Where is Intel Broadwell? Hardware Editors Leo Waldock and Luke Hill discuss Broadwell which is due to be replaced by Skylake in a few months' time. The snag is that Intel hasn't yet released the laptop and desktop versions of Broadwell so the clock is ticking. Or is it tocking? …
Read More »Nvidia is considering GeForce GTX Titan X ‘Ultra’ with hybrid cooling – rumour
Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX Titan X graphics card offers extreme performance that is enough for playing all modern games even in ultra-high-definition resolutions. However, true enthusiasts never settle with any level of performance and they constantly demand more. Apparently, Nvidia is mulling about something it can offer to those, who …
Read More »Asus unveils heavily-overclocked 20th Anniversary GTX 980 Gold Edition
To celebrate 20 years of producing graphics cards, Asustek Computer this week introduced its massively factory-overclocked 20th Anniversary Golden Edition GTX 980 graphics adapter that will be made in limited quantities. The add-in-board packs everything that Asus’ graphics cards have to offer today, including exclusive technologies, advanced cooling solutions, unique …
Read More »Micron begins trial production of DRAM using 10nm-class process tech
Micron Technology said this week that it had already begun trial production of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips using its 10nm-class fabrication process. The manufacturing technology is still under development, but trial production indicates that it is proceeding as planned. “1x nanometer DRAM development is also proceeding well and …
Read More »Intel SSD 750 Series 1.2TB PCIe NVMe Review
The push for greater performance from storage devices is seeing enthusiast drives transition towards PCIe-linked connections for increased bandwidth. While faster hardware is great, on paper, it is of limited use if the surrounding ecosystem is unable to put the performance increases to effective use. That's where the SSD-optimised Non-Volatile …
Read More »Micron to consolidate NAND flash market: cuts-down IC supply, increases prices
Micron Technology has announced that it will reduce shipments of its NAND flash memory to the spot market. While the move may have limited effects on the market initially, it could lead to consolidation of makers of NAND flash-based devices, including solid-state drives. In a bid to improve its profit …
Read More »Nvidia Tegra X1 to power desktops, notebooks, tablets, portable consoles
Unveiled early this year, Tegra X1 system-on-chip from Nvidia Corp. was positioned mainly for automotive applications. However, given rather serious processing horsepower it has, it can be used for many other devices. In fact, according to recent leaks and listings, Nvidia and its partners plan to use the Tegra X1 …
Read More »GM200-based GeForce GTX 980 Ti to hit the market this fall – rumour
Nvidia Corp. has reportedly slightly changed launch schedule of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card powered by the GM200 graphics processor. The latest market rumours suggest that the new adapter will hit the market in September and will be a part of the company’s product refresh this Fall. Previously …
Read More »AMD faces massive securities fraud lawsuit because of ‘Llano’ problems in 2011
While Advanced Micro Devices has plenty of troubles today, it looks like the company could be hit by problems from the past, which are associated with the launch of its code-named “Llano” accelerated processing unit. AMD may have to pay damages to parties, which bought the company’s shares between April, 2011, …
Read More »Corsair Hydro H100i GTX Liquid CPU Cooler Review
Today we are going to take a look at one of the latest all-in-one water cooling units from Corsair, the Hydro H100i GTX. This model has been designed to build on the success of the existing Corsair H100i which has proved a massive hit with gamers and enthusiasts worldwide. Corsair …
Read More »OCZ Competition winner: final ARC 100 hits 695.5TB!
When OCZ challenged KitGuru back in December to kill five of its Arc 100 SSDs by writing and rewriting to them constantly for the foreseeable future, nobody could have predicted that four months and several hundred terabytes later we’d still be talking about it. However we need to really, since a …
Read More »MSI OC Academy Event: What’s Going On and How To Watch
Between the 17th and 19th of April, MSI, Team GB Benching, HWBot, and Overclock.net will be running their first OC Academy event. OC Academy is designed to bring together professional overclockers, budding enthusiasts, and tech-lovers, all of whom are keen to thrash MSI's hardware by way of liquid nitrogen in …
Read More »TSMC loses orders to UMC, Chinese manufacturers
For many years Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has been gaining market share by grabbing orders from smaller rivals. However, in the recent quarters companies like United Microelectronics Corp. managed to increase their yields and started to snatch orders from TSMC. While the latter will retain its positions, the situation seems …
Read More »Asustek and Gigabyte remained top mainboards makers in Q1 2015 – report
Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology managed to remain the world’s largest suppliers of branded motherboards in the first quarter of 2015, a media report claims. Gigabyte even managed tom outsell Asus by a small margin. Unfortunately, neither of large makers of mainboards will likely hit their shipments targets this year. …
Read More »Intel to unveil 14nm Celeron and Pentium chips with 4W – 6W TDP
Intel Corp. this week plans to announce a new family of inexpensive Celeron and Pentium central processing units made using 14nm fabrication process. Previously known as code-named “Braswell” microprocessors, the new chips significantly increase performance in multimedia applications compared to previous-generation “Bay Trail” system-on-chips. The new SoCs will be used …
