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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

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

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB

The Radeon HD 4770 might boast 40nm technology and an £80 price tag, but can it batter modern games into submission? We put XFX's HD 4770 to the test against some of its nearest rivals to see if it really is the mid range king it claims to be.

May 27, 2009 | 10:57

Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P

With a refined design to that will please most enthusiasts, Gigabyte's GA-MA790FXT-UD5P socket AM3 motherboard is on the test bench. We find out whether this Gigabyte motherboard's new found beauty is more than just skin deep.

May 25, 2009 | 11:35

MSI X-Slim X340 Ultraportable Review

MSI's X-Slim X340 13.4 inch ultra portable laptop is one of the first to use Intel's new CULV processors. It's clear where the X340 got its inspiration from, but MSI has managed to hit an attractive and affordable price point - read our review find out how it gets on.

May 21, 2009 | 13:29

BFG MX Series 550W PSU

Made by popular graphics card company BFG, the MX550 might provide some modular competition to the OCZ ModXStream Pro, Corsair VX550W and HX520W power supplies. We dive in to find out if it's any good.

May 21, 2009 | 09:51

HP Pavilion dv2-1030ea 12in Ultraportable

HP's Pavilion dv2-1030ea is based on AMD's Yukon platform, which launched back at CES in January. We check it out to see if it can fill the gap between a cheap and cheerful netbook and highly desirable but equally expensive ultraportable notebook.

May 19, 2009 | 11:00

Asus Eee PC 1008HA 'Seashell' netbook

Asus is about to release its latest addition to the ever-growing Eee PC line. The Eee PC 1008HA combines a slender, curvy figure with some interesting design choices and an excellent keyboard. Could this be the one that steals the NC10's crown jewels?

May 14, 2009 | 10:27

Enermax Revolution 85+ 950W PSU

Enermax's premium PSU, the Revolution, claims 85+ percent efficiency. With an enthusiastic and unique design, housing DC-DC innards, Enermax has designed something quite special.

May 13, 2009 | 10:45

Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB

After being impressed by the AMD's new ATI Radeon 4770 HD 512MB graphics card, we're taking a look at our first partner design from Gigabyte. At £88 it's more expensive than both the reference design and other models on the market, so we take a look at what we get for our extra few quid.

May 12, 2009 | 09:09

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 - 12.1in netbook

Dell's Inspiron Mini 12 is one of the first 12.1-inch Atom powered ultraportables on the market. Available with Ubuntu Linux, it sports a higher resolution display and the extra two inches it has over other netbooks should mean that typing doesn't feel cramped. Read on to find out how it gets on.

May 7, 2009 | 11:29

Win an Enermax PC built by bit-tech

Enermax wants UK readers to take part in a simple survey about its new website, and in exchange get a chance to win a PC!

May 5, 2009 | 10:30

MSI 790FX-GD70

MSI's delicious new AM3 motherboard is set to be a stunner. We've been testing this board for a few weeks now and we've finally come to a verdict - it's a cracker! But by just how much? Read on to find out!

May 4, 2009 | 10:18

AMD ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB

AMD has released the ATI Radeon HD 4770 this morning and it's based on the world's first 40nm GPU. It comes in at around £85 (inc. VAT) and AMD believes it will disrupt the mid-range market in quite emphatic fashion. Does it succeed? Read on to find out...

April 28, 2009 | 08:35

AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition CPU

Another Kuma is on the loose and it's 100MHz faster than the last one. Has anything else changed and does AMD have a bargain processor to take on the Intel Penium Dual Core E5200? We test their stock clocks and comparative overclocking potential to see which is the best bargain buy.

April 28, 2009 | 07:03

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition CPU

The fastest AMD to hit the streets is here. It's 3.2GHz of Black Edition overclocking friendly badness and we test its wares to see if this AM3 part is worth considering over the already tempting AM2+ Phenom II X4 940 on DDR2.

April 23, 2009 | 10:02

HP LP2275W - 22in widescreen LCD

Monitor manufacturers are starting to listen to customers - we want some much-needed choice in the 22-inch market. The HP LP2275W is another 22-incher equipped with Samsung's latest S-PVA panel technology - is this the monitor we've dearly been waiting for?

April 22, 2009 | 11:40

Asus M4A79-T Deluxe

With DDR3 prices dropping faster than the FTSE, AMD's AM3 motherboards, like the Asus M4A79-T Deluxe, are becoming really quite attractive. Built on familiar M3A79-T technology - one of our favourite AM2+ boards - does the latest generation offer an equally great buy?

April 21, 2009 | 09:46

NEC MultiSync P221W - 22in widescreen LCD

We've been looking for the perfect 22-inch monitor for quite some time now, but we haven't had much luck so far. Today we look at NEC's MultiSync P221W, which features a brand new 22-inch S-PVA panel with a 10-bit look-up table - could these ingredients make this the perfect 22-incher?

April 15, 2009 | 09:35

Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 2GB Vapor-X

Sapphire has not only added an excellent Vapor-X cooler to this Radeon HD 4870, but it has upped the memory from 1GB to 2GB. Does the extra RAM make a difference, and how effective is that cooler? Read on to find out.

April 14, 2009 | 13:20

Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 850W

We constantly recommend the 650W Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro, but does the 850W afford the same awesome efficiency and virtual silence? With the same style of modular cables, shiny box, and a very similar build it be just as good or it might suffer from being just too hot.

April 9, 2009 | 11:45

Sony Vaio P-series netbook (VGN-P11Z/R)

Sony's Vaio P-series netbook is one of the most amazing pieces of technology we've ever laid eyes on and it's also one of the lightest and most portable notebooks we've seen to date. After a long road test, Tim Smalley discusses his experiences and frustrations.

April 8, 2009 | 11:21

Foxconn Renaissance

Is it a cupcake? Is it a speaker? No! It's a heatsink! Armed with its novelty wares the Foxconn Renaissance is branded with the slogan for 'Digital Life', affording 'high performance computing, connectivity and digital entertainment'. Is that ambiguous marketing or part of a bigger idea?

April 7, 2009 | 09:16

Radeon HD 4890 vs GeForce GTX 275

We've got the low down on the new Radeon HD 4890 and GeForce GTX 275 cards from ATI and Nvidia, so you know what upgrade to get. Do you grab either of the latest bad boys or are the older cards a better punt for your pound? Read on to find out.

April 3, 2009 | 16:03

OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W PSU

500W, modular, not too expensive - an ideal partner to a cost efficient system? We put OCZ's revamped ModXStream Pro to the reviewers block to see if it'll hold up to our barrage of tests in order to evaluate noise, efficiency and power quality.

April 2, 2009 | 09:25