Power supplies might not be the most exciting products in the world, but advances are still being made and be quiet! launched its new 850W Dark Power Pro 10 model at Computex. The company is known for its low noise products and the Dark Power Pro 10 series is no …
Read More »Computex: Sapphire kicks passive cooling up another notch
These days passively cooled graphics cards aren’t exactly the norm, but Sapphire has made something of a name for itself in the past for its passively cooled models and the new Radeon HD 7770 Ultimate from the company is going to reinforce this further. The company went as far as …
Read More »Computex: HIS is readying its Radeon HD 7970 IceQ X2
With no Radeon HD 7990 in sight from AMD, HIS has decided to do its own dual GPU card in the shape of the Radeon HD 7970 IceQ X2 which is a triple-slot monster card. The company was also showing off its single GPU Radeon HD 7970 IceQ X which …
Read More »ARIA selling cut price HD7950 – best UK price
We spotted this deal today from UK etailer ARIA. They are stocking the VTX3D HD7950 for £249.95 inc vat, which makes it around £20-£30 cheaper than other cards currently available. Not only is the card a cut price deal, but they are giving away three games with the deal, including …
Read More »Computex: PowerColor Devil 13 HD7970 X2
While many believe that AMD's own design for the fast card the company has ever made won't be available until closer to Q4, Powercolor is using Computex 2012 to showcase a dual-7970 design which it will brand under the ‘Devil 13' logo. KitGuru genuflects in order to save its Immortal …
Read More »Computex: VTX3D shows off new graphics cards
It’s not easy being a smaller player in the graphics card market, yet VTX3D seems to somehow manage to offer competitive products at much lower prices than the competition. At Computex the company unveiled a pair of new pre-overclocked models that should come in at pricing similar to the competitions …
Read More »Computex: ASRock overclocking board designed by Nick Shih
If you’re not familiar with the professional overclocking scene, then you might not be familiar with who Nick Shih is, but suffice to say that he’s one of the world’s top five overclockers. He also happens to work with ASRock and he has now designed a motherboard together with ASRock …
Read More »Computex: Intel 21:9 aspect ratio AiO system with tiny motherboard
The widescreen display has since long conquered the computer monitor and TV markets, but apparently we haven’t gone wide enough. After 16:9 comes 21:9 which is pretty much cinema aspect ratio and now the first computer products using this even wider aspect ratio are starting to trickle through. At Computex …
Read More »Computex: MSI shows off new MPower motherboards for overclockers
If there’s one trend for motherboards this year at Computex beyond adding Thunderbolt, then it has to be motherboards designed specifically for overclockers. MSI introduced its new MPower series of motherboards at Computex which akin to what ASRock was showing, are scaled back motherboards in terms of features, but with …
Read More »Be Quiet! Shadow Rock TopFlow CPU Cooler
Be Quiet! are now one of the major brands in the high-end air cooling market since their release of the Dark Rock series of CPU coolers. Their products offer a winning combination of style and performance which make them very attractive to a wide range of enthusiast user. We recently …
Read More »Computex: Brace yourselves for Zalman’s MS800 graphic performance
We reported recently about Zalman's attack on the entry level chassis market with the T1, but it seems that the Korean innovation machine is not happy stopping there. With one eye on becoming a graphic card manufacturer itself, Zalman has been worrying about the weight of modern GPU solutions. How …
Read More »Computex: Corsair 1200i could be most advanced PSU ever
George is Corsair's guru of all things electrical. He's also a huge enthusiast. Basically, he loves this stuff. George loves the power. Not only that, he's also ‘bristling' to he point where he seems to induce enthusiasm in those around him. And George loves a bit of AX1200i action. “100% …
Read More »Computex: Sapphire’s Vapor-X CPU cooler is finally done
It’s taken Sapphire quite some effort and a lot of engineering resources, but the company has finally finished its first CPU cooler and at least for now, it’s a unique product in the market. The Vapor-X name gives it all away, as this is a vapor chamber CPU cooler. If …
Read More »Computex: SilverStone 1st modular SFX PSU, goes extreme on high-end
There’s no doubt that cases and power supplies goes hand in hand and when there’s no solution on the market that fits your needs, then if you’re SilverStone, you go and make one. In this case we’re talking about the first modular SFX PSU which is likely to be a …
Read More »Sapphire HD7950 Dual-X FleX Edition Review (OC)
The Sapphire FleX cards have been firm favourites in the Kitguru offices since they were initially launched and today we are looking at the latest high end model – the HD7950 FleX. Not only have Sapphire included their custom display technology, but the card receives an overclock and a proprietary …
Read More »Computex: Zalman prepares T1 chassis for affordable victory
