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In pictures: Gigabyte 6 Series motherboards

Pics and specs of the latest Gigabyte 6 Series motherboards

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15 crazy PC case mods

Bored with your old beige box? These enterprising modders have you covered. Gorgeous, unwieldy, and rarely pragmatic, here are 15 cases that blur the line between workhorse and work of art.

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The Aussies are coming! -- Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championships 2010

Australian overclocking fanatics crowded into Kingpin Bowling at Darling Harbour, Sydney, to watch master overclockers push their hardware to the limit.

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News about pc components

Article | 23/05/2011 The low-down on Intel's 3D tri-gate transistor
Intel has announced that its future processor generations will be based upon a completely new transistor design known as the 3D tri-gate transistor.
Article | 13/04/2011 What is overclocking?
Overclocking involves increasing the speed (otherwise known as frequency) of your system components, beyond the manufacturer's specifications. In a mo...
Article | 11/04/2011 How to choose a power supply for your PC
Ask any good computer technician what the most important component is in your PC and the likely answer will be the power supply (also known as the PSU...
Article | 5/04/2011 TI buys National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion
Texas Instruments on Monday announced it has agreed to acquire semiconductor company National Semiconductor for US$6.5 billion in an all-cash transact...
Article | 3/03/2011 New tech boosts processor's "IQ"
The problem with the smartphones, laptops, and tablets of our day is that the tools are multifunctional, but the energy that powers them can’t be divi...

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Tutorials about pc components

Article | 11/05/2011 What's the difference between an Intel Core i3, i5 and i7?
Intel Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 CPUs have been around for over a year now, but some buyers still get stumped whenever they attempt to build their ...
Article | 29/09/2010 How to build a PC
Building your own PC may seem to be difficult or a waste of time but it has many advantages.
Article | 30/07/2010 Keep your keyboard clean and germ-free
Happy Clean-Your-Keyboard Day! Okay, I made that up, but think about it: when was the last time you did anything with your keyboard besides drop cooki...
Article | 12/07/2010 How to: Build your own killer budget PC
Selecting components to build a fast PC for everyday office and multimedia tasks is never an easy undertaking, no matter how well you know your stuff....
Article | 3/07/2010 Part Seven: Building a PC -- configuring the BIOS
This article is the seventh and final in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.

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Features about pc components

Article | 20/01/2011 Which CPU? Intel Sandy Bridge vs. AMD Fusion
Over the next few weeks, Intel and AMD are set to unleash two new families of CPUs: Sandy Bridge (Intel's 2nd Generation Core processors) and AMD Fusi...
Article | 12/01/2011 ARM CEO: PC market not our target
Chip design firm ARM grabbed the spotlight at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week when Microsoft announced that its new Windows OS wo...
Article | 11/01/2011 What's new in PC components
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) isn't just all tablet, cameras, and laptops; there's plenty of news for the PC component geek, too, ranging from t...
Article | 8/01/2011 Is the Microsoft-Intel marriage finally over?
Cringely here, reporting from CES in Vegas, where rude beasts walk the earth (at least, the ones that don't crawl or slither), impeded in their forwar...
Article | 4/11/2010 AMD Radeon HD 6800 series is the new midrange graphics champ
With the release of the Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon HD 6870 graphics cards, AMD delivers fantastic value for the average PC gamer.

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Reviews

Swiftpoint Mouse

Swiftpoint Mouse review: an unusual portable mouse!

Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti review: A strong push for the midrange graphics card crown

AMD Radeon HD 6950 graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 6950 review: An affordable mid-range AMD Radeon graphics card with good overclocking potential

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 graphics card

Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 review: This graphics card takes the "world's fastest" crown, sliding ahead of tough competition

Microsoft Arc Touch mouse

Like the Apple Magic Mouse, Microsoft has added touch sensitivity to this mouse, along with haptic vibration feedback and a curiously arched construction

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