Last week, Nvidia announced that it would be holding a livestreamed ‘Ultimate GeForce' event on the 28th of February. The announcement was accompanied by a countdown timer, leading us to tomorrow evening but on further investigation, we found multiple references to the GTX 1080Ti on the countdown's source code, alongside some …
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Sony has sold close to 1 million PSVR headsets
It looks like Sony's efforts to bring virtual reality to consoles has been paying off as close to one million PlayStation VR headsets have been sold since launch back in October, despite bouts of stock shortages over the holiday season. In total, Sony has sold 915,000 PlayStation VR headsets as …
Read More »Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor sequel leaked, set to launch this year
It looks like we can expect a Shadow of Mordor sequel announcement this year as Monolith's next game appears to have leaked over the weekend. Rather than being titled ‘Shadow of Mordor 2', the game's sequel will instead be called ‘Middle Earth: Shadow of War' and will focus on Talion's …
Read More »22% of KitGuru readers would spend more than £500 on a graphics card
How much would you spend on a graphics card? More than £500? KitGuru readers would agree.
Read More »MSI Z270 Gaming M7 Motherboard Review
The first motherboard to have two audio codecs? We take a look at MSI's intriguing Z270 Gaming M7.
Read More »Calyos may also produce stand-alone loop heat pipe coolers
Recently KitGuru took a trip to visit Calyos, the Belgian cooling company. We've already reported how their technology works, while we also took a look at the upcoming NSG-S0 chassis. However, it seems that Calyos are thinking about debuting some stand-alone CPU/GPU coolers which use loop heat pipes. Calyos' main …
Read More »KitGuru looks at the Calyos NSG-S0 (Fanless Chassis)
A passively cooled PC - the dream of many people, especially if you can use some high end components.
Read More »Google’s sign-out bug caused by ‘routine maintenance’
Update: On Friday morning, many Google account users woke up to find themselves either mysteriously signed out, or with a notification claiming changes were made to their account. At the time, Google said this was not a security breach but had some more investigating to do. Now, there is a proper …
Read More »AMD said to launch Ryzen/Zen APUs in late 2017
We've now seen what AMD is bringing to the table in the high-end CPU market this year but there are still plenty of people waiting on cheaper options based on the Zen microarchitecture. Aside from Ryzen desktop CPUs, including the R7 8 Core, R5 6 Core and R3 4 Core …
Read More »Mass Effect Andromeda video shows off new combat, system requirements released
Mass Effect Andromeda is coming out very soon, which means it is time for Bioware to start unveiling new gameplay, alongside other important details like PC system requirements. Not only has a new Mass Effect Andromeda trailer dropped this week, but now we also know what hardware we are going to …
Read More »Dr. Delid aims to make delidding your processor a much easier task
Prior to Intel's Core i7 7700K launch, there was some concern surrounding the TIM used underneath the CPU heatspreader as early reports had shown the Kaby Lake chip running very hot out of the box. Delidding and replacing the TIM seemed to improve things by quite a lot. However, delidding …
Read More »Overclockers get their hands on Ryzen 7 1800x, set new Cinebench world record
Ryzen might not be in the hands of consumers just yet but it looks like overclockers are already using AMD's latest and greatest to set overclocking records. This week, a portion of a video from AMD's Ryzen tech day leaked, at which AMD had professional overclockers pushing the R7 1800x …
Read More »Bitcoin almost hits highest value ever amid US regulation rumours
Back at the start of the year, Bitcoin hit its highest peak since 2013 only to drop back down in value a week later. Now this week, Bitcoin has shot back up once again, with the digital currency almost hitting an all-time high point but coming just three dollars short. …
Read More »Valve to appeal $3 million fine from Australian Federal Court
Back in December, an Australian federal court ordered a $3 million fine against Valve after finding that the company had breached Australian Consumer Law between 2011 and 2014. This had been an on-going case for some time and was a huge factor in Valve's decision to finally start offering refunds …
Read More »ZeniMax files injunction against Oculus, could heavily impact Rift and GearVR
A couple of weeks ago, ZeniMax was awarded $500 million in its lawsuit against Oculus VR after a jury found that Palmer Luckey and others had violated an NDA agreement by showing a prototype version of Doom 3 running on an early Oculus Rift prototype. This wasn't the exact outcome …
Read More »Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons appear to be having some issues
The Nintendo Switch is coming out in just a couple of weeks, which means plenty of press outlets already have units in hand and are preparing reviews. Unfortunately, it looks like some of those with early units are experiencing a concerning issue with the Joy-Con controller as several prominent members …
Read More »A Cloudflare bug has exposed passwords and sensitive data, lots of sites affected
It looks like Cloudflare has been suffering from a bug recently, causing the passwords, cookies and tokens used to authenticate users by millions of sites to leak. Cloudflare is a security and performance tool that is used by 5.5 million websites, including big names like Reddit, Discord, Patreon and more. …
Read More »Streacom DB4 Mini ITX Fanless Case Review
A PC case without the need for fans - surely it's too good to be true?
