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EPoX EP-9NPA+ SLI Motherboard

26 June 2005, 00:00

Priced at around £105, the 9NPA+ SLI matches other manufacturers\' similarly priced efforts in both features and performance, making it worthy of consideration if you want a fast, stable board ...

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Medal Of Honour: European Assault

24 June 2005, 00:00

As you’re no doubt well aware, the Medal of Honour franchise has taken us all over the world battling the Axis forces. From Europe to the Far East we’ve been ...

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

24 June 2005, 00:00

So given that GTA:SA has a new storyline and some new controls, is there anything else new? Yep, there’s lots of new little extras bolted on to freshen up the ...

Rock Xtreme Ti 3.6 Laptop

23 June 2005, 00:00

There's no doubt that the Rock Xtreme Ti is a fast, fast gaming laptop. However, Rock really needs to look at the engineering and component choice of, say, Dell's Inspiron ...

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NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX Preview

22 June 2005, 00:00

All-in, a solid improvement to an excellent architecture. NVIDIA balance ALU increases with ROP considerations to create a formidable pixel pusher that currently has no equal. 7800 GTX boards can ...

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Area 51 - PC

21 June 2005, 00:00

Now Midway could have just taken the arcade game and slapped that onto a CD with a bit of jiggery pokery and left it at that, but thankfully they’ve actually ...

ATI Catalyst Report

20 June 2005, 00:00

HEXUS.net has managed to get an early peak at the latest ATI Catalyst report which covers features made available in Catalyst releases and gives you the ‘heads up’ on upcoming ...

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Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 Laptop

17 June 2005, 00:00

The chosen combination of Pentium M 770 and GeForce 6800 Go Ultra 256MB make for, without doubt, the fastest gaming laptop ever to grace HEXUS Labs, and I keep repeating ...

Inside the Labs of ASUSTeK: EN6800GT and EN6800 ULTRA Pics and Benchmarks

14 June 2005, 00:00

HEXUS recently had the chance to visit ASUSTeK's Research & Development labs in their new Headquarters. We sniffed out their dual 6800GT and Ultra cards to bring you pictures and ...

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GeCube RADEON X800XLA-VIVO 256MB AGP

13 June 2005, 00:00

GeCube's X800XLA-VIVO is based on a successful VPU but doesn't make full use of it. Ideally, what I'd like to see is an AGP model outfitted with Uni-Wise cooling and ...

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Pariah - X-Box

10 June 2005, 00:00

On the multiplayer side though, I have to go for Pariah, even if it is lacking a CTF mode. The game itself, the official maps and the sheer fun of ...

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EXCLUSIVE! : RAPTOR-GAMING M2

10 June 2005, 00:00

With brands like Microsoft and Logitech pretty much owning the market, a new mouse has to be something special and offer the user something different and useful to be worthy ...

Saitek X52 Flight Control System

8 June 2005, 00:00

With a price point at the time of writing of £99, the X52 might seem outrageously expensive, but you get a hell of a lot for your money. The next ...

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AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 'Venice' Overclocking

3 June 2005, 00:00

If you've already got a decent S939 motherboard on your hands it would be almost criminal not to try an Athlon 64 3000+ E3-stepping CPU. Sure, it's not hugely fast ...

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Dark Age of Camelot : Catacombs

2 June 2005, 00:00

Catacombs is the latest in a line of expansion packs for the original game bringing more content, areas, classes and monsters to challenge the player. This time around, as the ...

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ATI Crossfire - Technology Preview

31 May 2005, 00:00

There\'s a whole bunch of stuff yet to be answered that ATI don\'t cater for in the press docs handed out to hacks like me. I\'ll cover those both in ...

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Intel i945G chipset

31 May 2005, 00:00

In short, the i945G (or i945P) is a reasonable proposition for all but the die-hard enthusiast who needs the ability to run two graphics cards in tandem. I hope that ...

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Shuttle XPC ST20G5

29 May 2005, 00:00

SurroundView in such a powerful, small space is what really sells this Shuttle XPC to me. If that appeals to you, go forth and purchase. After the disappointment of the ...

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Shuttle XPC SB86i

27 May 2005, 00:00

A very puzzling offering from the Taiwanese SFF giant and one I recommend you stay well away from. There are much better, and highly desirable, Pentium 4-based XPCs elsewhere in ...

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Intel Pentium 4 670 and Pentium D 820

26 May 2005, 00:00

To state the obvious, where the Pentium D 820 thrives in is in multi-threaded applications that take full advantage of both its cores concurrently. When that happens, its performance beats ...

E3 2005 : Atari Line-up

24 May 2005, 00:00

Atari had a strong showing at E3 this year with a wide range of games across all formats including the new X360 and PSP platforms. In addition to their software ...

ABIT AN8 Fatal1ty S939 Motherboard

24 May 2005, 00:00

£120 is a lot to pay for a motherboard these days, and ABIT's Fatal1ty AN8 isn't the most feature-rich out there. What you're paying for, in essence, is a board ...

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MSI P4N Diamond nForce4 SLI I.E Mainboard

22 May 2005, 00:00

In summary, then, MSI's taken on NVIDIA's nForce4 SLI Intel Edition chipset and incorporated a sensible array of features that make the P4N Diamond into a true deluxe mainboard. General ...

Creative I-Trigue 5600 5.1 Speakers

20 May 2005, 00:00

Creative\'s seven-strong I-Trigue line-up reinforces the company\'s move into the world of designer speakers. The kit looks very different from the usual set of boxes but has the sound been ...

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FSP Group - Universal Notebook Power Supply

18 May 2005, 00:00

This is where FSP come in with their Universal Notebook Adapter, the NB90. Coming complete with 6 interchangeable DC output jacks, the Universal Notebook Adapter is compatible with most popular ...

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MSI Megabook S250

18 May 2005, 00:00

To sum up this peek at MSI\'s mini marvel, it\'s the absolute perfect size for my uses, outshining the horrible DTR models I\'ve reviewed for HEXUS by a massive margin. ...

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ASUS Extreme N6800Ultra/2DT

15 May 2005, 00:00

ASUS hasn\'t done anything really wrong with the EN6800 Ultra card, but it\'s let an opportunity go begging to design the ultimate GeForce 6800 Ultra, one that would use a ...

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ECS PF88 Extreme Hybrid Mainboard

12 May 2005, 00:00

ECS has brought something very new to the table - a motherboard that carries a number of modern features and one that opens up the way for multi-CPU support. In ...

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US and Europe set for a showdown at CGEUK 2005

11 May 2005, 00:00

Scheduled for Saturday, August 13, 2005, the event, titled: "Crowning the Classic Video Game Champions of Europe" will be a featured activity at the 2005 Classic Gaming Expo UK, at ...

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+

9 May 2005, 00:00

The key things to take from today's look at the 4800+ is that it's generally no slower, but generally no faster either, than an FX-53 in single-threaded tests, yet it'll ...

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HEXUS.preview: Sony Ericsson K750i

8 May 2005, 00:00

Overall, as someone who likes the Nokia menu system, I was truly surprised by the progress Sony Ericsson has made in this department since the T610. The ease of use ...

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PNY Verto GeForce 6600 GT 128MB AGP

7 May 2005, 00:00

PNY's effort, by dint of its bundle and warranty, is a pretty good choice for those who have <£150 to spend on a graphics card right now, although the addition ...

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In-deep Canopus Edius SP system for HDV

6 May 2005, 00:00

Just when we thought that the prosumer video editing world had matured and all the old headaches and teething pains were gone, Sony and JVC stirred the pot once more ...

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