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Asetek WaterChill KT12-L20

10 February 2004, 00:00

Undoubtedly better than air cooling but not without its problems, the Asetek WaterChill KT12-L20 comes recommended if you have no fear of stiff pipes, or are willing to change them ...

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EPoX eX5-300S Mini Me SFF System

8 February 2004, 00:00

There's enough here to make the eX5-300S Mini Me SFF system sell on pure merit. We can just see enthusiasts using the highly overclockable Northwood Pentium 4 200MHz CPUs and ...

ASUS K8V Deluxe and K8V Deluxe Wireless Edition

5 February 2004, 00:00

Our first look at Model 3200+ Athlon 64 on K8T800 was an encouraging one. K8V is a well featured, well presented, well laid out board. It performs well, K8T800 deserves ...

Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz Prescott, 3.4GHz Northwood and 3.4GHz Northwood Extreme Edition

1 February 2004, 00:00

The enthusiast may be under the false impression that Intel really, really cares about having the fastest consumer-level CPUs. Intel's near-$30-billion turnover in 2003 dwarfs its arch-rival's, AMD's, by a ...

DFI LANPARTY 865PE

29 January 2004, 00:00

The LANPARTY 865PE is a good board, there's little doubt of that. Is being good enough to warrant a purchase ?. The inherent trouble is that there are many good ...

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Evesham Axis 64 3000

28 January 2004, 00:00

Multi-use setups like the Axis will always appeal. It's for that reason, it's multi-talented abilities as a games machine, simple video capture and editing box and multimedia TV hub, that ...

S3 DeltaChrome S8

26 January 2004, 00:00

There's matters that need resolving, that's for sure. But we still feel optimistic about S3 chances of capturing a small portion of this lucrative market. There's always room for competent ...

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Crucial Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB

25 January 2004, 00:00

In summary, the Crucial Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB is still a decent card. The most important drawbacks don't emanate from the card itself. Rather, it's ATI's current product hierarchy that ...

Leadtek WinFast A360TD FX 5700 128MB

21 January 2004, 00:00

What this conclusion, rambling as it is, is attempting to convey is that Leadtek has made decent use of a GPU that\'s not a hot property at its current price ...

Corsair XMS4400 TwinX 1GByte Memory

17 January 2004, 00:00

In summary, Corsair's XMS4400 TwinX 1GByte memory pack will appeal to a very select, niche market. Priced at over £300 it certainly isn't cheap. Recommended if your setup can make ...

TwinMOS TwiSTER PC4000 512MB Dual Channel Memory Kit

14 January 2004, 00:00

In summary, the TwinMOS TwiSTER PC4000 512MB Dual Channel kit does what it says on the box. That puts it on a par with other PC4000 modules we've tested. What ...

Gainward Hollywood@Home 7.1

10 January 2004, 00:00

It's tempting to criticise it too much but I'll say this: as a method of adding good quality (although not audiophile level), multi-channel audio with a digital, optical output port ...

Tiger Woods 2004

9 January 2004, 00:00

It's easy to play with simple controls for the beginner, but enough complexity for the pro to pull off a forward stanced high spin fade onto an uphill green in ...

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ASUS V9980U/TVD

8 January 2004, 00:00

With a mediocre game bundle that needs a revamp, a utility set that borders on the weird (you want to use a £372 games accelerator to provide security on your ...

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

6 January 2004, 00:00

Like any company, a CPU's fundamentals need to be sound... which is fortunately the case with the AMD Athlon 3400. Performance in spades, at least two chipsets with solid, stable ...

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ABIT AN7

3 January 2004, 00:00

...µGuru and NF7-S combine to give ABIT a new excuse for a product. Let's see if anything has changed from the base NF7-S specification in the transition to AN7...

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EPoX EP-4PLAI

30 December 2003, 00:00

It's a very bare package and it feels like unless you're on a really tight budget, you'd get much better value for a little more investment higher up the P4 ...

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ASUS Radeon 9600XT/TVD 128MB

26 December 2003, 00:00

When evaluating a product for a final rating, we look at a number of factors. Firstly, how much has the manufacturer done to appease a wide spectrum of users ?. ...

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Shuttle SB61G2R RefleXion XPC

24 December 2003, 00:00

The defining role of any small form-factor system is to thoroughly question the need for a standard beige box. There\'s not much it can\'t do, and it does cause us ...

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MESH Matrix 64 3200 E-JOY & Evesham Technology Axis 64 3200+

20 December 2003, 00:00

This summary may sound like a flow of praise. If it does, it's because both systems deserve it. £1500 goes a hell of a long way right now. Both MESH ...

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Albatron K8X800 Pro II

19 December 2003, 00:00

You know that feeling of disappointment you get when you're really excited about something that seems so promising, only to be let down by a couple of niggling little details? ...

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FSP Silent Solution Kit

16 December 2003, 00:00

The FSP Silent-Solution Kit is certainly a very nice product. With great PSUs from leading companies such as Enermax and Antec, it leaves a small gap in the market for ...

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Shuttle ST61G4 XPC

8 December 2003, 00:00

Sheer performance isn\'t great with a discrete AGP card. However, the combination of the factors listed above raise it from being a poor system to one that has merit. This ...

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ABIT KV8-MAX3 S754

4 December 2003, 00:00

ABIT's first stab at S754 glory is a decent enough attempt. We'd prefer a revised layout that makes installation easier and a newer BIOS that uses AMD's Cool'n'Quiet tech. to ...

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ABIT AB-2003 DigiDice SFF System

1 December 2003, 00:00

Performance and stability were both good. Noise is another subjective issue. ABIT helps the user counter it by supplying an excellent BIOS. The hardware monitoring section allows for some fan-speed ...

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ABIT AI7 Springdale

1 December 2003, 00:00

In summary, a new twist on a proven formula. The AI7 is a decent and stable board. The problem is that there's plenty of those floating around. Add a PAT-like ...

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AOpen Aeolus GeForceFX 5950 Ultra

28 November 2003, 00:00

It\'s quiet, nView 3.0 is excellent, the 2D quality was the best I\'ve ever seen in isolation using my Sony G400 monitor and it should be comparatively cheap. Radeon 9800XT\'s ...

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Halo: Combat Evolved

27 November 2003, 00:00

Halo offers nothing new to the genre in anyway. Anything which Halo has implemented here has already been done better by a myriad of other games. The only new thing ...

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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