PC Format Issue 275

This issue is dated February 2013 and priced at £5.99. It was released in January 2013.

Grouptest
The last of the serious CPUs - 12 pages (6-14,16-18)

Hardware
"Could Half-Life 3 kick off an age of Linux based gaming?" - Dave James - (20) New Gear... - 2 pages (48-49) Ultimate Gadget Watches - 2 pages (50-51) Tech Porn - Intel DC3217BY - Dave James - 2 pages (52-53)

The GeForce Experience - 2 pages (54-55)
 * Nvidia is looking to change the landscape of PC gaming so it's not quite such a scary, techy ol' place. Enter GFE...

Rig Builder - Dave James - 2 pages (56-57)
 * Whether you're upgrading your PC or starting anew, this is the best kit.

Features
Low-Power to the People - Neil Mohr - 6 pages (60-65)
 * Can we create a 10W gaming PC? Probably not but Neil Mohr gives it a damn good go.

Ask Luis - 5 pages (108-112)

The Voice of Reason - 1 page (114)
 * "Rockstar has lumped the PC in with the Wii U as a 'maybe'

Hot Wired
Start a Minecraft server - 4 pages (66-69)
 * The ancient arts of tree-punching and block-bashing are better enjoyed with chums.

Create your own Linux distro - Alex Cox - 3 pages (70-72)
 * Cut it down. Build it up. Make Linux your own with this guide from Alex Cox.

Record your desktop - Alan Dexter - 3 pages (74-76)
 * Alan Dexter shows you how to Screencast your way to stardom.

Explore a running system - Jon Thompson - 3 pages (78-80)
 * Give Windows a thorough going over with Process Explorer.

Expand your desktop with two monitors - 2 pages (82-83)
 * Having a dual monitor setup gives you lots of extra room. Thanks to some great free applications, you can get the most out of multiple screens.

Roll back changes with System Restore - 2 pages (84-85)
 * If your computer's gone odd and you don't know why - try System Restore.

Games
"One weapon infects the bad guys with pustules, which break off and attack others" - Henry Winchester - (86)

Games of 2013 - 6 pages (88-93)
 * Excited about 2013 yet? You will be once you've read our preview of this year's PC games.

Other Credits
Deputy Editor
 * Dave James

Reviews Editor
 * Matt Hanson

New Media Editor
 * Jeremy Ford

Technology Writers
 * Jeremy Laird, Luis Villazon

Art Editor
 * Fraser McDermott

Operations Editors
 * Chris Thornett, Jem Roberts

Managing Art Editor
 * Matt Orton

Managing Editor
 * Cat Hackforth

Contributors
 * James Archer, Simon Crisp, Dan Griliopoulos, Graham Morrison, Neil Mohr, Jon Thompson, Alex Cox, Henry Winchester