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  • IDF Spring 04: Pre-Day 1: Chipsets, Digital Home and LCOS

    16 February 2004, 00:00

    In 2004 Grantsdale offers several feature sets which are targeted at the digital home. Following is just a sampling of the upcoming technologies. PCI – Express 16X. The next generation ...

  • IDF Spring 04: R&D Briefing - Silicon Photonics

    16 February 2004, 00:00

    IDF does not offically start until Tommorow however Intel today decided to spend time with the press going over current RandD projects. The first is that of Silicon Photonics, the ...

  • Review: Gainward GeForce FX 5700 Ultra Golden Sample Ultra/960 Dual-DVI 128MB

    15 February 2004, 00:00

    We're left with the nagging feeling that NVIDIA has orchestrated the premature death for the FX 5700 Ultra with its own 5900XT. Thus we think Gainward's diligent NV36 efforts may ...

  • Review: PowerColor Radeon 9600XT Bravo 128MB

    12 February 2004, 00:00

    It's difficult to manufacture an intrinsically bad Radeon 9600XT. PowerColor has done just fine with its attempt. It's small, it's quiet, it overclocks like a champ, and it doesn't cost ...

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  • Review: Asetek WaterChill KT12-L20

    10 February 2004, 00:00

    Undoubtedly better than air cooling but not without its problems, the Asetek WaterChill KT12-L20 comes recommended if you have no fear of stiff pipes, or are willing to change them ...

  • Review: EPoX eX5-300S Mini Me SFF System

    8 February 2004, 00:00

    There's enough here to make the eX5-300S Mini Me SFF system sell on pure merit. We can just see enthusiasts using the highly overclockable Northwood Pentium 4 200MHz CPUs and ...

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  • DDR-II - How It Works

    5 February 2004, 00:00

    It's about to arrive on the desktop in a big way and we'll have DDR-II modules and supporting boards to play with in the near future, to semi-evaluate performance before ...

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  • Review: ASUS K8V Deluxe and K8V Deluxe Wireless Edition

    5 February 2004, 00:00

    Our first look at Model 3200+ Athlon 64 on K8T800 was an encouraging one. K8V is a well featured, well presented, well laid out board. It performs well, K8T800 deserves ...

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  • ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 Opinion

    4 February 2004, 00:00

    So bar the clock change over the high-end MR9600 parts, has anything else really changed, bar the Low-K process switch? Not really, which explains the low key launch. Parts were ...

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  • M11 Interview - Chris Hook

    4 February 2004, 00:00

    DR: We have noticed the recent Mercury figures and they show that you seem to have picked up on Mobile shipments, can you confirm the numbers?

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  • Q1 2004 In Preview

    4 February 2004, 00:00

    Prescott shouldn\'t be the bogey that everyone thinks it might be, it should end up doing well and the 3.4EE is always there for the stupid(ly) rich or the reviewer ...

  • Review: Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz Prescott, 3.4GHz Northwood and 3.4GHz Northwood Extreme Edition

    1 February 2004, 00:00

    The enthusiast may be under the false impression that Intel really, really cares about having the fastest consumer-level CPUs. Intel's near-$30-billion turnover in 2003 dwarfs its arch-rival's, AMD's, by a ...

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  • Review: DFI LANPARTY 865PE

    29 January 2004, 00:00

    The LANPARTY 865PE is a good board, there's little doubt of that. Is being good enough to warrant a purchase ?. The inherent trouble is that there are many good ...

  • Review: Evesham Axis 64 3000

    28 January 2004, 00:00

    Multi-use setups like the Axis will always appeal. It's for that reason, it's multi-talented abilities as a games machine, simple video capture and editing box and multimedia TV hub, that ...

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  • Review: S3 DeltaChrome S8

    26 January 2004, 00:00

    There's matters that need resolving, that's for sure. But we still feel optimistic about S3 chances of capturing a small portion of this lucrative market. There's always room for competent ...

  • Review: Crucial Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB

    25 January 2004, 00:00

    In summary, the Crucial Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB is still a decent card. The most important drawbacks don't emanate from the card itself. Rather, it's ATI's current product hierarchy that ...

