November 23, 2013
Graphics, Highlights-new
It has certainly been an interesting couple of months for the high end gaming enthusiast. In October AMD brought out their R9 290 and R9 290X which took the performance crown from Nvidia. We felt both cards were fantastic, but the substandard reference cooler forced us to offer a hesitant …
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November 22, 2013
Featured Announcement, Power Supplies
Today we are revisiting a power supply that hit the scene in late 2012 – the Bronze certified Fractal Design Integra R2 750W. This budget unit recently received a price reduction in the UK, taking the cost to just £60 inc vat. Today we find out if this is a …
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November 21, 2013
Android, Featured Tech Reviews, Tablet PC
Today we are going to take a look at the Primo 81 from MSI. Priced at only £138, it targets the large user base who can't afford a high end model from the likes of Samsung or Apple. The Primo 81 features a 7.8″ IPS display, the same LG panel …
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November 20, 2013
Highlights-new, Power Supplies
Today we review one of the power supplies in the new Corsair range, a semi modular unit featuring 80 Plus Gold Certification. Corsair are targeting a wide audience with this specific range … the CS650M unit we review today is priced at a very competitive £75 inc vat. Is this …
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November 19, 2013
Featured Announcement, Graphics
Today we look at the latest graphics card from ASUS, the GTX 760 MARS. This solution comprises two GTX760's in an SLi configuration, all on a single PCB. ASUS have incorporated a hefty DIGI+VRM configuration featuring 12 phase power. They are promoting this card to go head to head against …
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November 18, 2013
Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics
Today we take a look at the latest addition to the Sapphire R9 family of graphics cards. The R9 270X Toxic Edition follows in the footprints of the class leading R9 280X Toxic Edition which we reviewed last month. Is our review subject worthy of the ‘Toxic' moniker? Sapphire have …
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November 18, 2013
Cooling, Highlights-new
Today we are going to take the look at the latest product in Corsair's Hydro series of liquid CPU coolers, the H75. This is a mid-range option, offering a standard 120 mm radiator with twin 120 mm fans. We have been very impressed with Corsair's previous Hydro models and are …
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November 15, 2013
Cases, Component, Featured Announcement
Today we are reviewing the new Aerocool Strike-X One Advance chassis. Aimed at the budget market, the Strike-X One Advance ships with two fans pre-installed and support for up to 6 storage drives … all combined with an aggressive looking design. So, is the Strike-X One Advance worth its £30 …
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November 14, 2013
Featured Tech Reviews, Power Supplies
Today we look at the latest Seasonic S12G 750W power supply, a new 80 Plus Gold design using top grade Japanese components. This is the highest output model in the new Seasonic range, alongside a 450W, 550W and 650W unit. Seasonic are gunning for the mass market enthusiast audience, aiming …
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November 14, 2013
Highlights-new, Monitors
Today we look at the AOC G2460PQU 24 inch monitor, designed specifically for gaming. The monitor has a 144hz refresh with a rated response time of 1ms. Competitively priced in the UK at £239.99 inc vat, is this the gaming monitor you want to be shortlisting for an upgrade before …
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November 13, 2013
Featured Announcement, Graphics
This week AMD launch their new R9 270 graphics card – set to replace the HD7850 at the lower end of the enthusiast gaming market. Thankfully today we haven't been forced to review a reference AMD solution and instead we can focus on some higher grade partner cards. We all …
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November 13, 2013
Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics
This week AMD launch their new R9 270 graphics card – set to replace the HD7850 at the lower end of the enthusiast gaming market. Thankfully today we haven’t been forced to review a reference AMD solution and instead we can focus on some higher grade partner cards. Our second …
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November 12, 2013
Highlights-new, Pen Drives
USB flash drives are a useful device to have at home or work, we use them all the time in the Kitguru labs for moving large amounts of data between systems. Today we review something rather special however – the latest high capacity USB 3.0 drive from Corsair which claims …
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November 11, 2013
Featured Announcement, Motherboard
How does a company make a multiple award-winning, enthusiast-grade motherboard even more ‘extreme'? By making it into a black edition version, of course. Asus has updated its critically-acclaimed Rampage IV Extreme X79 motherboard to ‘Black Edition' status. Have the upgraded components and IVB-E tweaks resulted in yet another rampaging master …
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November 9, 2013
Featured Tech Reviews, Keyboards
KitGuru has reviewed many keyboards over the years – suited to a variety of tastes and demands. Today we are looking at the Topre Type Heaven model featuring high grade Electrostatic Capacitive Switches rated at 50 million keystrokes. Is it worth the $150 asking price? As the name would suggest, …
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November 8, 2013
Featured Announcement, Headphones
