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  • Review: NVIDIA's SLI - An Introduction

    22 November 2004, 00:00

    I\'ll cover SLI and its operating modes, the continuity and device connectors, the driver, temperature testing, theoretical and real-world performance, coverage of both SLI-able platforms, coverage of all three possible ...

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  • Review: Half Life 2

    21 November 2004, 00:00

    So, do we have the masterpiece that everyone else is crowing about? Is this a great leap forward from the first instalment? Is it better than Doom 3 or Far ...

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  • Review: Chenbro Xpider II

    20 November 2004, 00:00

    All in all, the Xpider II is a very solid piece of kit. It does everything that is asked of it, and does it well - The build is sturdy, ...

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  • Review: ATI XPRESS 200

    17 November 2004, 00:00

    ATI has designed a multi-purpose chipset that will appeal to a wide range of users. On the one hand, the enthusiast has the choice of opting for a competitive chipset ...

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  • Review: NVIDIA's GeForce 6600 GT AGP

    16 November 2004, 00:00

    The mid-range market just before the new-year is NVIDIA's, should this AGP variant of 6600 GT make it to market in serious quantity. Priced at £150 in the UK and ...

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  • Review: Intel Pentium 4 570J

    15 November 2004, 00:00

    In summary, it\'s very hard to recommend the Pentium 4 570J when the competition, AMD, is currently doing so well. I\'d either opt for a cheaper 5xx model and overclock ...

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  • Review: Inno3D GeForce 6600 GT 128MB

    14 November 2004, 00:00

    In summary, Inno3D's GeForce 6600 GT 128MB card is a credible effort that's based on an excellent GPU. Certainly worthy of a look if not an outright recommendation.

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  • Review: MSI RX700PRO-TD256E

    10 November 2004, 00:00

    MSI has done a decent job in turning an RV410 GPU into a fully-fledged retail package. £160 or so buys you a competent midrange graphics card and a bundle to ...

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  • Armari, Seymour Cray and a giant gold sarcophagus

    10 November 2004, 00:00

    As I prepared to deliver the ZMAXdp back to Armari, I had no idea that inside their building sat two pieces of supercomputing history. My Editor-in-Chief, David, said, "ask Dan ...

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  • Review: Intel 2004 Roadmap Updates

    9 November 2004, 00:00

    With 2004 drawing to a close, a lot of Intel\'s platform plans, for everything from mobile to Itanium, have a 2005 focus. That includes the launch of the 6-series Pentium ...

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  • Review: MV Ixius 3.6 Laptop and NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Go 256MB

    8 November 2004, 00:00

    Bottom line is that desktop-replacement laptops have just moved up another gear, so if you can justify spending £1750 and want a do-it-all laptop, MV\'s Ixius 3.6 is a good ...

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  • Review: MSI RX800 XTs

    7 November 2004, 00:00

    Overall, it's hard not to recommend MSI's boards in the face of those X800 XTs from other vendors. X800 XT and XT PE's raw power makes it arguably the fastest ...

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  • Review: ABIT Radeon 9600 XT 256MB

    5 November 2004, 00:00

    In summary, ABIT's done a decent enough job with its 9600 XT card. It's quiet, efficient, benchmarks well for a midrange card and carries basic VIV0 functionality. Compared to other ...

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  • Review: ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe

    5 November 2004, 00:00

    We're more than pleasantly surprised by the P4S800D-E Deluxe, in fact we're positively enthusiastic about its price/performance showing. We're happy to recommend it and be sure to put it on ...

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  • Review: Creative Nomad MuVo² 4GB

    5 November 2004, 00:00

    Everyone I show the MuVo² to wants one, but at £170 they're perhaps looking elsewhere and sacrificing portability and choosing ZENs or something from Rio. It seems users will stick ...

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  • Review: ASUS K8N-E Deluxe

    3 November 2004, 00:00

    We've come away from our evaluation of the K8N-E very impressed. Given AMD's announcement recently of the budget Sempron line on Socket 754, along with low cost 2800+ and 3000+ ...

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  • Review: Crucial Radeon X800 PRO 256MB

    2 November 2004, 00:00

    Crucial's X800 PRO 256MB graphics card is based on sound technology. Crucial, however, doesn't do enough with it to warrant an outright recommendation. The company may be one of the ...

