(Update 04/01/18): Intel has released a statement over the security concerns raised below. It seems that this may not be an issue unique to Intel's own CPUs and any performance impacts will be mitigated over time. You can find more details HERE. (Original Story 03/01/18): This week it has emerged …
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NZXT H700i Case Review
NZXT has a new flagship case - the H700i. Is it worth £200, or should you steer clear?
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 22: Win a Drobo 5N2 NAS and 10TB of Seagate Iron Wolf HDDs!
Today on the KitGuru Advent Calendar we have a major storage upgrade for one lucky reader. We have teamed up with Drobo and Seagate to give away a Drobo 5N2 NAS system with five 2TB Seagate Iron Wolf HDDs!
Read More »Devil May Cry director begins teasing his new game following last month’s DMC 5 leak
Just a few weeks ago, a huge Devil May Cry 5 leak was unearthed, promising a 2018 release date and a reveal at E3 this year. Aside from various gameplay elements, the leak also claimed that Hideaki Itsuno, the director of DMC 2, 3 and 4 was returning for this …
Read More »Google has begun testing its new Fuchsia OS on the Pixelbook
Way back in August 2016, we began hearing about Google's mysterious new operating system called ‘Fuchsia'. It's an open-sourced project but so far, Google hasn't given us a proper showing of it. Back in May 2017 we saw a video of what the OS would look like running on a …
Read More »Intel Core i7-8809G with RX Vega on board graphics appears online
Last year, Intel and AMD made its long rumored collaboration official, with Intel announcing that its new Core-H series processors would use on-board graphics from AMD's Radeon team. Since then, things have grown quiet, but this week, Intel began listing the specs for its Core i7-8809G CPU, featuring RX Vega. …
Read More »The Oculus Rift was the most popular VR headset on Steam in December
Over the course of 2017, Facebook cut the price of the Oculus Rift down again and again, closing the year out with a £350 holiday sale for the HMD and Touch controllers. Back in November, we learned that these sales brought Rift and Vive usage up to very similar levels …
Read More »The latest Nintendo Switch hack paves the way for homebrew software
Back in March following on from the Switch's launch, hackers immediately found a browser exploit that allowed them to dig deeper into the console's inner workings. Now, right at the start of the year, hackers have managed to figure out how to get access to the Switch's kernel, paving the …
Read More »Valve denies automatically banning TF2 players for having ‘catbot’ in their OS username
Over the last couple of days, Valve has faced some criticism from Linux players after reports came in that automatic VAC bans were being passed down to those with ‘catbot' in their Linux username. For those who don't know, a catbot is an aiming cheat for Team Fortress 2, for …
Read More »Steam’s top selling games of 2017 have been revealed
Steam is essentially the home of PC gaming at this point, so if you want to see what games did well this year, then there is no better place than Steam's top seller list. This week, Valve published its list of the top 100 selling games on Steam over the …
Read More »GameMax Tornado RGB Gaming Mouse Review – It’s only £7.50!
It may not have a ton of customisation and a 2,000 dpi optical sensor, but it is only £7.50 online!
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 21: Win ONE of FIVE ASRock motherboards
The new year is officially here! To bring it in we still have a few giveaways lined up for the next few days. Today, we are teaming up with our friends at ASRock, who were kind enough to offer up FIVE motherboards for KitGuru readers to win. We’ve got all the bases covered too, with options for both Intel and AMD.
Read More »Denuvo readies itself for 2018 titles with extra layers of DRM protection
With controversial DRM like Denuvo constantly slipping throughout the latter half of 2017, many thought this spelled the end of current anti-piracy measures as we knew it. It seems that news of its death has been greatly exaggerated, however, as Denuvo the added layer of VMProtect has made life much …
Read More »LG shows off world’s largest 8K OLED TV just ahead of CES
Over the last couple of years, there has been a big push to bring Ultra HD and HDR TVs into the mainstream. However, that isn't stopping display makers from looking to the future, with LG now showing off the world's first 88-inch 8K OLED TV. This is the largest and …
Read More »‘Swatting’ incident ends in death of innocent father-of-two
Swatting isn’t a new process in the streaming world. In fact, it’s been a punishable offense for quite some time, not just by Twitch, but by law as a waste of police time. Unfortunately, this holiday season hasn’t been kind to one family, who have tragically lost 28-year-old, father-of-two Andrew …
Read More »Samsung has acknowledged the Galaxy Note 8’s limited battery issue
Just last week it emerged that Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 customers are experiencing some battery issues. Some owners of the phone had begun finding themselves unable to charge the device up if battery levels dipped to 0 percent. Now, Samsung has responded and is looking into the issue. Speaking with …
Read More »Resident Evil 7 has had a permanent price cut
2017 started off on the right foot with the release of Resident Evil 7. Not only did the game reinvigorate the franchise, but it set the standard for what turned out to be a great year for games all around. If you happened to miss out on Resident Evil 7 …
Read More »Ciner Arts closes out the year with sizeable TimeSplitters Rewind developer update
2018 is all about looking forward, but with long-in-development projects like TimeSplitters Rewind, it’s hard not to look back occasionally. Capping off the year, Cinder Arts, the developers behind the retro-revival have given its second big update, detailing where the team is at. While development on TimeSplitters Rewind has been …
Read More »Cherry B.Unlimited 3.0 AES Wireless Desktop Set
We all know Cherry for their switches, but how does this wireless set at £45 perform?
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 20: Win a G.Skill KM780 RGB keyboard & MX780 Mouse
Happy New Year! There are just a few days left in our KitGuru Advent Calendar. For Day 20 we are teaming up with G.Skill to give away an Ripjaws KM780 mechanical keyboard and an MX780 gaming mouse!
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