Today AMD release their new HD7950 graphics card, tackling the GTX580 ‘head on' at the same price point. When we were finally in a position to review HD7970 partner hardware, XFX stole the show thanks to a dramatically effective, highly modified ‘Double Dissipation' version of the card with dual fan …
Read More »HIS HD7950 Review
While Nvidia regroup to launch their next round of discrete graphics cards, AMD have been running amok in the high end. Their HD7970 has reclaimed the single GPU throne from the GTX580. Today AMD release the HD7950, which should be available in the UK at a slightly more palatable price …
Read More »Sapphire HD7950 Overlock Edition Crossfire Review
AMD launch their latest graphics card today … the high end HD7950. We have analysed several partner products already this morning and in this particular review we will focus on the custom Sapphire card, which is supplied in an overclocked state with proprietary two fan cooling solution. While our other …
Read More »FSP Aurum CM Series Gold 650W PSU review
FSP have been creating power supplies for other companies for many years now, but today we are looking at their latest self branded 650W unit, a modular design which is 80 Plus Gold Certified. At around £100 it is firmly targeting the high end enthusiast sector, but can it deliver …
Read More »Arctic Freezer i30 Review
Today we are looking at the latest cooler from Arctic – the Freezer i30, which features an interchangeable 120mm PWM fan, 4 double sided direct touch heatpipes with cooling support up to 320 Watts. The i30 is released to exclusively support Intel motherboards. The i30 will be priced around $50 …
Read More »Synology RackStation RS212 Review
It has been a while since we have looked at a Synology product, and today we are reviewing their new RS212 NAS server designed for an office environment. The RS212 is a rack mount NAS server supplied with a replaceable motherboard and support for hot swappable drives. All the I/O …
Read More »Asus HD7970 Tri Crossfire Review
AMD released their HD7970 on December 22nd last year and we followed up with four separate reviews focusing on single card, dual card configurations and modified cards from XFX. Today we are looking at several ASUS cards, and to make it more interesting, we have opted to build a three …
Read More »ADATA S107 16GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review
USB 3.0 has been growing in popularity over recent months, and we have seen many manufacturers, such as Kingston and Corsair releasing a steady stream of high performance drives. Today if you buy a computer you can be assured that there will be at least one USB 3.0 port. If …
Read More »KFA2 MDT X4 – GTX580 1538MB GDDR5 Review
While Nvidia prepare to release their next series of cards we are looking at a custom GTX 580 board from KFA2 which can support up to four screens via a single card, with the promise of excellent gaming performance across three screens. It ships in an overclocked state and incorporates …
Read More »Beckyleigh Forester walks away with a new iPad 2!
Well to say this competition was popular, would be an understatement. We had many thousands of entries for the chance to win a brand new 32GB iPad2. Unfortunately while a lot of people are going to be disappointed, we have one lucky winner. Beckyleigh Forester from Stoke on Trent in …
Read More »Win a Cosmos 2 case with CoolerMaster
Cooler Master are currently running a competition for one of the best cases available on the market today – the mighty Cosmos 2. In fact the only problem with the Cosmos 2 is that it will literally break your back trying to move it. Our tip? Once you build the …
Read More »MSI GT780DXR 17.3″ Laptop review
Today we are looking at one of the first prototypes of the 17.3 inch MSI GT780 gaming laptop which features a new chassis design, Quad Core Intel i7 processor, 1.5TB of Raid storage with Nvidia GTX 570M discrete graphics. Is this as good a machine as the excellent Asus G74SX …
Read More »Enermax Revolution 87+ 1000W Power Supply Review
Enermax are one of the most highly regarded companies in the power supply sector, and today we are looking at their latest Revolution 87+ 1000W unit, targeting the high end audience with Crossfire and SLI system configurations. The Revolution 87+ 1000W is a modular design, ErP Lot 6 ready, 80 …
Read More »Sony Z Series Review (i7, Bluray, 1080p, Raid SSD, AMD HD6650, dual battery)
Sony have been creating laptop computers now for as long as I can remember and their flagship range, the Z Series has been attracting the attention of aficionados for many years. Today we are looking at a fully specified Z Series system with Core i7, full 1080p 13.1 inch screen, …
Read More »Asus VE278Q 27 Inch Monitor Review
A growing number of people are gradually learning about the benefits of using a higher resolution screen. Long gone are the days of 1024×768 resolution as the latest Steam survey in December 2011 has highlighted. 17.59% of gamers are using a 1680×1050 panel now, with 7.77% using 1920×1080. Only 4 …
Read More »Sapphire Vid 2X Display Expander Review (with Macbook Air)
