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  • 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.

  • CubeSystemZ CF-S968

    2 March 2003, 00:00

    Competition in the small form factor sector seems to be hotting up with some new arrivals in the ultra portable, high performance arena to challenge the market leaders Shuttle.

  • Game Controller Roundup

    1 March 2003, 00:00

    The keyboard is also not the most ergonomic of devices and in games there are certain positions your hand has to make that aren’t really ideal. In a perfect world ...

  • CORSAIR TWINX (2x 256MB XMS3200LL)

    27 February 2003, 00:00

    The TWINX memory kit tested here is impressive, but it's not cheap. Retailing at around £155, you should only invest if you really like pushing and tweaking your system. If ...

  • MSI GeForce4 Ti 4800-SE

    24 February 2003, 00:00

    I\'d like to commend MSI on producing another excellent package. The massive software bundle, the latest Philips 7108AE TIVO chip, splitter, DVI-to-VGA converter, and a massive heatsink help to ensure ...

  • VIA EPIA M9000

    18 February 2003, 00:00

    It\'s pretty easy to sum things up performance wise. Avoid high bitrate video that isn\'t in MPEG-2 format and you\'ll be fine. It can do pretty much anything else without ...

  • Matrix Orbital MX212 USB

    12 February 2003, 00:00

    The price tag on the LCD kit could put some users off but if you want one of the world\'s finest LCD\'s then you have to pay the price.

  • ATI Radeon 9000 Pro All In Wonder

    11 February 2003, 00:00

    The ATI All-In-Wonder 9000 Pro performs exactly as advertised, and is simply the best all-in-one TV, Multimedia and Capture solution for the home PC in the budget market segment, without ...

  • AMD Barton XP3000+

    10 February 2003, 00:00

    The biggest challenge faced by the Barton is its performance against arched rivals Intel and their flagship the P4 3.06. Intel have added ‘Hyper-Threading’ to further enhance performance in the ...

  • 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 ...

  • Gainward Golden Sample GF3

    8 February 2003, 00:00

    There is no doubting its performance, that's for sure. The GeForce3 GPU is a 256-bit processor with 57 million transistors making it more complex than a Pentium 4. 128-bit memory ...

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  • Vantec Nexus Fan Controller - NXP-201-SL

    6 February 2003, 00:00

    Over the years Vantec have released some stomping products. They mainly produce cooling devices from system coolers to thermal control systems.

  • YeongYang A102 MATX

    4 February 2003, 00:00

    If you want a small compact LAN box that isnt going to cost the earth then this is the case for you. There are other SFF cases on the market ...

  • Connect3D [ATI] Radeon 9500 Pro

    1 February 2003, 00:00

    The 9500 has the same fantastic image quality as the 9700 but can not process the information as quickly making it significantly slower. Gaming is really where the 9500 will ...

  • Coolermaster ATCS 220C

    31 January 2003, 00:00

    It’s very expensive, but is it worth it? Absolutely. If you can justify this amount of money on a case, then it’s perfect. I have no problems at all in ...

  • Shuttle SK41G XPC

    29 January 2003, 00:00

    Considered in absolute isolation, the SK41G is a fine machine. It uses the base mould from the popular Intel shuttles to good effect. We see almost every feature carried over ...

  • NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 Ultra Preview

    27 January 2003, 00:00

    We believe that this NVIDIA card is ahead of its time and for sure we have an interesting few months coming up - these are going to be the best ...

  • Albatron Ti4680P TURBO

    26 January 2003, 00:00

    I've enjoyed reviewing this card today as it has managed to run all of the tests easily and coped with some outrageous clock speeds for a Ti4200.

  • 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 ...

  • Coolermaster Black Widow

    22 January 2003, 00:00

    A few days ago HEXUS.net were given the chance to review a case which isn't released yet. I was lucky enough to get my hands on this case to bring ...

  • OCZ PC3500 EL DDR MEMORY

    20 January 2003, 00:00

    The beauty of super-fast, low latency memory is that it will run at high frequencies with aggressive timings. The benchmarks used for evaluating the OCZ EL PC-3500 showed just what ...

  • 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 ...

  • GeForce4 Ti 4200 [8X AGP] Shootout

    11 January 2003, 00:00

    The GeForce4 has proved to be a popular card for NVIDIA. We take 12 Ti 4200 cards from various manufacturers and see just how they all compare against one another. ...

  • Shuttle XPC Carry Bag

    11 January 2003, 00:00

    With the recent increase of Small Form Factor (SFF) PC\'s and LAN party events, Shuttle have created a carry bag to store your bits and pieces in.

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  • FSP FSP300-60ATV (PF) ATX PSU

    10 January 2003, 00:00

    The FSP keeps a solid voltage at high load and doesn't mind powering all the components in the test rig for hours on end. I've not had cause to remove ...

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  • Shuttle SN41G2 XPC

    7 January 2003, 00:00

    The SN41G2 is a fast system no doubt, and with the inclusion of dual outputs for the vastly improved onboard graphics and the excellent NForce2 chipset a real alternative to ...

  • 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 ...

  • Seagate ST380023AS Hard Drive

    30 December 2002, 00:00

    Seagate have produced an excellent hard disk drive at the high quality end of the market place which should be very well received. I for one will be very sorry ...

  • Cooler Master Alloy Front Bezel For CD/DVD-ROM/RW

    29 December 2002, 00:00

    Since we have seen a large increase of people using aluminium cases we seem to still lack nice looking CD drives. There's nothing worse than seeing an aluminium case with ...

  • Coolermaster Alloy Mouse Pad

    29 December 2002, 00:00

    The strange thing was I actually played Counter-Strike last night and played better than normal. Now this could just be all my skills at CS or it could be the ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • NAYA Design cristO Classic

    11 December 2002, 00:00

    If they case is available at half that quoted price I would recommend it for someone wanting a unique case where you can see all the internals. It has adequate ...