do with filling? Read on to see what with!
October 15, 2009 | 10:05Looking for a DirectX11 GPU but don't want to drop £300 on an HD 5870? Then meet the HD 5850, the new GPU from ATI looking to dominate the popular £200 price point. We strap it into the bit-tech test system and find out how it measures up with the competition.
October 14, 2009 | 09:41The Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB has been our favourite hard disk for almost a year, and now Samsung brings us a higher capacity follow up in the form of the EcoGreen 1.5TB. Fitted with three 500GB platters but with a spindle speed of only 5,400RPM, we find out how it measures up to the competition.
October 5, 2009 | 11:39We take a look at Madden NFL 10 on behalf of the British to see if EA's latest bash at long-lived franchise can sway us over and make us put down FIFA forever. It doesn't seem likely, does it? As it turns out , Madden 10 does have a few surprises in store.
August 30, 2009 | 10:34We've tested five coolers that are not only on sale now, but are also ready to fit Intel's forthcoming LGA1156 Lynnfield CPUs. Get ready for Lynnfield by bagging your LGA1156-compatible cooler before the rush. Read on to find out which can handle a big overclock the best.
August 13, 2009 | 09:09Nvidia has redesigned the GeForce GTX 295, squeezing both GT200b GPUs onto a single PCB and completely replacing the card's cooler. We find out if the the GTX 295 directors cut is any faster or cooler than it's dual PCB predecessor, and whether it's more worthy of it's top end price tag.
August 10, 2009 | 12:07Gigabyte is back with its latest chassis, the Sumo 4112. With smooth looks, solid steel construction and a garnish of aluminium plating, is this heavyweight Sumo worthy of being you're next upgrade? We strap in the bit-tech testing gear and find out.
August 7, 2009 | 10:48Inno3D have taken Nvidia's GTX 275 and combined it with a huge 12" long custom cooler to create its latest iChill graphics card. Does the beast of a cooler lead to an equally beasty performance boost? We ease this footlong monster into our testing rig and find out.
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