Today we are going to take a look at the Tt eSPORTS Level 10M headset from Thermaltake which is the latest product in their Level 10 portfolio. This range has been developed with iconic design and optimum functionality in mind, aiming to push the Tt eSPORTS brand into the premium …
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November 7, 2013
Featured Tech Reviews, SSD Drives
OCZ have been at the forefront of Solid State Technology now for years, and today we look at their new Vector 150 drive. The Vector 150 is built on the latest 19nm process geometry NAND to deliver the best performance with both compressible and incompressible data. OCZ are focusing now …
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November 7, 2013
Graphics, Highlights-new
AMD have been taking all the headlines in the last month, releasing a slew of graphics cards – including the class leading (but noisy) R9 290 and R9 290X. The R9 290X managed to take the performance crown from Nvidia's GTX 780 and GTX Titan in the ultra high end …
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November 6, 2013
Headphones, Highlights-new
With action games remaining as popular as ever, many gamers are looking to one-up their adversaries in online confrontations. Whether its improved player performance or a more immersive audio experience you're after, Turtle Beach's limited edition Call of Duty: Ghosts Spectre headset aims to cater for your needs. Featuring branding …
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November 5, 2013
Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics
A couple of weeks ago AMD launched their R9 290X GPU which took the market by storm … outperforming both GTX Titan and GTX 780 in the majority of situations. Just ahead of the GTX780 ti release from Nvidia – AMD unleash their more affordable high end partner card, the …
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November 4, 2013
Featured Tech Reviews, Hard Drives
The ADATA DashDrive Elite HE720 1 TB USB 3.0 external enclosure is the slimmest USB 3.0 HDD on the market, measuring in at only 8.9mm thick. If you aren't already backing up your important data to an external hard drive, is this ADATA DashDrive one that should be making your …
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November 1, 2013
Featured Announcement, Gaming PC, PC
Today we are taking a look at the Mesh Elite 4770K Gamer system. Equipped with an Intel Core i7-4770K clocked at 4.4GHz, an MSI Geforce GTX 770 and Samsung 840 Pro solid state drive, this system looks set to power through any games you could throw at it. With a …
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October 31, 2013
Cases, Component, Highlights-new
Today we are taking a look at Fractal Design's latest micro-ATX offering, the Arc Mini R2. Based on the excellent Arc Midi R2, the Arc Mini R2 boasts support for multiple 240 mm radiators or a single 360 mm radiator, 7 fan positions and power supplies up to 220 mm …
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October 30, 2013
Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics
Last week AMD launched their flagship R9 290X and our review concluded that this was the new king of the high end graphics cards. The only issue we had was the somewhat shoddy AMD reference cooling system. We are confident however that Sapphire and other partners will fix this with …
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October 29, 2013
Featured Tech Reviews, Headphones, Peripheral
Today we are taking a look at Noontec's Hammo Fashion Hi-Fi Headphones. Aimed at music enthusiasts with a penchant for style, these on-ear headphones boast 50 mm drivers, a detachable audio cable and ship with a protective case. The big question we aim to answer today … can Noontec convince …
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October 28, 2013
Channel
Car mechanics and garages have a somewhat-undeserved, somewhat-deserved reputation for using their customers lack of knowledge on their vehicle to their advantage, perhaps charging more than is necessary, or taking longer than the job needs to get it done. OpenBay may help put a stop to that, pitting garages against …
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October 28, 2013
Cooling, Highlights-new
Today we are going to take a look at the latest liquid CPU cooler from Antec, the Kuhler H2O 1250. This has been designed to build on the success of the existing models in Antec’s Kuhler range which have become very popular among enthusiasts thanks to their stellar performance and …
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October 25, 2013
Featured Tech Reviews, Motherboard
As a chipset, X79 is starting to show its age, especially when compared to the feature-heavy Z87 PCH. This can pose problems for motherboard manufacturers looking to sell a value-orientated product that isn't stripped to the point where masses of consumers are alienated away from the target audience. Cutting down in …
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October 24, 2013
Graphics, Highlights-new
October has been an extremely busy month for AMD, bringing to market a new family of graphics cards. A couple of weeks ago they released the budget R7 260X, mid range R9 270X and high end R9 280X. We weren't overly impressed with the noisy AMD reference coolers, although partners …
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October 23, 2013
Featured Tech Reviews, Peripheral, Speakers
Today we are taking a look at the LUXA2 Groovy Wireless Stereo Speaker. As a division of Thermaltake, LUXA2's goal is to deliver aesthetically pleasing hardware without compromising on performance. So, is the LUXA2 Groovy Wireless Stereo Speaker the ultimate mobile audio companion? Regular readers may remember that we recently ran …
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