As a publication KitGuru places a lot of focus on ‘gaming grade' headphones priced between £60 and £150, however from time to time I like to delve into the high end ‘audiophile' market to see what is available, particularly if money is not a concern. In 2014 I wrote an …
Read More »Corsair SF 450 and SF 600 PSU Review
Today Corsair release two new SFX power supplies – the aptly named SF450 and SF600, in 450 watt and 600 watt capacities respectively. One of the talking points with these power supplies is the adoption of large 92mm fans, breaking the SFX trend of 80mm or smaller ‘noisemakers'. This should …
Read More »HTC Vive Pre Unboxing
Ahead of the official release in April, KitGuru news editor Jon Martindale has been playing with the HTC Vive Pre to show you what you can expect to get inside all those boxes. This unboxing is the first in a series of articles featuring the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. …
Read More »Seasonic Easter Comp – win 3 PSU’s and 10 mystery prizes!
If you are enjoying some time off work at Easter while filling your face with chocolate eggs, perhaps it is a good time to get off your butt to build that new system? Do you want to replace that aging, loud, inefficient supply? Seasonic are working with KitGuru over Easter …
Read More »ASUS is celebrating the ROG GX700 with a gaming laptop giveaway!
To celebrate the ROG GX700 being available to see (and drool over) at the upcoming Insomnia 57 gaming event, ASUS have decided to give away one of their GL552 gaming laptops. If you live in the UK and want the chance to win then click on the following link for …
Read More »be quiet! Pure Power 9 600W PSU review
Today we are looking at one of the new power supplies from leading German brand be quiet! The new Pure Power 9 range is a dual 12V rail design which has achieved 80 Plus Silver certification. The new design adopts a 120mm noise optimised fan and is modular, with high …
Read More »XFX XTS 1000W Platinum PSU Review
If you are shopping for a new high grade power supply then there are many options available on the market this year. We were recently sent the XFX XTS 1000W to review – currently one of the least expensive Platinum grade power supplies available on the market today, available at …
Read More »Win 5x FSP Hydro G750W power supplies!
One of the most important components in a new system build is the power supply, and skimping on the quality to save a few quid is without doubt a false economy. FSP want to help KitGuru readers feed their components with quality power, and are giving away 5 of their …
Read More »Seasonic showcase – which PSU do you need?
One of the biggest mistakes that a relatively inexperienced system builder will make is to place all the component focus on the most powerful processor, motherboard and graphics card while trying to save money on the power supply – to be invested elsewhere. When I am building a new rig …
Read More »Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury OC+ Recap & Nitro R9 390 Competition
Sapphire recently released their latest Nitro R9 Fury OC+ graphics card. I reviewed this GPU a couple of weeks ago and it won our coveted WORTH BUYING award. Sapphire have tweaked, overclocked and enhanced the AMD reference solution to deliver whisper quiet, coil whine free, super smooth frame rates. This …
Read More »OCZ Trion 150 240GB and 480GB SSD Review
Back at launch in July 2015 we reviewed the OCZ Trion 100 SSD's. These were the first OCZ drives to feature a Toshiba controller and A19 TLC NAND flash. Today we look at the latest iteration of the Trion series, dubbed the ‘Trion 150'. The Trion 150 feature 15nm Toshiba …
Read More »Kitguru TV Tech News recap 1st February 16
Today KitGuru TV's Leo Waldock talks about some of the more interesting news stories posted on Kitguru.net in the last week. [yframe url='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSCOOcSiA_U'] Watch on our Vimeo channel HERE. Asus shows off two new MG-Series 4k Monitors – read HERE. Facebook makes its first billion dollar quarter profit – read …
Read More »Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury OC+ 4GB Review
AMD released their R9 Fury back in July 2015, and our review at the time was fairly positive with concerns mainly leveled over the pricing. Today we look at the Sapphire Nitro R9 Fury 4GB – a new triple fan custom solution featuring enhanced out of the box clock speeds. …
Read More »New Years 2016 MEGA ‘Reviewer’ Competition
We are giving away some fantastic hardware to thank you for your support in 2015. This is a ‘reviewer' style competition so if you win the hardware we expect you to produce a review, either written or via a YouTube or VIMEO channel – so we can share with our …
Read More »DeepCool DQ750 ST PSU Review
Today we analyse one of the new power supplies from Deep Cool – the DQ750ST. This non modular unit is 80 Plus Gold Certified and they have also incorporated a quiet 120mm speed adjustable fan into the chassis. Deepcool claim this power supply offers ‘outstanding and stable performance'. Deepcool are …
Read More »FSP Hydro G 750W Power Supply Review
