HGST, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western Digital Corp., has quietly started to sell its high-capacity Ultrastar He6 hard disk drive (HDD) with 6TB of storage space to end-users. Previously, such drives were available only to enterprise customers as well as storage device manufacturers. Unfortunately, the price of the helium-filled HDD …
Read More »Gigabyte R9 290 WindForce OC Review (1600p, Ultra HD 4K)
January has seen many custom R9 290 and R9 290X solutions hit retail. Following on from our Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X OC review, today we look at the latest Gigabyte R9 290 Windforce OC, which ships pre overclocked and equipped with a custom cooler. If you have a budget around …
Read More »Gigabyte introduces Intel NUC-like PC with gaming hardware inside
Gigabyte Technology has introduced its first ultra-small form-factor personal computer designed specifically for gaming. The novelty boasts with a quad-core accelerated processing unit (APU), discrete graphics processing unit, optional solid-state drive and a hard disk drive as well as other necessary hardware. Gigabyte Brix Gaming ultra-small form-factor PC is powered …
Read More »Win CPU, Motherboard and GPU with Gigabyte and KitGuru!
We are currently running a fantastic competition thanks to our good friends at Gigabyte UK. One lucky reader will have the chance to win some incredible hardware , in fact the main components to build a new, kick ass system! Be sure to join in the fun over at the …
Read More »AMD details ARM-based Opteron, plans sampling this quarter
Advanced Micro Devices has released additional details regarding the first server-class AMD Opteron A1100 microprocessor code-named “Seattle” based on ARMv8 micro-architecture. In addition, the company said that it would begin to send the chips to software developers to help programmers to tune their apps to 64-bit ARM technology already this …
Read More »MSI Z87I Gaming AC Mini-ITX Motherboard Review
Much of the computing industry is rapidly moving towards physically smaller components without downsizing performance. Can MSI's Mini-ITX Z87I Gaming AC prove that Small Form Factor gamers need not worry about finding a motherboard which tends to their requirements? MSI's first take on a gaming-orientated Mini-ITX motherboard sees the inclusion …
Read More »LaCie 5Big 20TB Thunderbolt RAID Review
Thunderbolt, and lightning, very very frightening me! Tacky ‘Bohemian Rhapsody' quotes aside, it is great to see that the Thunderbolt interface is finally seeing some traction in the PC marketplace, having already experienced great success with Apple's hardware. The major motherboard manufacturers are adopting Thunderbolt on a handful of their …
Read More »Seagate vows to ship 6TB hard drives next quarter
Seagate Technology on Monday announced that it would start shipping its first hard disk drives (HDDs) with 6TB capacity early next quarter of its fiscal year. The drives will be aimed at the enterprise market segment and will compete against Western Digital’s HDDs of the same capacity. The world’s second …
Read More »Aerocool DS Dead Silence Fan (120mm and 140mm) Review
Today we take a look at something special, the world's first dual material fan from Aerocool. The new DS ‘Dead Silence' Fluid Dynamic bearing fans are particularly interesting due to dual layered blades, comprised of plastic and rubber. Aerocool claim this helps to absorb the noise of moving air. The …
Read More »Company announces 12-bit color encoding tech for HD, UHD movies
All modern high-definition movies are encoded to support colour depth with up to eight bits per colour because of inefficiencies of modern technology. But a number of modern displays and televisions support higher depth of colours, just like many modern cameras. Folded Space, a division of Panamorph, recently announced development …
Read More »Online store confirms Nvidia’s GeForce GTX Titan Black Edition
An online store from Finland has started to take pre-orders on a new high-end graphics card that has not been officially launched yet. The fact of the listing confirms Nvidia Corp.’s plans to launch GeForce GTX Titan Black Edition graphics solution for ultra-premium market segment shortly. Multitronic.fi online store is …
Read More »Qualcomm developing eight-core 64-bit app processor – rumour
Qualcomm, the world’s largest developer of application processors for mobile devices, will not be the first chip designer to reveal a 64-bit ARM application processor, but what it reportedly plans to offer (if the unofficial information is accurate) will probably outshine everything that has been introduced so far. Qualcomm is …
Read More »Nvidia readies dual-chip GeForce GTX 790 graphics card – rumour
Nvidia Corp. is reportedly working on two new graphics cards that for ultra-high-end market segment. The two new solutions are based on the already known GK110 graphics processing unit and will cost $1000 and higher. A launch of two new high-end graphics boards may indicate that there will be no …
Read More »AMD expects new low-power APUs to outshine Intel’s Atom
Advanced Micro Devices is confident that its upcoming microprocessors code-named “Beema” and “Mullins” designed for low-power laptops and tablets, respectively, will outperform Intel Corp.’s existing Atom system-on-chips that belong to the code-named “Bay Trail” platform. AMD claims that its upcoming “Beema” and “Mullins” accelerated processing units for various low-power devices …
Read More »OCZ reveals Vertex 460 solid-state drives with 19nm MLC NAND
OCZ Storage Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corp., on Wednesday introduced its all-new Vertex 460 solid-state drive family designed for mainstream/performance mainstream market segments. The new SSDs utilize multi-level cell NAND flash memory made using 19nm process technology, yet, they perform even better than the Vertex 450 SSDs launched …
Read More »AMD officially announces Opteron ‘Warsaw’ microprocessors
Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday introduced two new server-class Opteron central processing units (CPUs) based on the code-named “Warsaw” design. The new chips boast slightly better power efficiency compared to predecessors, but feature similar performance and a set of technologies compared to existing code-named “Abu Dhabi” multi-core processors. Initially, there …
Read More »Toshiba completes acquisition of OCZ Technology’s SSD business
Toshiba Corp., one of the world’s largest manufacturer of NAND flash memory, early on Wednesday said that it had finalized the purchase of substantially all assets of OCZ Technology Group, making it a wholly owned subsidiary and Toshiba Group Company. From now on, the maker of solid-state drives will be …
Read More »Seasonic S12G-450 Power Supply Review
Today we are taking a look at the latest power supply from Seasonic, the S12G 450W. This is an 80 Plus Gold Design and utilises high grade Japanese components throughout. We have already reviewed the excellent high end S12G 750W in November 2013 and it walked away with our highest …
Read More »New game consoles help AMD to boost revenues
Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday reported its financial results for the fourth quarter as well as for the while fiscal year 2013. Thanks to sales of chips for video game consoles, such as Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4, the company managed to return to profitability and boost its …
Read More »Haswell: what do you think?
