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We went on a trip to ASRock HQ in the Netherlands - and there was plenty to see!

It's another GTX 1080 Ti from MSI - could it be king of the crop?

Over the last few years, work on the PCIe 4.0 standard has been well under way. Last year, we saw the initial spec sheet that the PCI-SIG was aiming for and now today, the group announced that the PCIe 4.0 specification has been finalised. The new standard will allow devices to …

AMD is wrapping up its 2017 Ryzen line-up this week with the launch of the Ryzen Mobile Processor. Formerly known as ‘Raven Ridge’, these APUs combine Ryzen 7 or Ryzen 5 CPU cores with Radeon Vega graphics, paving the way for ultra-thin AMD powered gaming laptops. There are two Ryzen …

After weeks of rumours and leaks, today Nvidia officially announced the GTX 1070Ti. The reference edition from Nvidia begins shipping today but plenty of add-in board partners have unveiled their custom-cooled variants too. The GTX 1070Ti fills the gap between the GTX 1080 and the GTX 1070. It comes with …

GTX 1070 Ti is here - and we have an unboxing video for you!

Its a £60 enthusiast chassis from Corsair - Is the Carbide Spec-04 worth buying?

This week, AMD released its quarterly earnings report, giving us a solid look at how Ryzen, Epyc and Vega have performed financially over the last few months. While in previous years AMD has suffered some losses, things seem to be turning around in 2017, with Q3 revenue up by 26 …

If you are in the market for a new motherboard - this one should be right at the top of your list.

Today, Cooler Master is bolstering its air cooler line-up with two new ‘MasterAir’ series’ heatsinks- the MA610P and the MA410P, closing out the range. The MA610P is akin to the MasterAir Maker 8 but with six heatpipes rather than 8. Meanwhile, the MA410P is a little closer to the Hyper212 …

Last year, Starbreeze teamed up with Acer to bring the ambitious StarVR headset to life. Both companies signed on to split a $25 million investment to get things off the ground, but it seems that now, Starbreeze has decided back off a bit, with Acer set to honour the remaining …

Its only £65 and its loaded with features - is it too good to be true?

With the launch of the monstrous Quadro GP100, HBM has arrived in the graphics-oriented Quadro range as well.

ASRock's latest motherboard paves the way for tiny Skylake-X builds.

While most games get their PC system requirements in order a few weeks in advance, it has taken a short while longer to get things in order for Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. The game launches in just a few days and now, the PC system requirements have been unveiled, …

It’s October, which means for the next several weeks, we are going to be seeing a lot of major game launches. Coupled with that, will be Nvidia’s Game Ready driver updates. Today, Nvidia is rolling out a new Game Ready driver preparing GeForce users for Destiny 2 as well as …

Deepcool's Captain liquid coolers are quite popular - so why not RGB lighting?

G.Skill seems to be going after every ‘world’s fastest’ title it can, this time pushing the boundaries of its DDR4 Ripjaw SO-DIMM memory. Coming in at 3800MHz, its new 32GB set manages to take the title of world’s fastest small outline dual in-line memory kit built for small-form factor setups. …

Rumours surrounding the GTX 1070Ti have been circulating for a while now but this week has brought forward the most evidence so far. Not only have there been several benchmark leaks, but now KFA2’s custom-cooled GTX 1070Ti has leaked on its own website. KFA2 accidentally went live with a product …

Whenever new hardware starts rolling out, it is usually best to shop around for the best deal. MSI has a particularly nice bundle for those looking to upgrade to Coffee Lake within the next few months. Between the 20th of October and the 31st of January 2018, those buying select …

Small form factor enthusiasts are about to have a couple more motherboard options open to them as this week, ASUS has launched two new Mini-ITX boards, a Strix X370-I and a B350-I. With these new boards hitting the market, there are finally ROG Mini-ITX options available for those looking to …

Last month, KitGuru was lucky enough to get a hands on with Zotac’s GTX 1080 Ti Mini, which still retains the title for ‘World’s smallest 1080 Ti’. Today, the company has announced that the card is getting a makeover, with the Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Ti ArcticStorm Mini sporting a …

One of the best budget cases of 2017 - or does it fall a little short?

Earlier this year, LG began showing off its first SteamVR supported virtual reality headset at trade shows. First impressions so far have seemed rather positive and now, it seems that we may have an actual name for the headset. This week, LG filed a brand name request for the ‘UltraGear’, …

First performance results for the GTX 1070Ti spotted...

Just a couple of weeks ago, Samsung announced its first high-end virtual reality headset, known as the Samsung Odyssey. It is intended to be the Windows 10 competitor to the Oculus Rift and HTC VIVE with the specs to prove it. While this headset will be hitting store shelves in …

Microsoft’s big Windows 10 Fall Creators Update launched today and along with it brought the company’s answer to virtual reality. Competing with HTC and Oculus, Windows Mixed Reality headsets are now available to order from a variety of developers including Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo among others. To quell any …

AMD's Raven Ridge APU launch appears to be getting close, with HP amongst the first laptop makers to pick up the Ryzen 5 2500U with Vega graphics.

Its 80 Plus Bronze rated and it uses cheap 85c Chinese Capacitors inside - worth the £65 ?

Noctua has a reputation for making the best fans and air-coolers around. The only major issue putting off some buyers has been the beige/brown colour scheme. That is changing this year, as Noctua has just introduced its new ‘Chromax’ line of fans, cables and heatsink covers, allowing users to customise …