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Time Computers Platina Viper FX

26 November 2003, 00:00

In summary, excellent performance that could easily be even better, a meagre software bundle but excellent monitor and speaker system to balance it out. Good features mean you get some ...

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Hercules 3D Prophet 9800XT Classic 256MB

25 November 2003, 00:00

It's these kind of factors that will plague any 9800XT model. Hercules' is a sound one. It does exactly what it says in the box and is quiet in doing ...

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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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Shuttle XPC SB62G2 SFF PC

20 November 2003, 00:00

Perhaps we\'re being critical here but the XPC line doesn\'t seem to have evolved greatly over the past 18 months. We want it all, all without compromise. That entails Wi-Fi ...

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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 iDEQ 200T SFF

17 November 2003, 00:00

The iDEQ 200T is pretty good, especially if this is your first foray into the SFF world. It's by far the easiest to work with. Performance is adequate, even if ...

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Coolermaster Cool Drive 3

14 November 2003, 00:00

The Cool Drive 3 is certainly a hard drive cooler to consider if you are concerned about the temperature of your hard disk drive. This is by far one of ...

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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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iNexQ 54g Wireless AP and PCMCIA card

10 November 2003, 00:00

So if you\'re looking to rid yourself of the shackles imposed by wires the iNeXq is a good a starting point as any. Suggested pricing puts the Access Point at ...

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Hercules 3D Prophet All-In-Wonder 9800SE

8 November 2003, 00:00

I honestly can't think of a more compelling graphics card purchase in recent times. It fits so many possible scenarios. It'll play Half Life 2 and Doom 3 when they ...

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Hercules ProphetView 920 PRO

5 November 2003, 00:00

The Hercules isn't a 22" inch wide, wallet busting behemoth, with questionable gaming attributes. It slots right in to the sub £325 gamer oriented LCD market with notable aplomb. 17 ...

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Shuttle SB65G2 SFF System

4 November 2003, 00:00

In summary, the Shuttle SB65G2 is an effortlessly competent barebones unit that\'ll appeal to many potential buyers on the basis of performance, portability, features, stability and overclocking potential. It\'s not ...

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Creative MuVo NX 128MB

3 November 2003, 00:00

Looking around various on-line etailers, the Creative MuVo NX 128MB can be had for a touch under £90. We feel that\'s just about an acceptable outlay for a product that ...

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ASUS Radeon 9800XT/TVD

31 October 2003, 00:00

It overclocks decently, SmartDoctor makes it quieter than almost any other card, it's presented well, exudes quality and carries ASUS' 3 year warranty. Factor Half Life 2 into the price ...

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Coolermaster Centurion

30 October 2003, 00:00

This is an amazingly good case for very little money. Superb looks with the aluminium front panel and blue LED indicators but the Cooler Master Centurion is like a really ...

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ABIT Siluro FX 5600 DT 256MB & FX 5600 Ultra DT128MB

29 October 2003, 00:00

The FX 5600 / Ultra series is a reasonable stab at attempting to balance features and performance to cost. ABIT has a couple of cards here that are quite different ...

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Soltek EQ3702M mini barebones

26 October 2003, 00:00

A decent SFF barebones outfit should question the need for larger desktop or midi-tower boxes, especially for the non-power user. The Soltek does exactly that. Overall, however, the Soltek EQ3702 ...

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Advance A320B

24 October 2003, 00:00

The Advance A320 is a stunning case for very little money. Since the case is made from steel it is very strong, but not really ideal for LAN parties since ...

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NVIDIA GeForceFX 5700 Ultra and FX 5950 Ultra

23 October 2003, 00:00

It looks like NVIDIA are on to a winner with their new mid-range entrant. Price is what's most exciting, with it being set at $199 (yes, for the 900MHz mem ...

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Shuttle XPC SN85G4 SFF PC

22 October 2003, 00:00

We\'re trying to pick small faults with what is an excellent addition to the XPC range. Its attractiveness stems from the use of AMD\'s new Athlon 64 Clawhammer CPU. It ...

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Kamakaze CPU Cooler

20 October 2003, 00:00

What the Kamakaze lacks in looks it makes up for in performance. The standard product provides for most needs and is excellent as a high performance cooler and excels as ...

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Corsair XMS4000 ProSeries 1GByte TwinX Dual-Channel Memory Kit

18 October 2003, 00:00

We'd like two things from the next iteration of super-fast RAM. Firstly, high speeds accompanied with lower latencies. Secondly, lower voltages for said speeds. That statement seems to contain a ...

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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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ATI Radeon 9600XT (/w NV36)

15 October 2003, 00:00

TSMC's process enhancements have basically handed ATI a fall refresh on a plate, and combined with the new drivers, it almost feels like a totally different product to 9600 Pro. ...

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Vantec Nexus Fan Controller

12 October 2003, 00:00

These controllers are by far the best fan controllers I have seen. It\'s an innovative idea by including 2 cold cathode tubes within the kit, to provide a 2 in ...

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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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VapoChill XE [Socket 478 P4]

8 October 2003, 00:00

For those looking to get the most out of a Pentium 4 processor, especially up in the giddy heights of 4GHz operation with a 3.0, 3.2 or 3.2 Extreme Edition, ...

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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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Tyan Tachyon G9800 PRO-M 128MB

5 October 2003, 00:00

Tyan has to be congratulated on producing a non-reference 9800 PRO card, yet we somehow cannot stop the nagging feeling that it could have gone further with the G9800 PRO-M. ...

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Coolermaster Musketeer

3 October 2003, 00:00

The Cooler Master Musketeer is a very impressive bit of kit. It enables the user to quickly read vital statistics of the computer system at a quick glance. The bright ...

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Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz Extreme Edition