So you want to make yourself a new gaming rig, one that’s capable of playing Crysis at more than two frames per second, but won’t blow the budget?

Dual socket beast uses 8 cores, DDR3 and SLI plus Crossfire graphics capability.

A diverse family including some stellar CPUs and numerous also-rans.

A diverse family including some stellar CPUs and numerous also-rans

AMD accuses Intel of misrepresenting benchmark data.

Intel’s three new CPUs promise Core i7 power in an economical and efficient package. We put them through their paces to see whether small really is beautiful

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.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

We've put AMD and Intel’s new processors to the test, and there's one clear winner.

From budget laptops to ultra-tiny netbooks, ultraportables and high performance, we explain the tricks to finding out the ultimate laptop at the right price.

Performance per watt has taken a backward step, but it’s very fast with the right apps.

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

A world first on the desktop, Phenom is good but a long way from outstanding.

Choosing a CPU for your PC isn’t an easy task. Here are our picks for budget, mid-range and high-end systems.

This first of a new generation is only a little faster than the old, but its potential is clearly huge

Slim and stylish, this isn’t the most powerful quad core we’ve seen, but it’s by far the cheapest.

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?

From Celerons to Core i7s, Semprons to Phenom IIs, David Bayon tests Mainsteam desktop processors and finds the best budget, mid-range and enthusiast (gaming) choice for you.

Nothing incredible in terms of design, but it’s an impressively cheap way to get quad-core in your PC.