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Alienware Area-51 X58 review

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Alienware Area-51 X58 review

The Alienware Area-51 X58 has a name and a look that implies it's out of this world, and we would have to agree. With Intel's latest high-end processor and a pair of dual-chip ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 cards inside this desktop is a gamer's paradise. While the price may seem steep, compared to similarly specced models it's a bargain Read more

£4,200

3 December 2008 by Rich Brown

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Apple Mac Pro (eight-core, 2009 edition) review

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Apple Mac Pro (eight-core, 2009 edition) review

The updated eight-core Mac Pro looks similar to previous models on the outside, but makes a number of internal changes that improve its digital-media and multitasking performance. Design professionals will welcome this new tool in their arsenal, although gamers might be slightly disappointed Read more

£2,500

24 March 2009 by Rich Brown

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Alienware Area-51 7500 review

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Alienware Area-51 7500 review

Alienware has left the rickety build quality of its garish cases behind and created a truly menacing PC with the Area-51 7500, a brutally quick gaming system with top-of-the-line components and performance to match. It's very loud, but if you're after off-the-shelf gaming power there's none better Read more

£2,092

25 January 2007 by Rory Reid

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Dell XPS 710 H2C review

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Dell XPS 710 H2C review

Despite buying Alienware, Dell continues to produce outstanding gaming rigs, such as the brand-new XPS 710 HTC. This beast introduces two elements we've never seen on a Dell -- factory overclocking and a space-age water-cooling system Read more

£3,268

11 April 2007 by Rory Reid

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Sony Vaio VGC-RM1N review

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Sony Vaio VGC-RM1N review

The Sony Vaio VGC-RM1N, also known as the 'R Master', is definitely not for the cash-strapped -- it's a high-price, high-performance desktop that's designed to edit high-definition video. It boasts a quad-core Intel CPU, and unusually has not one but two chassis Read more

£2,500

30 July 2007 by Rory Reid

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Dell Studio XPS 435 review

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Dell Studio XPS 435 review

Sporting Dell's strongest chassis design in years, our Studio XPS 435 review sample overcame our bias against jack-of-all-trades desktops. It's missing a few features, such as a second graphics card slot, but its decent performance means it's a good machine overall Read more

£2,429

28 August 2009 by Rich Brown

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Mesh X-treme FX60 review

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Mesh X-treme FX60 review

The X-treme FX60 is Mesh's attempt to deliver the goods in both price and performance. It uses the fastest gaming CPU available and twin graphics cards, so we didn't expect it to be very cheap. As is often the case, however, Mesh has surprised us by selling the PC at a reasonable price point Read more

£2,099

18 April 2006 by Rory Reid

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Shuttle XPC P2 3700G review

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Shuttle XPC P2 3700G review

If you thought Shuttle small-form-factor PCs were dainty, then think again. The XPC P2 3700G provides enough grunt to embarrass most desktops twice its size. If you've ever fancied a miniature PC with Alienware-type performance, you're looking in the right place Read more

£2,432

29 November 2006 by Rory Reid

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Alienware Aurora 7500 (FX-60) review

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Alienware Aurora 7500 (FX-60) review

The Aurora 7500 is the perfect showcase for Alienware's ability to produce high-performance PCs. Its specification makes for impressive reading -- Alienware has equipped it with not one, but two of the latest graphics cards, 1 terabyte of physical storage and the fastest gaming processor available Read more

£3,451

10 April 2006 by Rory Reid

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Dell Dimension XPS 600 review

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Dell Dimension XPS 600 review

Playing Peter Jackson's King Kong on the XPS 600 is like strapping on a Kong suit and parachuting into the Amazon -- this is premium, rip-snorting performance. For your £3,000, you get a 3.2GHz processor, 1TB -- a terabyte -- of memory and 1GB of RAM Read more

£2,974

14 October 2005 by Chris Stevens

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