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  • Inno3D GeForce 6600 GT 128MB

    14 November 2004, 00:00

    In summary, Inno3D's GeForce 6600 GT 128MB card is a credible effort that's based on an excellent GPU. Certainly worthy of a look if not an outright recommendation.

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  • MSI RX700PRO-TD256E

    10 November 2004, 00:00

    MSI has done a decent job in turning an RV410 GPU into a fully-fledged retail package. £160 or so buys you a competent midrange graphics card and a bundle to ...

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  • Intel 2004 Roadmap Updates

    9 November 2004, 00:00

    With 2004 drawing to a close, a lot of Intel\'s platform plans, for everything from mobile to Itanium, have a 2005 focus. That includes the launch of the 6-series Pentium ...

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  • MV Ixius 3.6 Laptop and NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Go 256MB

    8 November 2004, 00:00

    Bottom line is that desktop-replacement laptops have just moved up another gear, so if you can justify spending £1750 and want a do-it-all laptop, MV\'s Ixius 3.6 is a good ...

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  • MSI RX800 XTs

    7 November 2004, 00:00

    Overall, it's hard not to recommend MSI's boards in the face of those X800 XTs from other vendors. X800 XT and XT PE's raw power makes it arguably the fastest ...

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  • ABIT Radeon 9600 XT 256MB

    5 November 2004, 00:00

    In summary, ABIT's done a decent enough job with its 9600 XT card. It's quiet, efficient, benchmarks well for a midrange card and carries basic VIV0 functionality. Compared to other ...

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  • ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe

    5 November 2004, 00:00

    We're more than pleasantly surprised by the P4S800D-E Deluxe, in fact we're positively enthusiastic about its price/performance showing. We're happy to recommend it and be sure to put it on ...

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  • Creative Nomad MuVo² 4GB

    5 November 2004, 00:00

    Everyone I show the MuVo² to wants one, but at £170 they're perhaps looking elsewhere and sacrificing portability and choosing ZENs or something from Rio. It seems users will stick ...

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  • ASUS K8N-E Deluxe

    3 November 2004, 00:00

    We've come away from our evaluation of the K8N-E very impressed. Given AMD's announcement recently of the budget Sempron line on Socket 754, along with low cost 2800+ and 3000+ ...

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  • Crucial Radeon X800 PRO 256MB

    2 November 2004, 00:00

    Crucial's X800 PRO 256MB graphics card is based on sound technology. Crucial, however, doesn't do enough with it to warrant an outright recommendation. The company may be one of the ...

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  • Pacific Fighters

    1 November 2004, 00:00

    All in all, this effort from 1C Maddox positively reeks of being a rushed job. No doubt UbiSoft's thinking is to get the game out before people go and blow ...

  • Intel 925XE chipset and 3.46GHz Extreme Edition CPU

    31 October 2004, 00:00

    AMD has moved on but Intel's top-level performance has remained largely the same, so whilst I'm a fan of all the good aspects of 925X/XE chipsets, I find it hard ...

  • S3's OmniChrome S4

    30 October 2004, 00:00

    Close, but ultimately so very far away. Steer clear until the next version comes round. S3 are pitching OmniChrome as having better basic GPU performance and HDTV features as a ...

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  • BIOSTAR K8NHA Grand nForce3 250Gb

    29 October 2004, 00:00

    Considered in absolute isolation, the K8NHA Grand isn't a bad board by any means. The problem is just how well the competition is doing right now, in terms of price, ...

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  • ATI's TV Wonder USB 2.0

    28 October 2004, 00:00

    The TV Wonder USB 2.0 is a simple product to rate. Take the multimedia hardware and software that makes an All-In-Wonder so good, give them a USB2.0 interface, enjoy high ...

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  • ATI's Radeon X700 XT and Radeon X700 PRO Preview

    26 October 2004, 00:00

    This article serves two purposes. We\'ll take a look at the new XT, paying close attention to its thermal characteristics before looking at performance, and I\'ll also publish some numbers ...

