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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Intel's Core Duo meets the desktop

What's faster than an AMD Athlon FX-60? Well, an Intel Core Duo overclocked on a fantastic AOpen board based on the 975X chipset. We get to grips with Intel's portable processing powerhouse in a desktop board and contemplate - is this a sign of things to come?

May 19, 2006 | 16:12

Foxconn 975X7AA: Fox One debuts

We have Foxconn's 975X7AA motherboard on the test bench today, based around Intel's 975X chipset / Socket 775 platform. It is the debut for Foxconn's Fox One overclocking technology and signifies the company's push to enter the enthusiast market. Can this giant take on ABIT and DFI?

May 13, 2006 | 15:21

Connect3D & Sapphire Radeon X1900GT

ATI has replaced Radeon X1800XT with a new member of the X1900 family: Radeon X1900GT. We test full retail cards from both Connect3D and Sapphire against the best value cards from NVIDIA, GeForce 7800 GT and 7900 GT. Who will be the new price-performance champ?

May 9, 2006 | 20:32

Corsair Nautilus 500 Watercooling Kit

Corsair takes another dive into the watercooling world, ditching the Hydro-Cool 200 in favour of the Nautilus 500. Both are external all-in-one watercooling boxes designed for people new to liquid cooling. Can Corsair keep us cool?

May 5, 2006 | 12:24

Quad SLI: GeForce 7900 GX2

Today, NVIDIA is unleashing its Quad-SLI cards on the public. Are four GPUs better than two? The results are somewhat surprising, as we discover that NVIDIA's flagship graphics system isn't really ready for the big time yet.

May 1, 2006 | 20:04

GeForce 7900 GT head-to-head

Looking for a system upgrade? The 7900 GT is hitting a pretty good pricepoint at the moment for the amount of performance on offer. We put two of the top enthusiasts brands head to head to see which is worth your money.

April 26, 2006 | 18:13

DFI LANParty UT CFX3200-DR

Back in March, ATI announced its RD580 chipset, dubbed CrossFire Xpress 3200. Today, we have a look at DFI's LANParty UT CFX3200-DR motherboard. Does this board tick all the right boxes on the application form for the ultimate enthusiast-orientated CrossFire motherboard? We have the answers for you...

April 21, 2006 | 14:24

Rock Xtreme CTX notebook

Want a gaming laptop with an X1800XT graphics card and Intel Core Duo processor? Rock are stepping up to the mark with just such a machine and boy, it's a fast one.

April 14, 2006 | 11:42

Biostar TForce4 U 775

We have a look at Biostar's TForce4 U 775 motherboard, based on NVIDIA's nForce4 Ultra Intel Edition chipset. Does this board live up to expectations by catering for the gaming enthusiast looking to get the most out of their system? Read on to find out...

April 13, 2006 | 13:42

Intel Mac gaming benchmarks

Armed with a trusty set of Doom 3 timedemos, a group of Mac fanatics has set about comprehensively comparing the new Intel Core Duo Macs to older revisions - and to PCs - for gaming.

April 12, 2006 | 10:13

Evesham Quest A620 with FX-60

Looking for a desktop replacement gaming system? Don't want to compromise on CPU power? This new system from Evesham - we avoid the term laptop - sports an AMD FX-60 CPU with a 7800 graphics chip. It's heatpipe central under there.

April 10, 2006 | 13:52

ABIT AN8 32X

ABIT hasn't been on top form recently when it comes to motherboards, but its new financial stability means more focus on R&D. Does this latest SLI motherboard mark a return to form for the enthusiast vendor? We investigate.

March 28, 2006 | 11:15

Noise cancelling headphones test

Silence is golden? It could well be if you invest in one of these noise cancelling headphone sets. We have three sets of headphones from Sennheiser, Sony and Acoustic Authority. Which will prove the best value?

March 24, 2006 | 11:17

Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965

Today, Intel is announcing the final chapter of its NetBurst architecture with the successor to the Pentium XE 955. We run the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 through our battery of benchmarks - read on to see the first benchmark with an Intel beating an Athlon in ages...

March 22, 2006 | 16:00

BFG 7600 GT OC and ATI X1800GTO

Shopping for a mid-range card? ATI and NVIDIA both have new cards out in the £150 price bracket. We put them up against a couple of other price-conscious moguls - last season's high-end, the Radeon X850XT and GeForce 6800 GS.

March 21, 2006 | 13:15

GeForce 7900 GTX Roundup

Last week, NVIDIA launched the GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7900 GT and GeForce 7600 GT. We've managed to round up a selection of GeForce 7900 GTX's from some of NVIDIA's board partners. Does it live up to expectations? We have all of the answers inside...

March 16, 2006 | 09:10

We benchmark FEAR on Conroe

IDF SPRING 06: We snagged some time alone with a Conroe gaming machine and managed to run one of our standard CPU benchmark tests to get some good numbers for you guys.

March 8, 2006 | 20:57

ATI's RD580: ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe

ATI claims that the CrossFire Xpress 3200 is the most overclockable chipset ever. Specced up by Macci, and coupled with trademark ASUS stability, is the A8R32-MVP Deluxe going to be the best motherboard we've seen?

March 1, 2006 | 14:00

GeCube Radeon X1800XT 512MB

With the X1900 series of cards out, X1800 cards are coming down in price. We have a GeCube card here today, which overclocks decently. However, can it compete with the X1900 series on value? We investigate.

February 23, 2006 | 11:50

Star Wars: Empire at War

Looking for a RTS with a twist? This latest addition to the Star Wars galaxy sports some unique gameplay innovations and a kickass 3D engine with Bloom and heat haze. We give you our thoughts on the gameplay, then evaluate the graphics performance across a range of hardware.

February 21, 2006 | 13:45

Memory: Is more always better?

More gaming publishers are recommending that we upgrade our 'paltry' 1GB systems to 2GB, for optimum gaming performance. We thrash out real-world gaming performance using combinations of 512MB modules and 1GB modules to see if more really is better.

February 15, 2006 | 14:44

Radeon X1900-series roundup

Looking for a new ATI card? We've got three X1900 XTX cards, one X1900 XT and one X1900 All-in-Wonder. We run them through our range of real-world performance tests, overclock them, and work out which one is best value for money.

February 10, 2006 | 15:40

BFG Tech GeForce 7800 GS OC AGP

Want more in-game performance but can't afford the upgrade to PCI-Express? Released today is the GeForce 7800 GS AGP - the fastest AGP card ever! Once again, BFG is offering guaranteed overclocked cards, and we test their 400 / 1250MHz beast.

February 2, 2006 | 14:10