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Mod of the Year 2019 - In Association with Corsair

The nominations are in, it's time to decide who deserves the crown for 2019!

January 24, 2020 | 12:00

Intel Core i9-10900X Review

Intel's latest 10-core has received a hefty price cut, but is it worth the cash?

January 23, 2020 | 14:00

Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Master Review

We take a look at Gigabyte's sub-£500 TRX40 board to see if it can compete with the excellent ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming.

January 17, 2020 | 12:00

Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti Review

So you've got a GTX Titan and think that it's fast? That's cute.

November 7, 2013 | 13:58

Nexus VCT-9000 Review

A cooler that in no way justifies its asking price in terms of design or cooling ability.

March 28, 2011 | 16:20

Thermolab Bada 2010 Review

Compact and easy to install, but there are better and cheaper alternatives.

March 26, 2011 | 10:41

Xigmatek Dark Knight Review

Compact and easy to install, but only offers average cooling.

March 21, 2011 | 07:51

Be Quiet Dark Rock Advanced

The first Be Quiet! cooler that we've seen impresses in more ways than one

March 18, 2011 | 10:14

Zalman CNPS9900-MAX Blue Review

Zalman often makes good looking coolers, but can the MAX Blue's cooling performance match its looks?

March 14, 2011 | 11:29

Alpenfohn Matterhorn Review

The Matterhorn certainly looks the part, but can it match the Frio's pure cooling abilities?

March 11, 2011 | 07:49

Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 Review

The new Fermi Mk II GPU hits all the performance highs we expected from the GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB

November 9, 2010 | 13:57

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Akasa Nero S CPU Cooler Review

The follow up to the Akasa Nero, the Nero S fancies itself as a premium cooler ready to take on the best. With four fat direct-contact heatpipes and a nifty S-blade fan it certainly looks up to the task. We see if it'll triumph or go up in flames in the bit-tech thermal test rigs.

March 22, 2010 | 09:07

What's the best 80mm and 92mm fan?

Got a CPU cooler with a small fan? Is it noisy? If so, read our group test of 80mm and 92mm fans to see which is the best to mod onto your cooler. Or maybe you've got some small case fan mounts that could do with filling? Read on to see what with!

October 15, 2009 | 10:05

What's the best supersize case fan?

We've collected six supersized case fans (180mm to 225mm) to see which is best for that all-important side panel fan. Read on to see how Akasa, Antec and others fared in our rigorous airflow and noise testing!

October 9, 2009 | 10:30

What's the best 120mm case fan?

We've collected 22 120mm fans and put them through rigorous noise and airflow tests to see which is the best. Read on to see how to keep your hardware cool while keeping the noise your PC makes to a minimum.

September 28, 2009 | 10:22

Three multi-channel fan controllers tested

Reducing the speed of your case fans can dramatically lower noise levels and usually doesn't hurt temperatures too much. We take a look at three of the latest multi channel fan controllers.

August 15, 2009 | 12:58

Five LGA1156 coolers tested on Lynnfield

We've tested five coolers that are not only on sale now, but are also ready to fit Intel's forthcoming LGA1156 Lynnfield CPUs. Get ready for Lynnfield by bagging your LGA1156-compatible cooler before the rush. Read on to find out which can handle a big overclock the best.

August 13, 2009 | 09:09

Noise versus performance

July 20, 2009 | 08:59

Noctua NH-C12P CPU Cooler Review

The NH-C12P is a lower profile version of the fantastic NH-U12P from the Austrian company that oozes quality and great performance in its products. We've put it through its paces on LGA775 and Socket AM2+ to see if it can keep up with the strong competition it faces.

July 1, 2009 | 10:14

MSI solves Nvidia GTX 200 squealing problem

COMPUTEX 09: Fed up of your Nvidia GTX 200-Series squealing while you game? MSI has solved the problem!

May 29, 2009 | 07:35

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

CRT emulation provides authentic retro gaming

Researchers have accurately emulated CRT colour-bleeding, afterimage effects and scanlines in an Atari 2600 emulator.

May 5, 2009 | 15:08

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

Seasonic M12D SS-850W PSU

We've rounded up and finalised our opinions of the Seasonic M12D, and now it's time for the overall performance results. Does Seasonic's champion 80Plus Silver model hit the spot to overrule the Antec Signature, Enermax Revolution 85+ and Cooler Master UCP 900W?

March 19, 2009 | 15:29

Antec Signature 850W PSU

Antec's Signature is its definitive power supply, built on a idea of quality it's not cheap but it sports an 80 Plus Bronze efficiency, a semi-modular design and "hand certification." Are these the ingredients required to earn the bit-tech stamp of approval?

December 5, 2008 | 08:25

Lian Li Silent Force 850W PSU

Lian Li is famed for its high quality cases but not yet for its PSUs - is that about to change? Will the company instil the same level of design and build quality into powering a PC like it does housing one? We jacked up the voltage to find out.

November 13, 2008 | 08:08