With the growing interest in touch screen technology Lenovo are hoping to outfit up to half of their systems with a touch sensitive panel. They announced this at a CES press conference in Las Vegas. Lenovo may struggle to acquire enough touch sensitive panels as there is currently a global …
Read More »Cyberpower Gaming Battalion 502 Windows 8 PC Review (FX 4170 / Radeon 7770)
Cyberpower has always tended to the needs of every gamer with its pre-configured systems. Targeting mid-range gamers with a tighter budget, does the Cyberpower Gaming Battalion 502 PC have what it takes to become a competitor in today's ever-growing system market? Cyberpower has chosen the Gaming Battalion 502 PC's hardware …
Read More »Own a Doctor Who Tardis PC courtesy of SCAN
Well this has to be one of the most eye catching systems I have seen this year. Doctor Who and Sci Fi fans are going to love this one ! Scan have managed to get an official license from the BBC to create this computer which is a miniature replica …
Read More »January sale starts early – new offers already live
In the old days, the January sales used to start, well, in January. Over time, these deals were pulled in earlier and earlier – with the Boxing Day sale replacing January as the kick off point. Now it seems January starts on 19th December. KitGuru packs a sleeping back and …
Read More »Only 2 days left to win a PC with PCSpecialist!
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Bah Humbug! you may say, but thanks to PC Specialist we have a kick ass AMD gaming system to …
Read More »Want a dual core PC for Xmas but only have £119?
While we all love oggling the latest in 6-core, 12-threaded overclocking monstrosities – the reality is that many of us just need to replace an old box with a newer one. For example, as a child grows older or when you expand your business. Aria has been working on a …
Read More »ARIA stocking Barebones Arctic MC001-E for £139.99
ARIA have informed us this afternoon that they are the UK exclusive on this awesome little BareBones Arctic Cooling PC is powered by the Dual Core Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz. All you need is to add SODIMM memory, the operating system and SSD/HDD. If you want to get hold of …
Read More »Sapphire Edge VS8 Mini PC Review
Today we are looking at the latest Edge VS8 Mini PC from Sapphire, the follow up to the Edge HD3 which we reviewed earlier this year. The new Edge VS8 is based around an AMD Quad Core A8 1.6ghz APU with onboard HD7600G graphics. Our review sample ships with a …
Read More »Intel launches 4×4 for all IT terrains
Given that KitGuru has had quite a few conversations with AMD in the past about the benefits for creating a simple PC, in the smallest possible form factor, that could perform a wide variety of tasks – it's ironic that Intel is the company to launch the device. KitGuru takes …
Read More »Mini PC comes of age with Sapphire Edge VS launch
As of 6am this morning, the options available to technology lovers who want oodles of power but no noise and a stylish little package, just got a whole lot more attractive with the launch of Sapphire's Trinity APU-powered Edge VS. KitGuru peers under the bonnet to see what makes this …
Read More »Cray launch new Cascade XC30 supersystem
Cray has launched their new ‘Cascade' system which was developed in partnership with the US Defense Advanced Research Projectes Agency. It utilises the new ‘Aries' interconnect. The Aries Interconnect is very important when it comes to hyperscaling and parallel computing. Intel paid $140 million to get ownership of the project …
Read More »Exclusive price and availability info on Asus ET2220, ET2300 and ET2701
While the mere launch of the Windows 8-powered Asus ET2300 All-in-One was met with hundreds of pages of copy on the web, the biggest questions remained unanswered. How much will it cost, when will it be available and can Asus build enough of these systems for the Q4 rush? KitGuru, …
Read More »Asus launches ET2300 All-in-One for Windows 8
While PC users across the globe will be complaining bitterly about the Windows 8 interface change, there's no doubt that it will work wonders for tablet and other touch screen users. Asus already has a brand new product ready for your special touch. KitGuru gives its dirty fingers a good …
Read More »Aria offers business users Windows 7 PCs for £99
With Windows 8, Haswell, GTX700 and Radeon 8000 all coming soon, it's work pausing every now and then to realise that the vast majority of business users are not batting in that league. They have a very different set of requirements – sometimes as simple as ‘Need a PC for …
Read More »Game Changer changes games and communication
The offices of KitGuru are regularly assailed with all manner of emails, brochures, presentations, videos and an assortment of other attention-grabbing ways to tell us that one company or other is doing well and launching something popular. While we can't say with 100% certainty that it is always the best …
Read More »PC Specialist Vanquish 670XM Gaming System Review
Today we are looking at the latest gaming system from PC Specialist, the Vanquish 670XM. This PC features an overclocked Intel Core i5 3570K, 8GB of Kingston Hyper X memory, a 120GB Kingston SSD with 1TB HDD and a 2GB GTX670. On paper it looks to be a well balanced …
