With the price originally set at £200 by Asus, KitGuru Labs tested the RT-AC66U to destruction (almost) when it was still over £180. Today sees an additional cut from Amazon which brings the price down even more. KitGuru asks if this as far as the price cutting goes? Price cuts …
Read More »Asus lays out huge stand for Multiplay i49 over the Bank Holiday
Without doubt, Multiplay is a huge organisation – with the capability of kicking off around 21,000 gaming server instances across the globe. Three times a year, the focus of this well-oiled, world-conquering machine is aimed at the Telford International Centre and Insomnia ensures. named sequentially, i49 will start on 23rd …
Read More »Overclockers UK adds FREE next day delivery to Asus GTX 670 deals
If you missed our tip-off of Overclockers UK's current GTX 670 deals on Friday, then you're in luck because the retailer still has stock at the excellent prices. To sweeten the deal even further, Overclockers UK is giving FREE next day delivery on the entire order to anybody who purchases one …
Read More »Asus Maximus VI Hero (Z87) Motherboard Review
Providing a fresh burst of excitement in Asus' premium Republic Of Gamers series, the Maximus VI Hero is the first ROG motherboard built specifically for the mid-range gamer. Has Asus' price-constricting approach paid off? Sparking attention due to its true gaming-orientated design and a price tag to match, the Maximus …
Read More »ASUS sales up 6% year on year
With the early second quarter numbers just in from Asus, it looks like the technology giant has managed to battle its way to increased sales in a tough market. KitGuru sits back to analyse the numbers and ponder what they mean. Small companies always look good. Anything they do – …
Read More »nVidia price war gets serious – ANOTHER £44 off GTX680!
KitGuru loves a fight. The best fights in the tech industry resemble the loudest battles between Transformers and Decepticons. Massive organisations – bashing away at each other with cut-throat deals. But ever we're SHOCKED by the way nVidia pricing has been SLASHED today. UPDATE: In the past few minutes, we're …
Read More »Asus Maximus VI Extreme (Z87) Motherboard Review
Built to serve extreme overclockers and hardcore enthusiasts, can the Z87 Republic Of Gamers series' flagship model compete with the finest motherboards that ASRock and MSI have to offer? Perched at the top of Asus' Z87 ROG tree, the Maximus VI Extreme features support for 4-way graphics configurations via a …
Read More »Asus goes all Willy Wonka with the Golden Ticket Freebies
If you ever read/saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, you will be familiar with the special golden tickets that super-choco-genius Willy Wonka hides in the wrappers of special sweets. The marketing gurus down at Asus have followed a similar principal. KitGuru gets sticky fingers in the process of investigating. The …
Read More »Asus Maximus VI Extreme beats OC competition at Computex
It looks like it wasn't just G.Skill that was ahead of the curve at Computex‘s overclocking competition, with Asus also walking away a champion, by helping to claim new performance records for a variety of different synthetic benchmarks. ASUS announced today that it helped achieve world records in the following: …
Read More »Exclusive Asus engineer Z87-C unboxing video
To conclude our Haswell series of launch videos, we have the company's workhorse product – the Z87-C. It will support any single graphic card (including dual-GPU versions), but in terms of multi-card support your only option is AMD Radeons in CrossFire formation. How much of a drawback is that? Let's …
Read More »Asus firms up 4K future
As you all know, KitGuru has been tracking the move toward affordable 4K very closely over the past 12 months. With a series of price drops and product launches, the magic moment when you can buy a 4K TV for less than £1,500 is edging closer. Asus wants to deliver …
Read More »Asus Z87-A Exclusive Mainboard Video
As part of our extensive series of in-depth videos around the top Asus mainboards that are being produced for Intel's 4th Generation Core processor, we take a look at the Asus Z87-A with an engineer from regional HQ. What does this board offer? As you move from mainboard to mainboard, …
Read More »Exclusive Asus Z87 Pro Mainboard Video
When you're the biggest mainboard company in town, it's right that you should spend time ‘shooting for the stars'. At the same time, you also need to think about customers who DO want the latest in Z87 chipset technology – but who don't want to spend the price of a …
Read More »Exclusive Asus Z87 Maximus VI Extreme Video
As the vast array of mainboards arrive in the market, one thing is for sure: There will be no shortage of choice with Intel's Haswell technology. A while back, KitGuru cameras were invited into the heart of Asus' HQ to find out more about the world's number one mainboard manufacturer's …
Read More »Exclusive GTX770 video with Asus
In a season of continuous launches, one of the most eagerly anticipated events has been the full on drive on Kepler – in all its variations. On 22nd March 2012, an email from nVidia's boss to all of his employees made its way onto the web. It congratulated them on …
Read More »Win a Z87 mainboard from Asus
