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  • ABIT AG8

    28 July 2004, 00:00

    Given the AA8 as a base, the question to be asked of the AG8 is does its use of DDR memory make the platform any more attractive. Again, personally, I ...

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  • ABIT AA8 DuraMAX

    28 July 2004, 00:00

    The new platform's inherent downsides all manifest themselves with the AA8, given that it implements absolutely everything new. DDR-II is underwhelming, scarce and more expensive than DDR, PCI Express graphics ...

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  • ASUS A8V Deluxe S939 Wireless Edition Motherboard

    14 July 2004, 00:00

    Paired with low-latency memory and a high-end graphics card, the ASUSTeK A8V Deluxe provides excellent performance right across the board. If you\'ve set your heart on a power system and ...

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  • ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe WiFi

    28 June 2004, 00:00

    If you've got anything recent as far as Socket A goes, you're not going to see much to tempt you to the -E Deluxe, unless WiFi is your thing. Enthusiasts ...

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  • DFI LANPARTY PRO875B Canterwood

    22 June 2004, 00:00

    DFI\'s produced another well-rounded motherboard that demands to be shortlisted for top-end S478 machines. Priced in the neighbourhood of £120, it also represents good i875P value. Our reservations lie in ...

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  • ASUS P4C800-E i875P Motherboard

    22 June 2004, 00:00

    Priced at just below the £140 mark makes it an expensive motherboard. We feel that it has enough going for it to justify that price tag. It may not be ...

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  • Albatron PX875P Pro

    22 June 2004, 00:00

    Overall, provided it\'s cheap, it\'s recommended. You can buy better, there\'s no getting away from that, but you can buy much much worse at the same time. Above average from ...

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  • Intel's 915P and 925X w/ LGA775, DDR-II and PCI-Express

    19 June 2004, 00:00

    The fears surrounding the operation of the socket itself are unfounded, at least in this reviewers eyes, my cack-handed penchant for mishandling hardware not troubling the new socket one bit. ...

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  • Chaintech Zenith ZNF3-250

    18 June 2004, 00:00

    There's nothing much intrinsically wrong with the Zenith ZNF3-250. Great audio. FireWire, external boxes and a mouth-watering bundle are definite plusses. We, however, would recommend a revision B board with ...

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  • MSI K8N Neo Platinum Edition nF3 250Gb

    27 May 2004, 00:00

    We just need a revised BIOS that allows the enthusiast really push the board to the limit. The AGP/PCI lock is in place but it\'s of questionable value when multiplier ...

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  • ABIT KV8 Pro K8T800 Pro Motherboard

    25 May 2004, 00:00

    This will undoubtedly be ABIT's cheaper S754 VIA K8T800 Pro motherboard. Expect a MAX3 model soon, and we're sure it'll be laden with various cooling gadgets and a few extra ...

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  • VIA K8T800 Pro (S940) Chipset

    24 May 2004, 00:00

    The reference board has shown that motherboard manufacturers will have an easy time in switching between present K8T800-based production to Pro boards. We've seen most major manufacturers produce press releases ...

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  • Jetway N2VIEW

    12 May 2004, 00:00

    With an onboard graphics core and decent performance from Athlon XP, the N2VIEW makes a lot more sense as a MagicTwin platform, compared to the PT800TWIN. Low cost processors, no ...

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  • EPoX 8KDA3+ nForce3 250Gb

    6 May 2004, 00:00

    The NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb is a step forward for Socket-754, albeit one that's taken six months to arrive. Fortunately EPoX has done a decent job with the 8KDA3+. The lack ...

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  • ASUS P4R800-V Deluxe Motherboard

    17 April 2004, 00:00

    Given the street price of ~£75 and the wealth of features on offer from ASUS, the P4R800-V Deluxe is an excellent motherboard if pure performance isn\'t your primary aim. ASUS ...

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  • ASUS SK8V

    8 April 2004, 00:00

    If you're new to the market and know you want FX-5x (53 is going to be avaliable to buy soon), wait for the K8T800 Pro version if you want to ...

