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As many of you would have seen from our latest in-depth review, Intel has just introduced its new 520 (Cherryville) Series SSDs to market; these of which are the first Intel SSDs powered by a SandForce controller, the SF2281 controller to be exact. Sporting Intel's own 25nm ‘compute-quality' NAND flash …

Today we are looking at the latest Solid State Drive from Intel – the 520 series, codenamed ‘Cherryville'. The drive is built around ‘compute quality' 25 nanometer NAND flash memory and offers a claimed maximum sequential read speed of 550 MB/s. The Solid State Drive market has been extremely competitive …

While major online retailers like Aria move stock around very quickly, some high street stores can be left with several generations of product – sitting on their shelves – side by side. This kind of stock challenge can lead to some rather bizarre offers. KitGuru braves the snow to cycle …

Just days after Intel's new additions to its Core i5 range of processors, we're now hearing of AMD's upcoming move to roll in a few more FX series processor models in the form of the FX-4170, FX-6200 and FX-8150 LCS. A pre-order price list has been sighted which also shares …

Slightly deeper pockets will soon be required if a new motherboard is on the shopping list. It's been said that motherboard vendors will be looking to increase prices on their boards by as much as 10% in the very near future, potentially as early as the end of this quarter. …

Intel's X79 platform has transformed the high end enthusiast market, with performance levels outside anything that AMD can currently challenge. We have reviewed several memory kits in recent months but today we are looking at the latest HyperX 2400mhz memory 8GB kit from Kingston. We have already looked at the …

Windows 8 is just around the corner and many companies are preparing their strategy to get market share in the tablet sector. AMD have a tough fight ahead, having to release very power efficient chip designs, especially with ARM so strong in this sector. Windows 8 is causing much debate …

If the question was asked about what type of hardware Lite-On is renowned for bringing to market, I'm sure the majority of you would have been quick to say optical drives. A statement was briefly made by the company this week that it expects to see massive growth in one …

Today we get a clearer picture of AMD's hardware plans heading well into 2013 thanks to the company presenting an updated client roadmap at its annual Financial Analyst Day yesterday. As we've learned through several previous roadmaps, their APU days have only just begun with preparations for the arrival of …

Aria are certainly on the ball for all you Intel lovers this week. Today they listed the new C2 stepping version 2011 processors. They are available now for pre-order. ARIA informed us that they will be getting in stock soon, hopefully within the next couple of weeks. Kitguru rate ARIA …

Sharkoon have been in existence for nearly 10 years and have recently expanded their market significantly. Their product range is rather extensive but they do focus quite heavily on the production and design of PC cases. They currently have around 25 cases on the market and while this product – …

We reported a short while ago that Intel were planning to release a new range of Core i5 processors with the graphics circuitry stripped from the die. Makes sense really as many enthusiast users have never touched, or have no interest in using that part of the design, opting for …

Today we are looking at the latest ‘audiophile' grade Asus Xonar Essence One external soundcard and digital to analogue converter. The Essence series of products have targeted the enthusiast and audiophile user now for some time, using high grade components such as BurrBrown DAC chips. Today we analyse the latest …

be quiet! scored first place in reader's survey for best power supply brand at German Hardwareluxx. It is one of the biggest online publications for computer hardware with their own quarterly print magazine. Even more, their readers are known for being a very enthusiastic and well informed community. One of …

Thanks to a conspicuous document making it's way onto the internet, we can learn more about AMD's plans for the HD 7000 series of cards beyond the now launched HD 7970 and HD 7950 models. We knew the line-up would (eventually) be as busy as prior generations were, if not …

While the world plus dog might have thought that the days of graphics battles between the industry giants might fade with time (and the ever increasing market share being taken by integrated solutions of all colours), it seems not. Both ATI/AMD and nVidia are still hard at it – ready …

Today AMD release their new HD7950 graphics card, tackling the GTX580 ‘head on' at the same price point. When we were finally in a position to review HD7970 partner hardware, XFX stole the show thanks to a dramatically effective, highly modified ‘Double Dissipation' version of the card with dual fan …

While Nvidia regroup to launch their next round of discrete graphics cards, AMD have been running amok in the high end. Their HD7970 has reclaimed the single GPU throne from the GTX580. Today AMD release the HD7950, which should be available in the UK at a slightly more palatable price …

AMD launch their latest graphics card today … the high end HD7950. We have analysed several partner products already this morning and in this particular review we will focus on the custom Sapphire card, which is supplied in an overclocked state with proprietary two fan cooling solution. While our other …

Initially available through Japanese channels, Hitachi has outed a 7200RPM version of its 4TB Deskstar series HDD for folks seeking top end capacity with the best possible performance. Oddly however, despite there being 1TB platters available these days, Hitachi has chosen to stick with previous generation 800GB platters, meaning there …

Gabe of Swiftech has kindly given us a treat over at the XtremeSystems Forums in the form of some pre-release CGI drawings of the company's upcoming waterblock to suit the new Radeon HD 7970. The block gives full coverage, making physical contact with the entire PCB area of the card …

VTX3D, a leading manufacturer of AMD based graphics products, is proud to announce the release of the brand-new HD7900 GPU based model, VTX3D HD7950, with higher performance and new features. VTX3D HD7950 is designed to work perfectly with the latest PCI Express 3.0 bus architecture, delivering double bandwidth per lane …

ASRock have worked hard in the last year to compete with the big players such as ASUS and Gigabyte in the enthusiast sector.  Products like the 990FX Fatal1ty motherboard that we looked at a few months back show just how far they have come and how they can now compete …

While much of the focus has been on AMD in the graphics realm recently with the birth of the HD 7970 in particular, NVIDIA is getting some real momentum happening in the mobile segment with its new 28nm TSMC based architecture, Kepler being well into production and apparently now shipping …

GlobalFoundries publicly disclosed for the first time its preparations for 14nm process node technology during an interview with EE Times late last week. The world's third largest independant semiconductor foundry has already begun planning phases for 14nm, indicative that they have made quite the turn-a-round after experiencing a year that …

Today we have the Bitfenix Raider Mid Tower chassis in our test lab.  The Raider is the latest offering from Bitfenix and going on past experiences, we hope this is a quality case at a competitive price point.  Bitfenix have become well known for the special surface treatment they use …

Thanks to an updated compatibility list on GIGABYTE's website for its LGA1155 motherboards, we can expect to see a few new Core i5 processors from Intel sometime soon. All three models are said to be the first Core i5 processors that are stripped of their integrated graphics circuits, with GIGABYTE …

At the end of 2010, the mood at AMD was pretty positive. After languishing around the $4 Billion turnover mark for ages, the company finally delivered a quantum jump to a bigger revenue position. However, 2011 proved to be a much more difficult environment. KitGuru pulls out the trusty abacus, …

FSP have been creating power supplies for other companies for many years now, but today we are looking at their latest self branded 650W unit, a modular design which is 80 Plus Gold Certified. At around £100 it is firmly targeting the high end enthusiast sector, but can it deliver …

Cooler Master, an industry leading chassis, thermal solution, power supply, peripheral, and accessory manufacturer, today announces the trendy and stylish CM 690 II Advanced Black & White Edition based on the feedback from market. Optimized Cooling System Time tested as a titan among mid-tower cases, the CM 690 II makes …