Evesham X1800XL PC is a real scorcher

YESTERDAY'S Gognet review link to XG/MGE Magnum 500 is here. The same product has been reviewed at Insanetek. PCI express, 24-pin ATX connectors, a LCD display, silent operation, active power factor correction and modular cabling are what characterise that PSU. Gets a highly praised award from IT, so can't be that bad.

Evesham has a cracking PC in the Axis Blaze 1800XL - reviewed by PC Pro - paper version. It is so new, you won't even find it on Evesham's or PC Pro's website. It comes with a Non-master Gecube X1800XL 256MB card, a 21.3-inch NEC TFT, a Crossfire Compatible MSI motherboard, an Athlon X2 4400+ CPU and much more. Even with pre-release/beta drivers, the single card was able to tear a Dual 7800GTX from a Dell Dimension XPS600 - 55 fps vs 70 fps while costing £1200 less.

Tweaktown tests an Upgrader's dream, one which truly deserves to be called one of the best value motherboards since the days of the BP6. The Asrock 939Dual-SATA2 might be cheap, very cheap, but still packs some features you won't even find on high end motherboards. With the M1695 chipset under its wings, SATA2 as well as M2 socket upgradeability plus PCI Express and AGP ports support plus a great performer - other value manufacturers should get jitters.

Sysopt has a look at the latest casing from Thermaltake, the Swing. No flashing lights or hydraulic doors here. Not even a power supply. But you do get the necessary ports as well as a finish worthy of the TT brand. Couple that with some small quality touches - 120mm fansupport, removable HD rack or screwless card holder and you have a nice and functional casing.

You often hear of Gaming mice, but what about gaming keyboards? Extremtech has an exclusive review of the Logitech's G15 gaming keyboard with a programmable LCD and some USB ports. A weirdo king of keyboard. If you use your mouse more often to frag, then just stick to your current board.

HKEPC reviews the first DX9 integrated chipset from VIA, the K8M890 chipset based on the S3 DeltaChrome graphics. Among some interesting features are: external DVI/TVO interface, PCI express support and WMA 9.0 acceleration. HKEPC tests it against the Geforce 6100, 6150 and Xpress 200G integrated solutions. ATI gets the most top marks and first places. µ