Kitguru has reviewed a handful of Z77 motherboards in previous weeks, and today we take a look at the new Pure Platinum Z77K from Sapphire. They face stiff competition in this sector from the likes of Asus, ASRock and MSI. But is the Pure Platinum Z77K worth a purchase? Over …

We always get a little bit excited when a large SilverStone box arrives in our offices.  Over the past few years they have released very impressive cases and it is clear that their design team are on a mission to be innovative, creating products like the Fortress FT03 and Raven …

Google's Drive cloud service has just been officially launched which gives up to 5GBs of free cloud storage and an array of helpful sharing and collaboration features. However, while Google's fresh blog posting makes it clear today is the official introduction, it is yet to allow for new sign-ups via …

Today we are looking at the new Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe motherboard when paired up with the flagship GTX680. Is this the ideal foundation for a new, high performance enthusiast system? A couple of weeks ago we reviewed the Asus Sabretooth Z77 motherboard when paired up with an overclocked Core i7 …

ASRock have made a name for themselves in the past few years, releasing some very impressive motherboards such as the Fatal1ty 990FX Professional that we reviewed a few months back. They have a wide range of motherboards across multiple platforms, from mini-ITX HTPC motherboards to high-end ATX boards with a …

Kitguru has been busy for the last week preparing multiple reviews for the latest Intel launch today. In this particular review we will look at the Asus Maximus V Gene when paired up with the Intel i7 3770k processor. In this review we will focus on this system as a …

If there's one sector of the market that Intel would like more of, it's the mobile computing business. Sure, phones would be nice – but that seems a way off. In the more immediate term, Microsoft's decision to release Windows 8 RT for the ARM instruction face looks like a …

Intel has today announced a reference design for a 7 inch tablet as part of its Intel Learning Series initiative. The tablet will be known as the Intel Studybook and will retail for between $199 and $299 and multiple editions will be available by summer ahead of the new school …

It's been discovered that Nokia's Lumia 900 is now available for pre-order in the UK as of today with availability expected to be “in the coming weeks”. It is possible to place your pre-order through Phones4U or Carphone Warehouse. While Nokia still hasn't committed to a specific time of release, …

Just 3 years ago, HTC was the industry's darling. It had moved from clunky old designs to a a sleek new range of phones and was adding in ‘smart' by the bucket-full. It's just announced a 70% drop in first quarter profits. So what went wrong? Before 2007, you could …

While Cougar is a well-known manufacturer of Power Supplies, you may have not yet seen many Cougar Chassis' on the market. Currently they have five models to purchase; the Cougar Solution, Volant, 6XR9, Evolution and the Evolution Galaxy.  The Cougar Evolution Chassis was released at the end of last year …

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 …

Intel have a busy month in April, launching their 3rd generation processors within a couple of weeks time. Today however they release their much awaited Z77 platform, with a raft of motherboards hitting the market from all their partners. Under NDA we have to wait until a later date to …

Rumours are circulating that Sony may call the next Playstation console the ‘Orbis', rather than simply Playstation 4. Developers have apparently already received the SDK's. Kazuo Hirai will be taking over as Sony President on April 1 and according to insiders he seems to have a more aggressive thinking on …

We review a lot of system components at Kitguru, but sometimes we like to target the audience who have no interest or time to build their own computer. The system we are looking at today might appeal to that audience, because it is the latest high specification Core i7 Aurora …

The NZXT Phantom 410 has been on the market now for many months but today we are looking at a special coloured version of the case. NZXT have decided to re-release this popular case in duotone colours – Black/Orange, Black/White and White/Blue. We get a very special version however for …

Mary Jo Foley from ZDNET claims she has access to an internal email regarding a new purchasing policy for Microsoft's sales, Marketing, IT, Services and Operations Group. The email was sent to employees in various parts of the business, which prohibits them from buying Apple products such as the iPad …

When it comes to creating a quality motherboard very few manufacturers can match ASUS in regards to build quality, bios stability and overclocking capabilities. Today we are looking at their latest Asus P8Z68-V Pro Gen 3 Motherboard, based around the Z68 platform with full support for Quad SLI and Quad …

It has been a while since we looked at a prebuilt system designed for the enthusiast gamer who has little time, or interest in building a new kick ass system. With this in mind PC Specialist sent over their Vortex XT-270FB system which on paper looks very impressive. Is a …

After the success of the original Cooler Master CM 690 II it is no great surprise that they have released a new and improved version. The reason for the success of the 690 II is that Cooler Master were able to fit full tower features into a mid tower chassis …

The IBM Thinkpad is an iconic machine well known for the ‘boxy' design, class leading keyboards and chassis rigidity to deal with the toughest of working environments. Lenovo took over the IBM personal computer division in 2005 and have released a wide range of impressive systems since then. We reviewed …

We review many high end, power sapping systems destined to power through a variety of intensive Direct X 11 games at super high resolutions. They also cause a huge dent with your electricity bill. Not everyone wants or needs such a high powered system however and today we have the …

The latest Intel Core i7 processors are class leading performers and we have already reviewed the i7-3820 and flagship i7-3960X Extreme Edition. Today we are looking at the 3930K which should offer much of the 3960X performance, at almost half the price. To power the system today we thought it …

AMD met with a positive reception for their Llano based A series APU's – targeting customers working on a relatively tight budget who want an ‘all in one' chip design for a media center PC or low cost workhorse machine. We are looking at the latest flagship A8-3870K Black Edition …

Sharkoon have been in existence for nearly 10 years and have recently expanded their market significantly. Their product range is rather extensive but they do focus quite heavily on the production and design of PC cases. They currently have around 25 cases on the market and while this product – …

Today we are looking at the latest ‘audiophile' grade Asus Xonar Essence One external soundcard and digital to analogue converter. The Essence series of products have targeted the enthusiast and audiophile user now for some time, using high grade components such as BurrBrown DAC chips. Today we analyse the latest …

ASRock have worked hard in the last year to compete with the big players such as ASUS and Gigabyte in the enthusiast sector.  Products like the 990FX Fatal1ty motherboard that we looked at a few months back show just how far they have come and how they can now compete …

Apple lovers are a fanatical bunch and we often hear of funny and amusing stories, including camping out for days in the rain for a new product launch. New York Writer Susan Orlean was recently on stage at Macworld talking about her love of technology and new gadgets when she …

AMD released their HD7970 on December 22nd last year and we followed up with four separate reviews focusing on single card, dual card configurations and modified cards from XFX. Today we are looking at several ASUS cards, and to make it more interesting, we have opted to build a three …

While Intel remains an unstoppable force with demand for its Core i-series “Sandy Bridge” processor range in particular continuing to climb, recent sales numbers shared out by the company show that there is a darker, more dismal looking side in one segment – its low-cost, low-powered Atom chip line. Sales …