FSP have been manufacturing power supplies now since 1993 and are one of the world's leading OEM suppliers. Companies such as Zalman, OCZ, Antec, Silverstone, Super Talent and AOpen have adopted their power supplies in various ranges throughout the years. It would be fair to say that over the years …
Read More »Sapphire R9 390 Nitro 8GB (Rev 2 w/ backplate)
On July 1st we reviewed one of the first Sapphire R9 390 Nitro cards out of the factory. Sapphire since updated the card, adding a back plate and increasing the clock speeds – and today we present a follow up review of this enhanced model which is available from UK …
Read More »Powercolor PCS+ Radeon R9 380X Myst Edition 4GB
Today we analyse the third £200 R9 380X to hit our labs since launch – the Powercolor Radeon R9 380X ‘Myst Edition'. With so many driver updates in recent weeks, we went back to the drawing board and tested ALL the hardware today with the latest AMD and Nvidia drivers. …
Read More »Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 380X Review
Last week AMD released their mid range R9 380X and today we supplement our launch review by taking a look at the Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 380X. Right now NVIDIA have no solution at the same price (£200) so partners are able to offer up some competitive deals to tempt …
Read More »Gigabyte GTX980Ti XTREME Gaming Windforce Review
If you have £600 burning a hole in your pocket then perhaps today's review product may interest you. The Gigabyte GTX980 Ti XTREME Gaming is a custom, heavily overclocked graphics card which features a semi passive three fan ‘Windforce' cooler. With a 12+2 Phase Power implementation and proprietary backplate, the …
Read More »ASUS Strix R9 380X DirectCU II OC Review
For many gamers the sweet spot for graphics cards is around the £200 mark. Over the years this has been a truly competitive sector with both AMD and NVIDIA vying aggressively for market share. With this specifically in mind AMD have just updated their range, releasing the R9 380X which …
Read More »PowerColor Radeon R9 390 PCS+ Review
If you are in the market for a powerful sub £300 graphics card AMD's R9 390 still bears serious consideration. Right now there are some partner cards available at very competitive price points – the PowerColor R9 390 PCS+ that we look at today for instance, is currently available at …
Read More »Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980Ti Platinum Edition
With Christmas just around the corner, what better time to treat yourself to a new graphics card? Time to put that old card to pasture and invest in a new GTX980 ti. If you fancy something really fast and expensive then the mouth watering Asus Republic Of Gamers GTX980 Ti …
Read More »PNY CS2111 XLR8 480GB SSD Review
PNY are a company well known for their graphics cards, but today we take a look at one of their latest Solid State Drives – the CS2111 XLR8. The PNY CS2111 XLR8 (‘accelerate'- get it?) is available in 240GB, 480GB and 960GB capacities. The 480GB model we look at today …
Read More »ASUS Strix RAID Pro 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card
If you take audio seriously then the onboard processing on many motherboards simply wont deliver an immersive enough experience. Today we look at the mid range solution in the new range from ASUS – dubbed the Strix RAID Pro. This card has full support for 7.1 surround sound. Asus have …
Read More »Powercolor Devil 13 390X2 ‘reviewer’ competition winner announced!
Last Friday in conjunction with Overclockers UK, we announced a ‘reviewer' style competition – with the chance to review, and keep the awesome new Powercolor Devil 13 Radeon R9 390 X2 graphics card. We had thousands of entries on our Facebook page, and this morning our team worked their way …
Read More »EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 Review
EVGA power supplies have been scoring well in our lab tests now for some time. Their partnership with design manufacturers Seasonic and SuperFlower is in no small part a factor to their continued success. EVGA sent us several of their new P2 models for analysis, and today we take a …
Read More »Be a reviewer and win a Powercolor Devil 13 Radeon R9 390 X2!
Ever wanted to try your hand at reviewing a graphics card? KitGuru might just make your dream come true – we are working today with Overclockers UK to give away a Powercolor Devil 13 Radeon R9 390 X2 to one lucky reader. All we want in return is either a written …
Read More »MSI GS60 6QE (Ghost Pro 4K) Skylake Laptop Review
There is no doubt that MSI have been releasing some of the most exciting, feature-laden laptops in the last 24 months. Today we take a look at the new GS60 6QE which incorporates a Intel Core i7 6700HQ Skylake processor, 16GB of DDR4 memory, Nvidia GTX970m, M.2 SSD and 4K …
Read More »SK hynix Canvas SL301 500GB SSD Review
SK Hynix have been actively targeting the SSD market in 2015 and their new models hit our labs in recent weeks. Their new SL301 Canvas Solid State Drive is built on the 16nm process and promises very high levels of overall performance. This triple level cell solid state drive will …
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