Corsair have earned a great reputation in enthusiast circles over the years by releasing some fantastic CPU coolers, computer cases, power supplies and solid state drives. The company continue to strengthen their market position and today we are looking at their latest dramatic styled C70 case made from solid steel …
Read More »Thermaltake Level 10 GT Battle Edition Chassis Review
We first looked at the Level 10 GT back in April 2011 and it would seem that Thermaltake are still taking advantage of this incredible design. We have seen many incarnations of the level 10 GT released in the last year, including the Level 10 GT LCS, Snow Edition and …
Read More »AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Review
AMD have had great success with their latest 7 series of discrete graphics cards. The HD7970 led the performance charts for some time until Nvidia released their flagship single GPU, the GTX680. AMD are attempting to answer the challenge with the HD7970 ‘GHZ' Edition, earning the moniker from the enhanced …
Read More »Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler Review
Today we are looking at the Night Hawk Edition of the Dark Knight cooler, set to bolster Xigmateks' ever expanding product portfolio. Xigmatek produce many chassis designs alongside a range of power supplies. They are well known for their CPU coolers such as the Xigmatek Venus XP-SD1266 which we reviewed …
Read More »Gigabyte Force M9 ICE Mouse Review
Gigabyte are best known in enthusiast circles for producing some of the finest motherboards and graphics cards on the market. We have tested countless quality products from Gigabyte in the past couple of years and we've generally been very impressed by what they have to offer. You might not be …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S III Indepth Review
Samsung has stolen the Android show in recent years with their Galaxy series and each iteration of its S line has taken the Korean brand ever closer to Apple-like levels of anticipation, excitement and sales figures. With the Galaxy S III, Samsung hopes to continue, and even exceed, their own …
Read More »VTX3D HD7870 EyeFinity 6 Graphics Card (GHZ) Review
Today we are taking a look at the new VTX3D HD7870 EyeFinity 6 Graphics card which has been designed to support a raft of high resolution monitors for both work and gaming environments. The card ships with a proprietary cooler and six mini DisplayPort connectors, although VTX3D have decided to …
Read More »KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB 1268mhz – SLI update
Yesterday we published our UK exclusive review of the new strictly limited edition KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB with a staggering boost speed of 1,268mhz. If you missed the review, head over here for a recap. Our conclusion in one line? – if you have a nice fat …
Read More »Corsair Gaming Series GS800 800W Power Supply review
Today we are looking at the latest power supply from Corsair, the Gaming Series GS800 – an 800W unit firmly targeting the mainstream enthusiast audience. This 80Plus Bronze Certified unit is a non modular design with a single +12V rail, supported by a three year warranty. The Gaming Series from …
Read More »MSI Z77A-GD80 & R7770 Power Edition Transthermal OC Review
If you are in the market for a new, competitively priced gaming system then today's review will be of particular interest. We are taking a look at the new MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard due for release in July and the R7770 Power Edition graphics card with a rather unusual, proprietary single/dual …
Read More »Silverstone Grandia GD07 HTPC Case Review
A few months ago we looked at the Grandia GD06 case from Silverstone which impressed us due to solid build quality and competitive pricing. However, it was only capable of accepting Micro-ATX motherboards which was likely to alienate a substantial audience. Today we are going to look at the Silverstone …
Read More »MemoRight MS-701 240GB mSATA Solid State Drive Review
Today we are looking at the MemoRight MS-701 240GB Solid State Drive – built around the mSATA form factor. Is it particularly interesting because this is one of the few 240GB capacity SATA 3 SandForce powered mSATA drives available on the market today. There is no doubt that mSATA is …
Read More »Seasonic X-Series 460W Fanless Power Supply Review
If you are building a new media center, or just want a new system which is as quiet as possible, then opting for a range of passively cooled products is the best course of action. Today we are looking at the Seasonic X-Series 460W Fanless Power supply which is a …
Read More »OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD Review (firmware 1.4 update)
When we reviewed the 512GB Vertex 4 in April, the drive literally blew us away. Finally, the Sandforce 2281 controller was dethroned at the top of the performance charts. Today we are looking at the 128GB Vertex 4, with the latest 1.4 firmware revision. OCZ released the 1.4 firmware early …
Read More »Visiontek GoDrive 60GB and Racer Series 120GB SSD Review
Today we are looking at two new Solid State Drives from Visiontek, a company primarily known as one of AMD's partners in America. Both GoDrive and Racer Series are powered by the Sandforce 2281 controller, however the Racer Series features high specification 24nm Toshiba Toggle MLC NAND flash for strong …
