Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has been out for a couple of weeks now and as we discovered at launch, the game can be quite demanding on PC hardware. If you have been struggling to run the game, then you might be in luck as today, the DirectX 12 beta update …
Read More »Steam Enhanced VR Launcher opens up per app supersampling
Supersampling in virtual reality can make a tangible difference to the perceived detail of your VR gaming experience, but depending on the game it can be rather resource intensive. Fortunately someone has made a new launcher just for Steam VR games and it offers a number of per-app features that make …
Read More »ASRock Fatal1ty X99 Professional Gaming i7 Motherboard Review
Since the launch of Intel's Broadwell-E CPU family for the X99 platform KitGuru has seen and tested a of variety refreshed motherboards from ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI. However, no assessment of new X99 motherboards would be complete without examining what ASRock has to offer. The ASRock motherboard on test today …
Read More »Thermaltake Core G3 Case Review
Thermaltake Core G3 is a small case that manages to pack in an ATX motherboard yet it can easily hide under your TV. If you instead choose to stand the Core G3 on your desk as a tiny tower case and take a long, close look you will see the …
Read More »Samsung welcomes VR competition, wants to raise awareness
Samsung has actually been at the forefront of consumer VR for a few years now with the GearVR and for a while, Samsung enjoyed a fairly open playing field. However, other companies are starting to catch on with virtual reality for smartphones, with Google gearing up to launch Daydream VR …
Read More »Nvidia GTX 1050 specs appear online
It looks like Nvidia is going to be expanding its mid-range GPU range soon with the introduction of the GTX 1050. While the card hasn't been officially announced as of yet, its specifications have appeared on the web, pointing to a GP107 GPU. The leak itself comes from Benchlife, who managed …
Read More »AMD launches 7th gen APUs and AM4 platform
Today is a big day for AMD, not only is the company coming out with its new seventh generation of APUs but it is also launching the new AM4 platform, bringing along support for DDR4, next generation I/O standards and of course, the upcoming Zen processors, which will be arriving …
Read More »ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming AURA Motherboard Review
Intel's next-gen CPU architecture, Kaby Lake, is expected at some point in the coming months but for now Skylake remains the prominent choice for PC builders. Z170 continues to be the flagship chipset for Intel's mainstream CPUs until it is replaced by Intel's 200-Series chipset with Kaby Lake. It is …
Read More »Corsair launches new Carbide Air 740 case
Corsair has just introduced the latest addition to its PC case lineup with the new Carbide Air 740, an extra wide, dual-chamber chassis that aims to provide the best air flow. This case is Corsair's follow-up to the Carbide Air 540, which went on to become very popular over the years. …
Read More »G.Skill launches Trident Z 3866MHz 32GB RAM
If you are after a blazing fast DDR4 kit of RAM, then look no further as G.Skill has you covered with the latest addition to its Trident Z line. The new Trident Z DDR4 Memory kit delivers 32GB of RAM at speeds of 3866MHz, making it one of the highest …
Read More »A wireless HTC Vive prototype could show up this year
One of the big problems Virtual Reality headset builders are currently trying to tackle is the sheer amount of cables involved. This is especially important for room-scale devices like the HTC Vive, which wants wearers to be moving around a room, rather than staying in one place. However, it looks …
Read More »Not running Windows 10? You might not be able to use Kaby Lake
Intel's upcoming refresh of its CPU line up, currently codenamed Kaby Lake, will only work with Windows 10 PCs and will not function on the likes of Windows 7 or 8.1. That means if you want to stick to those older versions of the Microsoft OS, you better avoid buying …
Read More »Titan X Pascal SLI at 5K – PCSpecialist Leviathan X Review
PC Specialist Leviathan X is packed with two Nvidia Titan X graphics cards that use the latest Pascal technology. One Titan X is £1,100/US$1,200 of gaming insanity so what sort of performance can we hope to see from two of these monsters linked in SLI? Titan X is only available …
Read More »Kaby Lake CPUs to hit laptops this year, desktops in January
Intel has finally begun opening up about Kaby Lake, its next processor architecture and the first to break the traditional ‘tick tock' cycle. Today, it was announced that the first Kaby Lake processors are going to show up in laptops this year, followed by desktop parts in January 2017. We …
Read More »SSDs might overtake hard drives in laptops by 2018
These days, any system worth its salt should probably include an SSD, whether it be just for booting or general storage. However, when it comes to laptops, a lot of vendors do still use traditional hard drives for many cheaper models. However, that could change fairly soon, as market researchers …
Read More »Seagate IronWolf 10TB HDD review