  • Gigabyte GA-K8VT800 Pro

    25 October 2004, 00:00

    VIA's K8T800 Pro chipset powers the most popular Socket 754 boards on the market and when that core logic was released, it was no surprise to see the major Tier-I ...

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  • GALAXY GeForce 6600 256MB

    24 October 2004, 00:00

    I expect GeForce 6600 performance to look even stronger when evaluated via shader-heavy titles and thus have little problem in recommending it as a GPU, especially if you're looking towards ...

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  • Cooler Master Stacker STC-T01

    20 October 2004, 00:00

    One thing defines the Stacker; size. That size will either make you love it or laugh at it.

  • NVIDIA's nForce4

    19 October 2004, 00:00

    It's a really excellent bit of core logic for AMD CPUs. I know many of you have been waiting for nForce4 before you upgraded to PCI Express graphics cards. It's ...

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  • AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 and Model 4000+ CPUs

    19 October 2004, 00:00

    Bottom line is that AMD has raised the performance bar yet again with its new FX-55 and Model 4000+ CPUs. It's now up to Intel to respond with its next ...

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  • AMD Sempron 2800+ , Sempron 3100+ and Intel Celeron D 335

    17 October 2004, 00:00

    Which value processor should you choose?. If your budget resembles a shoestring then a bottom-end Sempron (Socket A, obviously) or Celeron D 320 are the natural choices. Both CPUs have ...

  • 3DMark05 - A closer look

    13 October 2004, 00:00

    This article exists to tidy up some of my own self-inflicted loose ends. I\'ll talk a bit more about DSTs and NVIDIA\'s implementation of PCF in hardware, and I\'ll also ...

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  • ECS 915P-A

    11 October 2004, 00:00

    Supporting LGA775 processors, it's by far the most interesting board in ECS's current line-up, squarely targetting the user who wants to upgrade to LGA775, but in the smallest steps possible. ...

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  • NVIDIA's GeForce 6200 Launch

    11 October 2004, 00:00

    At the end of my recent preview of NVIDIA's GeForce 6600 GT, powered by their NV43 GPU, I remarked, "Now there's only one piece of the pie left", in reference ...

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  • BFG GeForce 6800 Ultra Overclocked

    8 October 2004, 00:00

    Any and every GeForce 6800 Ultra is an excellent gamers' card. BFG's effort is above average, as the company offers a pre-overclocked core at default core prices. BFG's popularity is ...

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  • GeCube Radeon X800 PRO

    5 October 2004, 00:00

    Formed in 1990 as a spin-off from Gigabyte, Info-Tek Corporation created the consumer brand GeCube to sell consumer graphics cards in Asia. Currently selling only ATI designs, they now trade ...

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  • ASUS AX800XT/2DT PCI-Express

    3 October 2004, 00:00

    I like the ASUS AX800XT/2DT. It has beguiling power in a small form factor. ASUS needs to ensure that SmartDoctor works with shipping cards, probably by means of a software ...

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  • Koolance Exos-Al

    30 September 2004, 00:00

    Minor quibbles aside, Koolance has shown that it manufacturers some of the finest external watercooling kits currently available. Excellence in ease of use and cooling performance is enough for the ...

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  • Shuttle XPC SN95G5

    30 September 2004, 00:00

    Very highly recommended if you need Socket 939 in a small form factor enclosure and you can afford the asking price. Pester your favourite retailer for a price drop and ...

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  • Futuremark's 3DMark05 - An Introduction

    29 September 2004, 00:00

    If, like many of your enthusiast peers, you\'ve been staring at the counter on Futuremark\'s website for the past couple of days, wondering when 3DMark05 would make its debut, wonder ...

  • AOpen EZ18-120 SFF System

    27 September 2004, 00:00

    We\'ve yet to see a perfect SFF system. AOpen does a lot of things right with the EZ18 - it also does a few things, subjectively speaking, wrong. Worth a ...

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  • Vantec HDCS

    27 September 2004, 00:00

    In my eyes I believe the Vantec Vortex is the best hard drive cooling solution on the market today. It does a great job and gives peace of mind that ...

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