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  • Review: XFX GeForce 6600 GT Dual-DVI

    29 January 2005, 00:00

    I'm struggling to find a bad word to say about XFX's GeForce 6600 GT 128MB package. That's enough for it to earn a commendation from us.

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  • Review: Cooler Master Aquagate ALC-U01

    28 January 2005, 00:00

    Overall, the Aquagate has a lot going for it. Although perhaps not the most exceptional water cooling kit from a performance point of view, it nevertheless performs admirably. Add to ...

  • Review: Gigabyte 3D1

    27 January 2005, 00:00

    Before I even touch on the real-world feasibility of the 3D1, I have to say this - The technology is cool. No matter how logically you try to look at ...

  • Video Forum - 2005

    25 January 2005, 00:00

    VideoForum has long been the biggest and best UK video editing and DVD authoring show, and this month’s event (Jan 25-27) is set to be even better – and not ...

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  • Review: Tenomichi 3D Edit

    24 January 2005, 00:00

    Now that processors are powerful enough to decode more than one stream of video at once, and 3D graphics cards can render games with film-like reality, proprietary accelerated video editing ...

  • Review: Shuttle XPC SB77G5

    23 January 2005, 00:00

    Overall, a fine product, somewhat soiled by the CPUs you\'d really like to use it with for maximum gaming performance.

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  • ATI Interview - Matt Skyner

    20 January 2005, 00:00

    Matt's answers to our questions basically tell you two things. Firstly, ATI are constantly battling to balance demand against concrete orders at their foundry partners, in order to get the ...

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  • May 04 - Tenomichi 3D Edit shows way forward

    20 January 2005, 00:00

    At the turn of the decade, the DVdoctor organisation set up stall at various trade shows across Europe, working to promote desktop video editing at a time when the market ...

  • Mar 04 - Software reliability & support still lacking

    20 January 2005, 00:00

    Each new generation of software offers increased functionality at a lower price - and that trend is set to continue. A number of factors are at play, perhaps most significantly ...

  • Feb 04 - Disk-burning software nightmare

    20 January 2005, 00:00

    A good few years ago, I became a victim of Direct CD when I realized I needed to uninstall the program to resolve some stability problems on my system. I ...

  • Jan 04 - Why no editing project inter-operability?

    20 January 2005, 00:00

    Like many users of Pinnacle Studio 8, I have been a serial-victim of the program’s instability when creating DVDs. But, when the pressure is on, and what’s needed is a ...

  • Intel 'Sonoma' Centrino Platform

    19 January 2005, 00:00

    I don’t know about you, but I love freedom; I hate to sit at my desk and work all day. However, there used to be restrictions – I needed a ...

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  • Review: ATI's Mobility Radeon X700 Launch

    19 January 2005, 00:00

    PowerPlay, ATI's hardware and software combo for such trickery on the mobile side, gets a bump to version 5.0, bringing with it the ability to dynamically reconfigure the PCI Express ...

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  • Review: MSI's NX6600GT-TD128E

    19 January 2005, 00:00

    As a single board in isolation, MSI\'s 6600 GT makes a great case for itself. A fantastic software bundle, component video out for use with HDTV sets in the main, ...

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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. ...