KitGuru review a range of gaming systems every month, from penny pinching £500 builds to wallet sapping £3,000 beasts. Today we take a look at one of the latest high end systems from etailer OverclockersUK. This £4,000 monster features a watercooled, overclocked Core i7 4770k, an Asus Z87 Extreme motherboard, …
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Have you not yet joined the Solid State revolution? If funds have been tight this year then today we have just the competition for you! OCZ have teamed up with KitGuru to give away a shiny new Vertex 460 240GB Solid State Drive. To win the drive: You can like …
Read More »Corsair Obsidian 450D Chassis Review
The Obsidian Series 450D has an elegant brushed aluminium front panel and a solid steel body. The interior is designed for superior cooling efficiency, with a modular removable drive cage system and dual SSD bays that mount behind the motherboard tray and out of the airflow path. I have to …
Read More »FiercePC Hazer Mini Gaming PC Review
While overclocked Core i7 systems with dual GTX Titan Black graphics cards are the wet dream of any enthusiast user, most of us have to make do with a more modest configuration. If you are working with a limited budget of £500 then today's review system will certainly be interesting. …
Read More »Dell XPS 12 2-in-1 Ultrabook Review
Today we are going to look at one of the latest, and perhaps most interesting notebooks in Dell’s range, the XPS 12. This aluminum convertible Ultrabook offers a ‘flip and fold' motion and features a Corning Gorilla glass screen with Full HD Display. Dell refer to the XPS 12 as …
Read More »Here’s what playing Evolve is like
If you've been keeping a track of game trailers and teases for the past few months, chances are you've stumbled across Evolve, an upcoming game from Left 4 Dead developer Turtle Rock, featuring rampaging alien monsters, treacherous local wildlife and hardened, veteran hunters with an impressive arsenal of varied weaponry. …
Read More »Corsair Voyager Go 64GB flash drive
Go back just a single decade and you would find many high end gaming PC's with 80GB boot drives or some with even smaller 36GB Raptor drives – for added performance. Today multi-terrabyte drives aren't something we bat an eyelid at and most modern smartphones ship with tens of gigabytes …
Read More »ASUS R9 290 GPU winner announced!
Our competition with ASUS was a huge success – we had over 11,000 entries to win a stunning R9 290 graphics card. We had so many entries that ASUS have taken longer than expected to work their way through the list! We apologise for the delays with this one. We …
Read More »Sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X OC and R9 290 Vapor-X OC review
There is no doubt that AMD gamers have been spoilt for choice this year when shopping for a new graphics card. Sapphire have been at the forefront of the new GPU revolution, thanks in no small part to their remarkable, class leading Tri-X cooling system. Over the last week, I …
Read More »AMD Athlon 5350 (Kabini AM1 Platform) FS1b APU Review (w/ Sapphire R7 240 Low Profile)
The gaming and enthusiast audiences love their big, quick, expensive powerhouse machines – there's no denying that. But the reality is that many users – about 38% of the market, in fact – in a wide span of geographical regions simply cannot afford or justify the latest-and-greatest in both CPU …
Read More »Win a £1000 laptop with Scan, KitGuru and MSI!
KitGuru has teamed up with SCAN and MSI to give away a stunning MSI GE70 2PC Apache laptop worth £1000! Top Player Top Choice, MSI GE70 series gaming laptop, your ultimate weapon for any game! Matrix display features MSI innovative design with 3 external screen display capabilities, allowing you to …
Read More »MSI GE60 2PE Apache Pro 15.6in gaming notebook
Laptops are rarely given much credit when it comes to gaming ability, but the GE60 2PE Apache Pro from MSI has the potential to turn that idea on its head. Packing the ‘hot-off-the-shelf' Nvidia GTX 860M, an Intel i7 4700 HQ CPU with 12GB of DDR3 and a 128GB SSD …
Read More »Antec High Current Pro Platinum 1300W PSU Review
Antec's high end power supplies have earned a good reputation over the years and today we look at the latest addition to their High Current Pro Platinum range – a powerful 1,300 watt rated model. High capacity power supplies are currently selling out everywhere, due to the expanding user base …
Read More »AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Review
Nvidia, ATI. Nvidia, AMD. The battle for top graphics card billing seems to have been around since time immemorial. We announce a new performance king, then another card is released and the position switches. While it may sound purely diplomatic, we genuinely feel that the last year has been very …
Read More »Gamdias Hephaestus Headset Review
One of the toughest markets to compete in these days is gaming accessories. Where once upon a time Razer stood alone, now there are dozens of companies vying to be the gamer's number one choice when they go into battle. KitGuru has just taken delivery of a gaming headset from …
Read More »Dell XPS 15 9530 Review
Today we take a look at a 2014 model laptop from Dell. The DELL XPS 15 9530 is a pretty standard looking 15″ laptop, but it incorporates an ultra high QHD+ resolution touch-screen (3200 x 1800 pixels), a quad core i7-4702HQ CPU with 16GB of DDR3 and a Nvidia GT 750m. …
Read More »Win Limited Edition 120mm KitGuru fans!
