If you've ever wondered what the difference would be between a system you buy off-the-shelf, and the same system overclocked, Trinity International Computers sent us two systems that answer exactly that question

True Image provides a simple but effective disaster-recovery system, with useful data backup facilities.

Powerful, well price and a worthy addition to the A-List. The PacStar Core i7 is a PC we wouldn't be unhappy to take home and spend the weekend gaming on

It’s not cheap, but it’s powerful and cleverly constructed to make the most of the components.

Designed from the ground up with gamers in mind, GameVision has produced a fine looking and practical system with plenty of potential. The system is built around Intel’s now legendary 2.4GHz Pentium 4 ’C’ stepping processor, one of the most overclockable chips available on the market. With substantiated overclocks of up to 3.6GHz with stock air-cooling, these unassuming CPUs are powerhouses of frequency, if you know how to milk the most from them.

Linux is slowly becoming an acceptable choice as a mainstream desktop operating system but some users do not like the applications which are part of the system. The hunt has thus been on to find the best way of running Windows applications from within Linux.

FIC's Condor has answered the call this month, offering gamers an easy to upgrade system, wrapped up in a one of the most innovative cases we've seen.

The system as a whole looks great and we can't find a weak spot.

An ipod-type device for the home that looks the goods and scores well in our tests.

In many respects, this system is very similar to the one which was reviewed in last month's issue

The Techmart SOHO is the only system in this roundup to be supplied with a copy of Windows XP Home rather than XP Professional. This highlights Intermedia's emphasis on the small office, home office environment with this system, where the additional networking features of XP Pro aren't necessary. Even so, it does mean you'll be restricted to using a peer-to-peer network, and you'll need an upgrade if you ever want to set up a client-server system. For the extra $90, it might be worth future-proofing and upgrading to Pro.

The easyStore is basic, but it’s good value and its iSCSI capabilities give it an edge over the competition

It’s easy to believe that registry cleaners fall into the category of “computer voodoo”. You expect to perform a few ritualistic gestures and gain a faster, less problematic computer.

If you crave that ‘big movie’ bass, the 704 System shifts air better than any rival…

A comprehensive solution to the problem of maintaining the correct patch levels on networked systems.

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

A good-value and very powerful system that will appeal to those seeking ultimate performance.

Dell’s first foray into using AMD processors is a modest performer, but fair value.

Kaspersky's first integrated security suite relies too much on the anti-virus component.

We found that this system would produce the test tone at a sustained 106dB well clear of any of the others.