Squeeze that extra bit of power out of your existing hardware. Tim Dean looks at the principles of overclocking and examines the potential performance increase.

Dan Chiappini shows you how to get the most out of your graphics cards, without ever picking up a soldering iron.

AMD has released a special limited edition processor designed for heavy overclocking. The Phenom II X4 42 Black Edition TWKR chips will support higher voltages and perform at higher frequencies.

Overclocking power is back on AMD's roadmap.

Rumours of a microcode update that will lock down cores in AMD's new processors have been thoroughly refuted by the company.

Custom design watercooling and some judicious overclocking make for a showstopping performance and price.

A feast of features for those willing to pay

The Asus GeForce FX 5900 features an interesting heat sink arrangement that effectively cools the core and RAM, adding to overclocking potential.

Not only did the high-performance MSI G3Ti500 take the Speed Award, but the budget G3Ti 200 also received our Value Award. Clearly, MSI has pitched the G3Ti200 at the budget arena, combining a winning price with an impressive set of features.

Nick Ross is on the show floor in the Thunderdome of component-land - Taipei. Check out the pics.

A basic barebones motherboard with a price to match, ASROCK's P4VT8 Pentium 4 motherboard may not be the most feature packed mobo around, but what it lacks in integrated components, it more than makes up for with its bargain basement price tag and practical applications.

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

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

A hybrid spawn of Alien and Michael Bay’s Transformers – this 4TB, Quad Core predator from Acer shows no gaming fear.

A mighty dual-GPU board that makes light work of even today’s toughest DirectX 10 games.

A mighty dual-GPU board that makes light work of even today’s toughest DirectX 10 games

Curious to see what powers the Nehalem and Core i7 architecture? We reveal the tech behind the fastest Intel-powered computer on the planet.

We examine the features of Intel's newest chipset and review the first motherboards to use the chipset.

An expensive board, but a fascintating way of getting a powerful, quiet system, especially if you're prepared to tweak.