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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 ...

  • Sparkle SP7000 GeForce 3

    11 October 2002, 00:00

    Sparkle are becoming more well known within the consumer graphics industry, they produce a massive array of graphics cards for the PC industry, ranging from basic 4MB PCI cards right ...

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  • ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

    3 October 2002, 00:00

    The Radeon 9700 is the fastest, most feature-rich graphics card in history. If you're a gamer, raid the savings account and get one.

  • 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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  • VapoChill Premium Edition

    24 September 2002, 00:00

    I really do feel that Asetek have made a concerted attempt to bring refrigerant-based cooling into the mainstream with this new VapoChill design. Once appealing to hardcore enthusiasts only, the ...

  • ABIT Siluro OTES GeForce4 Ti 4200

    23 September 2002, 00:00

    It looks impressive and makes a concerted effort into cooling your GPU. I feel that the OTES cooling system can be easily adapted to fit other Siluro cards in the ...

  • 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 ...

  • ECTS Dissolved : Cenega

    17 September 2002, 00:00

    There's still pleanty of ECTS to dissolve, so on with Czech publishers Cenega.

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  • Creative TravelSound

    17 September 2002, 00:00

    If you have any form of portable hi-fi, and want to hear the music through a set of external speakers, these should warrant your attention. Like me, if you have ...

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  • Belkin BusStation 7-port USB hub

    17 September 2002, 00:00

    The Belkin BusStation™ works just as you would expect it to. Plug in a USB-compliant device and Windows XP picks it up as if it was connected to the motherboard\'s ...

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  • Mushkin Hi Perf LEVEL 2 2100 222 Memory

    13 September 2002, 00:00

    The old adage of 'you get what you pay for' seem most pertinent here. I've attempted to demonstrate why running the Mushkin module with its strict memory timings, 2-2-2 in ...

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  • Swiftech MCX4000

    10 September 2002, 00:00

    Is it better than the MCX478? If you are only cooling a P4 then yes, it will eventually get better than the MCX478 at the very top end. But if ...

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  • Vapochill Premium Edition [Preview]

    9 September 2002, 00:00

    Those of us who like to push our equipment to the absolute limit will sometimes go to extraordinary lengths to ensure that we have the highest CPU MHz possible. After ...

  • 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 ...

  • ECTS Dissolved : Konami

    5 September 2002, 00:00

    The ECTS Dissolved series of articles continues with this look into forthcoing titles from respected industry veterans Konami.

  • Jedi Knight 2 [PC]

    5 September 2002, 00:00

    To sum up, I disliked JK2. I find it hard to say anything good about it other than the graphics, and the graphics are borrowed technology anyway. That said, it’s ...

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  • Sonic Adventure 2 Battle

    3 September 2002, 00:00

    To conclude, is this a good game worth parting with cash for? Yes and no. If you dislike platformers, steer clear. If you want a multiplayer game, steer clear. If ...

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  • Grand Theft Auto 3 [PC]

    28 August 2002, 00:00

    I gave GTA2 a whole two minutes before getting bored and giving it back to the friend I'd borrowed it from. However, GTA3 pleasantly surprised me. Whilst the PC port ...

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  • Super Monkey Ball [GC]

    27 August 2002, 00:00

    Put aside all doubts. Monkey ball is an essential purchase, and a good reason to part with £130 for the console, if not £75 more for a full compliment of ...

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  • Crazy Taxi [GC]

    27 August 2002, 00:00

    Crazy Taxi was great, if somewhat short-lived, fun for the Dreamcast four years ago. Today, it just looks dated. Anyone who hasn't already played it is likely not ever to ...

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  • Neverwinter Night [PC]

    27 August 2002, 00:00

    I've been waiting for this ever since I finished Baldur's Gate 2, playing until 3AM most days. And for the most part, I'm actually pretty disappointed. I don't play enough ...

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  • Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz

    26 August 2002, 00:00

    Intel, on the other hand, currently face no real headroom dilemma with their Northwood processor. Things have been going so well on the P4 front that clock speeds have been ...

  • AMD Athlon XP2600

    21 August 2002, 00:00

    Without sounding like an AMD advert, this CPU is pretty special. The changes made to the core have made all the difference and the CPU now scales well at 0.13u.

  • Corsair XMS 3200 (DDR-400) CAS2 Memory

    18 August 2002, 00:00

    I feel that after days of testing, this module deserves an editor's choice award for firstly pushing the boundaries of available DDR memory.

  • The Need for Speed: 3GHz and counting

    17 August 2002, 00:00

    I've found it somewhat eye-opening to see just how well the present Northwood P4 will scale. Those that lamented the release of the P4, one with a low work-per-cycle ethos, ...

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  • 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 ...