With the price for 60GB and 120GB moving right next to each other at -/+ £50, enthusiasts have been running their hands waiting for the larger drives to also drop in price. With Aria's precision cuts, it seems that you need wait no longer. KitGuru gets into a right solid …
Read More »Sapphire HD 7970 6GB Toxic Edition Review
Last week we had some hands on time with the latest AMD GHZ HD7970. At the end of the day it left us feeling distinctly uninspired. There was no doubt the card was fast, but AMD sadly adopted their ill equipped, painfully loud cooling solution with tiny, single red fan. …
Read More »AMD slashes high end graphics prices
With some rocky sales results predicted for Q2 2012 and no Chief Sales Office in place, AMD has been looking to add stimulus for the (traditionally) quietest quarter of the year. KitGuru has its channel price movement ear to the ground and this is what we've heard from the herd. …
Read More »Asus P8Z77-V LX Motherboard Review
Asus produce a comprehensive range of motherboards which spans the performance and budget friendly ends of the market. We have already looked at some of their high performance Z77 motherboards including the Sabertooth Z77 and Republic of Gamers Maximus V Z77 Gene which are designed for users who want the ultimate …
Read More »Corsair Vengeance C70 Case Review (Military Green)
Corsair have earned a great reputation in enthusiast circles over the years by releasing some fantastic CPU coolers, computer cases, power supplies and solid state drives. The company continue to strengthen their market position and today we are looking at their latest dramatic styled C70 case made from solid steel …
Read More »nVidia hacked – warns users to change passwords
After a malicious attack on its forums last week, it appears that graphics giant nVidia is still fighting gremlins on a major scale and, at the time of writing, was not ready to let people back in. KitGuru uses good old spy satellite technology to uncover more of the truth. …
Read More »Thermaltake Level 10 GT Battle Edition Chassis Review
We first looked at the Level 10 GT back in April 2011 and it would seem that Thermaltake are still taking advantage of this incredible design. We have seen many incarnations of the level 10 GT released in the last year, including the Level 10 GT LCS, Snow Edition and …
Read More »SSD companies target share of $50Bn market
IDC loves tracking stuff. When it's not too busy counting the PCs, laptops and tablets that are flying through the world's retail channels, it has smaller divisions that apply the same kind of ‘must know it all' mentality to other markets. Dan Vesset runs the Business Analytics effort and, right …
Read More »Club3D HD7870 Royal King 2GB Graphics Card Review
Today we are looking at a new card from Club3D – the HD7870 Royal King, which ships in an overclocked configuration with custom cooler. The big question we will answer today, can Club3d compete in this competitive marketplace against the likes of market leader Sapphire? CLUB3D do not have huge …
Read More »Leaked bios to turn HD7970 into GHZ Edition
You may have read Zardon's review earlier this week of the reference AMD HD7970 GHZ Edition. While the performance was great, our closing thoughts raised issues with AMD's cooling solution, power consumption and the potential UK price point. Many of AMD's partners have been releasing high grade HD7970's for a …
Read More »MSI GTX 670 Power Edition OC (Twin Frozr IV) Review
We have always been impressed with the high end MSI graphics cards, thanks in part to the excellent Twin Frozr cooling solutions. Today we look at the latest GTX 670 Power Edition which features a factory configured overclock and the latest Twin Frozr IV cooler. Is this the ideal card …
Read More »Win the VTX3D HD7870 EyeFinity 6 Graphics card!
July is hardware giveaway month! Are you fed up with your lackluster computer? Would you like to add a couple of new monitors but lack the graphics power to do it? Then today we have the answer to your conundrum. Our good friends at VTX3D are giving away the stunning …
Read More »AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Review
AMD have had great success with their latest 7 series of discrete graphics cards. The HD7970 led the performance charts for some time until Nvidia released their flagship single GPU, the GTX680. AMD are attempting to answer the challenge with the HD7970 ‘GHZ' Edition, earning the moniker from the enhanced …
Read More »Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler Review
Today we are looking at the Night Hawk Edition of the Dark Knight cooler, set to bolster Xigmateks' ever expanding product portfolio. Xigmatek produce many chassis designs alongside a range of power supplies. They are well known for their CPU coolers such as the Xigmatek Venus XP-SD1266 which we reviewed …
Read More »Do 480GB SandForce SSDs leave you feeling unsatisfied?
