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February 12th, 2008

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08

Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:49 am

Categories: Components

Tags: Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., LGA775

OK, here it is folks - The Hardware 2.0 “Best Kit List” for Feb 08/Mar 08. Here I’ve tried to compile a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available. These components are on this list because I firmly believe them to be the best either in terms of performance or price - although I’m ready to admit that, as always, that there’s room for debate and some choices “go with the gut” more than others.

If you read the first Hardware 2.0 “Best Kit List” for Dec 07/Jan 08 then you’ll be pleased to know that this latest edition has been updated, categories have been expanded and all prices have been checked and verified.

NOTE: Each time I come out with a list of kit I always end up fielding a few emails and comments from people wondering if companies have “bought” space on the list. Let me tell you now that the only way for a product to get on this list is to be the best - period. Manufacturers, vendors and PR companies have zero influence over this or any other recommendation that I make.

My plan is to publish a new list every couple of months. I’m pretty sure that this will mean that not only the list will grow but that it’s kept fresh as new products are released. If you want to suggest some additional categories that you’d like to see, please let me know.

Let’s get started!

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Adrian Kingsley-HughesAdrian is a technology journalist and author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology. He also runs a popular blog called The PC Doctor. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations

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RE: Hardware 2.0
For those with a tighter budget, it's often even harder to choose than for those with a bigger budget because the risk is higher that we will end up buying junk. So my suggestion for next time would be to include a "Lower End" category.

Thanks!... (Read the rest)
Posted by: LB75 Posted on: 03/11/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
No Zalman?  nucrash | 02/12/08
What about optical drives?  thirdlife@... | 02/12/08
RE: Hardware 2.0  Badgered | 02/12/08
Drivers  itpro_z | 02/12/08
re: Drivers  Badgered | 02/12/08
Vista == Keyword  nucrash | 02/12/08
nVidia has always had buggy drivers...  itpro_z | 02/12/08
They fail in XP for me  deramin@... | 02/13/08
Shopping  Harry Bardal | 02/12/08
Hardware 2.0  jshaw4343 | 02/12/08
What do you think drives productivity?  nucrash | 02/12/08
I'm surprised...  James T. Kirk | 02/18/08
X3850 should be changed to X3650.  Grayson Peddie | 02/12/08
Look at the E8400  TrPrince | 02/12/08
Even lower: $189.99  ye | 02/13/08
High-end Hard drives - are you kidding??  jesse.menczer@... | 02/12/08
1 gig memory? and 3870x2...  Narg | 02/12/08
RE: Hardware 2.0  sanscartier@... | 02/12/08
We can all disagree on the specifics...  itpro_z | 02/12/08
Custom-built cars!  sanscartier@... | 02/12/08
The process could be similar  itpro_z | 02/12/08
Standards?  pj_mouse | 02/12/08
True to some extent  itpro_z | 02/13/08
Yer But  morrig | 02/13/08
Excellent Read Adrian  i8thecat | 02/13/08
To dream  Chiatzu | 02/13/08
Compare  itpro_z | 02/13/08
RE: Hardware 2.0  pratul.chandra@... | 02/13/08
RE: Hardware 2.0  pratul.chandra@... | 02/15/08
RE: Hardware 2.0  jet1959mo@... | 02/16/08
I need a new monitor!!!!  3dguru | 02/18/08
Logitech Wave  CoolbeansG | 03/04/08
RE: Hardware 2.0  LB75 | 03/11/08

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