Arbico CD8500 XL budget desktop PC review

It’s a double first for Arbico this month as it manages to top both the mid-price and the £1,001+ desktop PC chart.

14/02/2008

£749 inc VAT
Eclipse Crucial Supreme n685n88GTS-0C budget desktop PC review

Compromise is often the name of the game at this price point. Do you pour your money into the processor and RAM, or dish out the dosh on a sizeable monitor and decent…

14/02/2008

£750 inc VAT
Zoostorm 4-4428 budget desktop PC review

Zoostorm has built a reputation as a company that can pack a PC with a dizzying array of components within a tight budget. The mid-price Zoostorm 4-4428 has a…

14/02/2008

£749 inc VAT
UPDATE: CyberPower Gamer Infinity Quad GT power desktop PC

Quad-core chips haven't perhaps come of age in the way we might have expected a few months ago. But for the floating voters, the newly trimmed (chopped even) price…

13/02/2008

£1,001 inc VAT
Apple Mac Pro 3.2GHz review

Here's our review of the final piece of the Mac Pro puzzle - an eight-core, 3.2GHz model. As you might expect, this machine, powered by a pair of 3.2GHz quad-core…

08/02/2008

£2,758 inc VAT
Dell XPS 420 desktop PC

A handsome PC with strong performance, the Dell XPS 420 lacks the expandability that some high-end power desktops have.

29/01/2008

£529 inc VAT
Arbico Elite 8850GX power desktop PC

Actually priced at £899 the Arbico Elite 8850GX is a fantastic value for money desktop PC.

29/01/2008

£899 inc VAT
CyberPower Infinity GT power desktop PC

A year on from the launch of Vista, the general consensus seems to be that the more RAM you can get, the better. A lot of PC manufacturers are pushing the boat out…

18/01/2008

£899 inc VAT
Evesham Solar G92 Shockwave power desktop PC

The Evesham Solar G92 Shockwave was only one or two components away from making a serious splash. If only the hard drive were a little more generous.

18/01/2008

£999 inc VAT
Mesh Pulse SLI power desktop PC

Quad-core technology continues to cause us a dilemma. We’re promised that the age of multi-core chips is almost upon us and that quad-core will soon be able to show…

18/01/2008

£999 inc VAT
Eclipse Fusion i670A385HD budget desktop PC

In many ways an inferior system to the Arbico CD6750 SX and Advance Technologies AT-FX Air+, the Eclipse Fusion i670A385HD has one stand-out component: the Radeon HD…

17/01/2008

£500 inc VAT
Advance Technologies AT-FX Air+ budget desktop PC

This month sees the second chart PC from Advance Technologies. It’s a significant improvement on the company’s first attempt (read our review of the AdvanceTec AT-FX…

17/01/2008

£500 inc VAT
Medion 6615 Quad Core PC Base Unit

While we've seen a number of very decent media centre PCs in the past 12 months, consumers have yet to decide whether they really want a PC in the sitting room.

07/01/2008

£579 inc VAT
Mesh G92 Titan power desktop PC

After an unfortunate false start in the December issue, this particular Mesh is now available to buy in the form of the G92 Titan. And that’s cause for celebration,…

14/12/2007

£1,200 inc VAT
Arbico Elite 8800GT SLI power desktop PC

We take value for money seriously, and an attractive price tag has allowed many a system to edge past a closely matched rival in our charts. Arbico’s PCs are a case…

14/12/2007

£1,150 inc VAT
Chillblast Fusion Terminator power desktop PC

Not so long ago, to be the only PC in the chart with an 8800 GTX graphics card almost guaranteed superiority in our games tests. However, Mesh, Arbico and CyberPower…

14/12/2007

£1,199 inc VAT
Evesham Oxegen CRX88 power desktop PC

Like the Chillblast Fusion Terminator and CyberPower Gamer Infinity Quad GT, the Evesham Oxegen CRX88 is a PC that should age well. This quad-core machine will only…

14/12/2007

£1,174 inc VAT
Arbico CD6850 GT budget desktop PC

The Arbico CD6850 GT puts up a good fight but, while it’s superior to the Eclipse Mirage i685n88gtx in some areas, the Mirage’s graphics card is enough to keep this…

13/12/2007

£750 inc VAT
PC Specialist Apollo 880GT budget desktop PC

One number can make a big difference. The Core 2 Duo E6750 processor sounds like it ought to be a close match for the E6850, but that fatal digit is enough to squeeze…

13/12/2007

£750 inc VAT
Mesh Platinum Pro Intel Penryn desktop PC

The Mesh Platinum Pro is the first full desktop PC we've seen based on Intel's Penryn chipset.

03/12/2007

£1,599 inc VAT