Seagate's latest behemoth of a hard drive is the 10TB flagship of the companies new Helium based IronWolf product line aimed at Home, SOHO and small business's using up to 8-bay NAS devices. Later this year the IronWolf drives will be joined by the LoneWolf Pro range of products, which …
Read More »Jesus VR claims to be first feature length VR movie
It was going to happen at some point: someone was going to claim to be the first to make a feature length VR movie. While Jesus VR is technically a 360 degree movie, rather than a VR film, it's still set to debut at the Venice Film Festival and will be …
Read More »Gigabyte X99-Ultra Gaming Motherboard Review
Gigabyte has taken the Broadwell-E launch as an opportunity to update its X99 motherboard line-up. Today we will be examining the X99-Ultra Gaming – a feature-rich motherboard with premium offerings which include multiple PCIe storage interfaces, Intel USB 3.1, and user-customisable RGB lighting. Alongside the new LGA 2011-3 socket that …
Read More »AMD confirms Vega GPUs will launch in the first half of 2017
While AMD continues to focus on the mid-range graphics card market with its new Polaris architecture, there are of course still some people out there waiting for the first Vega GPUs to launch. Vega is set to be AMD's next high-end GPU and while there was some talk of it …
Read More »Oculus VR on why it delayed the launch of Touch controllers
One of the big reasons we opted to recommended the HTC Vive over the Oculus Rift in our testing earlier this year, was because of the wand motion controllers. It turns out though that the Rift could have shipped with them, but Oculus wanted to give developers more time to …
Read More »One of the minds behind Rick and Morty is making VR Games
Rick and Morty co-creator and voice actor, Justin Roiland, has announced that he's starting his very own virtual reality game development studio, along with Epic Games alumni, Tanya Watson. It's called Squanchtendo and we know this because “Little Splzooshly,” the new studio's mascot, told us all about it in a …
Read More »Deus Ex: Mankind Divided PC Game Analysis
After five long years, Adam Jensen has returned this week in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Aside from being a sequel to the events of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Mankind Divided is also a bit of a technical showpiece, as it is the first game to feature the brand new Dawn …
Read More »Smelling South Park farts, with the Nosulus Rift
Ubisoft had a surprisingly successful game on its hands with South Park the Stick of Truth, so it's doing it again with the Fractured But Whole. To provide a special promotional opportunity at Gamescom however, it showed off the game with a unique peripheral: the Nosulus Rift, which lets you …
Read More »Microsoft strips down Hololens, reveals 24-core custom processor inside
We have known about Microsoft's holographic, augmented reality visor, the Hololens, for some time now but we did not know exactly what was powering it under the hood, until now. This week at the HotChips conference, Microsoft stripped down the Hololens for the first time, revealing the custom-built 24-core, 28nm …
Read More »Seasonic Prime 650W Titanium Power Supply Review
Today we take a look at the new Seasonic Prime 650W Titanium power supply, the third in a series of reviews we have published to cover the current range of PRIME units available. This is a fully modular 80 Plus Titanium certified power supply which features a high grade 135mm …
Read More »Facebook/Oculus deny Zenimax copyright claims
In the ongoing legal battle between Facebook owned Oculus VR and id Software parent company, Zenimax, the VR firm has denied all allegations that it breached Zenimax copyright and non-disclosure agreements in creating the Rift headset. It has also called Zenimax's tactics misleading, unjust and lacking in good faith. Oculus …
Read More »PCI Express 4.0 due next year, could kill off GPU power cables
The next generation of the PCI Express connector is aiming to launch on motherboards next year and it looks like it could also clean up your build a bit. The new socket will be capable of delivering 300W of power to the GPU, which could remove the need for additional …
Read More »HBM3 to double bandwidth and pave way for 64GB GPUs
We might still be waiting to see widespread use of HBM 2 in graphics cards but that isn't slowing down news on the future of High Bandwidth Memory as this week, reports began popping up going over HBM3 and the improvements it should bring, including improved density, efficiency and more. …
Read More »SilverStone Primera PM01 Chassis Review
SilverStone Primera PM01 is a mid-tower case that offers you the option of installing a 360mm radiator at the front or in the roof and also packs in an array of LED lighting. As you can see in our video this white model comes with blue LED lighting while the black …
Read More »Wolfe enclosure wants to give Macs real gaming power
Gaming on Macs has never been quite as easy as it has been on Windows systems. Part of that is a software issue, but it's also always been harder to get yourself a powerful graphics card at a decent price with Apple hardware. The Wolfe is looking to change that, …
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