In the new PCFormat
Now incorporating G3AR
May 2011
Sandy Bridge Supertest - What is all the fuss about? PCFormat looks at whether it will be worth it to chuck your dedicated GPU in favour of Intel's hybrid chips. Also included is a look at the Fusion/Sandy Bridge architecture and motherboards. That is a lot of tech
Dual GPUs - The CrossFire versus SLI debate rages on and PCFormat is in the thick of it. Which option is the one for you and how do the different flavours and setups work out performance-wise. Most if not all of your questions will be answered.
The Human Revolution - Releasing soon on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360; the newest instalment of the Deus Ex series looks set to excite fans. If everything we've seen so far carries through then The Human Revolution will see heads roll on release day. In a good way.
Games!
We preview Operation Flashpoint: Red River and Battlefield 3, two very different takes on the FPS genre. Getting in a little review time are Crysis 2, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Shogun 2: Total War. Bulletstorm gets a little gory, Dragon Age 2 retraces its steps and Fallout New Vegas has a little extra legroom with Dead Money.
Wired!
We've packed everything into this issue. Besides the four Intel Sandy Bridge chips we have the ASUS E35M1-M Pro, MSI Big Bang Marshal and Gigabyte G1.Assassin motherboards for your perusal. Zotac has given us two NVidia GPUs to play with and Sapphire has a combination TV tuner/5570 GPU gracing our pages. A case from Thermaltake and the Cooler Master V10 fill out some of the rest of the Wired section.
G3AR!
We've previewed Dead Island and Deus Ex: The Human Revolution. Bulletstorm and Dragon Age 2 stand alongside Test Drive Unlimited 2, Motorstorm Apocalypse and a bunch of smaller console reviews for you. Rango, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Knights Contract and Fight Night Champions, Stacking and a new Xbox 360 controller make up the rest of G3AR with a massive 3DS feature thrown in, just for fun.
The Usual Suspects
The LAN calendar, competitions and your letters are all present and correct. Luis gets a little creative with his answers to your queries, telling a harrowing tale of spies, espionage and snipers. No really.
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