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  • Review: ABIT KX7-333RAID v ABIT KD7-RAID

    16 December 2002, 00:00

    For now though, the winner of this shootout is the ABIT KX7-333 for its no hassle speed and stability - a simply outstanding board. It isn't packed with features I ...

  • Review: DFI NB80-EA Granite Bay - Overclocking

    11 December 2002, 00:00

    DFI have produced a exceptional motherboard in the NB80-EA, especially when you consider that it is using a brand new Intel chipset. There are reports of instability and problems with ...

  • Review: MSI K7T266 Pro2

    10 December 2002, 00:00

    Building on the KT266 chipset that hasn't been the success that VIA would have liked, they now offer the KT266A to the masses as an AMD DDR solution. It's this ...

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  • Review: DFI NB78-HL

    8 December 2002, 00:00

    I\'ve put this board through the normal rigorous tests that we use here at HEXUS and it never flinched. I have only played briefly with the overclocking options as the ...

  • Review: EPoX 8RDA+ nForce2

    4 December 2002, 00:00

    Some may bemoan the fact that the 8RDA+ doesn't support RAID in any format, and others may criticise its lack of a bundled S/PDIF feature, but at an online price ...

  • Review: SOYO KT400 DRAGON Platinum Edition

    2 December 2002, 00:00

    SOYO have shown that they know how to present and market a motherboard. Even compared to some of its immediate competition, the KT400 DRAGON Ultra is the one that will ...

  • Review: ABIT NF7-S nForce2

    30 November 2002, 00:00

    It looks formidable on paper. Stacked with technology and useful features, ABIT have their interpretation up and raring to go. Taking advantage of almost everything that the nForce2 has to ...

  • Review: DFI NB80-EA Granite Bay

    29 November 2002, 00:00

    Dual-channel DDR, in the guise of Intel's 'Granite Bay' chipset, looks likely to be manufactured and marketed by the larger first-tier motherboard manufacturers only. That's why it's nice to see ...

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  • Review: ASUS A7V8X

    27 November 2002, 00:00

    Like other top tier KT400 boards, the ASUS A7V8X is packed with I/O ports - almost a port for every device out there: USB 2, Firewire, 6 channel Audio, Digital ...

  • Review: EPoX KT400 8K9A2+

    24 November 2002, 00:00

    What do I look for in a motherboard? Stability, speed, features, and a comprehensive bundle. The EPoX 8K9A2+ scores well on most counts. As an example of the KT400 chipset, ...

  • Review: IWill P4HT-S i845PE

    21 November 2002, 00:00

    In summary, if you're looking for a performance-based motherboard with a touch of class, and want to be a little different from the crowd, the Iwill P4HT-S should be a ...

  • Review: MSI GNB MAX Granite Bay

    19 November 2002, 00:00

    The feature set on the MSI is up to their usual standards. The full retail motherboard will provide you with more brackets and extras than you can shake the proverbial ...

  • Review: MSI 845PE MAX2 FIR

    15 November 2002, 00:00

    Along with ABIT's MAX series of boards, the MSI 845PE series would be high on my prospective motherboard list if I was looking for a fast, feature-packed, and stable platform. ...

  • Review: Intel D845GEBV2

    12 November 2002, 00:00

    For those of you that have had your eyes closed for a split second may have missed the release of another revision of the popular 845 series DDR platform for ...

  • Review: ABIT IT7-MAX2 v2.0 i845PE

    6 November 2002, 00:00

    Another very impressive motherboard from the ABIT stable that should be on your prospective shopping list if you're looking for a cutting-edge P4 board. If you own a decent i845E ...

  • Review: SOYO P4X400 DRAGON ULTRA

    1 November 2002, 00:00

    Considered in isolation, the SOYO P4X400 DRAGON is a good motherboard, but when considered with respect to the other Pentium 4 chipsets currently on offer, it is decidedly average

  • Review: ABIT AT7 MAX2

    26 October 2002, 00:00

    Today though isn't an ordinary motherboard day, as the AT7-MAX2 definitely has broken the mould as far as socket A boards go...

