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Review: VIA KT600 / EPoX 8KRA2

26 June 2003, 00:00

The VIA KT600 chipset is a step in the right direction. VIA needed to match NVIDIA on pure specification before they took them on from a performance viewpoint. The 'upgrade' ...

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Review: VIA KT400A Roundup

26 June 2003, 00:00

There's a board for everyone in this review and providing you got here (probably by skipping right up, past the good stuff) without dropping off, I'm sure you've found one ...

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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: 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: 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: 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: 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 ...

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: 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: 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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Review: ABIT BH7 i845PE

18 March 2003, 00:00

Performance-wise, running at default settings of 133FSB and 166MHz RAM, the ABIT BH7 performs just like a well-tuned i845PE motherboard. That's of no surprise as manufacturers know how to release ...

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Review: EPoX EP-8RGA

16 March 2003, 00:00

The big question is. How could EPoX improve on such a good board? – Well the latest evolution, the 8RGA+ does not seem to be a great improvement, but merely ...

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Review: MSI 655 MAX

9 March 2003, 00:00

MSI are the first motherboard manufacturer we have seen to utilise the new SIS 655 Chipset. This chipset is set to give Intel’s Granite Bay a run for its money ...

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Review: MSI K7N2-L

5 March 2003, 00:00

I like the board, it's just hard to recommend despite the price. For the truly budget user looking to get in on some nForce2 action it's a decent board.

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IDF Spring '03 : PCI-Express

20 February 2003, 00:00

Another year another evolution, we have heard a lot about PCI-X recently, and it appears that this technology will become redundant a lot quicker than initially was suspected.

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Review: Intel D845PEBT2

9 February 2003, 00:00

It's a high quality, fast, well presented DDR motherboard with an above average audio solution and excellent peripheral feature set. It's all about the features with the BT2 and it's ...

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Review: Asus P4G8X Deluxe

24 January 2003, 00:00

We had already found that the Granite Bay chipset has the potential to overclock well from our review of the DFI NB80. The Asus P4G8X has the additional benefit of ...

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Review: SOYO SY-P4I 845PE

17 January 2003, 00:00

In summation, the SOYO SY-P4I 845PE is another good example of an Intel-based motherboard. The only trouble is that there's already a number of excellent motherboards that are vying for ...

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Review: VIA P4X400 Chipset

5 January 2003, 00:00

The P4B Ultra is a feature-rich, stable motherboard. The troubling aspect is that many others from differing chipsets can offer the same number of features and stability with a greater ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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