AMD Phenom X3 –
A first look at AMD’s range of tri-core CPU units. We put them through their paces with some pretty surprising results
XP SP 3 versus Vista SP 1 Deathmatch –
The old meets the new in a showdown to see who really swings the biggest stick in the Windows arena. Will XP be throwing in the towel or does Vista punch like a little girl?
Overclock your 9600 GT -
A few tips and tricks to squeeze a couple of extra frames out of that 9600 GT you have lying on your desktop gathering dust
Games!
Two big ‘uns are headed your way in to form of Mass Effect and Alone in the Dark, followed closely by the brilliantly named Overclocked and Trackmania Nations Forever. Oh, and we threw in some Race Driver: GRID for some extra kick
Hotwired!
A massive mixed bag headed your way! We look at enough different kit to slap together a full system out of the contents. The K9N2 Diamond Mobo; BFG 9800GX2 Quad SLi and OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator are just a few of these. The only thing we skipped was the RAM
Modding!
Ettienne Venter has a word or three with Nicholas Falzone, winner of Mod of the year with… you just have to see this thing. Plus, we make a mouse wheel shiny.
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