Chris Lloyd

Articles by: Chris Lloyd

A close up of a HDMI cable and a DisplayPort cable
HDMI vs DisplayPort: which is best?

By Chris Lloyd

Updated How to choose between an HDMI or DisplayPort connection

Olympus VG-170
Olympus VG-170 review

By Chris Lloyd

Olympus's VG-170 is bursting with quirky features such as 3D shooting and a larger flash than average, but can it be a master of all?

Beyond upgrading?
Is it worth upgrading your old PC for gaming?

By Chris Lloyd

In Depth We benchmark old vs new to see if upgrading makes sense

Tsunami Gaming Manager
Tsunami Gaming Manager review

By Chris Lloyd

Is this budget gaming case a wolf in sheep's clothing?

Thermaltake V6 BlacX ED
Thermaltake V6 BlacX ED review

By Chris Lloyd

Can this budget chassis from Thermaltake keep your components cool?

Sharkoon Scorpio 2000
Sharkoon Scorpio 2000 review

By Chris Lloyd

A good value case that doesn't seem to lack anything from more expensive rivals

BitFenix Colossus Venom
BitFenix Colossus Venom review

By Chris Lloyd

BitFenix updates its popular Colossus gaming chassis with added Venom

Antec Dark Fleet 85
Antec Dark Fleet 85 review

By Chris Lloyd

We check out Antec's top of the line gaming case

The future of motherboards
New motherboard tech: key advances explained

By Chris Lloyd

In Depth Overclocking, reduced power consumption and more

Keep your PC cool
Best PC coolers and fans for gaming machines

By Chris Lloyd

In Depth Keep your temperature low with these fans and coolers

Green gaming
Green PC or powerful gaming? How to get both

By Chris Lloyd

In Depth Can we mod our gaming system to be capable yet green?

Thermaltake Silent 1156
Thermaltake Silent 1156 review

By Chris Lloyd

Silent it may be, but does it cool well enough?

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2
ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 review

By Chris Lloyd

This isn't just a cooler. It's a Freezer. Does it live up to the name?

Sapphire 5550 Ultimate
Sapphire Radeon HD 5550 Ultimate review

By Chris Lloyd

Can this passive cooled GPU take the fight to the budget gaming graphics cards?

SteelSeries Xai Laser Mouse
SteelSeries Xai Laser Mouse review

By Chris Lloyd

Can this gaming mouse live up to the hyperbole printed on the packaging?

Devolo dLAN 200 AVSmart+ Starter Kit
Devolo dLAN 200 AVSmart+ Starter Kit review

By Chris Lloyd

The new powerline networking kit from Devolo comes with LCD screens and 200Mb/s speeds

Dino PC Sixth Sense
Dino PC Sixth Sense review

By Chris Lloyd

An overclocked rig built around the new Phenom II X6, but is it an overclock too far?

Thuban die shot
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T review

By Chris Lloyd

AMD goes six core, should the Intel Core i7 be worried?

RAM
Next-gen storage that makes SSD look slow

By Chris Lloyd

Will SSDs be with us forever or can the humble RAM drive make a return?

Windows 7 XP Mode
Windows 7 XP Mode: the complete guide

By Chris Lloyd

In Depth How Windows XP lives on in Windows 7 using virtualisation

Core i5
Core i5 processor: what you need to know

By Chris Lloyd

Want Intel's latest wonder child only cheaper? Or course we do! And Chris Lloyd says here it comes…

Processor image
Beyond 32nm: the future of processors revealed

By Chris Lloyd

In Depth IBM has a 28nm one, Intel has a 32nm one. Where will it end?

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