Working at an energy drink company apparently gives you some pretty decent perks. Those likely include an inability to sleep and burgeoning kidney damage, but one of the others is the apparent ability to get invites to publishers' studios to play unreleased games, like 2K Games' Evolve. Developed by the …
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Palit GTX780 Jetstream 6GB SLi (Ultra HD 4K) review
Nvidia have always said that the GTX Titan and GTX Titan Black graphics cards were never released to target the gaming audience, however that hasn't stopped demanding enthusiast gamers buying them by the bucket load. As the GTX780 Ti is ‘only' equipped with 3GB of GDDR5 memory the move to …
Read More »Mionix Nash 20 Headset Review
In the wake of Zardon's amazing Top 10 listing of the greatest headphones 2014 we look at a much more affordable pair of headphones in this review. No more Grado or Sennheiser headphones weighing in at well over £1,000 as Mionix are aiming the ‘regular luxury' part of the market. …
Read More »Kingston M.2 Sata SSD: a quick look at engineering sample
Intel's 9-series chipset has launched and one of the most interesting features that it delivers is native support for M.2 SSDs. Devices using the M.2 (formerly NGFF) connector can differ in their connection to the chipset. Two common approaches used today are the M.2 PCIe variant, which uses PCIe connections, …
Read More »Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK Black Edition Motherboard Review
Intel's Z97 chipset has arrived, bringing with it a handful of new features, including native support for PCIe-based storage. Motherboard manufacturers have been busy working on their boards based on the 9-series chipset. As of May 11th, the LGA 1150 socket motherboards with Z97 and H97 chipsets are available to purchase. We …
Read More »AWD Ignis Aqua 290X 250D Mini ITX PC Review
If you are in the market for a compact, yet powerful, watercooled system – but don't want to build it yourself, then today's review may just tickle the taste buds. The AWD Ignis Aqua 290X 250D Mini ITX PC is built around a Core i5 4670k processor – overclocked to …
Read More »Skidrow pirating group complains about its work being pirated
Chances are if you've been on a torrent site before, you will have come across a Skidrow torrent or two but what happens when a rival pirating group steals from the other? Skidrow has recently learned what its like to be on the other side of the fence as a …
Read More »OverclockersUK ‘Infinity Vesuvius’ R9 295X2 QuadXFire System review
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, …
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 »LG reveals details of its upcoming G-Watch
LG has revealed some details of its upcoming Android Wear powered ‘G-Watch', the watch will be one of several wearables launching with the Android Wear operating system and while no release date was revealed, it will probably launch this year, much like the Moto 360. The G-Watch will be similar …
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 »Lucas Arts cancelled this awesome looking Darth Maul game
Lucas Arts shutting down was a sad moment for Star Wars fans, we don't know how many potentially good games we lost that day but here is one of them- An Akrham Asylum inspired game based on Darth Maul, who was arguably the best thing to come out of the …
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 »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 »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 »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 »Nvidia GTX Titan Black v Palit GTX780 Ti Jetstream OC (1080p, 1600p and 4K)
Even though the Nvidia Titan was never truly designed as a gamers card, the high end enthusiast audience have been buying them en masse since they released. A muted launch in February this year saw the new Nvidia GTX Titan Black hit retail shelves. Nvidia didn't sample the new card, …
Read More »MSI Nightblade Review (Dual SSD, i7 4770K, R9 290X)
In the last year we have seen a rising demand for smaller chassis such as the excellent Bitfenix Prodigy and Aerocool Dead Silence. With this in mind MSI are launching their MSI Nightblade – a barebones configuration to target the demanding enthusiast audience who feel that ‘smaller is better'. The …
Read More »Kingston HyperX Cloud gaming headset review
Kingston's reputation as a maker of storage solutions is well cemented at this point – they have been making memory modules, flash drives and solid state drives for years now. Today however we look at something new from the company after a partnership with QPAD. The resulting amalgamation of influences …
Read More »Sapphire R7 250 Ultimate Review
Many of the leading graphics manufacturers have been working hard on developing new coolers and fan technology to reduce noise emissions as much as possible. This is never more important than when building a media center for a living room or bedroom. If you are unwilling to accept any noise …
Read More »DinoPC Pegasus 17.3inch GTX 765M Review
The DinoPC Pegasus 17.3” GTX 765M gaming laptop is a hefty slab of slate grey plastic that weighs in just over the 3kg mark. It combines a Full HD screen with Core i5 CPU, boot SSD with 1TB data drive and nVidia GTX765M graphics so the specification is broadly similar …
Read More »Dotcom’s Baboom will pay you for browsing the internet
Kim Dotcom's upcoming music streaming service, Baboom, if it takes off, will become a hot new competitor for the likes of Spotify, Youtube and other prominent music streamers. But beyond the musical side of things, Dotcom is also looking to release a tool that could help you earn money just …
Read More »MSI R9 290 OC Gaming Edition Review (1600p, Ultra HD 4K)
AMD's R9 290 and R9 290X have been well received by the gaming community over the last couple of months, especially those partner cards featuring enhanced coolers and clock speeds. Today we look at a solution that has received special treatment courtesy of MSI … their R9 290 Gaming Edition. …
Read More »Asus R9 290 Direct CU II OC Review (1600p, Ultra HD 4K)
Today we look at the latest card from Asus – the R9 290 Direct CU II, which ships with a custom cooler and out of the box clock enhancements. Can this card compete with solutions from Sapphire and Gigabyte which we have reviewed in the last month? The Asus R9 …
Read More »Gigabyte R9 290 WindForce OC Review (1600p, Ultra HD 4K)
January has seen many custom R9 290 and R9 290X solutions hit retail. Following on from our Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X OC review, today we look at the latest Gigabyte R9 290 Windforce OC, which ships pre overclocked and equipped with a custom cooler. If you have a budget around …
Read More »Microsoft buys the Gears of War franchise
Microsoft has just bought the rights to all past and future Gears of War games, the acquisition also brings the return of Rod Fergusson, former Gears of War Producer and Director of Production who had previously left Epic Games after the third game in the series was released. From now …
Read More »Asus R9 290X Direct CU II OC Review (1600p, Ultra HD 4K)
The first waves of AMD partner 290 cards are being released this month, and today we follow up on our Gigabyte and Sapphire reviews taking a look at the latest card from ASUS, the R9 290X Direct CU II OC. This card ships with a proprietary cooler and the fastest …
Read More »Gigabyte R9 290X OC WindForce Review (1600p, Ultra HD 4K)
AMD fans may have had to wait several months for custom cooled R9 290/x cards to hit the channel, but today we follow up on our December review of the Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X OC with a look at the latest Gigabyte R9 290X OC solution, featuring their excellent triple …
Read More »Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X OC Review (1600p, Ultra HD 4K)
AMD fans have been waiting on this for a long time, the eagerly awaited Sapphire custom version of AMD's R9 290X, featuring their cutting edge Tri-X cooling system. Sapphire have not only adopted their impressive three fan cooler, but they have tweaked the core and memory speeds a little, offering …
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