Cooler Master are a brand that have had great success in enthusiast circles recently, gaining more and more traction with a wider audience due in part to their innovative cooling solutions. They now have a broad portfolio on offer, ranging from CPU coolers to High Air Flow (HAF) cases and …

While everyone seems to agree that 2013 will be lucky for most, 2012 is definitely turning into a disaster zone for most of the chip producers on the planet, in one way or another. Analysts at the Carnegie Group are now saying that they think they predicted 2012 to be …

Apple's sales figures may still be staggering, but ValueWalk published an article yesterday claiming that Apple may be losing their cutting edge after the death of Steve Jobs. Author Brian says that pundits are already wondering if Apple are losing their edge, due to a lack of ground breaking products …

First unveiled at Mobile World Congress back in February, ASUS has finally pulled all the covers off its next Transformer tablet, the Pad Infinity. The latest addition to the Android tablet market is undoubtedly the best one to date, but it will come at a price. The 32 GB version …

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 …

Back in October we conducted an in-depth test of AMD's FX-8150 Black Edition, the range topping processor based on their latest Bulldozer architecture.  We were reasonably impressed with the chip as it overclocked well and outperformed the Intel Core i5-2500K in a number of tests. Over the last few weeks, AMD …

Today we are looking at a case designed for the smallest breed of motherboard, the mini-ITX, which was developed back in 2001. These are slightly smaller than Micro-ATX and their key feature is their low power consumption, making them ideal for Home Entertainment systems. Recently we have seen the rapid …

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 …

Last year we looked at the impressive Cubitek Tattoo Fire case which offered a winning combination of a generous feature set, good build quality and aesthetics that made it stand out from the crowd. Despite being quite a new player in the PC case market, Cubitek have been hard at …

Yesterday Microsoft showcased their new tablet which runs on the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. They are diverting resources to mount a viable attack on the Apple and Google machines. Ballmer said the device would offer “Windows without compromise”. The new Microsoft Surface tablet has a built in stand and …

Today we are looking at the latest, 4th revision of the ever popular M17X laptop from market leader, Alienware. The M17X R4 features a quad core Ivy Bridge processor and AMD's Radeon HD7970M discrete mobile graphics solution for enhanced gaming performance. If you have a couple of grand spare is …

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At the beginning of May we reviewed the Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H which delivered great performance at a modest price point around £160. Today we are looking at the budget GA-Z77-D3H which retails in the UK for only £80. At half the price is this useless for the overclockers on a tight …

At Computex Intel was speaking about the future of Ultrabooks and was making a very big deal out of it, but judging by the current crop of products, the future has yet to arrive. Some of the models that are launching later this year are getting closer to Intel’s vision, …

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 …

Cooler Master introduces a high-end case with silence in mind, but did not neglect the needs of a powerful system in the Silencio 650. Many of these features are easily accessible via the rich I/O which includes DualBoot HDD, fan controller, USB 3.0 and more. On the inside, it has …

This year’s consumer product presentation by Asus at Computex involved a lot of talk about cloud computing, or rather Asus Open Cloud Computing, also known as AOCC. Apparently Asus is hoping that its customers will spend even more money with the company for a range of always connected devices that …

With a long history of building enthusiast level components, Corsair have earned themselves a solid reputation for quality, compatibility, and performance. Today we'll be taking a look at their latest peripheral aimed at the Gaming market – The Vengeance 2000 wireless 7.1 headset. Corsair have attempted to ‘break the mould’ …

In a recent interview with TechRadar, Linus Upson admits that Google is not working on a Chrome OS tablet. Google's vice president of engineering, with a focus on browser products said plainly that “we are not working on a Chrome OS tablet.” This comes the day after Google revealed Chrome …

The rumors continue to circulate that Facebook are looking to buy the Opera browser as part of their plans to expand outside the social networking site. The purchase of Opera would give Facebook a quick way to modify the software to suit their own interface design, to target their 900 …

Today we are looking at two Solid State drives from Mushkin, the Chronos Deluxe 120GB and the Chronos 240GB. Both drives use the Sandforce 2281 controller, however the 120GB ‘Deluxe' model uses expensive 3Xnm Toshiba Toggle Mode Flash. Both drives are competitively priced in the United Kingdom today, however you …

Today we are looking at the low cost, low power AMD APU – called the A4 3400. In terms of the hierarchy of the Llano APUs this particular chip is closer to the bottom of the pile. That said, while it isn't aimed at an audience who enjoy playing the …

BitFenix have been producing computer cases now for a few years and are earning a reputation in the industry, mainly due to their approach of producing products that ‘grant the user the utmost control, strength and performance to complete their computing tasks'. Their product range is currently fairly specialised and …

There has been much confusion in enthusiast circles recently when it appeared that multitasking was ‘broken' (or modified) on HTC's Sense 4.0 user interface, which is present on their latest Android smartphones. Instead of ‘true' Windows-like multitasking that is present on stock Android 4.0, HTC has tweaked Sense so it …

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 …

French researchers from the Institut Polytechnique Grenoble and the Centre Technique du Papier are in the process of developing a wallpaper that blocks a range of Wi-Fi frequencies. The smart reams of paper are to be known as Metapaper. The triangle snowflake pattern found on Metapaper is where its smart …

It's all well and good giving a shout out to a new software update that will touch the lives of millions, but how certain can we be that our lives will actually improve after the time-consuming effort of updating an iPad or sumsuch?  KitGuru optimistically plugs an iPad 3 into …

Today we are taking a look at the Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H, the latest Z77 motherboard targeting the mainstream enthusiast audience. This board is built for overclocking and stability using the 3D power system with Auto Voltage Compensation. Is this an ideal board to shortlist for your next system build? Over the …

The Biostar brand doesn't have a massive presence in the UK, at least not in the enthusiast segment of the market.  We consider Asus, ASRock and Gigabyte to be the top three enthusiast brands on the market at the moment but this is something Biostar are looking to change with …

Asus surprised everyone with the aptly Transformer tablet in early 2011 which combined a 10.1 inch Android tablet and a dock that added a keyboard straight out of a netbook and a battery pack for valued battery life. Since then Asus announced the successor to the original TF101 Transformer and …