it's all about people (Score 1)

A cover idea:

How about a crowd of people stretching their hands towards a single shining point: a glowing Tux- the beloved mascot. This shows both the growing popularity of Linux as well as the open source community of developpers which made Linux possible.

Use a creative way to represent the mass of people -- this way bringing home the message that your magazine is about high end graphics.

Tip: Linux is not about a penguin. It's about people who give freely of their time so they can enjoy computers.