Components
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1GB review Finally, we see a competitive card from Nvidia’s new range. It’s not a clear cut winner, but it's reasonably priced£197 - best buy
Lindy USB 3.0 3.5in Hard Drive Enclosure review Lindy's USB3 enclosure of 3.5in disks is the best we've seen thanks to its easy assembly and fast performance.£50 - best buy
Akasa All-In-One 2 review If you only want one front-panel device, this is the ultimate choice: it's a brilliant card reader and fan controller.£5.63 -
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition review Far cheaper than Intel's first six-core effort, but it's still too expensive given its all-round performance.£240 - best buy
Intel Core i7-980X review Yes it's ridiculously expensive, but you are getting a processor that's way ahead of anything else available at the present time.£841 -
Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 review Graphics cards aren't just for gaming, and though the HD 5450 has its uses, older cards can do most these jobs for less.£41 -
Intel Core i5-661 review A decent dual-core processor with integrated graphics, but true quad-core models are available for less.£154 -
AMD Athlon II X4 620 review An amazingly cheap quad-core processor, but its small cache means it's not an all-rounder.£73 -
Sapphire Radeon HD 5750 review There's little to choose between the HD 5750 and HD 5770 at current prices, but we marginally prefer the faster card.£111 - best buy
Intel Core i7-860 review This incredibly powerful processor is a great choice if you're looking to regularly undertake HD video editing and encoding.£217 - best buy
Intel Core i5-750 If you want to build a powerful PC, the Core i5-750 provides great value, despite the high cost of compatible motherboards.£144 - recommended
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition review This fast, dual-core, bargain processor provides plenty of performance for most tasks.£65 -
AMD Athlon II X2 250 review A quick and inexpensive processor with good power efficiency, but it's outdone by others in the range.£55