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  • Review: Tranquil PC T2.e/MCE2005

    18 January 2005, 00:00

    It\'s a beautifully integrated device with some problems that stop me from recommending it outright. Tranquil are working on things though, and as a company in the market as it ...

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  • Review: ATI CATALYST 5.1 Performance Analysis

    18 January 2005, 00:00

    A new year, another month, another CATALYST release from ATI. Yes, it\'s that time again, where the Canadian company releases the latest in their monthly driver updates, and ATI users ...

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  • Review: Corsair XMS Xpert Preview

    12 January 2005, 00:00

    When it comes to looking for memory manufacturers you can trust, regardless of your requirements, Corsair will always be there towards the top of the list, and with good reason. ...

  • Review: ECS KN1 Extreme

    10 January 2005, 00:00

    Performance wise, the KN1 Extreme is good without being stellar, finding itself unable to match a board equipped with the Radeon Xpress 200 chipset, but still often finding itself ahead ...

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  • Review: ATI's Radeon X800 XL Preview

    6 January 2005, 00:00

    X800 XL is mightily impressive. Performance, cost, physical attributes and hopeful availability all make it worth a spot at the top of your high-performance PCI Express shopping list.

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  • Review: Leadtek WinFast A400 Ultra/GT TDH

    31 December 2004, 00:00

    The most obvious selling point of these two WinFast A400 boards is the cooling solution. Not only does it look the part, but it's quiet and extremely effective too. Both ...

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  • Review: ASUS EXTREME AX800 XT PE/2DHTV

    29 December 2004, 00:00

    It's hard to recommend any graphics card that costs more than a reasonable PC. £430 is an awful lot of money to be spending on a present video card when ...

  • Review: VIA Epia MII

    24 December 2004, 00:00

    As the popularity of the \'media centre\' grows, what we have here is a perfect system for anyone requiring basic movie and music playback without using a behemoth of a ...

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  • Review: Rock Quaddra 64 3.7 Laptop

    21 December 2004, 00:00

    All in all, Rock's Quaddra 64 3.7 is a tasty desktop-replacement laptop that oozes power. An AMD Athlon 64 3700+ makes short work of 2D tasks and a 128MB Mobility ...

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  • HEXUS ATi X850 Reference System

    20 December 2004, 00:00

    Over the weekend, at the Bloodline LAN, HEXUS exlusively showcased, for the first time to the public, the X850XT Plantinum Edition. The card alone is worth seeing, but Team-HEXUS ...

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  • Review: ATI CATALYST 4.12 Performance Analysis

    18 December 2004, 00:00

    December 13th saw the introduction of the latest (and indeed last) driver of the year from the guys at ATI, with release notes promising performance improvements in several areas. Today, ...

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  • MSI SLI DBS - Another HEXUS World Exclusive

    17 December 2004, 00:00

    MSI nForce4 Ultra 'Dual Bridge System' increases appeal of NVIDIA SLI to the value conscious

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  • XLi Technology

    17 December 2004, 00:00

    Last week at NVIDIAs editors’ day I spent some time talking to 2nd Tier Taiwanese mainboard vendor, who have recently been working hard to break into the enthusiast market, something ...

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  • Review: NVIDIA's GeForce 6200 with TurboCache Preview

    15 December 2004, 00:00

    Cute little boards, interesting technology that might make it into high-end hardware in the future, along with all the attractions of a well engineered small PCB and passive cooling, mean ...

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  • HEXUS and VIA's Super Christmas System Giveaway!

    15 December 2004, 00:00

    Win the awesome VIA K8T800 Pro powered HEXUS BiaTchBlaster!

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  • Review: Scan International's 3XS Cobra SLI Systems

    15 December 2004, 00:00

    We've seen impressive 3XS hardware from Scan in the past and their Cobra SLI systems don't buck that trend. Incredibly well built, paint jobs to put others to shame and ...

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  • Review: Soltek 8KAN2E-GR nForce3 250Gb S754 Motherboard

    14 December 2004, 00:00

    There are quite a number of decent S754 motherboards crowding the marketplace right now. Soltek, I feel, has added to that crowd by producing a stable, solid board which is ...

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  • Review: Hiper Type-R Series 480W Power Supply

    12 December 2004, 00:00

    Today we'll be looking at Hitech's Type R range of PSUs - An attempt to combine a powerful, reliable PSU with an aesthetically pleasing exterior, all without costing the Earth. ...

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  • Review: Mushkin 1GByte (2x512MB) Level-II PC3200 RAM

    9 December 2004, 00:00

    In summary, Mushkin has joined the low-latency party with a flourish. Just grab it before Samsung changes its mind and stops releasing lovely ICs that run at 2-2-2-5 DDR400 flawlessly. ...

  • Review: Corsair TwinX1024 4400C25PT 1Gbyte Matched Memory

    7 December 2004, 00:00

    If, and only if, your system is screaming out for RAM that can keep up with mutant CPU and chipset overclocks, Corsair's TwinX XMS4400 becomes an ideal choice. Priced at ...

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  • Review: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Winchester)

    6 December 2004, 00:00

    A 600MHz overclock is typical of current Athlon 64 Winchester 3000+s, and I see very little reason why you can't at least replicate what's been achieved in this review. Remember, ...

  • Review: EPoX 9NDA3 S939 nForce3 Ultra

    1 December 2004, 00:00

    EPoX has manufactured a solid nForce3 Ultra motherboard with the 9NDA3+. The problem that currently exists in Socket-939 land is that nearly everyone else can produce a solid, stable, and ...

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  • Review: ATI's Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition Preview

    30 November 2004, 00:00

    R480's closeness to R423 in terms of architecture (they're identical) makes the basic summary for this look at X850 XT Platinum Edition, with its clocks that so closely ape those ...

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  • Intel Pentium 4 Processor Extreme Edition Challenge III - Bloodline - HEXUS Partners

    30 November 2004, 00:00

    As if you needed yet another reason to roll up to Black Island Studios, London, for the Bloodline LAN, then HEXUS.net has one for you. In association with some of ...

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  • Review: NVIDIA's SLI - 6600 GT Performance and Conclusion

    28 November 2004, 00:00

    I thoroughly recommend it as an enthusiast, excited about the technology and what it gives you. I've spent time fawning over Half-Life 2, Doom3 and others recently, on FX-55 with ...

  • Review: Gainward's GeForce 6800 GT Ultra/2400 Golden Sample Goes Like Hell 256MB

    26 November 2004, 00:00

    Gainward's GeForce 6800 GT Ultra/2400 Golden Sample Goes Like Hell 256MB is a fast and furious card that will ultimately appeal to the enthusiast who desires clock speed above all ...

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  • Review: NVIDIA's SLI - 6800 GT Performance

    24 November 2004, 00:00

    When thinking about SLI, think about your entire platform, especially when you\'re considering it as an upgrade path. I\'ll cover all of that in more detail in due course, but ...

  • Review: Cooler Master Dual Storm

    24 November 2004, 00:00

    Although Cooler Master these days produce everything from cases to power supplies, their name belies the origins of their business - Cooling solutions. Today we'll be taking a brief look ...

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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 ...

  • 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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