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Today we look at the new Plextor M6 Pro 256GB Solid State Drive. This drive is their new flagship product shipping in a stunning looking rose gold aluminum chassis. Inside Plextor are using Toshiba A19nm MLC flash NAND and the excellent Marvell 88SS9187 controller. The M6 Pro is the successor …

APOTOP may not be the first company many would consider when in the market for a new Solid State Drive – however in the Far East they are a fairly well known maker of peripherals and electronic devices. Their new S3C SATA III SSD is available in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB …

Fans of The Gourmet Club in The Freshman will know the lengths that people will go to (and money they will spend) in order to own ‘the last of a species'. Today you have the chance to own the very last 8GB Sapphire R9 290x in the world- one of …

Earlier this week AMD launched their new R9 285 graphics card. Today we look at the second design to hit our labs, the new Sapphire R9 285 Dual-X OC – as we would expect, this card is supplied in an overclocked state and with a custom twin fan cooling system. …

Update: I didn't want to provide too much context as it's such a big, lengthy story with lots of sides to it, so I'll just link to this. It doesn't necessarily represent mine or KitGuru's take on the whole thing, but it is at least fairly comprehensive.  Original Story: I must …

If you are in the market for a new graphics card – statistically you will be shopping in the sub £200 sector. While the R9 295X2 may grab all the headlines it is priced out of reach for all but the wealthiest of enthusiast gamer. This week AMD release their …

It's that time of year again – Intel is busy releasing the latest update to its enthusiast-orientated High-End Desktop (HEDT) platform. This time we're treated to a new processor based on the Haswell microarchitecture and an improved chipset sporting features appropriate for today's market. And this launch is a significant …

As a mountain of X99 news, reports and previews go live around the world, KitGuru unveils an exclusive interview that we shot a long time before the launch. Jonathan Geoff is one of Gigabyte's technical marketing gurus from HQ over in Taiwan and he brought something very special with him. …

You can't say we don't look after our readers. This is our second PC giveaway this month and its a whopper. We are working with PCSPECIALIST and ASUS UK to give away a killer X99 system featuring an Intel Core i7 5820K processor, AMD R9 295X2 graphics card, ASUS X99-S …

The latest revision of Intel’s High-End Desktop (HEDT) platform is upon us and that means one thing is for sure – new processors and motherboards. Bringing the HEDT platform to the feature-rich realms of 2014, new motherboards based around the LGA 2011-v3 socket will use an X99 chipset that possesses …

Intel's latest revision to its High-End Desktop (HEDT) platform is upon us and that means one thing is for sure – new processors and motherboards. Bringing the HEDT platform to the feature-rich realms of 2014, new motherboards based around the LGA 2011-v3 socket will use an X99 chipset that possesses …

The latest revision of Intel's High-End Desktop (HEDT) platform is upon us and that means one thing is for sure – new processors and motherboards. Bringing the HEDT platform to the feature-rich realms of 2014, new motherboards based around the LGA 2011-v3 socket will use an X99 chipset that possesses …

No doubt you are beginning to lose track of all the cases that Corsair has in its range but honestly, the Graphite 380T is easy to remember. You see it is Mini-ITX and it has a handle on the top, and the sample we have here is yellow and black …

Once upon a time, protecting your home with security cameras was a pipe dream for the paranoid. It was not just seen as unnecessary, but impractical, ungodly expensive and even if you did set up a network, where would you store the low quality recorded footage? Today, with the advent …

While we have focused in recent weeks on 1000W+ units, today we thought it was time to analyse an enthusiast ‘mainstream' unit – the new Cooler Master V750 semi modular. This 750 watt power supply uses high grade Japanese capacitors and is 80 Plus Gold Certified. Available for around £95 …

The Gigabyte J1900N-D3V is more than a simple motherboard as it replaces the usual chipset and CPU socket with an Intel Celeron J1900 SoC (System on Chip). Add some RAM, storage and a power source and you have the basis for a compact PC which is pretty good going for …

Today we are looking at a high end power supply rated to deliver 1600 watts of power. The LEPA G1600 has been a successful high end product for parent company Enermax – so much so that they have not updated it since the original release in 2012. Available for around …

KitGuru might have a strong and bustling Facebook community – which you should check out if you haven't already – but we must admit, we've been lacking in one key area for a while now: we've had no app for your smartphones. Now though, we do, but not because of …

Today we look at the new X-Series 1050W power supply from Seasonic, a refresh on the older model which was hot news back in 2012. This new model is a pure modular design with 80 Plus Gold Certification and has received a handful of upgrades for 2014. The 2014 Seasonic …

Psst Mister, fancy buying a 5TB or 6TB hard drive? Going cheap? Well, cheapish anyway. In a perfect world it would be simple to sort out storage for your new PC or laptop by installing a 4TB Samsung 890 SSD at a cost of £99, and once they develop such …

Mechanical keyboards aren't for everyone – some gamers are more than happy with a well built membrane keyboard. i-Rocks claims to have found the perfect middle ground with their K10, delivering the tactile feedback of a mechanical switch in a rubber dome design. How well does the keyboard hold up? Lets find …

While gaming as a whole covers a broad spectrum of genres and styles, there is one common theme that exists throughout a large percentage of titles: that human beings love playing at war. Which is perhaps why Roccat went for this camouflage green colour scheme for its latest edition of the …

If you are one of those users who demands a massive primary drive in a system then today's review will be of interest. We look at the new Kingston V310 Solid State drive, which ships in a whopping 960GB capacity. The big question which we answer today – does it …

If you were one of over 8,000 people that entered our competition to win one of three BioStar A68N motherboards a couple of weeks ago, then chances are you've been champing at the bit to find out if you're one of the lucky trio that can expect one of the …

If you haven't upgraded your system yet to include a Solid State Drive, there has been no better time than the present. Recent months has seen a raft of new drives released to market at various price points. The launch today might surprise a few people however – AMD have …

We try to give our readers great competitions every month and this one is no exception! We have teamed up with DINOPC and GIGABYTE to give one lucky reader a brand new gaming system featuring a Core i5 4690k processor, Gigabyte Z97X-SLi motherboard and a Gigabyte GTX770 Windforce graphics card! …

Angelbird. Not the first name many would associate with SSD technology – however this Austrian company have earned a reputation in the high end sector dealing with design professionals, music producers and film makers. One of the interesting aspects with Angelbird is that their drives are designed and manufactured in …

The new Corsair Carbide Air 240 uses the same split-chamber design that Corsair introduced with the Carbide Air 540 but this time it is used in a smaller, more compact chassis with a low price under £70. A smaller chassis means you have to choose a Micro-ATX or Mini-ITX motherboard …

Recent months have seen a constant stream of quality, high wattage power supply releases from the likes of SuperFlower, Seasonic and Cooler Master. Continuing this trend – today we take a look at the new Corsair HX1000i, a modular, 80 Plus Platinum certified model with a Zero RPM Fan Mode …

While Biostar may not be the first company that springs to mind when we ask you to name a motherboard vendor, the Taiwanese board maker does have a long history of providing well-priced Intel- and AMD-based components. We take a look at Biostar's competitively-priced Z97 flagship – the Hi-Fi Z97WE. …