FROM THE ARCHIVEFebruary 2005


The Perfect OS for the Perfect PC
You drew up the blueprints. You bought the best components.

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FROM THE ARCHIVEMSI NX 6600 GT

Exactly how much speed must you sacrifice for a $200 part?

Month Reviewed: March 2005
Verdict: 7
URL: www.msi.com.tw

We admit it: Mid-range videocards—those in the $200 to $300 price range—just don’t fry our bacon these days.

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FROM THE ARCHIVELinksys Wireless-G Router with VoIP

Who knew phone service could kick this much ass?

Month Reviewed: March 2005
Verdict: 9 Kickass
URL: www.linksys.com

A bumpy setup notwithstanding, we’re unabashed fans of the Linksys WRT54GP2A-AT.

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FROM THE ARCHIVED-Link DGL-4300 Gaming Router

The first “gaming” router surprises us with excellent multitasking performance

Month Reviewed: March 2005
Verdict: 9
URL: www.dlink.com

You already have a smokin’-fast DSL line and sub-20ms pings on more than 200 servers.

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FROM THE ARCHIVEKick Ass Gaming PC Katana SLi

Overkill defined

Month Reviewed: March 2005
Verdict: 8
URL: www.kickassgamingpc.com

A Katana is a thin Japanese sword with graceful lines, fashioned for slashing-and-thrusting melee.

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FROM THE ARCHIVENEC ND-3500A DVD Burner

Fast is a blast, and the price is nice

Month Reviewed: March 2005
Verdict: 8
URL: www.necsam.com

When a student of the University of California, Berkeley decided to start walking around campus in the buff, the reaction from other students was fairly mild.

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FROM THE ARCHIVESony DVDirect DVD Burner

Give your VHS tapes the two-finger salute!

Month Reviewed: March 2005
Verdict: 9
URL: www.sonystyle.com

Archiving creaky, old analog footage is sort of like flossing—we all know we should do it, but it’s such an easy thing to blow off.

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FROM THE ARCHIVEAerocool Spiral Galaxies

It would be best to keep this galaxy far, far away

Month Reviewed: March 2005
Verdict: 5
URL: www.aerocool.us

Back in November 2004, we reviewed a case from Silverstone that was strikingly similar to this Aerocool unit—the only major difference being the front bezels.

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