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  • Dell Studio XPS: Intel's Core i7 system for £699

    Dell Studio XPS: Intel's Core i7 system for £699

    1 December 2008, 12:26

    Dell turns the Core i7 world on its head by releasing a fully-built system for £699. We tell you if it's worth the wonga.

  • 3.5GHz Intel Core 2 Quad and Radeon HD 4870 X2: the Chillblast way

    3.5GHz Intel Core 2 Quad and Radeon HD 4870 X2: the Chillblast way

    26 September 2008, 16:51

    Chillblast unleashes the Fusion Gemini: the pre-built PC for the enthusiast?

  • Want a high-end system? PC Specialist Apollo Q260GTX may well be the one

    Want a high-end system? PC Specialist Apollo Q260GTX may well be the one

    22 July 2008, 07:03

    Combining a sensible array of high-end components, read on to see if the Q260GTX PC hits the right notes in our in-depth review

  • Vadim Fusion LQX PC - a sight to behold at £5,800

    Vadim Fusion LQX PC - a sight to behold at £5,800

    2 October 2007, 09:30

    Vadim Computers' Fusion LQX PC costs £5,800. It's got fancy water-cooling, a massively overclocked quad-core processor and some saucy air-brushed artwork. But what kind of value can it be with ...

  • Ultraviolet Genesis XOC system. Yours for £4,500!

    Ultraviolet Genesis XOC system. Yours for £4,500!

    25 September 2007, 08:34

    If fortune smiled upon you and £5,000 magically appeared in your lap, what would you buy? How about a luxury PC base unit with all the bells and whistles - ...

  • PC Specialist Apollo Q6600-X system - value or not?

    PC Specialist Apollo Q6600-X system - value or not?

    6 September 2007, 08:57

    We take a look at the well-spec'd Apollo Q6600-X mid-range PC from up-and-coming system integrator PC Specialist to see what sort of performance and value it provides.

  • Shuttle's XPC mini X 200 reviewed

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    Shuttle's XPC mini X 200 reviewed

    12 April 2007, 09:07

    It's small, but is it perfectly formed? We take a look at the latest XPC from Shuttle, intended as a media center for your lounge.

  • Evesham Solar Storm PC - Vista for the masses

    30 January 2007, 08:46

    Bottom line - you won't regret splashing out £1,000 on this machine but, really, there's better balance and value to be had elsewhere

  • MESH Elite Extreme QX G80

    25 January 2007, 08:44

    Nevertheless, even with the monitor supplied, MESH has put together an incredible package for the money.

  • Shuttle XPC P2 3700G

    29 November 2006, 08:42

    In summary, with respect to our sample SKU, it all boils down to whether for £2000 you can accept the compromise of 'lesser' components for reduced space and greater portability

  • MESH Elite E6600 Express PC

    14 November 2006, 20:47

    MESH has achieved what it set out to do - build a relatively stylish mid-range PC with a good balance of performance and features

  • SCAN 3XS Triad 'G80' PC

    8 November 2006, 18:58

    Got three grand in your pocket and want a dream PC in exchange? SCAN's 3XS Triad should definitely be put on your shortlist.

  • MESH Elite Fire X1950 PC

    2 October 2006, 08:58

    Those with £1600± to spend on a full PC system in the coming weeks will wish to pay close attention, and those expecting to pair up Core 2 Duo and ...

  • VIA EPIA CN13000

    8 September 2006, 08:23

    It's been a while since we took a peek at an EPIA, VIA Technology's mini-ITX mainboard model line that integrates everything but memories in terms of building a fully working ...

  • Alienware Area-51 7500 PC

    28 August 2006, 08:35

    There's nothing much intrinsically wrong with the SKU, and other publications reviewing it in isolation may well find it to be a winner. Here at HEXUS, however, we aim to ...

  • Shuttle X100HA Small Form-Factor PC

    16 August 2006, 20:59

    Shuttle's innovative thinking extends to the X100HA. Our final thoughts? Good but not great.

  • ENlight LP791 LCD PC chassis

    10 August 2006, 09:00

    It's about time somebody came up with a PC-in-a-monitor solution that was easy to upgrade, so when ENlight's LCD PC chassis landed in the labs, we were sceptical about the ...