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  • Review: Pacific Fighters

    1 November 2004, 00:00

    All in all, this effort from 1C Maddox positively reeks of being a rushed job. No doubt UbiSoft's thinking is to get the game out before people go and blow ...

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  • Review: Intel 925XE chipset and 3.46GHz Extreme Edition CPU

    31 October 2004, 00:00

    AMD has moved on but Intel's top-level performance has remained largely the same, so whilst I'm a fan of all the good aspects of 925X/XE chipsets, I find it hard ...

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  • Review: S3's OmniChrome S4

    30 October 2004, 00:00

    Close, but ultimately so very far away. Steer clear until the next version comes round. S3 are pitching OmniChrome as having better basic GPU performance and HDTV features as a ...

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  • ACON Fatal1ty Great Wall Shootout

    29 October 2004, 00:00

    Fatal1ty has an envyable lifestyle: Travel the world playing games, shattering the egos of many wannabe gaming kings and queens. Recently, Fatal1ty's gaming conquest took him to the Great Wall ...

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  • Review: BIOSTAR K8NHA Grand nForce3 250Gb

    29 October 2004, 00:00

    Considered in absolute isolation, the K8NHA Grand isn't a bad board by any means. The problem is just how well the competition is doing right now, in terms of price, ...

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  • Review: ATI's TV Wonder USB 2.0

    28 October 2004, 00:00

    The TV Wonder USB 2.0 is a simple product to rate. Take the multimedia hardware and software that makes an All-In-Wonder so good, give them a USB2.0 interface, enjoy high ...

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  • Review: ATI's Radeon X700 XT and Radeon X700 PRO Preview

    26 October 2004, 00:00

    This article serves two purposes. We\'ll take a look at the new XT, paying close attention to its thermal characteristics before looking at performance, and I\'ll also publish some numbers ...

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  • Review: Gigabyte GA-K8VT800 Pro

    25 October 2004, 00:00

    VIA's K8T800 Pro chipset powers the most popular Socket 754 boards on the market and when that core logic was released, it was no surprise to see the major Tier-I ...

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  • Review: GALAXY GeForce 6600 256MB

    24 October 2004, 00:00

    I expect GeForce 6600 performance to look even stronger when evaluated via shader-heavy titles and thus have little problem in recommending it as a GPU, especially if you're looking towards ...

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  • Review: Cooler Master Stacker STC-T01

    20 October 2004, 00:00

    One thing defines the Stacker; size. That size will either make you love it or laugh at it.

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  • Review: NVIDIA's nForce4

    19 October 2004, 00:00

    It's a really excellent bit of core logic for AMD CPUs. I know many of you have been waiting for nForce4 before you upgraded to PCI Express graphics cards. It's ...

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  • Review: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 and Model 4000+ CPUs

    19 October 2004, 00:00

    Bottom line is that AMD has raised the performance bar yet again with its new FX-55 and Model 4000+ CPUs. It's now up to Intel to respond with its next ...

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  • Review: AMD Sempron 2800+ , Sempron 3100+ and Intel Celeron D 335

    17 October 2004, 00:00

    Which value processor should you choose?. If your budget resembles a shoestring then a bottom-end Sempron (Socket A, obviously) or Celeron D 320 are the natural choices. Both CPUs have ...

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  • Review: 3DMark05 - A closer look

    13 October 2004, 00:00

    This article exists to tidy up some of my own self-inflicted loose ends. I\'ll talk a bit more about DSTs and NVIDIA\'s implementation of PCF in hardware, and I\'ll also ...

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  • Review: ECS 915P-A

    11 October 2004, 00:00

    Supporting LGA775 processors, it's by far the most interesting board in ECS's current line-up, squarely targetting the user who wants to upgrade to LGA775, but in the smallest steps possible. ...

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  • Review: NVIDIA's GeForce 6200 Launch

    11 October 2004, 00:00

    At the end of my recent preview of NVIDIA's GeForce 6600 GT, powered by their NV43 GPU, I remarked, "Now there's only one piece of the pie left", in reference ...

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