Memory giant Corsair, made its name when it stumbled upon the idea that systems which can use 2 modules of memory (at the same time), would benefit if the memory itself was ‘twinned' before sale. TwinX was born and Corsair sales went into overdrive. Now ADATA engineers claim to have …
Read More »Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs and VXL Software news
OCZ Technology Group a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that its PCI Express (PCIe) SSD platform, featuring all Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSD models and VXL software, accelerates virtualization of Microsoft’s cloud-ready SQL Server 2012 database. Providing enterprise, host-based flash performance and …
Read More »240GB OCZ SSD drops under £140
In the words of Michael Corleone, “Everytime we think we've found a way out – they pull us back in”. In the case, the gravity is being provided by SSD assassins OCZ working in ninja-like partnership with reseller Aria and OcUK. KitGuru pushes aside the more expensive deals from the …
Read More »GTX570 prices in free fall
As predicted by KitGuru last month, nVidia's mountain of GTX 570 chips in the world is being obliterated by a series of significant price drops – preparing the market for the up-coming launch of the new GTX 660. KitGuru powers up the crystal ball and scans for prices. The publication …
Read More »HDD prices drop – rejoice, rejoice
The tragic loss of life during last year's Thailand floods was only the first in a series of steps that negatively impacted an economically wobbly world. As the price of hard drives increased by close to 300% at times, PC prices increased and specifications fell – something we'd not seen …
Read More »Cooler Master Silencio 650 Review
Cooler Master are a brand that have had great success in enthusiast circles recently, gaining more and more traction with a wider audience due in part to their innovative cooling solutions. They now have a broad portfolio on offer, ranging from CPU coolers to High Air Flow (HAF) cases and …
Read More »VTX3D HD7870 EyeFinity 6 Graphics Card (GHZ) Review
Today we are taking a look at the new VTX3D HD7870 EyeFinity 6 Graphics card which has been designed to support a raft of high resolution monitors for both work and gaming environments. The card ships with a proprietary cooler and six mini DisplayPort connectors, although VTX3D have decided to …
Read More »KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB 1268mhz – SLI update
Yesterday we published our UK exclusive review of the new strictly limited edition KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB with a staggering boost speed of 1,268mhz. If you missed the review, head over here for a recap. Our conclusion in one line? – if you have a nice fat …
Read More »KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB Review (UK exclusive) (1268mhz – White PCB)
Nvidia's GTX580 was my favourite video card for a very long time, and I have been equally impressed with its successor, the GTX680. We have already analysed several versions of the new design, but I can genuinely say that today we really do have something special for you. KFA2 have …
Read More »BeQuiet! Dark Rock 2 CPU Cooler Review
Today we are looking at the latest Dark Rock 2. While we recently tested the Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 this is very much the big brother of the Dark Rock 2 and has a design similar to that of the Noctua NH-D14 in regards to the dual heatsink design. …
Read More »New Graphics Card Brand Launches In UK
Multi award-winning graphics card manufacturer, AFox, has launched in the UK for the first time. Originally Foxconn’s branded graphics division, AFox became independent of the company in 2008. The company headquarters are now in Hong Kong, with divisions in the US, Germany, Taiwan and Russia, employing in excess of 420 …
Read More »Kingston drops 128GB SSD to £59.98 with Dabs
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, another offer coms along and blows you away. Today sees the first 3rd generation SSD drive from a major manufacturer to go below £60. KitGuru wonders how much lower it can get. It was the SanDisk second …
Read More »Xigmatek Gigas Case Review
Xigmatek are well known in the enthusiast market for producing a range of high quality products which offer very good value for money. One of their most impressive recent products was the gigantic Xigmatek Elysium case that we looked at a few months back which was good enough to earn …
Read More »Corsair Gaming Series GS800 800W Power Supply review
Today we are looking at the latest power supply from Corsair, the Gaming Series GS800 – an 800W unit firmly targeting the mainstream enthusiast audience. This 80Plus Bronze Certified unit is a non modular design with a single +12V rail, supported by a three year warranty. The Gaming Series from …
Read More »Seagate acquire stake in DensBits Technologies
Seagate announced that they are acquiring a stake in Haifa, Israel based DensBits Technologies. No figures have been disclosed. Seagate are best known for their mechanical hard drives in both 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch form factors. The announcement shows that Seagate are interested in delving further into the flash …
Read More »Sapphire HD7870 FleX Edition Review
We have reviewed all of the Sapphire FleX graphics cards to date, and today we are looking at the new HD7870 FleX Edition, slotting in just below the HD7970 Dual-X FleX Edition, which we reviewed at the beginning of June. The HD7870 FleX ships with a modest factory overclock, dual …
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