  • Vadim Fusion Cetus Overclocked Core 2 Duo System

    31 July 2006, 14:23

    Wrapping it all up, the Vadim Fusion Cetus is, on balance, the fastest pre-built PC we've ever seen. It's not a quite a dream machine and �3,000 is a lot ...

  • MESH Elite Extreme SLI System - Core 2 Extreme X6800

    14 July 2006, 04:59

    It's quite appropriate then, for us to take a Core 2 based system for a spin on the day of the CPUs launch. MESH is the system builder that's kindly ...

  • Apple Mac mini - Core Duo

    22 June 2006, 02:35

    There's something almost sinfully attractive about Apple's ultra-small Mac mini. This in-depth review - covering Mac OS X and Win XP - makes clear how the mini can indulge your ...

  • SCAN 3XS Athlon 64 FX-62 AM2 system - Redux

    5 June 2006, 14:05

    SCAN listened to our recommendations and constructed the most impressive high-end SLI system we've seen to date. Just base it around a Conroe XE and we'd buy one now!

  • Shuttle XPC P 2500 G System

    31 May 2006, 12:58

    Shuttle has seen the popularity of all-inclusive SFF units, pre-built, and taken note. The end result is in the company releasing its own line of pre-built, customisable SFF XPC SKUs. ...

  • Evesham Technology AXIS Asteroid FX62

    23 May 2006, 05:01

    This time, however, the thrills and spills come in the form of a pre-built system from Evesham Technology that's based around AMD's fastest-ever CPU and a new core-logic from NVIDIA, ...

  • SCAN 3XS Athlon 64 FX-62 AM2 system

    23 May 2006, 05:01

    SCAN's judicious use of top-quality components leads to an Athlon 64 FX-62 AM2-based system that's tasty from all but the monetary angle. It needs to add a few components and ...

  • MESH Matrix² CrossFire™ 1900/1600/1300 systems

    23 May 2006, 03:45

    MESH has released a base unit that will appeal to the gamer with a healthy budget. Packing in an AMD Athlon 64 FX-60, an ASUS RD580 motherboard and Radeon X1900 ...

  • MESH Titan X1800 FIRE system

    16 January 2006, 11:48

    MESH Computers, purveyors of PCs for nearly 20 years now, has opted to showcase the talents of ATi Technologies' CrossFire with its Titan X1800 FIRE system. Utilising two high-end ATi ...

  • ARMARI Pantheon-FX System

    12 January 2006, 09:10

    Want a super-fast system, presented in a small form-factor that would look good on your desk, but don't have the time or inclination to build it yourself? Could the ARMARI ...

  • Shuttle XPC SD11G5 SFF

    28 October 2005, 00:35

    One stumbling block Shuttle faces in marketing the SD11G5 is price. A search of online retailers shows it to retail at around the £340 mark. That's a lot of wedge ...

  • Scan 3XS AMD Chameleon

    24 October 2005, 10:17

    Mad as a badger, the SCAN 3XS Chameleon SKU has now been finished. Spec lists have been finalised, warranty options cemented and parts options completed on the project and Scan ...

  • Shuttle XPC SD31P

    17 October 2005, 17:47

    Shuttle's been refining the XPC line for a number of years now. In fact, it's an old hand at it now, and that's shown by the number of decent SFF ...

  • HEXUS.snapshot :: Armari Gravistar XRS

    28 September 2005, 21:13

    We've had a look at Armari's Gravistar XR before. Remember when dual-core Opteron launched and I brought our article up using an XR of theirs featuring Opteron 275? I do. ...

  • HEXUS.snapshots :: Scan 3XS Cool Chameleon

    28 September 2005, 18:56

    The Scan 3XS Cool Chameleon married watercooled, overclocked FX-57 power, a pair of 512MiB GeForce 6800 Ultra graphics cards in SLI and a cool fixed disk configuration, all wrapped up ...

  • Shuttle XPC SB95P v2.0

    16 August 2005, 00:00

    For ultimate gaming in a Shuttle XPC, you need to look elsewhere, and in that respect the SB95P v2.0 trips over its own shoelaces in the race to the gaming ...