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Well it appears another GTX580 review has hit the net, ahead of the 2pm NDA launch date. This time MadboxPC have their analysis of the GTX580 online. The english translation of the review can be seen over here. And the english translation of the conclusion page can be read here. …

In the ongoing ‘leaks' surrounding the GTX580, it appears that Techpowerup published their review of the card early, but then pulled it (it can still be found via google but the pages have been removed). Reviews of the card are due to go up in a few hours time. Obviously …

With yesterday's unofficial launch of the GTX580 graphics card, the world plus dog seems to be getting in on the act. KitGuru pulls out its world atlas and started to hunt down the leading suppliers of nVidia's new monolithic card. nVidia must be so happy that everyone is loving the …

We reported earlier today that Yoyotech in the UK listed the GTX580 for sale at £399 inc vat, a price point lower than many people expected. The early release dates aren't just restricted to the UK however. Not to be outdone, other stores across the net are now listing the …

Many of you reading this will have overclocked a processor at one time or another – we all love added performance for no extra cost. For those who have yet to pop their OC cherry, then the first course of action is to get hold of a good cooler. This …

Some pictures of the upcoming MSI Intel 6 series motherboards leaked recently, and although there is very little information on the products, the pictures show they look very nice indeed. MSI’s Intel 6 series chipset motherboards show up and will be launched in the not too distant future. All of …

KitGuru has been trawling the web for new information about the Fermi series since we first touched a GTX480 box at CeBIT back in March. Now a barrage of flags on forums across the globe indicate that real people are able to buy and own the GTX580, as well as …

You might not have heard of ‘Exceleram' however we are sure over coming months that they will be featured more in the press and on review sites. They are a German based start up company who will be focusing on memory. They are almost ready to start shipping products to …

With the quarter's results sorted and the threat of AMD's Radeon HD 6850 and 6870 cards dealt with, it seems that nVidia might be pushing for addititional profits over the busy months to follow. KitGuru investigates. With serious presure from competitors, the price of graphics cards almost always goes down. …

Three weeks ago, XFX spoke to KitGuru to tell them that they were no longer making nvidia graphics cards. Today it has been made official as we received an email from AMD's PR group informing us of the change. Better late than never chaps. “We are very pleased with XFX …

When building a new PC, it is important not to overlook the importance of a power supply. Without solid, stable power delivery a system can experience hard locks and in worst case scenarios, even component failure. Thankfully the market has no shortage of high quality, cost effective solutions available and …

Having the world's fastest car is no fun unless you have the right racetrack. If that track does not exist, then you will need to build it. For cars, that means splashing out on a Nürburgring or something similar. With graphic cards, it means having a triple A title that …

KitGuru spends all day long scanning the interwibble for new and interesting information. Moments ago, all of the alarms in the KitGuru Labs chimed as a new web page went live on the Asus web site. KitGuru reveals all. Here's the screen grab:- So now we know that GTX580 will …

To honour the launch of nVidia's 512 stream GTX580, KitGuru has adopted a multi-stream approach to keeping you up to date on all of the information you need to know ahead of next week's launch. We have already processed, shaded, tessellated and output 3 stunning little pixels of need-to-know info …

The HD6850 has proved popular with AMD's partners, with many releasing custom cooled solutions with overclocked settings, out of the box. Powercolor are the latest to offer an overclocked card with a custom designed cooler which looks to be tickling the tastebuds of the discerning enthusiast user. The Powercolor PCS+ …

KitGuru has been scanning the airwaves, intercepting messages all over the place. We have already delivered 2 incisive articles today already on the GTX580, and there are plenty more to come it seems. To be honest, we've seen sieves that retain water longer than Taiwanese contractor can hold a trade …

Blimey, once you post a story on up-coming products, all of your sources in the industry want to get in on the act and the rumour mill goes into overdrive! KitGuru sifts through a ton of BS to bring you the most likely possibilities. The second in our series of …

Each generation of graphic card delivers more than the last. Frame rates are faster, colours clearer and everything is just a little more cinematographic than it was before. But what constitutes a hard launch? Do you need to have product in the market? If so, how much? KitGuru investigates. At …

After an eight year wait, the third version of the universal serial bus (USB) is finally available on the retail market. Sadly because of the high pricing – low end and many mainstream motherboards often do not often incorporate USB 3.0 controllers and many enthusiast users are unwilling to perform …

pcinlife.com have published a few pictures of what they claim is the upcoming GTX 580 card from nVidia. Specifications have not been confirmed yet, although there is much rumour and speculation. The latest reports claim that it is 20 percent faster than the current GTX480 which means it should be …

The Power Supply market is very healthy with a wealth of offerings for all user demands. Today we are focusing on the enthusiast user who wants maximum efficiency combined with the lowest possible noise for a performance gaming or media center. The Cooler Master Silent Pro GOLD 600W power supply …

AMD have spoken about the upcoming Flex FP floating point unit which is due to be incorporated into the Bulldozer Processor line up in servers and workstations next year. John Fruehe, AMD's director of product marketing said in his blog that the new technology delivers tremendous floating-point capabilities for technical …

Well. OK. Not literally, but it does seem that one man and his dog is ready with a set of Sandybridge mainboard launches. Only problem is that we're quite far away from the actual launch. KitGuru investigates and comes back with an explanation. The worst time to transition from one …

The world of graphics has been a fantastic battleground over the past two months, with launch and counter-launch in quick succession. Our recent Radion HD 6800 reviews have drawn a huge amount of interest and KitGuru has responded by hunting high and low for a cool competition. We believe we …

AMD have released a new driver hotfix which features some performance improvements and bug fixes as well as support for their new Morphological Anti Aliasing feature. AMD Catalyst 10.10c Hotfix Features: OpenGL 4.1 beta support Support for the new Morphological Anti-Aliasing feature Dead Rising 2 – Crossfire profile (Resolves negative …

We have had a firm heads-up from Danny Shapiro, nVidia's Head of Quadro Marketing to say that there may have been one ‘s‘ too many in a recent mailout that his company sent to its channel partners. We believe Danny's explanation and would like to confirm the exact details. You …

Last friday AMD released the HD6870 and HD6850 series to a warm reception. Many journalists (including myself) admired the competitive price points with class leading performance … finally AMD had the performance edge to compete directly with the GTX 460's. Today we have one of the first pre-overclocked HD6850's – …

Arctic Cooling have been releasing some great products this year and we have reviewed many of them on KitGuru, such as the incredible Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus cooler, which we really liked. Today we are looking at the baby brother of the Freezer 13, the new Freezer 11 LP …

MSI release some great video cards and we have reviewed many in the past on KitGuru. They have announced two new boards, their reference clocked/cooled HD6870 and a new custom cooled HD6850. While many partners have already released custom cooled HD6850's we are waiting on the first batch of custom …

Shoppers are lucky. They go into a store, see what they want and buy it. They are safe from having ‘too much knowledge' about what goes on behind the scenes. Sausage eaters are the same. Stick it in your mouth and don't ask. Unfortunately, KitGuru seems to be a hub …