If you own a laptop computer quite often you are limited to a display on a single, or dual screen via DVI or HDMI out. Sapphire have released their new Vid 2X Display Expander, which allows two monitors to be connected to almost any computer, including a netbook, laptop or …
Read More »Intel Core i7 3820 and ASrock Extreme4-M review
Intel launched their X79 platform in November and Kitguru was on hand with multiple reviews. Since this launch we have looked at several motherboards primarily targeting the hardcore, high end overclocking audience. There is no doubt the Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition is the processor to rule them all, but …
Read More »Asus G74SX-91013Z 17.3 inch Notebook Review
Asus have a reputation for creating great gaming laptops, and today we are revisiting a machine that has been available for a while now … the Republic Of Gamers G74SX complete with 8GB of DDR3 memory, Nvidia 560M graphics and Intel Core i7-2360QM processor. With a 17.3 inch screen running …
Read More »HIS HD7970 Crossfire Review
AMD have lifted their partner NDA today, and in this review we will be looking at the performance of two HIS HD7970's in a Crossfire configuration. We already know that one of these cards has claimed the top ‘single GPU' performance spot from Nvidia's GTX580, so how will two of …
Read More »Sapphire Pure Black X79N Motherboard and HD7970 GPU Review
Today we are taking a look at the latest ‘Pure Black' X79N motherboard from Sapphire, based around Intel's enthusiast X79 platform (LGA2011). We have reviewed many Sapphire motherboards in the past and have admired their build quality and overall level of performance, even if their bios configurations have been lagging …
Read More »XFX R7970 Double Dissipation Graphics Card Review
AMD launched their new flagship HD7970 graphics card in December, and we have been extremely impressed with the solution as it has claimed the top performance slot … knocking the GTX580 from the throne. Today AMD have lifted the NDA on partner cards and we have several reviews for your …
Read More »ASRock X79 Extreme9 Motherboard Review
ASRock have been releasing a wide range of quality motherboards in the last year and can now firmly be recognised as one of the major players in the industry. Today we are looking at their top of the line X79 motherboard, entitled the ‘Extreme 9'. This board is fully loaded …
Read More »Cooler Master Cosmos II Review
Today Cooler Master are launching their successor to the ever popular Cosmos computer case, an enthusiast favourite now for many years. The Cosmos II is an updated version, brought screaming and kicking into 2012 with a radical new design. The Cosmos II is classed as an ‘Ultra Tower' measuring a …
Read More »Mach Xtreme MX-DS Turbo 120GB SSD Review
Mach Extreme are a name which may be unknown to many, but a handful of their executives have a strong history in the memory sector. This Mach Xtreme MX-DS Turbo 120GB Solid State Drive is based around the class leading Sandforce SF2281 controller with full support for the SATA 3 …
Read More »Dell XPS 14z Review
Whether you like them or not, almost everyone agrees that Apple have been consistently creating some of the most beautiful laptop computers for many years. Dell are keen to showcase that they have the engineering prowess to compete with Apple and today we are looking at their XPS 14z, a …
Read More »Conan O’Brien spoof video about Kindle Fire
We aren't sure Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will be too happy about the spoof video that was shown on the Conan O'Brien show a short while ago. The video slots in a look-a-like actor to replace Bezos as he announces a list of new features, fixes and even a ‘Kindle …
Read More »AMD HD7970 Graphics Card Review
Today AMD release the first card in their 7000 series – the high end HD7970, which is built on the latest 28nm manufacturing process. AMD's HD6970 was a huge success for the company, so the replacement card is certainly going to get a lot of media attention over the coming …
Read More »Sparkle GTX560 2GB OC Edition Review
Today we are looking at a new GTX 560 from Sparkle, which features 2 GB of GDDR5 and is supplied in an overclocked state. At £170 inc vat is this the ideal graphics card upgrade for a new Christmas system build? The GTX560 has proven to be a popular card …
Read More »OCZ Octane 512GB SSD Review (OCT1-25SAT3-512G)
We have reviewed many OCZ solid state drives in the last year and today we are looking at their latest Octane 512GB model. There is no doubt that OCZ have been at the forefront of SSD development in the last year, focusing almost exclusively on Sandforce based products. For those …
Read More »Win a 32GB Wi-Fi Apple iPad 2 for 2012!
To end the year, we have opened many competitions, so what have you missed so far? Well right now you can win loads of goodies with Coolermaster, including the fantastic Storm Trooper case, a couple of power supplies and five laptop adapters. XFX have teamed up with us to win …
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