Very fast for some applications, but poor gaming performance and strong competition reduces its appeal.

Fast and good value. Gamers and power users will like it.

This monitor aced many of our image quality tests, handling fine colour transitions with ease and producing sharp images.

Nick Ross is on the show floor in the Thunderdome of component-land - Taipei. Check out the pics.

Some will prefer it to TI’s system, but a few quirks see it finishing in second place.

A very fast computer with decent features at a great price, whether for gaming or an all-round powerhouse

Dual-core and FireWire may be missing, but Pacstar’s system offer’s more than we expected from a value PC.

All the current chipsets from both the big gaming guns – ATi and Nvidia – tested, reviewed and rated.

A very fast, well-built high-end PC. But a few niggles and high price keep it off the A-List.

It may be affordable, but we’d rather spend a little more to guarantee some genuine gaming ability

The 930BF started our tests well, narrowly winning the best gaming display in our eye-straining midnight shoot-out.

A popular and fast top-end option, but it’s losing its grip to new competition from both sides.

A potentially stunning card -- but don't buy one just yet.

A killer system in the sub-$1500 sweet spot.

Dual-core and Windows Vista make it into our A-List’s Value PC category.

Our poor receptionist didn’t quite know what to do when Altech’s monolithic machine turned up. She had a point.

An exciting glimpse at future performance, but by the time games appear to make them worth buying, the price will have plummeted.

Look what four grand can buy you.

We’ve had some great competitors knocking on the mid-range A-Listed door, but TI’s all-rounder wins through.

New songs and a battle mode make Guitar hero III a winner