Today we have a very special competition in place to celebrate KITGURU's partnership with Sharkoon to create a limited edition run of Silent Eagle 2000 fans sporting Kitguru site branding and colours. You could be one of only a handful of people to own these collectors items! The Sharkoon Silent …
Read More »NZXT Source 530 Case Review
Today we are going to take a look at the NZXT Source 530 case which has been designed to offer a balance between features and affordability. It is available for around the £80 mark, targeting a mass audience. There are a number of other manufacturers who have strong offerings around …
Read More »Win free games with KitGuru
While every other site out there is spending its April fools' day trying to make you feel like a dummy for hitting that share button, we don't play that kind of game here at KitGuru. Instead, we're launching another Steam community group competition, where you can win the Steam game …
Read More »PC Specialist Infinity 7850K System (£499.00)
We review many high end gaming systems on KitGuru but what if you only have a budget of £500 and need an ‘all round workhorse' capable of dealing with office duties and casual gaming at 720p? AMD's Kaveri is the sensible choice when budget is a primary concern, so today …
Read More »Antec a.m.p. Bluetooth Headset Review
Today we are going to take a look at the latest product to be released in Antec’s Mobile Products range, the Pulse Bluetooth headset. This is the first full-size headset in the a.m.p. range building on the success of the more compact wireless earphone models. We are excited to see …
Read More »Gigabyte GTX780 Ti Windforce OC Review (1080p, 1600p, 4K)
Nvidia's GTX780 Ti has been a big seller in 2014, leading the high end performance market. We have reviewed many GTX780 Ti's since the official Nvidia release last November, but due to reader demand today we look at one of the fastest overclocked models from Gigabyte. Their Windforce OC model …
Read More »Intel 730 Jackson Ridge 240GB SSD RAID 0 Review
KitGuru reviewed the Intel 730 Jackson Ridge Solid State Drive back on March 6th, and there was a lot of interest in the review. Since then Intel sent us over two more 730 drives and today we supplement our original findings by adding some RAID 0 results. As we covered …
Read More »iSAW EXtreme Action Camera Review
Korean action cam company iSAW has come up with a neat idea. The EXtreme action cam offers a fascinating proposition. The package includes a fully featured 1080p 60fps action cam with 802.11n Wi-Fi, a 2-inch LCD and a stack of accessories for an SRP of £249.99. That's everything you need …
Read More »The Facebook, Oculus deal makes sense for everyone
I know guys. I know. I'm mad too. I'm sad, disappointed, even betrayed, but these are all things I'm feeling and I bet you are too. We're having an emotional reaction to two companies worth multiple billions of dollars doing a business deal and though I can't help but wish …
Read More »Cube Gaming PC Core i7 Overclocked Assassin /w MSI GTX 770
Is a traditional tower PC chassis just too big for your home? Would you like to get something smaller, and quieter for your bedroom but capable enough to power the latest Direct X 11 games? Today we look at a new system from UK company BOX UK. Their Assassin Cube …
Read More »Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse Review
Today we are going to take a look at one of Logitech's more advanced gaming mice – the G602. This was released last year and is designed for those gamers who are looking for a capable gaming mouse, offering lag-free wireless connectivity. Logitech are one of the longest established and …
Read More »Wavemaster Stax Second Generation Speakers Review
Wavemaster designs speakers in Germany and then manufactures in the Far East. It's a clever partnership that allows them to get the best of both worlds: Teutonic desire for engineering perfection with a Chinese love of cost control and affordability. In 2013, that resulted in the most impressive set of …
Read More »Corsair Raptor HS30 Gaming Headset Review
Corsair has been refreshing its gaming headset range as of late. Today we will take a look at the value-orientated Raptor HS30 analogue gaming headset. Built around 40mm Neodymium drivers encased in closed ear cups, Corsair's circumaural Raptor HS30 headset is targeting gamers who are looking for a low cost …
Read More »Exclusive Interview with Richard Huddy from Intel at GDC
When Lisa Graff, Intel VP for the Desktop Client Platforms Group, recently told KitGuru about her plans for 2014/2015, the focus was clearly on reinventing the desktop. As KitGuru reported a while back, there will be a resurgence on desktop for Intel going forward, which we believe will peak around …
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