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| New technology is always incredibly enticing. We've spent the last couple of weeks tinkering with Intel's debuting Core i7 processors, becoming suitably impressed and even getting the 965-Extreme part running at a ferocious 3.7GHz after overclocking. The Mesh Xtreme i7 920 is the first full PC system we've seen with one of the new parts - and we're interested to see how one of the new CPUs performs in a fully-built machine. |
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| The last few months have seen a selection of tiny PCs arrive, and they never fail to attract attention. The promise of a respectable amount of computing power in a case barely bigger than a hardback book makes our desktop systems seem huge and cumbersome in comparison. |
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| It may not be the first name that springs to mind when shopping for a desktop PC, but the NEC PowerMate range has a lot to offer. Particularly the new ML470, a professional looking business desktop which can be had with a choice of either dual or quad core processor, three different chassis types and Intel vPro management as standard. |
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| As the price of digital cameras and HD camcorders continues to fall, many people are now using their home PCs to do video and photo editing - or rather trying to. There is nothing more frustrating than to start encoding your latest home movie only to find that the software is going to hog all your system's resources for the next five hours or so. |
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| It's all well and good having a PC with a monstrous graphics card and quad-core processor, but the sheer amount of cooling required to make these parts functional often results in a loud PC. A huge CPU heatsink, inefficient GPU setup and various fans dotted around the chassis can all contribute to an uncomfortable whirr disrupting any gaming or movie sessions. |
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| Small form-factor PCs, undeniably, have plenty of advantages. They're far easier to accommodate on, or under a desk, than the traditional, bulky ATX tower, and they often have enough power to be used as a main PC as well as a quiet, unobtrusive media centre. |
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| The mainstream market for all-in-one PCs has featured the same major players for a while now: there's Apple, with its sleek and stylish iMac, Sony's media-focused VAIO VGC-LT2S and the A-listed Dell XPS One. Now, though, there's a new challenger, in the shape of the Novatech Solo Pro. |
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| Desktop PCs may have begun life as oversized beige boxes, but the onward march of miniaturisation is very much in evidence this month. The Asus Eee Box has the ultra-low budget market covered, but many still want a decent level of performance from their mini-PC. Enter the Studio Hybrid, Dell's long-awaited addition to the small form-factor fray. |
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| As the name would suggest, this is the second version of the Treeton, VeryPC's small form factor, energy-efficient desktop computer. The original Treeton impressed us with its frugal power draw, consuming just 28 watts when idle, and 60 watts under heavy load, but still managed to score 0.80 in our 2D benchmarks. |
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| The race to the bottom just got a new leader. Not content with undercutting - and in the process revolutionising - the laptop market with the Eee PC, Asus is now taking aim at the desktop with the predictably named Eee Box. But be warned: it's a desktop PC in the very loosest sense of the word. |
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