Raw power and gaming prowess plus our a-listed monitor: this is a fantastic system, but the price is a deterrent.

AMD’s next generation of CPUs brings 45nm technology and higher clock speeds - but is that enough to compete with Intel’s latest and greatest?

The move to a new platform brings credible new challengers to Intel’s Core 2 processors

Unfortunately, this might be the last consumer graphics card we see from the quality German card manufacturer Elsa, which is planning to focus on the professional graphics market. Although not quite as fast as the Morpheus GeForce3 - the other stock GeForce3 in the round-up - the Elsa Galdiac 920 is nonetheless a top GeForce3 card from a well-respected card maker.

The Phenom II from AMD is here, and it has been billed as the company’s big comeback after a 2008 in which it was pummelled by Intel. So how does the CPU stack up against Intel's Core i7?

TFT screens are notoriously expensive to manufacture and even more expensive to purchase in comparison to their conventional CRT counterparts.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

A 22in monitor is obviously a very large unit. The ColorPro 22D that came into PC Authority was also an engineering sample, which goes some way toward explaining the lack of embellishment.

Intel’s new range of desktop processors has been a long time coming, but at last it’s arrived - and it leaves all others in the dust

The Camedia C-5050 is a 5.3-megapixel camera offering a good balance of automatic and manual settings, catering for users who like a professional look and feel. It also offers USB connectivity, separate status LCD, optical resolution of 2,560 x 1,920, support for RAW output format and video-out.

Powerful, well price and a worthy addition to the A-List. The PacStar Core i7 is a PC we wouldn't be unhappy to take home and spend the weekend gaming on

AMD has launched its fastest ever processor, which has smashed records by being overclocked to 6.5GHz.

It’s not cheap, but it’s powerful and cleverly constructed to make the most of the components.

Device can decompress full high-definition video at 1,920 dots x 1,080 lines in real time.

Device can decompress full high-definition video at 1,920 dots x 1,080 lines in real time.

A completely new digital SLR system has arrived in the shape of the Olympus E-1 and is perhaps the most eagerly awaited professional camera this year.

Minolta has been producing top-end digital SLRs for many years,

A stunningly powerful card that tops the last generation’s best dual-GPU monsters.

Vista felt sluggish, bloated and slovenly, but has Microsoft made Windows 7 any faster for those who crave the ultimate performance from their PC? Here are the benchmark results.

ATI’s 40nm GPU is an exciting development and takes over from the 4850 as the best mid-range card.