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MSI GeForce FX5900

29 June 2003, 00:00

So, is it quicker than 9800 Pro? Is it quicker than 9700 Pro? Well, yes to both for the most part. On the tests that I consider to be the ...

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Shuttle AN35N nForce2 Ultra

27 June 2003, 00:00

Bar the odd latency issue, the AN35N is another solid if unexciting board. The trouble for Shuttle is that most of the major players have excellent boards already, so a ...

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VIA KT600 / EPoX 8KRA2

26 June 2003, 00:00

The VIA KT600 chipset is a step in the right direction. VIA needed to match NVIDIA on pure specification before they took them on from a performance viewpoint. The 'upgrade' ...

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VIA KT400A Roundup

26 June 2003, 00:00

There's a board for everyone in this review and providing you got here (probably by skipping right up, past the good stuff) without dropping off, I'm sure you've found one ...

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ATI Radeon 9600 Pro

25 June 2003, 00:00

This is what the midrange is all about. Good IQ combined with good performance and 9600 Pro (and 9500 Pro before it) certainly brings that to the table.

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MSI MegaPC

24 June 2003, 00:00

The mini PC market is getting very crowded; potential buyers have plenty of choice at the moment. MSI have exactly the right approach and have created something different with unique ...

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Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz

23 June 2003, 00:00

This CPU feels like a stopgap to the inevitable Prescott core. There\'s little denying that it is the fastest x86 processor around. Whether you\'re willing to stump up the cash ...

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MSI Hermes 845GV Barebones

19 June 2003, 00:00

In short, a featured, well-designed base unit with a number of possible uses. The business sector will appreciate its versatility, but it may well get shunned by the enthusiast crowd ...

GeForce FX5600 Ultra rev2

18 June 2003, 00:00

It\'s a solid midrange board, brings DX9 to your table and runs nice and quick with IQ features on.

ABIT IS7 [865PE] Motherboard

12 June 2003, 00:00

ABIT try to woo the potential customer with a number of high performance boards. Do they succeed in their mission ?. The answer is a probable yes. Brand loyalty will ...

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Zalman ZM400A-APF PSU

10 June 2003, 00:00

£80 is steep for a 400w PSU. Whether it\'s worth it or not depends upon how much you value silence. Recommended to those looking for uber-quiet rigs.

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Zalman CNPS7000-Cu Cooler

10 June 2003, 00:00

What attributes should a decent heatsink and fan combination have ?. It should cool well. It should be able to cool well with reasonable voltage load. It should have the ...

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ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB

7 June 2003, 00:00

We've been waiting for this time since consumer graphics finally took off with the Voodoo. Since then, as PC's finally had the pixel pushing horsepower to render 3D at speed, ...

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ABIT IC7-G

5 June 2003, 00:00

IDE RAID, a touch more DDR voltage, a fan-less Northbridge heatsink, and a modicum of extra performance would have made this a sure-fire winner. But let's make no mistake about ...

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VIA EPIA M10000

2 June 2003, 00:00

What do we think overall ?. The EPIA line is all about progression. The latest EPIA M10000 proves that a system doesn\'t require superlative performance to be a viable proposition ...

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LCD Keypad Guide

1 June 2003, 00:00

At the start of this project, it was designed to work with an LCD, but I will be finally applying the keypad to my VFD, showing how versatile the \'custom ...

Zalman ZM80A-HP Silent VGA Cooler

28 May 2003, 00:00

The Zalman ZM80A-HP cooler achieves its aims of cooling even the fastest of current GPUs passively. The clever engineering, large dissipation area, and excellent heatpipe ensures that we can run ...

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Performance-wise, the SB61G2 didn't disappoint with a discrete Radeon 9800 Pro hogging the AGP port. Performance was just where we'd have put it beforehand, that is, sandwiched between the Canterwood ...

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ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [i865PE] Motherboard

21 May 2003, 00:00

Our first foray into the performance Springdale chipset unearthed a few surprises. It seemed to be stupendously fast when set to SPD (DDR-400) timings at 200FSB, comfortably beating the Canterwood ...

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EPoX EP-8RDA3+ nForce2 Ultra 400

20 May 2003, 00:00

The 8RDA3+ is still an excellent foundation on which to build an AMD powerhouse of a system. Its considerable merits outweigh the slight qualms we may have. It's fast, it's ...

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Commell LV-670

18 May 2003, 00:00

If you are after the fastest MiniITX board you can get your hands on this is definitely a board you should consider, however the high price means that very few ...

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OCZ PC3200 EL DDR DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY

17 May 2003, 00:00

First things first. The modules do exactly what they\'re specified to. The 2-2-3-6 timings caused no problems when tested in both AMD and Intel dual-channel motherboards. We\'re still not sure ...

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Cooler Master ATCS 110B-SX1 Case

17 May 2003, 00:00

A premium case from a company that know all about aluminium housings. There's a glut of cases, aluminium or otherwise, competing for your money. If you're looking at the high ...

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Shuttle EL Panel

16 May 2003, 00:00

A few weeks ago Shuttle released another new accessory for there barebone systems. There seems to be a never ending list of add-ons and accessory\'s for these SFF PC\'s.

3-way Canterwood comparison

14 May 2003, 00:00

What\'ll sell each respective board is brand loyalty, features and price. At the outset we alluded to the difficulty in manufacturing a \'bad\' Canterwood. With a wealth of features and ...

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AMD Athlon XP 3200+

13 May 2003, 00:00

As a platform, we're pretty impressed. 200MHz front side bus can't hurt and the DDR memory infrastructure has long been in place to support the move. NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 ...

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NVIDIA GeForce FX5900 Ultra

12 May 2003, 00:00

NVIDIA have got it right this time. Key performance determinants such as pixel-pushing power, bandwidth, and driver support seem to be in place. These allow one to enjoy high resolution ...

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XFX GeForce4 Ti 4800-SE

11 May 2003, 00:00

A reasonable offering on a card that's a little past its prime. The bump up to 8x AGP specification does little or nothing for performance. We had have hoped for ...

MSI 850 Pro5 Motherboard

10 May 2003, 00:00

While it's only the first P4 solution I've used, we all have to start somewhere and I would recommend the 850 Pro5 if it fits your present and future expansion ...

Asetek WaterChill KT03-L20

1 May 2003, 00:00

Performance-wise, the Asetek WaterChill didn't disappoint. Even when the radiator's fan was set to 7v via the control system, the performance exhibited toppled that of a premier air-cooling solution. Asetek ...

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Hush Technologies Mini-ITX PC

30 April 2003, 00:00

First impressions count for a lot and with the Hush I wasn\'t disappointed, the system came in a well packaged and protected box. Opening up the box for the first ...

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Shuttle AB48PN i845PE 800FSB

28 April 2003, 00:00

In summary, a stable, potentially fast motherboard that should appeal to system integrators and budget-orientated enthusiasts. A little voltage adjustment and a slightly better package would have made it that ...

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[PC] Rainbox Six 3: Raven Shield

27 April 2003, 00:00

I have waited for this game to come out for some considerable time. There have been a couple (well, a few) games of its genre in the meantime but I ...