  • Review: Leadtek Twinforce 2

    26 October 2002, 00:00

    I pleaded with Leadtek to let me keep it as a permanent sample for a box I had plans to build which is as about as high a recommendation as ...

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  • Review: MSI 648 MAX Motherboard

    25 October 2002, 00:00

    If you're happy running your processor at default speeds, and want a motherboard that's fast, stable, and cheap without sacrificing stability or true value-adding extras, the MSI 648 MAX would ...

  • Review: Shuttle AK37 GT/R KT400 Motherboard

    19 October 2002, 00:00

    Shuttle may not be a household name in the same vein as Asus, Gigabyte, or MSI, but if they keep producing motherboards that are as stable, feature-rich, and tweakable as ...

  • Review: NVIDIA nForce2

    1 October 2002, 00:00

    So what you are basically looking at over original nForce is support for new 333Mhz bus Athlon XP's, support for DDR333/DDR400 memory at 133 and 166MHz cpu clock, the same ...

  • Review: EPoX EP-8K5A2+

    1 October 2002, 00:00

    The new features including USB2.0 are very welcome and bring the board up to the feature level of all new boards coming out these days, added to the performance that ...

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  • Review: Leadtek Winfast 7350KDA

    30 September 2002, 00:00

    A solid little budget board for the price concious user with good performance and nice expansion. One to consider.

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  • Review: Shuttle AS45GTR SiS648 Motherboard

    22 September 2002, 00:00

    If I\'m brutally honest, I wasn\'t expecting too much from Shuttle\'s AS45GTR motherboard. My prior judgement had been perhaps been clouded by the notion that only recognised motherboard manufacturers could ...

  • Review: ABIT IT7-MAX2

    8 September 2002, 00:00

    The IT7-MAX2 offers everything that the MAX did. 10 USB2.0 ports, 3 1394a (Firewire) ports, premium on-board sound, IDE hardware RAID, and rock-solid stability once overclocked substantially. If you want ...

  • Review: ABIT SR7-8X SiS648 Motherboard

    6 September 2002, 00:00

    If you're after a motherboard that is to be run at its rated FSB, and are looking to build a value Pentium 4-based PC, the SR7-8X would be a reasonable ...

  • Review: SiS648/963 Chipset

    6 August 2002, 00:00

    Stability was excellent throughout the gamut of benchmarks and general testing. The 13 hours of full load, at strict memory timings, helped assuage fears of SiS engineers being too bold ...

  • Review: ABIT BG7

    4 August 2002, 00:00

    So the ABIT BG7 makes its debut and it's the final part of my look at the chipset and boards based around it. Much like EPoX, ABIT are friends with ...

  • Review: MSI KT3 Ultra2-BR Mobo

    29 July 2002, 00:00

    The MSI KT3 Ultra-BR can be thought of as a seasonal update rather than a radically new motherboard.It carries over much of what we\'ve already seen in the MSI KT3 ...

  • Review: EPoX EP-4G4A

    26 July 2002, 00:00

    While Intel positions the i845G as a business oriented chipset, EPoX seem to be squarely aiming this board at the regular consumer and the enthusiast. While there might be a ...

  • Review: SOYO KT333 DRAGON Ultra Platinum Edition

    21 July 2002, 00:00

    Before we talk about the boards themselves, familiarise yourself with the older DRAGON boards if you need to by taking a look here at our review of the older KT266 ...

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  • Review: ABIT BD7-II RAID

    11 July 2002, 00:00

    The coming of Intel's Pentium4 Northwood B processors were generally greeted with enthusiasm from within the hardware community. The massive quad-pumped Front Side Bus (FSB) saw a leap from the ...

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  • Review: DFI NB76-EC

    5 July 2002, 00:00

    In the time since i845D\'s launch, we\'ve seen a few companies say hello with a DDR chipset for P4 including SiS and VIA and DDR is now the memory platform ...

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