PC Format Issue 255

This issue is dated August 2011 and priced at £5.99. From this issue PC Format no longer carries a disc with demos/applications.

Features
Fastest Ever SSD's - Jeremy Laird - (15 pages)
 * Supertest winner - OCZ Vertex 3

Flying High with Windows 8 - Neil Mohr - (6 pages)

The Future of the Hard Drive - Adam Oxford - (2 pages)

Unlock the full potential of the Intel Z68 platform - Phil Iwaniuk - (2 pages)

Get perfect movie playback on your devices - Neil Mohr - (4 pages)

The Death of Direct X - Phil Iwaniuk - (6 pages)

Wired
PCF Golds Roundup - USB 3.0 flash drives
 * Mobile APU: AMD A8-3500M Llano APU
 * Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro 3
 * Headphones: Sony DR-GA100
 * Winner - Transcend Jetflash 700 32GB

Previews
PC Format's E3 picks - (2 pages)
 * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Battlefield 3, Hitman: Absolution, Payday: The Heist, Mass Effect 3, Far Cry 3, Arma 3 & Bioshock: Infinite

Tera - Chris Thornett - (2 pages)

Prey 2 - Jon Blyth - (2 pages)

Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter - Dan Griliopoulos - (1 page)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Chris Thornett - (1 page)

Driver: San Francisco - Phil Iwaniuk - (1 page)

Tomb Raider - Dan Griliopoulos - (1 page)

Other Credits
Contributors (not credited above)


 * Matthew Hanson, Simon Crisp, Alex Cox, David Rutherford, Tom Portsmouth