The world is waiting with baited breath for Intel's 4th Generation of Core processor – due to arrive shortly in the hallowed halls of Computex. Now ASUS is giving you the chance to win an amazing Z87 mainboard ! ASUS today have announced the complete lineup of motherboards built around …
Read More »Asus Facebook Competition to Win Next Generation Z87 Motherboard
To celebrate the announcement of its Z87 motherboard line-up, Asus has launched a competition offering a chance to win 3 of these ‘next generation' products. To enter the competition, simply visit Asus United Kingdom's Facebook page, answer an easy question and supply the relevant information. The page can be accessed via this link. For …
Read More »Asus Z87 Motherboard Line-up: Debutant Models Within
With Intel's fourth generation chips knocking on the door of release day, KitGuru was invited to a technical seminar held by Asus to outline the company's products, features and plans for its range of Z87 motherboards. As has been the case with Asus' recent motherboard line-ups for both the Intel and AMD platforms, the …
Read More »Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Motherboard Review
Asus' original P8Z77-V LX was, and still is, a solid entry-level Z77 motherboard. Can the P8Z77-V LX2 motherboard's subtle design changes and reduced price prove that it is ready to compete in the tough sub-£80 Z77 motherboard market? In any entry-level market, a few pounds can be the difference between …
Read More »Asus launches Radeon HD 7990 card with 8 games
With a worldwide shipment expected at the end of May, Asus has ear-marked today for the launch of its very own Radeon HD 7990 graphics accelerator. In KitGuru Labs' tests, this card stamped its authority at the top of the mountain, so it will be interesting to see what Asus …
Read More »Asus VivoTab Smart (ME400C) Windows 8 Tablet Review
Want a tablet but struggling to justify the laptop-like price tag? Want a laptop but thinking that the larger size could be an inconvenience? Asus aims to make those problems a thing of the past with its best-of-both-worlds VivoTab Smart (ME400C) ‘hybrid' tablet. Has Asus successfully implanted laptop-class, x86 hardware …
Read More »Asus launches world’s most powerful Mini-ITX graphics solution
While graphic card manufacturers across the globe work to create ever bigger and more powerful products to smash the latest games, Asus engineers have taken a step back, drunk some green tea, contemplated their place in the universe and decided to showcase their design skills in a different way. KitGuru …
Read More »Asus brings a bottle of DirectCU II to the 7790 party
As any Guru of the Kit knows, your performance parts are only as good as the cooling solution you provide to take the excess energy away from the vital components. From its new-found position as ‘Number one for AMD graphics', Asus has great cooling technology and it's bringing it to …
Read More »Asus P8Z77-V LK Motherboard Review
With the company's solid set of options in the Z77 motherboard market, Asus is aiming to conquer the intermediate segment that lies between the entry-level and mid-range price categories. Enter the P8Z77-V LK motherboard. Sitting between the entry-level P8Z77-V LX and mid-range P8Z77-V motherboards in Asus' Z77 arsenal, the P8Z77-V …
Read More »Asus launches new micro ATX boards – faster and more integrated
Looking forward, ASUS has launched new Micro ATX motherboards with native HDMI and DVI outputs for use with Intel and AMD processors that feature integrated graphics. The motherboards also incorporate exclusive ASUS USB 3.0 ‘Boost Technology' for faster data transfers with compatible storage and solid capacitors – which Asus claim …
Read More »Asus launches Total Cost of Ownership competition
While TCO was a buzz word back in the 90s for complete business infrastructures, it looks like Asus is planning to bring the idea front and centre for the 21st century – any it's not stopping at the ‘system level'. We caught up with Ellina Webb, Asus PR Guru and …
Read More »Asus ends 2012 on top of UK component market
At KitGuru, we're always playing the ‘old geezer' card, using our grey hair and pot-bellies to bring back factoids from yesteryear. That means we can remember a time when current Asus board-level executives were driving up and down the UK countryside – working hard to generate any mainboard orders they …
Read More »ASUS RT-N66U Dual Band Wireless N900 Gigabit Router Review
Today's router up for review, is the ASUS RT-N66U Dual Band Wireless N900 which is capable of transferring up to 900 Mbps across the two bands, this is certainly a large step up from your more humble N300 router that your ISP will supply you with (if you are lucky).
Read More »Aria cuts prices to tempt even more spending
While the UK is still looking forward to the credit card bills that will accompany a record breaking Boxing Day push of £2.6 billion, online retailers are not giving up hope that us consumers will consider one last wafer-thin-mint. KitGuru says ‘Better. Better get a bucket'. Shakespeare wrote of Cleopatra, …
Read More »Asus delivers supreme efficiency in a supercomputer
While it might not be so unusual for Asus to help deliver a computer that comes in at 52 on the list of the world's most powerful supercomputers, the same machine hits the top of the Green500 list for energy-efficient systems – which is interesting. KitGuru follows up on the …
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