It's been nVidia's plan of record to push Kepler through to the market before Xmas 2011.AMD has been a little more flexible/less clear. Until now. KitGuru spies in Taiwan are hearing that TSMC is cranking the gears of war, for both sides. Let battle commence! Anyone who's worked in the …
Read More »Xigmatek Midgard II Midi-Tower – The Legend Lives On
We received this email tonight with some lovely pictures of the MidGard II Midi Tower from Xigmatek. Like it? Well you can get this fantasy case direct from CaseKing, over here.
Read More »OCZ SSD solutions under the videoscope
As the price of regular hard drives goes past silly and into the area of ‘downright painful', many enthusiasts will be taking another look at Solid State Drives. The Pro Class TV team gives the faster options from OCZ a once over with the HD pixellation tools at their disposal. …
Read More »HIS release new low profile 6450 GPU
Hightech Information System (HIS) today announced the launch of the world’s first 6450 Silence graphics card range. The new HIS 6450 Silence 2GB model is equipped with HIS’ popular silent passive cooling heatsink to create a 0dB environment – the perfect low profile GPU solution for media centres and home …
Read More »Overclock Desktop Graphics with iPhone: MSI Afterburner for iOS
Good news for all Apple users out there! After the Afterburner Android App overclocking utility for mobile devices got unanimous approval of the media and overclocking enthusiasts, MSI has now released the Afterburner App for the iOS platform! iPhone and iPad devices can now all download and install the Afterburner …
Read More »Gigabyte X79 board feature 3D bios and 3D Power
The Intel launch for X79 is not too far away now, and we spoke with Andrew Ditchburn, marketing manager for Gigabyte in the UK. They have been affected badly by the floods in Thailand, but it appears that they have some cool features planned. Andrew Ditchburn said: “Gigabyte’s new Dual …
Read More »Cooler Master Storm Trooper Case Review
The new Cooler Master Storm Trooper is a case that is getting a lot of attention. It is a full tower chassis able to handle an array of hard drives, graphics cards and XL ATX motherboards. It also has full dust filter coverage, a fan controller, an external SSD drive …
Read More »1TB enterprise drive from WD nudges the £180 mark
While the price of a regular drive is now well above the £107 mark, the world of the corporate IT guru is worse. Much, much worse. Having a quick scan round the online retailers reveals a shocking trend. KitGuru considers the implications. We all know that hard drive prices have …
Read More »Full range of MSI X79 boards pixellated in a public place
While the initial designs were all on show at Computex 2011 in Taiwan, detailed pictures of the final mainboards have been few and far between. In most cases, the possibility that these are covered by a dark and devious NDA have prevented too much info from surfacing. The game has …
Read More »Sapphire HD6970 2048MB GDDR5 (Dual Fan Edition) Review
AMD's HD6970 has been a favourite with the high end enthusiast user since it was released. The reference design card is a powerful discrete solution but it was never equipped with the greatest cooling solution. Sapphire have decided to replace their reference card with a new Dual fan, heatpipe cooler. …
Read More »Antec SOLO II Chassis Review
Antec have produced many cases over the years, and are continually bringing out new and improved versions of previous models. Continuing the focus of quiet sophistication from the original Antec SOLO case the SOLO II aims to deliver a new standard for quiet, high-performance cases. The Antec SOLO II is …
Read More »Channel sources confirm, nVidia flushing stock ahead of Kepler
Following up on recent rumours relating to the supply and sale of GeForce cards in the market, KitGuru spies have been sniffing around the channel and there's a definite change in the smell of the sea air. KitGuru takes a bucket, spade and hand grenade along, just in case. When …
Read More »AMD scrambles to bring Piledriver to market
While the challenges for AMD's ambitious 8 core Bulldozer product have been well documented, there is an improvement waiting in the wings. So what can we expect in 2012? KitGuru pulls an electron scanning microscope out of its pocket and heads for the local chip shop. In a simple head-to-head, …
Read More »HIS Radeon HD 6950 IceQ Edition Review
There are no shortage of modified AMD HD6000 series cards currently available on the market, and today we are looking at the latest HD6950 from HIS, featuring the infamous semi transparent IceQ cooler. The HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ Edition is a custom design and based on past experiences …
Read More »KitGuru reveals the timeline for hard drive price reductions
The floods in Thailand have been horrific for the locals, but the effect felt strongest by technologists is the continuous rise in the price of hard drives. But when will it end? KitGuru has been speaking with the UK channel and we've heard a shocking truth. Once a country like …
Read More »OCZ ZT 650W Power Supply Review
