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Mod of the Month May 2020 in Association with Corsair

We've picked some of the best projects recently completed in our project log forum.

June 5, 2020 | 17:45

Fractal Design Define 7 Review

Has Fractal Design created the perfect PC case?

June 5, 2020 | 10:00

Maneater Review

Rick takes a bite out of Tripwire Interactive's "Shark RPG."

June 3, 2020 | 10:00

Asus Maximus - X38 Republic of Gamers

Straight out of the gates of Rome, Asus is due to extend its enthusiast favoured Republic of Gamers motherboards with the Asus Maximus.

August 28, 2007 | 15:18

Intel X38 to arrive with two new technologies

Intel is to launch two new technologies with X38: Extreme Memory and Extreme Tuning Utility. Good news: P35s might get it. Bad news: DDR3 only.

August 8, 2007 | 15:15

Intel announces mobile Core 2 Extreme

Last night Intel introduced its first mobile Core 2 Extreme processor and reveals that quad-core processors in notebooks aren't far away!

July 17, 2007 | 17:05

Intel Core 2 refresh: QX6850, E6850 & E6750

Yesterday Intel released five new Core 2 processors with 1333MHz front side bus speeds. We compare the new flagship QX6850 quad-core chip, along with the E6850 and E6750, to ten other processors to find out which CPU represents the best buy at the moment.

July 17, 2007 | 09:28

Intel refreshes Core 2 lineup, lowers prices

Intel has announced its refresh to the successful Core 2 lineup, along with a whole host of price cuts.

July 16, 2007 | 12:13

Lost Planet PC gets free content

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition has only been out on PC for a little while, but already it's getting a load of free content dumped on it in a new patch. Check inside for details.

July 16, 2007 | 09:38

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition PC

Lost Planet is a port of the successful, snow filled 360 game from Capcom which is available in DX9 and DX10 flavours. We grab a copy and see what we can find.

July 7, 2007 | 10:49

Kingston HyperX KHX9600D2K2/2G

Kingston, long time manufacturer of memory and a favourite of many goes for some ultra speed DDR2. Its HyperX series doesn't have the crazy heatspreaders others feature, so does it still perform as well?

June 21, 2007 | 14:18

Intel to add to CPU lineup in 4Q07

Intel has dropped another two processors into the line-up for 4th Quarter 2007 this week, including a new "Yorkfield" core.

June 15, 2007 | 16:42

XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra 650M Extreme

At Computex, we learned that Nvidia and its partners were planning to lower the GeForce 8800 Ultra's price. We have a look at XFX's 8800 Ultra 650M Extreme, which comes complete with a price drop, to find out if the GeForce 8800 Ultra can actually represent good value for money...

June 15, 2007 | 12:45

HIS enters PSU market

COMPUTEX 2007: HIS is about to enter the power supply market with three different types of unit.

June 8, 2007 | 05:46

Abit introduces IP35 'Bearlake' mobos

Abit has released its IP35 series motherboards, which are not surprisingly based on Intel's P35 Bearlake chipset.

May 21, 2007 | 12:37

Lost Planet DirectX 10 impressions

We take a look at the DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 versions of the Lost Planet: Extreme Condition demo and compare the two. Will DX10 live up to the hype?

May 18, 2007 | 14:53

ThermalRight Teams up to create crazy memories

CEBIT 2007: Team Group showed us the fruits of its collaboration with leading heatsink manufacturer, ThermalRight, today - did you ever wonder if your heatspreaders were big enough?

March 16, 2007 | 06:47

Vadim Cepheus Q80

Vadim's Cepheus Q80 is the ultimate customised rig that you can buy off the shelf. It's looks, build quality and personalisation comes at an eye watering price, but does it offer enough to hold its value?

February 9, 2007 | 15:23

Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus

The Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus is a cut down Striker Extreme that uses an nForce 650i SLI northbridge and an AMD Edition of the nForce 590 SLI southbridge. Do these changes make it worth considering at half the price of the Striker?

February 6, 2007 | 14:53

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

We don our scarves, gloves and balaclava and head off to the Lost Planet where, apparently, they have some Extreme Conditions and a nasty case of bug infestation. Time for some Capcom sponsored death and destruction.

January 15, 2007 | 10:56

Shuttle SD37P2

We take a look at the SD37P2 - the first Shuttle XPC to support Intel's Core 2-based dual/quad-core CPUs. Intel's 975X chipset is typically a strong and stable performer, but do the sleek looks translate into good performance, stability and features? We find out.

January 8, 2007 | 14:14

First Look: Asus Striker Extreme

We've been working with Asus over the last couple of weeks, testing its upcoming addition to the Republic Of Gamers product line. Meet the Striker Extreme; it's based on NVIDIA's all-new nForce 680i SLI chipset and it comes with a kitchen sink. Join us as we have a look at what to expect from Asus' next gem...

November 23, 2006 | 11:14

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700

Today, Intel has announced its first quad-core desktop processor, based on the Kentsfield core. We put the all-new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 to the test to find out whether four is better than two.

November 2, 2006 | 04:38

Scorched Earth

Macroman is back with another awesome case mod. This time, he's going to work on a laptop, creating a spooky Halloween mod with several pounds of clay, some latex and a few well-placed LEDs. The result is scarily awesome - so what are you waiting for?

October 31, 2006 | 12:01

Inno3D GeForce 7950 GT

Today we have a look at Inno3D's GeForce 7950 GT. It comes complete with a factory fitted Zalman cooler and everything else you'd expect to get from a GeForce 7950 GT. However, is it enough to tempt away from waiting for the first DirectX 10 hardware?

October 23, 2006 | 17:31