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  • 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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  • 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 ...

  • 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, ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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. ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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

  • 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...

  • 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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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • VIA VPSD P4B-UR P4X333 Motherboard

    25 June 2002, 00:00

    VIA technologies, the Taiwanese chipset designer, have been working hard in recent years to firmly establish themselves n the motherboard ranks. This they have done with a good deal of ...

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  • MSI 845E MAX2-BLR Motherboard

    18 June 2002, 00:00

    It was only natural for most manufacturers to update their Intel 845 DDR motherboards once Intel themselves announced a move from a 400 to a 533 MHz FSB for their ...

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  • Asus A7V333

    7 June 2002, 00:00

    Asus are well known for quality of build in its products. The A7V333 motherboard is no exception. This particular motherboard is based on the VIA KT333 chipset which has the ...

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  • MSI SiS645DX 645E MAX-LRU

    2 June 2002, 00:00

    It seems as if just a few short months have passed since SiS (Silicon Integrated Systems) launched their competitive SiS645 Pentium4 DDR chipset to critical acclaim. SiS showed that there ...

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  • ABIT NV7-133R

    20 May 2002, 00:00

    It wasn\'t long ago that I looked at Abit\'s other nForce based solution, the NV7m. The NV7m is a micro ATX offering with limited expansion but it features everything that\'s ...

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  • VIA P4PA-UL P4X266A Motherboard

    10 May 2002, 00:00

    If you've ever owned an AMD Athlon processor in any of its incarnations, you'll no doubt know all about VIA technologies. VIA, the large Taiwanese chipset manufacturer, have produced Slot ...

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  • ABIT AT7 Motherboard

    6 May 2002, 00:00

    Change seems to happen quickly in the personal computer market doesn't it? It took us over 10 years to break the magical 1GHz barrier in a consumer microprocessor but less ...

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