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Picking hardware for Media Center

Picking hardware for Media Center [60]
Hardware | 5th Sep 2005

Have you got the Media Center bug? We've spent some time investigating the best components with which to build a home theatre PC for use with Microsoft Media Center. In the first of a new series on home theatre, we talk you through the component choices you need to make to build your own box.

Radeon X800 GT Roundup

Radeon X800 GT Roundup [9]
Hardware | 2nd Sep 2005

Looking for a card in the £100 / $150 range? ATI's new X800 GT part is a fantastic new 'performance mainstream' video card delivering some great image quality at awesome frame rates. We look at solutions from PowerColor, HIS and Sapphire and find out which one is worthy of your money.

Macro Black

Macro Black [0]
Modding | 1st Sep 2005

Three and a half years ago, Dave Williams stunned the modding world with the unveiling of Macro Black - a case mod truly ahead of its time. Today, we revisit this classic project in a modding Blast From The Past.

Interview: ATI's John Bruno

Interview: ATI's John Bruno [8]
Bits | 31st Aug 2005

John Bruno is the man responsible for the latest motherboard chipsets at ATI. We punched over a few questions to him about ATI's strategy for CrossFire, as well as its general plans for motherboard chipsets.

i25: A Festival Of Games

i25: A Festival Of Games [17]
Gaming | 31st Aug 2005

We popped down to the latest Multiplay LAN event, i25, over the weekend. We've brought back a few pictures of mods, as well as the results of the big tournaments.

BenQ FP71+

BenQ FP71+ [10]
Hardware | 30th Aug 2005

BenQ have a new 17" monitor designed for gamers who want the fastest response available. With a 5ms panel and a glossy coating to add extra imagine intensity, it seems interesting on paper. How does it rate? We take a look.

Digg up a del.icio.us desktop

Digg up a del.icio.us desktop [50]
Columns | 26th Aug 2005

Having reinstalled his PC, Chris Caines discovers the information underworld and secret handshakes his way into RSS.

Intel Pentium 4 670 & Pentium D 820

Intel Pentium 4 670 & Pentium D 820 [30]
Hardware | 26th Aug 2005

Continuing this week's theme, we've had a pair of Intel's processors in the test labs this week: The 3.8GHz Pentium 4 670 and the 2.8GHz dual cored Pentium D 820. Which is best? High clock speed single core with HyperThreading, or the lower clock speed, two cores and no HyperThreading? We have the answers inside...

Tonkputer by Nev@Lehmä

Tonkputer by Nev@Lehmä [31]
Modding | 25th Aug 2005

Today's mod takes us to Finland, home of Nokia and racing drivers. 17 year-old Lassi Niemistö has built The Tonkputer - a cow-themed case made from an old milk churn. It won Coolest Case at Assembly 2005, no less.

IDF Content Index

IDF Content Index [0]
Bits | 24th Aug 2005

Seeing all those IDF news items zoom by on the right hand side? Stay up to date with the latest happenings from San Francisco with our handy index.

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