Intel's Haswell line of CPUs has been out for a while now, but unlike previous generations of Intel chips that blew away the competition (it's been a long time since AMD really nipped at Intel's heels) Haswell didn't make such a big splash. It wasn't because of its default performance …
Read More »SanDisk unveils ULLtraDIMM solid-state drive for DRAM channels
SanDisk on Monday introduced its new solid-state storage solution designed for enterprise servers. The ULLtraDIMM solid-state drive comes in industry-standard DDR3 DIMM form-factor for servers and plugs directly into appropriate slots on mainboards for lowest latency and higher performance. The SanDisk ULLtraDIMM SSD, which was developed in partnership with Diablo …
Read More »Blu-ray disc association working on standard for 4K/UHD video
The Blu-ray disc association (BDA), the organization responsible for setting up Blu-ray standards, has confirmed that the work on a specification of Blu-ray disc for ultra-high-definition (UHD) video had begun. While representatives for the BDA did not reveal any actual details, they confirmed that the new standard will feature a …
Read More »AMD 16-core Opteron ‘Warsaw’ already available for $663
Although AMD’s new Opteron microprocessors code-named “Warsaw” have not been announced yet, select online stores are already taking pre-orders on the new chips. As it appears, the new multi-core central processing units s for high-end servers will not be too expensive, despite their improvements over existing products. AMD Opteron 6300-series …
Read More »Intel to reduce workforce by 5 per cent this year
Intel Corp. plans to cut its workforce this year to reduce its costs and realign its personnel to better meet the company’s business needs as well as market requirements. The reduction of headcount will also help Intel to invest more into growing segments of the market, such as ultra-mobile devices, …
Read More »Will AMD announce record chip sales for Q4 2013?
With its Q4 Earning Call scheduled for 10:30pm tomorrow night, there is a lot of speculation about what AMD might be announcing in terms of revenue, profit and outlook. KitGuru puts its ear to the ground and listens for the strongest rumblings. In the run up to an earnings call, …
Read More »Specs and highlights of Intel’s 9-series chipset revealed
Intel Corp.’s next-generation 9 core-logic sets may not be packed with loads of innovations, but they still feature technologies not available on today’s platforms. Among those are support for higher-performing storage devices and improved security. Intel 9-series chipsets – Z97 and H97 – are expected to be shipped sometime in …
Read More »AMD readies ‘native’ 16-core chips based on ‘Steamroller’
Contemporary multi-core AMD Opteron microprocessors for high-end servers utilize multi-chip-module (MCM) technology that places two six-/eight-core dies onto the same piece of substrate to create 12-core or 16-core solutions. However, a new document from AMD suggests that the chip designer is working on “native” 16-core processors with all cores on …
Read More »Corsair Hydro H105 CPU Cooler Review
Today we are going to take a look at the latest liquid CPU cooler from Corsair, the Hydro H105. Corsair are one of the longest established players in the liquid CPU cooling market and are presently the most popular brand. This can be attributed to their wide range of products …
Read More »Toshiba receives permission to buy SSD assets of OCZ
Toshiba Corp. and OCZ Technology Group on Friday announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court allowed the former to buy substantially all of the latter’s assets. The transaction is expected to close next week and from then OCZ will continue as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toshiba. OCZ Technology Group continues its …
Read More »AMD sued for overestimating demand for ‘Llano’ APUs
AMD’s code-named “Llano” accelerated processing unit took around four years to develop and suffered from a lot teething problems. Market success of the “Llano” was moderate to say at least, but troubles with the chips caused massive losses for AMD. Nonetheless, it looks like AMD will have to suffer because …
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