Read More »OCUK Prodigy Arctic Gaming System Review
The Bitfenix Prodigy has proven one of the most popular enthusiast cases, when we reviewed it in June this year it took our top award. Building on the success of the Prodigy, Overclockers UK decided to devote a whole gaming range to the Mini ITX wondercase. Today we are looking …
Read More »DinoPC Predator Extreme 3570K OC Review (4.7GHz i5 3570K / GTX 670 OC)
DinoPC offers a wide variety of pre-built systems that can be tailored to your specific needs. It's the turn of their Predator Extreme 3570K OC gaming system to be put through its paces at KitGuru labs. Can the 3570K and GTX 670-based system prove its worth in such a heavily-contested …
Read More »Hewlett Packard announce four ‘all-in-one’ PC’s
Hewlett Packard have announced four new ‘all-in-one' PC's today, with the standout machine being the SpectreOne. Unlike others which were unveiled today, the SpectreOne is not a touchscreen all-in-one PC, but it is their thinnest ever system, measuring just 11.5mm. Making this system touchscreen would have made it thicker. The …
Read More »Cooler Master sees boost from gaming market
One of the more interesting stands at Multiplay i46 was the Cooler Master one. Not only did they have a clever ball-throwing-challenge for serious prizes, they also had a huge range of gaming peripherals on show and, without doubt, one of the most gorgeous overclocked systems we've seen. KitGuru sets …
Read More »Samsung include ‘start’ button on upcoming Windows 8 desktop PC’s
Samsung may be hitting all the news stories for losing a $1 billion battle against Apple in an American court, however they are keen to point out that it is very much business as usual for the electronics giant. They have previewed a new range of personal computers running the …
Read More »Orange OPC Review
There are a large number of companies in the UK who would be willing to build a PC to your own specification providing you're willing to put up enough cash. There isn't a whole lot which differentiates these PCs from each other, though, as you're usually restricted to the same …
Read More »Cyberpower Fang III Black Mamba Review -the £4,000 system
This year we have reviewed a number of custom gaming PCs including the Palicomp Alpha Pulse, which we looked at quite recently. This system offered good value for money and was ideal for someone looking for a capable gaming system without spending a ridiculous amount of money. We don't like …
Read More »Palicomp Alpha Pulse Gaming PC Review
Many people don't have the time or expertise to build a new system so there is still a large market for pre-built computers. There are quite a number of companies who will happily build you a gaming machine, from the smaller custom builders such as PCSpecialist to the large multinational …
Read More »Overclockers wonder if Prodigy will be firestarter
With its headquarters up in Staffordshire, Overclockers has always been associated with supplying the components that enthusiasts need for custom builds. Now it's branching more-n-more across to ready-assembled/pre-overclocked systems and to illustrate that fact, it's today launching the a brand new gaming rig in one of the latest chassis. This …
Read More »Zoostorm PC Review (with AMD Vision A6-3500 APU)
The Zoostorm brand may not be instantly recognisable to many but they have been around now for a few years. They are a UK based systems integrator who build budget friendly computers predominantly for the home and education markets. Rather than sell PCs direct to the consumer however Zoostorm have …
Read More »Gaming notebooks ready to storm European LANs?
One of the strongest features of Computex 2012, was the sheer volume of mobile gaming solutions on offer. We'll go through the specifics soon enough, but first we wanted to float a question about the state of serious gaming in the West. KitGuru scans pics from the recent Multiplay event …
Read More »Asus Republic Of Gamers Tytan CG8580 System Review (i7/GTX680)
Asus are renowned for releasing some of the finest motherboards and graphics cards on the market, for the enthusiast audience. Their Republic Of Gamers laptops have proven popular with a wide audience and today we are reviewing their latest Republic Of Gamers Tytan CG580 desktop system, loaded with high end …
Read More »Computex: Intel 21:9 aspect ratio AiO system with tiny motherboard
The widescreen display has since long conquered the computer monitor and TV markets, but apparently we haven’t gone wide enough. After 16:9 comes 21:9 which is pretty much cinema aspect ratio and now the first computer products using this even wider aspect ratio are starting to trickle through. At Computex …
Read More »Computex: Asus Tytan CG8890 desktop expands at button touch
The one product line in Asus’ R.O.G. series that hasn’t really impressed so far is its desktop systems, least not because of the rather strange looking chassis Asus has stuck with over the years. The new Tytan CG8890 appeared to be using the same old tried and trusted design at …
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