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  • Review: Leadtek WinFast A360TD FX 5700 128MB

    21 January 2004, 00:00

    What this conclusion, rambling as it is, is attempting to convey is that Leadtek has made decent use of a GPU that\'s not a hot property at its current price ...

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  • Review: Corsair XMS4400 TwinX 1GByte Memory

    17 January 2004, 00:00

    In summary, Corsair's XMS4400 TwinX 1GByte memory pack will appeal to a very select, niche market. Priced at over £300 it certainly isn't cheap. Recommended if your setup can make ...

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  • Review: TwinMOS TwiSTER PC4000 512MB Dual Channel Memory Kit

    14 January 2004, 00:00

    In summary, the TwinMOS TwiSTER PC4000 512MB Dual Channel kit does what it says on the box. That puts it on a par with other PC4000 modules we've tested. What ...

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  • Review: ASUS V9980U/TVD

    8 January 2004, 00:00

    With a mediocre game bundle that needs a revamp, a utility set that borders on the weird (you want to use a £372 games accelerator to provide security on your ...

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  • Review: AMD Athlon 64 3400+

    6 January 2004, 00:00

    Like any company, a CPU's fundamentals need to be sound... which is fortunately the case with the AMD Athlon 3400. Performance in spades, at least two chipsets with solid, stable ...

  • Review: ABIT AN7

    3 January 2004, 00:00

    ...µGuru and NF7-S combine to give ABIT a new excuse for a product. Let's see if anything has changed from the base NF7-S specification in the transition to AN7...

  • Review: EPoX EP-4PLAI

    30 December 2003, 00:00

    It's a very bare package and it feels like unless you're on a really tight budget, you'd get much better value for a little more investment higher up the P4 ...

  • Review: ASUS Radeon 9600XT/TVD 128MB

    26 December 2003, 00:00

    When evaluating a product for a final rating, we look at a number of factors. Firstly, how much has the manufacturer done to appease a wide spectrum of users ?. ...

  • Review: Shuttle SB61G2R RefleXion XPC

    24 December 2003, 00:00

    The defining role of any small form-factor system is to thoroughly question the need for a standard beige box. There\'s not much it can\'t do, and it does cause us ...

  • Review: MESH Matrix 64 3200 E-JOY & Evesham Technology Axis 64 3200+

    20 December 2003, 00:00

    This summary may sound like a flow of praise. If it does, it's because both systems deserve it. £1500 goes a hell of a long way right now. Both MESH ...

  • Review: Albatron K8X800 Pro II

    19 December 2003, 00:00

    You know that feeling of disappointment you get when you're really excited about something that seems so promising, only to be let down by a couple of niggling little details? ...

  • Review: FSP Silent Solution Kit

    16 December 2003, 00:00

    The FSP Silent-Solution Kit is certainly a very nice product. With great PSUs from leading companies such as Enermax and Antec, it leaves a small gap in the market for ...

  • Review: Shuttle ST61G4 XPC

    8 December 2003, 00:00

    Sheer performance isn\'t great with a discrete AGP card. However, the combination of the factors listed above raise it from being a poor system to one that has merit. This ...

  • Review: ABIT KV8-MAX3 S754

    4 December 2003, 00:00

    ABIT's first stab at S754 glory is a decent enough attempt. We'd prefer a revised layout that makes installation easier and a newer BIOS that uses AMD's Cool'n'Quiet tech. to ...

  • Review: ABIT AB-2003 DigiDice SFF System

    1 December 2003, 00:00

    Performance and stability were both good. Noise is another subjective issue. ABIT helps the user counter it by supplying an excellent BIOS. The hardware monitoring section allows for some fan-speed ...

  • Review: ABIT AI7 Springdale

    1 December 2003, 00:00

    In summary, a new twist on a proven formula. The AI7 is a decent and stable board. The problem is that there's plenty of those floating around. Add a PAT-like ...

  • Review: AOpen Aeolus GeForceFX 5950 Ultra

    28 November 2003, 00:00

    It\'s quiet, nView 3.0 is excellent, the 2D quality was the best I\'ve ever seen in isolation using my Sony G400 monitor and it should be comparatively cheap. Radeon 9800XT\'s ...