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  • AMD's Athlon FX - CPU Scaling to 3GHz and 250MHz dHTT

    24 February 2005, 00:00

    Please take this article in the spirit that it's intended. I just overclocked some stuff using a chiller, I didn't steal new SKUs from AMD. A nice mainboard, some good ...

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  • Logitech MX1000 Mouse

    23 February 2005, 00:00

    As usual, Logitech have used a classic, but highly effective packaging method for the mouse, a variance on the type used on the previous market leader, the MX700. Being the ...

  • Intel's Prescott-2M: Pentium 4 660 and Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.73GHz

    21 February 2005, 00:00

    And it\'s that 64-bit ability of Prescott-2M that\'s its main selling point, rather than any performance to be gained by the double-sized L2 cache, compared to Prescott-1M. I missed out ...

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  • Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI

    14 February 2005, 00:00

    Buying an SLI capable nForce4 motherboard, you know you are paying a premium for the cutting edge technology it represents, and thus expect a lot for your money. The GA-K8NXP-SLI ...

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  • ASUS P5AD2-E Premium

    12 February 2005, 00:00

    ASUS has taken the simple step of updating its already impressive 925X Premium board with this incarnation. It's fast, solid and overclocks well. Users looking to migrate to a 925XE-based ...

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  • Pinnacle Liquid Edition Pro 6

    11 February 2005, 00:00

    Pinnacle’s Liquid Edition 6 is a featured-packed hardware/software combination. The supplied breakout box is well-endowed with sockets – including component in/out - but provides no hardware acceleration. So, a PC ...

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  • EQS A58XK9-ALF Radeon Xpress 200P motherboard

    11 February 2005, 00:00

    While I wasn't expecting this particular motherboard to offer a plethora of overclocking options, as it simply isn't aimed towards that market, what I would expect is at least the ...

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  • ATI's Radeon X800 256MB and Radeon X850 PRO Preview

    9 February 2005, 00:00

    Both make a compelling case for themselves in terms of performance, features and manufacturer pricing. It's whether that pricing rings true and availability holds for long enough to grab one.

  • Asetek's VapoChill XE-II

    9 February 2005, 00:00

    By decoupling the cooling hardware from your PSU as its power source, recharging and retuning the compressor for improved cooling performance and using the ChillControl and mounting hardware that the ...

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  • NVIDIA's GeForce Go 6600 and GeForce Go 6200 Launch

    8 February 2005, 00:00

    It\'s speedy mid-range graphics with a power-optimised bent, in skinny notebooks, for gaming and good video on the move.

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  • Gigabyte 3D Cooler Ultra GT

    8 February 2005, 00:00

    Say the name Gigabyte, and chances are the first thing to pop into your head will be 'motherboards', or maybe 'video cards', the key area of the company's business. However, ...

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  • MSI NX6600-VTD128E Diamond

    6 February 2005, 00:00

    With all of our testing complete, we can see that the NX6600-VTD128E Diamond follows in the footsteps of the GeForce 6600 boards which have come before it, in that it ...

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  • TriGem KLOSS KL-I915A

    4 February 2005, 00:00

    It's not as cheap as Shuttle's SB77G5 XPC but for the extra £50 it'll take to snag a KLOSS, you get more than £50 worth of extra value in this ...

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  • GeCube SilenCool X700 PRO 256MB

    1 February 2005, 00:00

    To sum up: GeCube pull off silent X700 PRO running with aplomb, for competetive money, by not going overboard on the bundle. If it lies in your price range and ...

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  • VIA's PT880 Pro and PT894 Core Logic Preview

    31 January 2005, 00:00

    Starting with PT894, setup alongside VT8251, it\'s clear that VIA have created a low-cost, feature-rich alternative to Intel\'s premium core logic products. PT894 supports the same memory, CPU and graphics ...

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  • Tranquil PC T2.e/MCE2005 EPIA-SP Preview

    31 January 2005, 00:00

    EPIA-SP gives Tranquil\'s MCE2005 product in the T2 chassis the performance boost that it needed, to remove some of the sticking points we found in operation. The chassis\' evolution gives ...