If a mate says Zalman, then almost the first thing that comes to mind will be the wonderful copper flowers that ruled the CPU-cooling planet around 10 years ago. Now the company has ambitions in other directions. KitGuru prepares to accept that Samsung may not be the only Korean firm …
Read More »Computex: SilverStone’s Sugo SG09 is the impossible chassis
We’ve seen densely packed chassis from SilverStone in the past, but the new Sugo SG09 is taking things to another level and SilverStone has really outdone itself in terms of how much hardware can be packed into a 23L chassis. We’re not going to say that the Sugo SG09 is …
Read More »Computex: SilverStone unveils the Raven RV04 and Fortress FT04
Ah yes, the good old chassis, ever evolving despite following a standard that was ratified back in 1995 and nothing much has really changed with regards to the base specs. That said, many a case manufacturer has come up with its own twists on the standard and SilverStone is one …
Read More »Computex: Asus Maximus V Extreme hits the spotlight
When it comes to high-end motherboard, Asus’ R.O.G. series has gained something of a reputation for offering some of the most extreme features in the market. Earlier today at Computex, Asus unveiled its Maximus V Extreme based on the Z77 chipset and to say that some of the enthusiast community …
Read More »CoolerMaster release new Silencio 650
Cooler Master introduces a high-end case with silence in mind, but did not neglect the needs of a powerful system in the Silencio 650. Many of these features are easily accessible via the rich I/O which includes DualBoot HDD, fan controller, USB 3.0 and more. On the inside, it has …
Read More »Computex: Gigabyte first with mATX Thunderbolt motherboard
We have to say that Thunderbolt doesn’t seem like the most useful addition to a desktop system, simply because there are enough expansion ports and internal interfaces for most people to be more than happy. However, on something like a mATX motherboard it makes a little bit more sense and …
Read More »Computex: Gigabyte’s first A85X socket FM2 motherboard
AMD’s change of socket for its APU platform is disappointing so early into the eco systems life, but in time for Computex the first socket FM2 boards are starting to appear. Gigabyte’s first model is the GA-F2A85X-UP4 and is as the model name suggests based on AMD’s new A85X chipset. …
Read More »Computex: Gigabyte goes dual-port Thunderbolt at Computex
So far, we’ve only seen motherboards with a single Thunderbolt port, but Gigabyte’s new GA-Z77X-UP4 TH is the first motherboard to sport a pair of the high-speed ports. However, there’s much more to this new motherboard than Thunderbolt connectivity, so let’s take a closer look at what’s on offer. The …
Read More »Gigabyte’s new 32-phase PWM same price as H61 motherboard
We’ve seen quite a few “extreme” motherboards over the years, but Gigabyte’s new GA-Z77X-UP7 takes things to a new level, at least as far as the PWM is concerned. The company is using a new type of power regulation in the shape of International Rectifier’s PowIRstage (pronounced power stage) which …
Read More »Win a Gigabyte G1 Sniper M3 Board with GB and KG!
While everyone has a favourite scene from serious war epics like Saving Private Ryan, KitGuru has always been drawn to the lone sniper. The character who will remain motionless for as long as it takes to draw his enemy out – and then blow his head off with a single …
Read More »OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD Review (firmware 1.4 update)
When we reviewed the 512GB Vertex 4 in April, the drive literally blew us away. Finally, the Sandforce 2281 controller was dethroned at the top of the performance charts. Today we are looking at the 128GB Vertex 4, with the latest 1.4 firmware revision. OCZ released the 1.4 firmware early …
Read More »Thermaltake revisits the Level 10 design – again
At Computex 2012, Thermaltake will unveil a new iteration of the level 10 chassis, which it is calling the Level 10 Silver Limited Edition Gaming Chassis. Original. What does this launch mean and how many will be swayed to put their hands in their pockets? KitGuru hits the Taipei streets …
Read More »nVidia GeForce 630 also pixelated
Following on from KitGuru's revelations about the affordable GT640 yesterday, we're now able to bring you a little more about nVidia's mass-market Kepler offerings. Today it is the turn of the GT 630, which will be aimed squarely at customers who don't want to spend more than £500 on a …
Read More »nVidia GT640 pics, specs and launch info
So far, nVidia's launch of the Kepler range has gone smoothly. The only real hiccups have come with stock and the re-branding for some of the old 5xx cards into the 610 and 620. With the low and high ends sorted, focus for Bryan Del Rizzo moves to the mid-range …
Read More »Lian-Li launched lovely looking low cost cases
Opinion gets split at KitGuru on a number of things. GTX or Radeon. Core i3 or Fusion. Battlefield 3 or Black Ops. But the area that's contested the hardest is chassis design. Everytime we argue about cases, Lian-Li is always one of the contenders for “Most desirable”. But, generally, they …
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