Those old enough will remember OCZ as being one of the leaders in the enthusiast memory sector and in recent years they have focused on the Solid State Drive sector, producing many cutting edge products. They took over PC Power & Cooling a few years ago to enhance their company …
Read More »VTX3D Radeon HD6770 & HD6670 Streamer Edition Review
VTX3D are a relative newcomer to the graphics sector, although we have reviewed several of their graphics cards in the past. VTX3D stands for Vertex / 3D and they are the ‘price aggressive' brand from the TUL Corporation, the parent company of PowerColor. We are looking at two of their …
Read More »AData launches USB stick recovery software
The chaps at AData are like London red buses, nothing for ages and then all the interesting stuff happens in one go. Following on from KitGuru's review of the Nobility range of USB3 pen drives yesterday, something cool seems to be happening on the software side. Most of the time, …
Read More »1TB hard drive price set to rise above £100
One of the most mundane components in the modern PC is the hard drive. We've seen the pricing on these tumble over the years, but that's changing – very quickly. KitGuru scans the online pricing and feels genuine shock. The floods in Thailand have hit the hard drive manufacturers. Hard. …
Read More »KFA2 GeForce GTX 580 Anarchy Edition SLI Review (1.536GB DDR5)
We know that Kitguru readers love video cards with enhanced cooling, so today's product review will certainly get the juices flowing. We are going to be testing two of the latest KFA2 Geforce GTX580 ‘Anarchy Edition' cards in SLI. These cards feature the excellent Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus with …
Read More »Win the new Sapphire HD6970 Battlefield 3 FleX Edition!
Have you read our full review and watched the interview with Sapphire Global PR Director Bill Donnelly? Then you will already be hunting high and low to land yourself one of the new, limited edition discrete cards! This card has won our top award, scoring 9 out of 10. It …
Read More »Sapphire HD6970 Battlefield 3 Flex Edition Review (Limited Edition)
Sapphire are AMD's largest graphics partner and today we are looking at something very special – the new HD6970 Sapphire Flex with Vapor X cooler, which not only comes with a proprietary cooling solution, but with a free copy of the brand new Battlefield 3 game. This will be a …
Read More »Intel Core i7 2700k receives £20 price cut
Intel have had a hell of a year, with little competition offered in the enthusiast sector. AMD's Bulldozer chip looked promising, but sadly fell short of the mark, even with double the physical cores. The Core i7 2500k and 2600k have remained the enthusiast number 1 choice, and today we …
Read More »Intel Core i7 2700k Review
Intel have had a hell of a year, with little competition offered in the enthusiast sector. AMD's Bulldozer chip looked promising, but sadly fell short of the mark, even with double the physical cores. The Core i7 2500k and 2600k have remained the enthusiast number 1 choice, and today we …
Read More »Silverstone SST-TS07B Enclosure & EC03B Internal USB3.0 PCIe Card Review
SilverStone have a great reputation for their chassis design, but they also make a wide range of peripherals for the enthusiast audience. Today we are looking at two of their latest range, the SST-TS07B USB 3.0 enclosure and the EC03B Internal USB 3.0 PCIe Card. The Silverstone SST-TS07B is a …
Read More »Kitguru Lite – AMD’s HD6990 and silent air cooling
At Kitguru we know a portion of our audience won’t want to read 30-40 page reviews on the latest technology. With this in mind we are starting a new series of videos which demystify all the tech talk and lay out the cold hard facts. Kitguru Lite is tech without …
Read More »Asus boss Jackie Hsu reveals X79 plans
On 19th October, KitGuru and Pro Class TV were invited along to a private technology seminar – held behind closed doors in the heart of London. We managed to catch up with one of the company's most senior executives, Jackie Hsu, as well as a number of product managers and …
Read More »Thermaltake Massive23 GT & Cooler Master NotePal U Stand Cooler Review
Cooler Master and Thermaltake have many years combined experience in the cooling sector and today we are looking at two of their latest cooling platforms designed for hot running, performance oriented laptops. Both coolers are priced between £30 and £40 and feature adjustable height settings with a focus on delivering …
Read More »NZXT HAVIK 140 Cooler Review
Today we have the chance to put the NZXT HAVIK 140 CPU Cooler through its paces. This is the first retail CPU Cooler that NZXT have released and if size matters, they will have a winner on their hands! The HAVIK 140 uses six, 6mm heatpipes, 46 aluminum fins and …
Read More »SAPPHIRE launch new HD 6970 BF3 Special Edition
Celebrating the launch of the much anticipated Battlefield 3 game, SAPPHIRE Technology is introducing the SAPPHIRE HD 6970 BF3 Special Edition – featuring two SAPPHIRE exclusive technologies, SAPPHIRE FleX and Vapor-X cooling as well as performance enhancing options for the enthusiast and access to a FREE copy of the full …
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