Update: Last week, we learned that AMD would definitely be heading to Computex this year, with the company's own panel scheduled to take place on the 31st of May. Obviously, we didn't know exactly what would be shown during the panel at the time but last night, Radeon Technology Group …
Read More »Another source claims Intel will launch X299 and Skylake-X at Computex
It looks like another source has come to light, claiming that Intel will now unveil its ‘Basin Falls' platform at Computex this year. This new platform will encompass Skylake-X, Kaby Lake-X and X299. As previously thought, this source claims that Intel is bringing the launch forward by a few months …
Read More »Computex: Final wrap-up
Computex is now over and our team have arrived back in the UK. However, given the sheer amount of news coming out of the show last week, a few smaller bits here and there did slip through the cracks- so we are going to go over those now in a small …
Read More »Computex: Tesoro introduces infrared switch mechanical keyboard
Although Tesoro had a lot of mice and headsets on show at this year's Computex, it was its keyboards that stood out the most. Amongst all of the Cherry MX equipped, RGB backlit boards though, was one stark, white one, with a brand new type of infrared mechanical switch under …
Read More »Computex: Aerocool introduces new ‘Project 7’ range
Aerocool introduced us to a brand new line of products at Computex this year known as ‘Project 7', which spans across new power supplies, fans and all in one liquid coolers. Aerocool has some new watercooling parts in, including the P7-W240 Pro (pump on reservoir mounted on the radiator) …
Read More »Computex: SilverStone focuses on silence with new chassis
SilverStone had quite a bit to show off at Computex this year, including some new prototype cases, power supplies and even a Virtual Reality demo using the HTC Vive. As far as cases go, we got a look at the PM-01 ATX chassis as well as a PM-01 RGB prototype. Then …
Read More »Computex: FSP introduces new Dagger and home server PSUs
FSP arrived at Computex this week armed with a new range of power supplies falling under the ‘Dagger' name. There is also a new line known as ‘Twins' which is a new concept of power supply that packs two PSUs into a single ATX chassis, aimed at home servers. …
Read More »Computex: Super Micro taps in to the force with modded gaming chassis
We managed to spot Super Micro at Computex this year showing off a brand new computer chassis. This case is known as the Super Micro S5 and is the company's second attempt, putting a new emphasis on modding and liquid cooling options. There was just one S5 on show …
Read More »Computex: Deepcool launches new cases, AIO units and lots of RGB
Deepcool had quite a bit to show at Computex this year, including some new cases, one of which is Republic of Gamers certified, along with a new RGB air cooler and all-in-one liquid cooling units. Deepcool is showing a variant on Genome called New Ark, which now has support for …
Read More »Computex: Gigabyte pushes Broadwell-E, Pascal and Thunderbolt
We managed to catch up with Gigabyte at Computex today to check out their entire floor. Gigabyte's focus for 2016 so far is laptops with Skylake, new Nvidia Pascal graphics cards, new X99 motherboards for Broadwell-E, a brand new BRIX PC built for gaming and Thunderbolt. In order to …
Read More »Computex: Ozone readies new gaming mice and RGB Cherry MX keyboard
We had a chance to catch up with Ozone this week at Computex, taking a look at their new range of peripherals, including colourful new headsets, some new gaming mice and a brand new RGB keyboard that makes use of Cherry MX switches. First up is the new Rage …
Read More »Computex: 8Pack shows off new Orion X PC build
Over at the Asus Republic of Gamers booth at Computex this year, we ran into 8Pack, showing off a stunning new system known as Orion X, featuring brand new Broadwell-E hardware, along with triple GTX 1080s and an impressive liquid cooling set up to boot. In this £18,000 build you …
Read More »Computex: Phanteks Enthoo Elite and liquid cooling hardware on the way
Phanteks brought quite a lot with it to Computex this year, including a few new cases and even some of its own liquid cooling blocks for CPUs and GPUs. Kicking things off is the Phanteks Enthoo Elite, a big budget case for big budget builds. The Elite comes priced …
Read More »Computex: EVGA has new GPUs, PSUs, motherboards and laptops
Our Computex coverage continues today, with Leo stopping by the EVGA booth, where we got a good look at a new laptop, some new graphics cards as well as new motherboards and power supplies. First up is the SC17 gaming laptop, which comes with a 17-inch screen, which we …
Read More »Computex: G.Skill is showing off extremely fast DDR4 RAM
Computex is under way right now and tech companies from all over the world are showing off what they have in the works for the future. This year, G.Skill has been showing off just how far you can push its DDR4 RAM modules on X99 and Z170, with extremely high …
Read More »Computex: Cooler Master shows off new ‘Master’ products for 2016
Last year at Computex, Cooler Master launched its new Master series products, aiming to bring brand new designs and innovation to its line-up. This year, Cooler Master has truly embraced the Maker spirit, showing off a whole new range of products set to arrive this year. First up is the …