Read More »KitGuru TV: Titan X, Sli, AMD’s 390x and AMD Freesync, Nvidia GSYNC
Today two of our hardware editors Luke Hill and Leo Waldock sat down to chat about an array of topics, such as the recent release of Nvidia's £900 monster Titan X Maxwell graphics card and they weighed up the pros and cons of Sli. They also discussed AMD and their …
Read More »Asustek teases ultra-fast GeForce GTX 980 graphics card
Asustek Computer is preparing to launch a yet another factory overclocked GeForce GTX 980-based graphics card. The new graphics adapter promises to become one of the most powerful products based on Nvidia Corp.’s GM204 graphics processing unit. The unknown 20th anniversary gold edition GeForce GTX 980 graphics card fro, Asus …
Read More »AMD readies ‘Greenland’ graphics processor
Advanced Micro Devices is working on a new graphics processing unit code-named “Greenland”, which will be released next year. The new graphics chip will replace code-named “Fiji” GPU and will be AMD’s flagship graphics solution in 2016. Nothing particular is known about the forthcoming Radeon graphics processor, except its code-name. …
Read More »AMD unveils CPU and GPU roadmaps for the next five years
Advanced Micro Devices has demonstrated its roadmaps for the next five years. While the company did not disclose almost any details about its future products, it is important that AMD actually has plans that can be executed. AMD’s Junji Hayashi demonstrated a number of slides revealing the company’s roadmaps at …
Read More »Seagate denies intention to re-introduce 5.25-inch HDDs
Seagate Technology has clarified its position regarding bringing 5.25” form-factor hard disk drive to the market. Apparently, the company does not have any plans to reintroduce hard disk drives in the outdated form-factors. “Seagate has absolutely no plans to pursue a 5.25” drive, and does not (and has not) promoted …
Read More »Demand for Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X is unexpectedly high
Even though Nvidia Corp.’s latest high-end graphics card costs more than its predecessors in Europe, demand for the graphics adapter is surprisingly high. According to a German retailer, customers are getting more GeForce GTX Titan X graphics cards than previous-generation products of the same class. “The demand exceeds the available …
Read More »New leak points towards Snapdragon 815 specs
Qualcomm’s next flagship smartphone chip, the Snapdragon 815, is on the way according to new leaks. The Snapdragon 815 will reportedly be an eight core chip with four Cortex-A72 processor cores and four Cortex-A53 processor cores. This information all comes from GizmoChina, which has had a string of leaks recently. …
Read More »Gigabyte Waterforce Review
Every single aspect of the Gigabyte WaterForce graphics system is epic. Inside the wheeled suitcase (yes, really) you'll find three water cooled GTX 980 graphics cards, an aluminium casing that sits on top of your PC case to accommodate the three radiators and a handful of accessories. The idea behind …
Read More »be quiet! showcase windowed Silent Base 800
When we saw the be quiet! Silent Base 800 chassis in KitGuru Labs, one thing that struck us was the lack of a windowed side panel. We caught up with Aaron Licht who explained just how much engineering has gone into be quiet!'s latest chassis technology. Dual, scratch resistant polycarbonate …
Read More »Intel gets ready for its largest acquisition ever – report
Intel Corp. is negotiating with Altera Corp., a developer of system-on-chips, field programmable gate arrays and other specialty devices, over a possible takeover. The acquisition could strengthen Intel’s positions across many markets. The transaction could top $10 billion, which will be Intel’s biggest purchase ever. Altera develops and sells field …
Read More »SK Hynix preps MLC NAND with enhanced performance, reliability
SK Hynix is about to announce new multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory chips that are expected to boost performance of solid-state drives in various applications. The new chips also promise better reliability than previous-generation NAND flash ICs [integrated circuits]. The world’s third largest producer of NAND flash memory is …
Read More »Toshiba’s 48-layer BiCS 3D NAND enables fast and reliable SSDs
Toshiba Corp. and SanDisk Corp. this week said that they have finished development of vertically-stacked 3D NAND memory devices. The BiCS [bit cost scalable] NAND flash memory from the two companies will be mass-produced in 2016 and will enable new solid-state storage devices with enhanced reliability and performance. Toshiba’s three-dimensional …
Read More »BeQuiet showcase new Dark Power Pro 11
While the overall success rate of be quiet! in KitGuru Labs testing has been high over the past 5 years, one thing always gets a comment – and that's the cost-saving choice to go with non-Japanese capacitors. We're not sure why it's taken them so long to arrive at the …
Read More »TLC NAND flash to account for 45% of flash memory output by late 2015
Triple-level cell (TLC) NAND flash memory is dramatically less durable than traditional multi-level cell (MLC) or single-level cell (SLC) NAND. However, it has one distinctive advantage over competing technologies: it is more affordable to manufacture. This single advantage drives its popularity among makers of various devices and by the end …
Read More »Nvidia readies GeForce GTX 980 Ti – rumour
The recently introduced code-named GM200 graphics processing unit will not power only the GeForce GTX Titan X as well as the Quadro M6000 graphics cards. According to a media report, Nvidia Corp. is working on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter, which is expected to rival not only the …
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