Read More »Roccat Suora FX gaming keyboard review
Roccat has been one of the top gaming peripheral makers for a long now and looks to continue that reign with its new board, the Suora FX. Built with the same RGB backlighting and mechanical functionality of its predecessors, the Suora FX goes the barebones route and tears off all the …
Read More »Halo 6 will bring back the series’ much loved split-screen mode
Back when 343 Industries was building up to the launch of Halo 5, one of the big negatives against the game was the lack of split screen. Split screen and couch co-op has been a major part of the main Halo games ever since Combat Evolved so quite a few …
Read More »AMD’s Ryzen 5 Six Core CPUs said to be coming in Q2
This week, AMD officially announced pricing for its high-end Ryzen 7 processors, with three different SKUs set to roll out starting at £319.99 and going up to £489.99 all set to disrupt Intel's Core i7 lineup. However, not everyone has £300+ to spend on processors, so quite a few are …
Read More »European Hardware Association research shows declining interest in VR
This week, the European Hardware Association presented its 2017 buying trends research report, giving us a hint at what Europeans are most interested in tech-wise in 2017. While there has been growth and plenty of buyer intent as far as CPUs and GPUs go, it looks like interest in virtual …
Read More »Cooler Master’s MasterLiquid 240 and 120 support Ryzen and Kaby Lake
Cooler Master is continuing to bolster its lineup in preparation for AMD's Ryzen processors, which are launching on the 2nd of March. If you need a new CPU cooler to go alongside your shiny new CPU, then Cooler Master has two MasterLiquid options available, one with a 120mm radiator and …
Read More »Valve announces Steam Audio, aims for more realistic spatial audio
A while back, Valve acquired Impulsonic, a peculiar move for a company that doesn't delve into sound all that much. However, now we know why as today ‘Steam Audio' was announced, which is intended to usher in a new generation of spatial audio. Steam Audio has been in development for …
Read More »Full specs leak for upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8+
After the initial news that the Galaxy S8 would launch at the end of March and start shipping in late April, it looks like the full specifications for the Galaxy S8 Plus have leaked. This year, Samsung is ditching its Galaxy Edge branding, instead opting to release a standard Galaxy …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S8 said to start shipping on April 21st
We have been hearing a lot about the Samsung Galaxy S8 over the last couple of months and while we have known what the phone looks like for a while, a release date has been up in the air. This week though, reports appear to be showing a 21st of …
Read More »Dead Rising 4 is coming to Steam next month
It looks like Dead Rising 4 is finally making its way over to Steam after a brief stint as a ‘Windows 10' exclusive as part of Microsoft's exclusivity deal with Capcom. Dead Rising 4 initially launched on Xbox One and Windows 10 back on the 6th of December but the …
Read More »Kolink Continuum KL-C1050PL 1050W Platinum Review
This is one of the most cost effective Platinum rated power supplies on the market. Is it any good though?
Read More »After initial post-launch dip, For Honor player numbers are relatively steady on PC
Following controversy surrounding Ubisoft's quoting of player numbers in some of its other games, it's been much more forthcoming with For Honor. That's meant we can keep a much better eye on how many people are actually playing and though there's been a bit of a drop off since it …
Read More »First gameplay footage of Ark Park shows Jurassic World roots, dino interaction
The first in-game footage of Snail Games' Ark Park, the educational dinosaur VR title that makes use of ARK: Survival Evolved assets, shows just how detailed and interactive the safari park can be. Players start out in a holographic visitor centre reminiscent of Jurassic World, before heading off into the …
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