Read More »Lian Li PC-TU200 Case Review
Lian Li are world-renowned for producing some of the highest quality chassis in the enthusiast sector. When they offered to send us an Mini-ITX case from their range we were eager to see how it would compare with other HTPC cases we have reviewed recently. Today we’re going to look …
Read More »Noontec A9 Smart TV Box Review
Noontec aren't a very well known company in the United Kingdom but they have a fairly broad range of products available. We recently looked at their MovieHome V8 NAS Media Player which was sadly a little disappointing. A lack of features and substandard software interface put a stop to a …
Read More »SilenX EFZ-120HA5 Heatsink Review
Today we are reviewing the new EFZ-120HA5 heatsink from SilenX Corporation. The EFZ-120HA5 is a tower style heatsink that utilizes three 6mm heatpipes that contact directly with the processor for maximum thermal dissipation. A universal mounting bracket supports the widest range of current AMD and Intel sockets, including the latest …
Read More »CM Storm Sentinel Advance II Mouse review (w/ Speed RX Padz)
The gaming peripheral market is a hotly contested arena, with manufacturers such as Razer, Steelseries and Roccat all vying for sales. In 2009, CM Storm released the Sentinel Advance Laser Gaming Mouse which was formed around a state of the art (at the time) 5,600 resolution dpi sensor. It was …
Read More »Thunderbolt strikes Asus mainboards
Modern, internal drives are often described as delivering 6 gigabits of data transfer a second. That's the requirement for SATA III and the latest drives deliver. So how ironic is it that Asus would begin manufacturing mainboards where the EXTERNAL connection operates at 10 gigabits per second? KitGuru gets on …
Read More »KFA2 Geforce GTX680 EX OC review
A few weeks ago we reviewed the Nvidia GTX680 and today we are following up with a look at one of the high end, custom cooled, overclocked cards from Nvidia partner KFA2. We have looked at several KFA2 cards in the past and have been impressed with their hardware so …
Read More »AlienWare X51 System Review (Core i7)
Are you tired of the same, boring looking desktop system? Alienware hope you are, because their X51 is designed from the ground up to turn heads. The system is built inside a diminutive, superslim chassis which can be used either vertically or horizontally. Think Xbox 360. The big question we …
Read More »Thermaltake Frio Extreme Cooler Review
The battle for the high end cooling throne has reached fever pitch this year. The Noctua NH D14 ruled supreme for a long time, although it recently had to make way for a new king, the Phanteks PH-TC14PE. Today we are looking at the latest flagship cooler from Thermaltake, The …
Read More »2500k set to become the new Q6600 as prices drop?
As the new Intel processors sweep through the publications and channel, we find ourselves in that twilight world where the new king is putting on its crown, while there's still a few heatbeats left in the old one. KitGuru does a quick scan of the on line retail offers and …
Read More »Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB SSD Review
Today we are taking a look at the latest Solid State Drive from Kingston – the HyperX 3K 120GB which utilises the performance oriented Sandforce SF 2281 controller. There is no doubt about it, the market today is flooded with solid state drives. Prices are dropping all the time and …
Read More »OCUK Titan 8500i Vortex System Review (Z77)
Today we are looking at the latest system from UK etailer, Overclockers UK. The Titan 8500i Vortex is a special configuration for the Gadget Show Live in Birmingham and features a Core i5 2500k processor with liquid cooler, Gigabyte Z77 motherboard, SSD drive and Sapphire 7 series graphics. Overclockers UK …
Read More »Asus GTX680 Graphics Card Review
AMD have had it all their own way in 2012 as Nvidia have taken longer than expected to launch their latest ‘Kepler' hardware. The guys in green want to reclaim the high end performance throne with the ‘fastest, most efficient GPU ever built' and today we are looking at the …
Read More »Sapphire HD7870 Overclock Edition Review
Last week we reviewed the overclocked XFX HD7870 Black Edition graphics card, and today we look at the Sapphire HD7870 Overclock Edition. This card features a custom cooler, with twin fans and overclocked out of the box settings to appeal to the enthusiast audience. Sapphire discrete video cards have scored …
Read More »Facebook gets nasty as users fight back against Timeline?
With half the UK population using Facebook, it's easy to find an opinion on whether the upcoming change over in style/layout to Timeline is a good thing. Even a quick search of the web reveals a huge amount of negative opinion being directed against the new format. One small group …
Read More »Topower 8GB Black Edition 1333mhz Memory Review
Topower are a U.S. and Taiwan based manufacturer who will be launching a range of memory and power supply products over the coming weeks. They aim to target the system builder and enthusiast user with affordable, high performance products. Today we take a first look at their 1333mhz ‘Black Edition' …
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