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  • VIA PT800 Chipset

    29 August 2003, 00:00

    We feel that VIA needs to ensure that volume chipset supplies are available to its partners, and the partners need to get the boards out to market forthwith. Intel, it ...

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  • Corsair XMS3700 TwinX Dual-Channel Memory Kit

    26 August 2003, 00:00

    In summary, if your RAM requirements are that it should go high in absolute MHz terms, preferably in a dual-channel motherboard, the Corsair TwinX XMS3700 memory kit is a safe ...

  • Time UltraStation XP3200

    24 August 2003, 00:00

    A thumbs up all round, I have to say. Providing they look into the memory timings issue (or you change them yourself) and you don't get a horrid mouse like ...

  • Asetek VapoChill XE

    23 August 2003, 00:00

    I'm addicted to phase change now, Asetek will have to prise this unit from my cold, dead, R404a chilled hands. The performance and new ChillControl make VapoChill'ing an attractive proposition ...

  • Gainward Golden Sample Ultra/1200XP GeForce FX 5900 Powerpack! Ultra 128MB

    20 August 2003, 00:00

    A good-looking card that doesn't sacrifice a single slot. A bit more spice to the bundle would have made this a very attractive package. It's still a good card, though.

  • Tranquil PC

    18 August 2003, 00:00

    The Tranquil\'s exquisite design and looks, near-silent operation, and multitude of uses makes us think that it\'ll appeal to its intended market. Highly recommended if true quietness is high on ...

  • Gainward GeForce FX 5900 Ultra 256MB

    17 August 2003, 00:00

    It's kind of hard to recommend this card right now. That's not too much to do with Gainward. The 256MB of on-board memory will push the price up towards the ...

  • Corsair Hydrocool 200 Watercooling

    6 August 2003, 00:00

    How would we summarise our Hydrocool 200 findings ?. We'd say that it's an excellent platform from which to start your watercooling adventure. Decent component selection and integration takes most ...

  • ATI Radeon 9800 Pro All-In-Wonder

    1 August 2003, 00:00

    As the ultimate combination of 3D speed, 2D quality and the All-In-Wonder feature set, it has no peer, and probably wont have for quite a long time.

  • Hercules Radeon 9800 Pro

    1 August 2003, 00:00

    It's undoubtedly good looking, you do get 900 metric tonnes of copper for your cash, and the LED will make some parts of the community explode with joy.

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  • MSI GeForce FX5900 Ultra

    31 July 2003, 00:00

    The feature set gets the thumbs up. VIVO is a nice addition to the high end hardware, making the card capable of that little bit more than usual, for your ...

  • Gainward FX5200 Ultra Pro/760 XP

    31 July 2003, 00:00

    Before testing, I was expecting the little FX to be poor, very poor. What surprised me was the decent performance, despite its obvious budget underpinnings. I guess budget cards don't ...

  • Crucial Radeon 9800 Pro

    31 July 2003, 00:00

    At the time of writing, the Crucial Radeon 9800 Pro was offered at £274.94 including delivery. That makes it one of the cheaper 9800s, so if a gaming bundle isn't ...

  • MMGear MCH-MMS100-B

    31 July 2003, 00:00

    When using surround sound speakers is just not possible, these headphones are clearly the next best thing for listening to movies and for playing games. Don\'t expect miracles, just excellent ...

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  • Tyan Tachyon G9600 Pro 128MB

    30 July 2003, 00:00

    As a card that's aimed at the midrange sector, the Tyan G9600 Pro does well at 1024x768x32 with and without antialiasing and anisotropic filtering. That's exactly its target performance market, ...

  • ABIT OTES GeForce FX 5900 128MB

    30 July 2003, 00:00

    The FX 5900 is quickly establishing itself as a reasonable opponent to the twin ATi cards that have held the performance and comparative value crown for so long. ABIT have ...

  • DFI LANParty NFII ULTRA

    30 July 2003, 00:00

    In conclusion, then, one of the finer nForce2 Ultra 400 boards if features, individuality and bundle is high on your list of priorities. Tentative pricing puts it at around £120, ...

  • Apple iPod

    27 July 2003, 00:00

    Simply put, this is another success for Apple who have included features that should have come with the second generation

  • DFI LANPARTY PRO875 CANTERWOOD

    20 July 2003, 00:00

    The DFI's Canterwood heritage and name will count against it when considered in relation to a number of excellent Springdale boards that have flooded the market recently. It's hard to ...

  • Lian Li PC37

    17 July 2003, 00:00

    The external appearance of the PC37 is unique as the case is designed for people who want to have maximum usage of the drive bays but still remain small in ...

  • Shuttle AB60RS Springdale

    16 July 2003, 00:00

    Shuttle's task is a difficult one. Because they're not as well known in the U.K as, say, ASUS or ABIT, they have to make their boards better than these truly ...

  • Leadtek K7NCR18D Pro II Deluxe Limited

    15 July 2003, 00:00

    In the absence of pricing information, a bad decision or not, full marks to the Leadtek, a great end of era motherboard for the Athlon XP platform.

  • OCZ PC3700 EL GOLD DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY

    14 July 2003, 00:00

    This review's primary objective was to investigate whether OCZ's impressive claims held true. It's nice when products work just as they were intended to. OCZ's EL DDR PC-3700 Gold memory ...

  • ASUS V9950 GeForce FX5900

    12 July 2003, 00:00

    Assuming price being as close to £300 as possible, the ASUS has to get same plaudits as the MSI. It ships with a good bundle like the MSI, and performance ...

  • High End Workstation Chipsets

    10 July 2003, 00:00

    So with AMD out of the high end workstation arena just now with nothing to really challenge a high end E7505 solution in terms of features or performance it's up ...

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  • AMD Athlon XP 1800

    10 July 2003, 00:00

    The movements in the CPU front over the past few years have been very substantial. AMD have switched from being behind Intel in core development and speed to overtaking them. ...

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  • Intel Desktop Control Centre

    9 July 2003, 00:00

    Intel are about to launch a new application which will enable the enthusiast to make changes to their Intel desktop board from within Windows. This of course is not necessarily ...

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  • MSI i865PE Neo2 FIS2R

    9 July 2003, 00:00

    Another decent board from the MSI Deluxe stable. Brimming full of usable features and having a BIOS that's a tad scary, it does most things right. This MSI is for ...

  • Apple G4 Powerbook

    7 July 2003, 00:00

    Currently retailing at £2299.00 this beautiful work of engineering at its best does not come cheaply. But I ask my self, has the switch been worth it? Hell yea! I ...

  • ASUS A7N8X Deluxe 2.0

    7 July 2003, 00:00

    If you're in the market for something solid, feature packed and that overclocks nicely due to the use of the new chipset, do yourself a favour and put the ASUS ...

  • EpoX 4PDA2+ i865PE Springdale

    3 July 2003, 00:00

    This 4PDA2+ sample was a prodigious FSB overclocker, a features champion and a paradigm of stability. As long as EPoX launch a BIOS that corrects the Vcore failings found on ...

  • Shuttle SN45G nForce2 Ultra 400 XPC

    30 June 2003, 00:00

    This cube is the fastest AMD one yet. It\'s stable, fast, tweakable, feature rich and relatively quiet. One almost begins to question the wisdom of large boxes when this little ...

  • Coolermaster ATCS 630

    30 June 2003, 00:00

    A few years back when I first started messing around with computers, I can remember those horrible beige desktop cases that housed all the technical components. Recently Cooler Master have ...