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 …
Read More »OCZ Octane MLC drives set to shake up SSD market
OCZ have been at the forefront of the Solid State sector now for a very long time, and the news of their upcoming Octane drives is set to shake up the SSD market. We managed to speak with an insider over the weekend and the new units will use 2Xnm …
Read More »Scan takes pre-orders on Intel 2700k processor
While the effects of Bulldozer on the market as a whole were interesting, at stock speeds it does not set the world alight. So what is Intel's response? Strangely enough, they have taken a leaf from AMD's history books. KitGuru dons a toga and prepares to draw diagrams in the …
Read More »Hauppauge HD PVR Gaming Edition Review
If you own an Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 console then today's review product might raise an eyebrow. Have you ever wanted to share video content showcasing your gaming exploits? The Hauppauge HD PVR Gaming Edition records high definition video from either console direct to your computer in compressed H.264 …
Read More »Powercolor to release new SlingIt multimedia solution
PowerColor today introduces all-new multimedia solution, SlingIt, which is designed to help centralize and distribute entertainment to various devices inside your home. SlingIt creates a gateway to wireless entertainment by offering a pair of devices that builds a bridge among multi rooms. Beams Digital Content from HDMI Source to HDTV …
Read More »ARM announce new low power smartphone chip
ARM, the British low power silicon chip maker has announced a new design which uses five times less power than the current processors in today's smartphones. It will perform at a similar level to today's technology. The company, based in Cambridge said their new Cortex A7 processor is their most …
Read More »Noctua announces free upgrade for Intel LGA2011
Noctua today announced its new NM-I2011 mounting kit for LGA2011. Continuing Noctua's tradition of supplying its customers with SecuFirm2™ mountings free of charge, the NM-I2011 kit allows Noctua users to upgrade to Intel's upcoming LGA2011 socket for Core i7-3000 (Sandy Bridge-E) processors. The new mounting is backwards compatible with all …
Read More »Thermaltake Armor A30 Small Form Factor Case Review
Competitive gaming is becoming increasingly popular and an ever expanding audience frequent LAN meetings such as Multiplay's Insomnia 43 in Telford. Anyone who has attended an event such as Insomnia 43 will know that it is a pain lugging around a full size tower case PC. As a result, small …
Read More »AMD’s flagship HD6990: is silent air cooling possible?
When AMD released the HD6990 it claimed the ‘fastest video card' title and has held it since March this year. While we love the product we absolutely loathe the reference cooler – AMD's choice of tiny red fan has been a bone of contention for me now for years and …
Read More »MSI X79A-GD65 8D – X79 photos leak
With Intel's upcoming X79 release just around the corner we managed to get hold of a handful of MSI X79A-GD65 8D pictures. MSI are releasing several new products in this range including the 4 DIMM X79A-GD45 and a micro-ATX 4 DIMM X79MA-GD45 motherboards. All of the boards follow the highest …
Read More »ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 Review
This year we have seen ASRock launch an attack on the high end market with a steady stream of quality motherboards for both AMD and Intel platforms. I use several of their boards myself at home and have found them to be very reliable and extremely straightforward to overclock. Today …
Read More »Power Consumption: FX 8150 v i5 2500k v i7 2600k
Last week we reviewed AMD's new FX 8150 processor – the world’s first 8 core desktop chip. Today we are following up with a look at the power consumption when compared against Intel's ever popular Core i5 2500k and Core i7 2600k. We received many emails and comments asking if …
Read More »Corsair release world first Quad Channel 32GB Memory Kit
Corsair have announced the world’s first high-performance quad channel Dominator 32GB DDR3 memory kit. The Dominator 32GB Quad Channel kit (part number CMT32GX3M4X1866C9) consists of four rigorously-screened 8GB DDR3 DRAM modules with Corsair’s patented DHX+ heatsinks. It operates at 1.5V and is designed to run at 1866MHz, with 9-10-9-27 C9 …
Read More »Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo 6990 Cooler Review
When AMD released the HD6990 in March it broke all performance records and seven months later is still the fastest video card on the planet. There are certainly no issues with the frame rates, but there have been plenty of concerns raised about the unpleasant noise emissions. AMD can create …
Read More »XFX HD6950 DD, HD6870 DD and HD6790 DD Review
Today we are looking at three new cards from XFX which feature their latest ‘DD' cooling system. Before you all jump to wrong conclusions, it actually stands for ‘Double Dissipation' – a dual fan system with 3 direct contact copper heatpipes. XFX claim record low temperatures and equally impressive noise …
Read More »AMD’s Sasa Marinkovic speaks to Kitguru about Bulldozer FX
It's been a long time coming, but we have now entered the world of 8-core desktop processors. KitGuru is proud to bring you an exclusive PCTV interview with AMD's Sasa Marinkovic on Bulldozer, the benefits of 8 cores and overclocking the FX. The world plus dog has rendered an opinion …
Read More »KitGuru Lite examines AMD’s Bulldozer
Rocking past 8GHz takes a lot of effort. AMD has managed to do it and, in the process, set a Guinness World Record. Here's a unique presentation from the team at KitGuru Lite, on AMD's latest viral video. Want to see how the new FX 8150 Black Edition performs? then …
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