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It would be fair to say that ADATA aren't known as one of the more established SSD brands however they have had a range of SandForce powered units in retail for some time now. Today we are testing their 256GB SSD and will be putting it through many synthetic and …

Asus have released a new X58 motherboard called the P6X58-E which ships with support for both SLI and CrossfireX and USB 3.0, Sata 6GBps. It also includes built-in server-class Intel LAN, as well as ASUS-developed highlights such as Xtreme Phase power delivery and EPU energy consumption optimization. The new board …

AMD's Fusion Platform was released in January and finally we are starting to see some availability throughout Europe in recent weeks. We have already analysed products from Asus, MSI and Sapphire and today we look at the latest fusion board from Asrock, the E350M1. Specifications: AMD Dual-Core Zacate E-350 APU …

Journalists always get sent stuff. Every day, sometimes several times a day, you will get the bing bong from your local courier service as they drop off another package. Most of the time, it's kit for testing. Sometimes it's a promotional product. We were going to consign the latest 1GB …

Yesterday KitGuru published several articles on the HD6990, one with an official card in single mode and later two HIS HD6990's in a Dual CrossfireX configuration. Today we woke up with many emails from readers asking about the warranty situation. We noticed that the press pack said ‘AMD product warranty …

AMD launched the HD6990 today, and KitGuru was at hand to analyse the reference board. We know that discerning readers of KitGuru will want to see how two of these video cards perform in a Dual CrossFireX configuration. We will be putting two HD6990's through their paces across single screen, …

While KitGuru loves to get its hands on an enormous chassis with more fans than Justin Bieber, our real passion is silent performance. The idea that you can achieve excellent performance, in complete silence, is a real draw. Cooler Master has something very special coming up in this area. Something …

Powercolor have been releasing some brilliant video cards in the last year, and the latest announcement comes in the form of the Radeon HD6870 Eyefinity 6 Edition graphics card. Specifications are set to 900mhz on the core, with the 2GB of GDDR5 memory running on a 256 bit memory interface, …

With the launch of the AMD HD6990 today, partners are scrambling to release their products. Unfortunately it appears that no one has a custom design yet, but hopefully that time will come. Make sure you read the KitGuru review of the AMD HD6990 posted earlier today. The new SAPPHIRE HD …

The battle for frame rate supremacy is always fun to watch, as AMD and Nvidia joust for top position with multi-million dollar R&D budgets. While the ultra high end cards generate only a small percentage of sales for either company, the performance leader will often generate sales lower down the …

nVidia are as excited as the gaming public about the upcoming release of Crysis 2. While the game leaked online weeks ago in an unfinished beta state, the final version looks to be playable on a variety of hardware, without demanding a Bill Gates sized wallet. According to Nvidia the …

MSi have launched the R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition OC card today. The card features the latest Twin Frozr cooler with dual fans with new Propeller Blade Technology for 20% more airflow when compared against a traditional design. MSI claim an 11% cooler running temperature with 13.9dBa lower noise. …

The most heated online debates are generally based around the graphics sector, with Nvidia and AMD fanboys extolling the virtues of their favourite hardware. While often the focus will be on the ‘out of hand' discussions, sometimes they can be intelligent and interesting to read. Not every fan of a …

Roll the clock back 3 years and almost no one had heard of G.Skill. Sure, they were started in 1989, but it wasn't until the 7th August 2009 that G.Skill's Ripjaws performance memory hit the market and people started to pay attention. At CeBIT 2011, KitGuru managed to get up …

Around the time of the first Pentiums, power supplies tended to deliver the kind of wattage a modern, high-end gaming notebook would eat for breakfast. It was a time when systems were prone to crashes/freezes – mostly blamed on Windows (because it was so ropey). Around the time that the …

Enthusiast customers are spoilt for choice when buying a new motherboard. Asus, MSI and Gigabyte are all going head to head to create the most eye catching, feature packed, overclocking friendly boards to suit those with deeper than average pockets. One such product which caught our eye recently was the …

Lots of great new products at CeBIT 2011, all of which will be brought to your attention soon enough. We thought we'd also like to bring you some unusual stories as well – stuff you're never normally likely to see. Chenbro used to have a large amount of the consumer …

2010 wasn't a particularly good year for graphics card sales, according to Jon Peddie Research which shows that 72.8 million units shipped, dropping from 75.3 million in 2009. AMD however had a good year, with their marketshare climbing by 12.6 percent during 2010. Nvidia's dropped by 6.2 percent during the …

The HD6950 has been a big seller for AMD over the last couple of months, thanks to a combination of solid pricing and high levels of performance. When the enthusiast audience learned that the HD6950 could be easily modded into a HD6970, sales figures increased even more. Powercolor have capitalised …

Last year Seagate released the first 3TB hard drive in the shape of the Barracuda XT which was only available in external storage devices. Today Seagate have announced the standalone version of the same drive which can be bought for desktop systems, with a nice twist. The new drive has …

Gskill have been showcasing their new products at Cebit this year, some of which look very impressive indeed. Their new Phoenix II is going to use the latest SandForce SF-2000 series controller and the latest Micron 25nm NAND Flash. Under the latest SATA 6Gbps high-speed storage standard, the G.Skill Phoenix …

Kingston have released new HyperX 4GB and 8GB 1600mhz SO-DIMM kits. This new dual channel CL9 memory is the fastest on the market specifically designed to support notebooks and mobile platforms using the new 2nd generation Intel Core Mobile Processor family, codenamed ‘Huron River'. “Our latest HyperX SO-DIMMs are the …

Asus are the latest company to release new B3 (fixed) Intel P67 chipset based motherboards. As with all ASUS motherboards, new models based on the Intel P67 chipset serve as a platform for a host of innovative and exclusive technologies. Chief among these is DIGI+ VRM, which incorporates digital voltage …

Gigabyte have launched a new motherboard which is going to appeal to a huge portion of our audience. They claim it is the world's first motherboard designed from the ground up for extreme overclockers. The GA-X58A-OC also has one of the most vibrant colour schemes we have seen to date. …

Corsair have announced several new products today, and they are also updating a new family member to their Vengeance series of memory kits. Vengeance DDR3 memory is optimized for overclocking and compatibility, at an attractive price point. The original Vengeance modules, released to critical acclaim in November 2010, are equipped …

Corsair have been sending out a bunch of press releases today, and many enthusiast users will be pleased to hear that the new Hydro Series H60 is finally shipping. The Hydro Series H60 brings remarkable new technologies to the CPU cooling market at an affordable price point. New features include: …

Kingston have announced the release of new HyperX T1 Black DDR3 triple channel memory kits. These kits have been designed for X58 motherboards and are available in kits of three and six modules in capacities up to 24GB. “Our new HyperX T1 Black triple-channel kits give enthusiasts the opportunity to …

Growing up in the cold war meant that B1 and B2 conjured up images of supersonic bombers capable of delivering both nuclear and conventional payloads, great distances. At CeBIT 2011, the characters ‘B' and ‘3' combined to make something altogether more attractive. KitGuru puts down the mustard and investigates. No …

Many smaller manufacturers across the globe have recycled the box that a chassis comes in. While the likes of Dell and HP have neat boxes printed, most of the smaller operations just send the complete PC straight back out in the chassis box. At CeBIT 2011, Asus has taken that …

Following on from KitGuru's revelation that Asus has launched the Essence One audiophile amp at CeBIT 2011, we've now spotted a pair of full-spec Blu-ray players. Does this mark the beginning of a sustained Asus-assault on the living room?   You be the judge. OK, so you'd expect a Blu-ray player …