July 16, 2010
Cases
Today we will be looking at our second chassis from NZXT. This time we have the NZXT Beta EVO in the KitGuru test labs. As with the previous chassis the Tempest EVO, the Beta EVO is a second generation of the original NZXT Beta chassis. The Beta EVO is designed …
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July 16, 2010
Accessories, Apple, Laptop / Mobile, Mac
When spending upwards of £800 on a new Macbook, it is only right that it is coupled with a quality sleeve or bag to protect it from the bumps and knocks of everyday life. There are a vast number of options available on the market from £5 to over £100 …
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July 15, 2010
Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics
KitGuru has looked at many flavours of HD5870 over the last two months. Today we are going to look at a Powercolor version which is moderately overclocked and comes preinstalled with a hefty heatpipe cooler. The HD5870 is still ATI's flagship single core card and has been paving the performance …
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July 14, 2010
Cases
Thermaltake has released some great products lately and KitGuru's reviewed many of them. We had a look at the excellent Frio and Contact29 Coolers and we also were impressed with the Toughpower XT 675W power supply. Today we are going to be looking at their latest budget gaming chassis called …
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July 13, 2010
Featured Tech Reviews, Network
The KitGuru audience love to frag, and while many of us have a high definition console, we know the primary gaming machine will always be a PC. Thats the way it should be. KitGuru review many processors, coolers, motherboards and graphics cards, but what we don't often focus on is …
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July 12, 2010
Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics
Has the time finally come for multi-GPU solutions? nVidia stakes its claim again with the GTX460 – although the lack of true scalability (to 3 or 4-way SLi) tells us something very important about this market. At the end of this special article is a single graph that will tell …
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July 12, 2010
Featured Announcement, Graphics
GTX460 is ‘Fermi done right' That's what nVidia wants us to believe after a tough year. On Wednesday 30th September 2009, Jen Hsun Huang stood on a global stage with a ‘Fermi card' in his hand and the watching world was treated to a series of demonstrations. Subsequently, we were told …
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July 9, 2010
Featured Tech Reviews, Motherboard
2010 has been a strong year for MSI so far. They have been releasing some amazing products, such as the R5870 Lightning which not only scored very highly on KitGuru but left us feeling that it was one of the best video cards ever made. Today we are going to …
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July 8, 2010
Featured Announcement, Keyboards, Peripheral
There are many reasons why gamers might choose to buy a top-end gaming mouse which has a high-resolution sensor and a variety of configurable options. However with gaming keyboards, things are very different; the performance of a gaming keyboard cannot be configured so manufacturers differentiate them by including extra features …
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July 7, 2010
Featured Tech Reviews, Power Supplies
Enermax Technology Corporation are one of the most highly regarded power supply providers to the enthusiast marketplace. I have owned many over the years myself, long before I worked for any publication. They have never let me down and they are one of the few companies I immediately shortlist if …
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July 5, 2010
Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics
KitGuru really likes the HD5670 Ultimate Edition and it appears, based on feedback that our readers share similar warm feelings towards Sapphires latest passively cooled graphics card. While a single card is great for a low powered media center and occasional gaming we decided to follow up our initial review …
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July 4, 2010
Mouse, Peripheral
Many gamers will agree that mice are the most important peripheral of all for gaming. It is therefore imperative that gamers can choose a gaming mouse which is well-suited to their needs. These days there is a huge choice of different gaming mice which offer a variety of different features. …
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July 2, 2010
Featured Announcement, SSD Drives
At KitGuru we love our Solid State Storage drives, they consume very little power, outperform any mechanical drive and offer a fantastic real world experience, sometimes cutting down system boot times by half. Today we are going to be looking at the Buffalo 128GB Microstation SSD drive which is based …
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July 2, 2010
Cooling, Featured Tech Reviews
Noctua are one of our favourite companies when it comes to high end cooling and it would be accurate to say that their NH D14 ‘Austrian Sandwich' shattered all our preconceptions of just what can be achieved on air. Today we are looking at a model further down their range, …
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July 1, 2010
CPU
The latest AMD 1055T and 1090T six core processors are fantastic value for money and we particularly like the 1055T due to the very low asking price of around £160 inc vat. Many people opt for the 1090T Black Edition due to the unlocked Multipler and higher clock speed (3200MHz …
