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Welcome to Issue 118
Editorial
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Ben Hardwidge
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Harry Butler
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PRODUCTION EDITOR
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Welcome to Issue 118
3D PRINTING
98
3D printing is taking the world by
storm, from desktop printers
that can print software-
designed physical objects to medical
printers that can even churn out ears and
other bits of cartilage.
The latest models cost just a little over
£1,000 and, by recruiting a 3D printing
firm that already has all the equipment,
you can turn your CAD design into a
physical object for just £40. In this
issue, we’ll be looking at the technology
and science behind 3D printing, analysing its
uses, talking to those who use it, and even
printing and painting our own Raspberry Pi
case (pictured).
58
40
108
12
GARETH HALFACREE’S
38
PC IN ‘DODGE CHALLENGER’
58
SPEAKER AND HEADSET
HOBBY TECH
We introduce a new section about computer
hobbyism, from retro computing to Raspberry
Pi projects. This month Gareth builds a Pi NAS
box and upgrades an Amiga A1200.
YELLOW
We check out Utopia’s mini-ITX powerhouse,
which features a gorgeous custom paint job.
LABS TEST
A great headset or pair of speakers can
make a big difference to your enjoyment of
games, music and movies. We’ve rounded up
26 products to find the best-sounding kit for
any budget.
40
AMD RADEON HD 7990
AMD’s dual-GPU Radeon HD
7000-series card is finally unleashed, but has
it missed the boat?
20
YOU STILL OWN
86
CAN IT PLAY BIOSHOCK
YOUR PHOTOS
There’s much outcry about proposed
legislation on orphan works, but the new
copyright acts should be welcomed rather
than vilified, argues Jim Killock.
INFINITE?
Irrational’s new atmospheric shooter is
surprisingly hard on graphics cards for a
game based on the Unreal engine. We
44
ASUS XONAR ESSENCE ONE
Turn your PC into a proper piece of
hi-fi equipment.
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Reviewed this month
Hardware
PC
38
Utopia Computers Pandora
GRAPHICS CARD
40
Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB
BARE BONES CHASSIS
42
Shuttle DS61
SOUND CARD
44
Asus Xonar Essence One
CASE
46
Corsair Obsidian 900D
FAN CONTROLLER
48
Lamptron CW611
MOUSE
50
Razer Ouroboros
Custom kit
54
Epic Gear Skorpios
54
Icy Box IB-550STU3S
54
Panic Station
55
Versus Touchtab 10 16GB
55
Gigabyte Aire M1
55
Epic Gear Skorpios
Headset Labs test
61
Asus Orion Pro
61
Asus Vulcan ANC
62
Cooler Master Ceres 400
62
Cooler Master Sonuz
63
Corsair Vengeance 1300
63
Corsair Vengeance 2000
64
Creative Draco HS-850
64
Logitech G230
66
Ozone Rage 7HZ
66
Ozone ST
67
Plantronics Gamecom Commander
67
Roccat Kave 5.1
69
Qpad QH-90 White
70
Razer Kraken Pro
71
Sennheiser PC 350SE
71
Sennheiser PS323D G4ME
72
Turtle Beach Z Seven
74
SteelSeries Siberia V2 USB
Speaker Labs test
74
Creative GigaWorks T3
75
Corsair SP2500
76
Hercules XPS 80 DJ Monitor
76
Hercules XPS 101
78
Logitech Z553
78
Microlab FC360
79
Microlab SOLO 1C
79
Razer Ferox
Games
84
BioShock Infinite
88
SimCity
89
Resident Evil 6
90
Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall
92
GRID 2
114
58
44
114
40
PRODUCTS
REVIEWED
13
89
110
Regulars
8
From the editor
11
Tracy King
12
Hobby tech
16
Incoming
18
Science!
20
Digital rights
24
CPC
Elite products
52
How we test
82
Cynical hit
94
The engine room
96
Dev perspective
128
Retro tech
130
James Gorbold
benchmark it on the current crop of GPUs
to find what you need in order to play it at
various resolutions.
108
CUSTOM PC AND BIT-TECH
Community
110
Readers’ drives
114
How to pimp your laptop
120
Letters
125
Folder of the month
126
Your folding milestones
AWARDS 2013
This year’s winners in full, as voted by you.
114
HOW TO PIMP YOUR LAPTOP
Antony Leather shows you how to
give your laptop an overhaul, making it quieter,
faster and better-looking than ever with a coat
of paint.
July 2013
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