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  • XFX GeForce 6600 GT Dual-DVI

    29 January 2005, 00:00

    I'm struggling to find a bad word to say about XFX's GeForce 6600 GT 128MB package. That's enough for it to earn a commendation from us.

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  • Cooler Master Aquagate ALC-U01

    28 January 2005, 00:00

    Overall, the Aquagate has a lot going for it. Although perhaps not the most exceptional water cooling kit from a performance point of view, it nevertheless performs admirably. Add to ...

  • Gigabyte 3D1

    27 January 2005, 00:00

    Before I even touch on the real-world feasibility of the 3D1, I have to say this - The technology is cool. No matter how logically you try to look at ...

  • Tenomichi 3D Edit

    24 January 2005, 00:00

    Now that processors are powerful enough to decode more than one stream of video at once, and 3D graphics cards can render games with film-like reality, proprietary accelerated video editing ...

  • Shuttle XPC SB77G5

    23 January 2005, 00:00

    Overall, a fine product, somewhat soiled by the CPUs you\'d really like to use it with for maximum gaming performance.

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  • ATI's Mobility Radeon X700 Launch

    19 January 2005, 00:00

    PowerPlay, ATI's hardware and software combo for such trickery on the mobile side, gets a bump to version 5.0, bringing with it the ability to dynamically reconfigure the PCI Express ...

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  • MSI's NX6600GT-TD128E

    19 January 2005, 00:00

    As a single board in isolation, MSI\'s 6600 GT makes a great case for itself. A fantastic software bundle, component video out for use with HDTV sets in the main, ...

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  • Tranquil PC T2.e/MCE2005

    18 January 2005, 00:00

    It\'s a beautifully integrated device with some problems that stop me from recommending it outright. Tranquil are working on things though, and as a company in the market as it ...

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  • ATI CATALYST 5.1 Performance Analysis

    18 January 2005, 00:00

    A new year, another month, another CATALYST release from ATI. Yes, it\'s that time again, where the Canadian company releases the latest in their monthly driver updates, and ATI users ...

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  • Corsair XMS Xpert Preview

    12 January 2005, 00:00

    When it comes to looking for memory manufacturers you can trust, regardless of your requirements, Corsair will always be there towards the top of the list, and with good reason. ...

  • ECS KN1 Extreme

    10 January 2005, 00:00

    Performance wise, the KN1 Extreme is good without being stellar, finding itself unable to match a board equipped with the Radeon Xpress 200 chipset, but still often finding itself ahead ...

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  • ATI's Radeon X800 XL Preview

    6 January 2005, 00:00

    X800 XL is mightily impressive. Performance, cost, physical attributes and hopeful availability all make it worth a spot at the top of your high-performance PCI Express shopping list.

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  • Leadtek WinFast A400 Ultra/GT TDH

    31 December 2004, 00:00

    The most obvious selling point of these two WinFast A400 boards is the cooling solution. Not only does it look the part, but it's quiet and extremely effective too. Both ...

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  • ASUS EXTREME AX800 XT PE/2DHTV

    29 December 2004, 00:00

    It's hard to recommend any graphics card that costs more than a reasonable PC. £430 is an awful lot of money to be spending on a present video card when ...

  • VIA Epia MII

    24 December 2004, 00:00

    As the popularity of the \'media centre\' grows, what we have here is a perfect system for anyone requiring basic movie and music playback without using a behemoth of a ...

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  • Rock Quaddra 64 3.7 Laptop

    21 December 2004, 00:00

    All in all, Rock's Quaddra 64 3.7 is a tasty desktop-replacement laptop that oozes power. An AMD Athlon 64 3700+ makes short work of 2D tasks and a 128MB Mobility ...

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  • ATI CATALYST 4.12 Performance Analysis

    18 December 2004, 00:00

    December 13th saw the introduction of the latest (and indeed last) driver of the year from the guys at ATI, with release notes promising performance improvements in several areas. Today, ...

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