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June 30, 2010
Cooling, Featured Tech Reviews
I admit that I have a slightly unhealthy obsession about coolers and whenever I build a system I spend a lot of time fine tuning to get the lowest possible temperatures, while achieving the maximum possible overclocks. Thankfully in 2010 there are no shortage of high quality heatsinks to choose …
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June 29, 2010
Featured Announcement, Power Supplies
Antec are one of the industries most respected companies, especially when the topic of quality power supplies is raised. Earlier this year they released the new TruePower series which replaced the older Truepower Trio and NeoPower lines. This new lineup not only brings new technology to market but streamlines the …
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June 28, 2010
Monitors
KitGuru has already reviewed monitors from heavyweights such as Dell, but today we are going to be looking at a very dramatically designed panel from Asus. The Asus MS236H is a member of the Designo MS range of screens and the focus is not on class leading specifications, but on …
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June 27, 2010
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
Silverstone have been designing some of the industries most appealing chassis for the last decade and at KitGuru we were always fans of the Fortress and Temjin series. The Raven 02 in particular has been a favourite in our offices for the last year as it combines subtle and attractive …
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June 26, 2010
Featured Announcement, Graphics
We have reviewed many Sapphire graphics cards on KitGuru over the last month and we have found them all worthy of serious consideration in their respective sectors. They often include some of the finest cooling solutions and we have been particularly enamoured with their silent range of products- such as …
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June 26, 2010
Cooling, Featured Tech Reviews
We know KitGuru readers love good coolers – our review of the Noctua Austrian Sandwich (NH D14) has been read by over 60,000 people in the last three weeks. That said, we also know that a substantial portion of that readership couldn't afford to pay almost £70 for pride of …
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June 24, 2010
Featured Announcement, Graphics
A few weeks ago we reviewed the GTX480 and walked away with generally favourable feelings – after all there was no doubting the astonishing tessellation performance and frame rate prowess with all of the leading game engines. We did however have reservations as it was running at a shade under …
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June 23, 2010
Accessories
KitGuru recently received a cool gadget at our offices – the Innergie MCube Lite Ultra Slim Universal Power Adaptor. This little device works as a universal power adapter for a variety of laptop systems as well as offering a USB output to power your portable devices. Ultra Slim & Light …
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June 22, 2010
SSD Drives
As SSDs continue to grow in popularity and more users realise their value, companies are releasing a staggering array of drives to market. Months ago OCZ released the Vertex 2 Pro, an enterprise class product which delivered staggering performance. This was followed shortly afterwards by the OCZ Vertex LE, part …
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June 18, 2010
Featured Announcement, Graphics
If you hate noise and want to build a media center then today's product will be of particular interest – the HIS HD5550 Silence 1GB graphics card. At KitGuru we have focused recently on this market, covering several ATI and nVidia solutions as we know many of our readers are …
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June 17, 2010
Cases
Today in the KitGuru labs we have the enthusiast grade steel mid tower Tempest EVO chassis from NZXT. This case has been designed with the focus on expandability offering E-ATX support which allows for compatibility with higher end graphics cards, power supplies and server boards while also allowing the installation …
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June 15, 2010
Graphics, Site Debate
The ATI HD5870 video card redefined high end gaming when it was released many months ago, taking the performance crown as the fastest single core solution on the market. Even though nVidia have knocked it off the number one perch with the GTX480, many enthusiasts still prefer the HD5870 thanks …
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June 14, 2010
NAS
With all the reviews on KitGuru in the last month there is a good possibility you have already bought a new system, perhaps even one for media entertainment. If so, the review today will be of particular interest as we will be looking at a 2 bay NAS system from …
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June 12, 2010
Graphics
KitGuru has already reviewed many products in ATI's impressive 5xxx series over the last month and today we are finally going to get a chance to play with a HD5550 model. The HD5550 is a low profile graphics card which is perfect for small form factor chassis and home theater …
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June 11, 2010
Featured Announcement, Gaming PC
Numbers vary, but we reckon at least 500,000 people build a PC in the UK each year. Once you’ve built your own, it’s unlikely that you’ll ever go back. But that’s a small fraction of the PCs that actually get sold. So what can you do if you need a …
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