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  • AOpen AK86-L K8T800 S754 Motherboard

    26 March 2004, 00:00

    If evaluated in context of its intended pricing structure the AOpen AK86-L deserves to be included on at least a shortlist of boards. It doesn't particularly excel in any one ...

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  • nForce3 250 Chipset

    10 March 2004, 00:00

    With NVIDIA giving the 250-series chips a feature upgrade, a 'fixed' HyperTransport implementation, some new disk based ability with the changed ATA and SATA controller, 1000Mbit/sec Ethernet capability to let ...

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  • VIA KT880 Chipset

    9 March 2004, 00:00

    nForce2 Ultra 400 has been around since July 2003, some seven months. Plain nForce2 has been around for over a year. While KT880 may boast better base features than nForce2 ...

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  • ASUS K8V Deluxe and K8V Deluxe Wireless Edition

    5 February 2004, 00:00

    Our first look at Model 3200+ Athlon 64 on K8T800 was an encouraging one. K8V is a well featured, well presented, well laid out board. It performs well, K8T800 deserves ...

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  • DFI LANPARTY 865PE

    29 January 2004, 00:00

    The LANPARTY 865PE is a good board, there's little doubt of that. Is being good enough to warrant a purchase ?. The inherent trouble is that there are many good ...

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  • ABIT AN7

    3 January 2004, 00:00

    ...µGuru and NF7-S combine to give ABIT a new excuse for a product. Let's see if anything has changed from the base NF7-S specification in the transition to AN7...

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  • EPoX EP-4PLAI

    30 December 2003, 00:00

    It's a very bare package and it feels like unless you're on a really tight budget, you'd get much better value for a little more investment higher up the P4 ...

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  • Albatron K8X800 Pro II

    19 December 2003, 00:00

    You know that feeling of disappointment you get when you're really excited about something that seems so promising, only to be let down by a couple of niggling little details? ...

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  • ABIT KV8-MAX3 S754

    4 December 2003, 00:00

    ABIT's first stab at S754 glory is a decent enough attempt. We'd prefer a revised layout that makes installation easier and a newer BIOS that uses AMD's Cool'n'Quiet tech. to ...

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  • ABIT AI7 Springdale

    1 December 2003, 00:00

    In summary, a new twist on a proven formula. The AI7 is a decent and stable board. The problem is that there's plenty of those floating around. Add a PAT-like ...

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  • Biostar K8VHA Pro vs. K8NHA Pro

    23 November 2003, 00:00

    Two boards that highlight the power of the Athlon 64 3200+ to the fullest. Both are extremely fast and carry a reasonable feature set. Yet we feel as if both ...

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  • DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B

    23 November 2003, 00:00

    4 port SATA, lots of USB2.0 and FireWire, Gigabit Ethernet, the FrontX and Transpo hardware, class topping Socket A performance, excellent audio, attractive looks. I'm struggling to think what else ...

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  • VIA PT880

    18 November 2003, 00:00

    VIA has come into the dual-channel game a little late for it to make a major impact immediately. It needs to ensure that partners utilise the best parts of the ...

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  • Biostar M7NCG 400 and K8NHA-M mATX boards

    11 November 2003, 00:00

    I believe we\'ve proved that it\'s a fallacy to state microATX boards cannot compete with full-blown desktop offerings in most respects. Manufacturers have become acutely aware that the form factor ...

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  • DFI 865PE INFINITY

    16 October 2003, 00:00

    It\'s very fast, stable, feature rich and should be aggressively priced. If DFI can iron out one or two presentation and overclocking problems it has the potential to be one ...

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  • SiS655FX dual-channel P4 chipset

    9 October 2003, 00:00

    We'll wait on retail examples' performance before passing judgment, but it does appear that there's another viable proposition for users demanding dual-channel power from Intel's latest CPUs. It's just a ...

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  • AMD Athlon 64 3200 , VIA K8T800, nForce3 150

    6 October 2003, 00:00

    It\'s far too early to say which chipset complements the Athlon 64 better. What's clear is that AMD has risen to a new performance plane with the Athlon 64. Multiplier ...

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