Read More »ASUS is getting into the robot game with Zenbo
While the world worries about robots potentially taking our jobs in the near future, we may well welcome them into our home before they start collecting our paycheques. ASUS has announced its new Zenbo robotic assistant at Computex 2016, showing off how we may need more than Siri and Cortana …
Read More »Computex: ARM announces processors designed with VR in mind
ARM Technologies is looking to become the mobile hardware provider for future VR-centric smartphones, with the announcement of a brand new processor and graphics processor at this year's Computex event. They are said to offer much higher performance and improved efficiency over current-gen models, but won't be available until 2017. …
Read More »European Hardware Awards 2016 Winners Announced
In front of an audience of nearly 200 representatives of the largest technology companies in the world, the winners of the 2016 European Hardware Awards picked up their honours at the Taipei International Convention Centre on the even of Computex. As a founder member, KitGuru was on hand to co-present …
Read More »European Hardware Association Awards 2016 Nominations
With Computex preparing to open its doors at the end of May, voting has begun on the European Hardware Association Awards 2016 that will be announced during a special ceremony at the Taipei International Convention Centre. After much discussion, the nominations are in and we have the list of finalists! The …
Read More »Nvidia reportedly showing off Pascal at ‘editor’s day’ next week
The rumour mill has been doing quite a bit of over time these last few weeks when it comes to Nvidia's upcoming Pascal graphics cards. The latest bit of news to hit the web suggests that the new GTX 1000-series graphics cards will be shown off next week at an …
Read More »Nvidia Pascal GP104 GPU die pictured
Following on from all of the rumours pointing towards a swiftly approaching launch for Nvidia's new Pascal graphics cards, a new image has appeared online. This time, we get to have a good look at the GP104 die, specifically, the GP104-200, which is a cut down version of then GP104-400. …
Read More »Fresh Nvidia GTX 1080 image finds its way online
A couple of weeks back, we got out first look at what could be the new cooler design for Nvidia's upcoming series of Pascal graphics cards. At the time, the image was of a ‘work in progress' model but now a snap of the final product appears to have found …
Read More »Nvidia rumoured to launch three GP104 graphics cards in June
There has been a lot of talk surrounding Nvidia and the launch of the upcoming Pascal graphics cards over the last few weeks. We have seen supposed leaked images of the cooling shroud, we have heard about a potential reveal at Computex and now, word on the street is that …
Read More »Nvidia GTX 1000 series tipped to show up at Computex
There has been a lot of talk surrounding Pascal recently, Nvidia even announced the specifications for its ‘Big Pascal' GP100 GPU and while we have yet to see Nvidia's upcoming GTX 1000-series cards, that could change soon as we may end up seeing the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 appear …
Read More »CeBIT: Cooler Master updates the Master Case 5
We continue our coverage of CeBIT this week with a look at what Cooler Master has on offer. Today, Leo stopped by the booth to take a look at the Master Case Maker 5, which was announced some time ago. The case was initially due to release late last year …
Read More »Nvidia rumoured to show first Pascal GPU at GTC in April
We have been hearing more and more about Nvidia's plans for Pascal over the last couple of months. The latest rumour suggests that we may get to lay our eyes on the first working Pascal graphics card as soon as April at the GPU Technology Conference, at which Nvidia's CEO …
Read More »Asustek unveils ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti with hybrid cooling system
Asustek Computer on Wednesday introduced its new custom GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics card with innovative hybrid cooling solution and increased overclocking potential. The new Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti is not the fastest graphics card in the world out-of-box, but its overclocking potential should be exceptionally high thanks to …
Read More »EVGA shows off its GTX 980 Ti K|NGP|N Edition as launch looms
Vince “K|NGP|N” Lucido, a legendary overclocker that works with EVGA, has published the first official images of the upcoming EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti K|NGP|N Edition graphics card. The new board looks somewhat similar to previous-generation K|NGP|N Edition products, but it still features a number of differences that promise to …
Read More »K|NGP|N: Overvoltaging alone does not help ‘Maxwell’ to overclock
Nvidia Corp.’s latest graphics processing units based on “Maxwell” architecture are rather good overclockers, but only to a certain degree. According to Vince “K|NGP|N” Lucido, a professional overclocker, without extreme methods of cooling (such as use of liquid nitrogen, chiller or other), most “Maxwell” GPUs just do not work at …
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