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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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 ...

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  • Review: 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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  • Review: Shuttle SB61G2 Springdale XPC

    22 May 2003, 00:00

    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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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.

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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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 ...

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  • Review: 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 ...

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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: 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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  • Review: [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 ...

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  • [PC] UFO: Aftermath Interview

    27 April 2003, 00:00

    UFO: Aftermath has had a troubled past. Originally called UFO: Freedom Ridge, it was based on Mythos Games' cancelled game Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge.

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  • Review: Intel i875P Canterwood

    14 April 2003, 00:00

    The Canterwood, in summary, gives the P4 a definitive performance advantage of its arch-rival. It's also both faster and more feature rich than the present Granite-Bay motherboard. High performance has ...

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  • Review: Mushkin EMS PC3500 Memory

    10 April 2003, 00:00

    The Mushkin module, it seems, is geared towards the all-important 2-2-2 timings. The low latency nature extends to DDR-434 speeds, where it was able to run at 2-7-2-2 timings, albeit ...

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  • Review: Vantec Nexus NXP101

    8 April 2003, 00:00

    For those of you that leave your PC on overnight or just require a quieter PC, we have looked at the Vantec Nexus Multi-function Panel. This device fits into your ...

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  • Review: Game Park GP32 Gamepad

    5 April 2003, 00:00

    You'll notice that it doesn't come with any games or media. You'll need to purchase a SmartMedia card (128Mb costs just under £30 if you know where to look), or ...

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  • Review: AMD XP1700 JIUHB Testing

    3 April 2003, 00:00

    Are the JIUHB XP1700s the new AXIAs ? (remember them ?). No, they're probably just little bit better in terms of overclockability. We managed a default voltage overclock of close ...

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  • Review: Shuttle MN31N micro-ATX nForce2

    31 March 2003, 00:00

    It\'s safe to say that a well-executed motherboard based on the nForce2 chipset is going to be a decent performer. The Shuttle MN31N takes all the best bits from the ...

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  • Review: Leadtek K7NCR18G Pro

    29 March 2003, 00:00

    In fact, I only have two problems with this board, the ATX connector layout and the AGP driver issue in Linux. Both I can live with, the 2nd is even ...

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  • Review: MSI GNB MAX2-L Granite Bay

    25 March 2003, 00:00

    As the GNB MAX2 range contain a number of different motherboards touting certain features, our sample seemed to be aimed at both the enthusiast and workstation sector. The former would ...

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