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  • Zalman ZM80A-HP Silent VGA Cooler

    28 May 2003, 00:00

    The Zalman ZM80A-HP cooler achieves its aims of cooling even the fastest of current GPUs passively. The clever engineering, large dissipation area, and excellent heatpipe ensures that we can run ...

  • Shuttle SB61G2 Springdale XPC

    22 May 2003, 00:00

    Performance-wise, the SB61G2 didn't disappoint with a discrete Radeon 9800 Pro hogging the AGP port. Performance was just where we'd have put it beforehand, that is, sandwiched between the Canterwood ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Commell LV-670

    18 May 2003, 00:00

    If you are after the fastest MiniITX board you can get your hands on this is definitely a board you should consider, however the high price means that very few ...

  • OCZ PC3200 EL DDR DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY

    17 May 2003, 00:00

    First things first. The modules do exactly what they\'re specified to. The 2-2-3-6 timings caused no problems when tested in both AMD and Intel dual-channel motherboards. We\'re still not sure ...

  • Cooler Master ATCS 110B-SX1 Case

    17 May 2003, 00:00

    A premium case from a company that know all about aluminium housings. There's a glut of cases, aluminium or otherwise, competing for your money. If you're looking at the high ...

  • Shuttle EL Panel

    16 May 2003, 00:00

    A few weeks ago Shuttle released another new accessory for there barebone systems. There seems to be a never ending list of add-ons and accessory\'s for these SFF PC\'s.

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  • 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 ...

  • AMD Athlon XP 3200+

    13 May 2003, 00:00

    As a platform, we're pretty impressed. 200MHz front side bus can't hurt and the DDR memory infrastructure has long been in place to support the move. NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 ...

  • NVIDIA GeForce FX5900 Ultra

    12 May 2003, 00:00

    NVIDIA have got it right this time. Key performance determinants such as pixel-pushing power, bandwidth, and driver support seem to be in place. These allow one to enjoy high resolution ...

  • XFX GeForce4 Ti 4800-SE

    11 May 2003, 00:00

    A reasonable offering on a card that's a little past its prime. The bump up to 8x AGP specification does little or nothing for performance. We had have hoped for ...

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  • 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 ...

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  • Asetek WaterChill KT03-L20

    1 May 2003, 00:00

    Performance-wise, the Asetek WaterChill didn't disappoint. Even when the radiator's fan was set to 7v via the control system, the performance exhibited toppled that of a premier air-cooling solution. Asetek ...

  • Hush Technologies Mini-ITX PC

    30 April 2003, 00:00

    First impressions count for a lot and with the Hush I wasn\'t disappointed, the system came in a well packaged and protected box. Opening up the box for the first ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Mushkin EMS PC3500 Memory

    10 April 2003, 00:00

    The Mushkin module, it seems, is geared towards the all-important 2-2-2 timings. The low latency nature extends to DDR-434 speeds, where it was able to run at 2-7-2-2 timings, albeit ...

  • Vantec Nexus NXP101

    8 April 2003, 00:00

    For those of you that leave your PC on overnight or just require a quieter PC, we have looked at the Vantec Nexus Multi-function Panel. This device fits into your ...

  • AMD XP1700 JIUHB Testing

    3 April 2003, 00:00

    Are the JIUHB XP1700s the new AXIAs ? (remember them ?). No, they're probably just little bit better in terms of overclockability. We managed a default voltage overclock of close ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • CoolerMaster XDream HAC-V81 & HSC-V83

    24 March 2003, 00:00

    Kudos to Cooler Master for producing high-quality heatsinks at a very affordable price. Sure, there are better coolers out there, but you'd find it difficult to find a better one ...

  • PC2700 revisited

    19 March 2003, 00:00

    With both 256MB modules currently hovering around the £30 mark, there\'s never been a better time to upgrade or add more RAM to your system. In pure performance terms, the ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • GeForce FX 5200 Ultra and FX 5600 Ultra

    13 March 2003, 00:00

    The graphics market is clearly struggling to produce faster cards; both NVIDIA and ATI are promoting their new products on the basis of improved image quality. This image quality is ...

  • CyberDrive CW099D 52X CDRW

    13 March 2003, 00:00

    Quite simply the fastest way to burn a CD on the PC at the present time, 52X drives are the pinnacle and CyberDrive have themselves a contender.

  • DFI Xabre X400-T2 64MB

    11 March 2003, 00:00

    I\'d like to recommend the DFI Xabre X400-T2 but find it difficult to do so. Whilst fully appreciating that the card has been available for some months now, it still ...

  • Shuttle SB52G2 XPC

    10 March 2003, 00:00

    Recently Shuttle has announced the SB52G2. The SB52G2 is designed to deliver stability and power in a footprint that rivals servers with the flexibly of a desktop PC. Other Shuttle ...

  • 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 ...

  • NV31/34 Preview

    6 March 2003, 00:00

    The 2 new cards are called the NVIDIA Geforce FX 5600, and the 5200 models, these are targeted at the mainstream and the budget sectors of the market.