In the new PCFormat

April 2010



Memory Supertest – PCFormat puts a whopping twelve kits of RAM through their paces, in groupings from 2GB to 8GB to allow for the overkill factor. Crucial, Corsair and Transcend kits along with a couple of other critters await your approval.



Diamonds: Better than silicon? – Michael goes a-researching in the world of jewellery to find out what the next big thing for computing is. Will the advent of mass-produced diamonds mark a shift from silicon to something a little more sparkly?



Sex in gaming – Our gaming feature this month is on the nocturnal ramblings of video game characters. We look at why developers tend to shy away from including too much sex in their games.



Games!

Avatar, Bioshock 2 and Mass Effect 2 get the PCF treatment this month and we manage to pry Mike away from the holodeck long enough to write a review for Star Trek Online. Eve Online, Dark Void and The Saboteur round out the rest of our reviews.


Wired!

The Intel Core i5 661 opens Wired this month. The slightly pricy Big Bang-Trinergy from MSI joins two Mecer notebooks, a Dell, some gear from Thermaltake and a few other bits and pieces in the Review section. Also, learn how to silence your noisy rig and we round up a group of USB storage options for your perusal.


The Usual Suspects

The memes have a go at a toothbrush and a bunch of movies and television shows. The LAN lineup is packed with events from Liberty, Organised Chaos, FRAG Arena, Proximity, Mayhem and Forge in the offing. Luis tells a reader with a fake OS where to get off and there are some tales of the PCF office to finish you off.



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