We spoke to Roccat's Tom Loske about their upcoming Horde AIMO - they say its the best membrane board ever made. Its due for release in the coming weeks. Is there life in the old membrane board yet? Would you EVER consider a new membrane board ?

The ROG Strix GL12 aims to offer an unconventional design for gamers who like aggressive, angular ‘slashes’ across the front of their chassis as well as a transparent side panel and integrated Aura Sync lighting. All of the lighting is customisable – from a palette of over 16 million colours …

While millions of R&D dollars have been poured into the ergonomic design of modern gaming chairs, those of you who like to play on the couch will have noticed that your living room sofa is soft and wraps itself around you. Aerocool’s engineers decided that console gamers needed more support. …

With over a dozen halls full of mainstream furniture, the big Aerocool/ThunderX3 stand in hall 3 of the IMM show in Cologne really grabs your attention. Alongside the brand new RGB chairs, the products that stood out the most was a new range of gaming desks.  The market for desks …

This year, Thermaltake is attempting to move up the peripheral market, laying out its plans to have a selection of Tt Premium mice, mouse pads and headsets by Computex in June 2018. Kicking off this trend, the company has unveiled its X1 mechanical gaming keyboard, its X Comfort Air gaming …

While ASUS has taken CES by storm with its new displays alongside it entry into the Windows Mixed Reality platform, that’s not all the company has in store. Its Republic of Gamers line in particular is getting some new additions, a standout of which is the ROG Strix SKT T1 …

Each year, up to one million Brits hit up ski slopes across the world, armed with a camera to capture those memories. That's a lot of high altitude and low temperature shooting, so how can you be sure that the microSD card you choose will be up to the task? …

In a KitGuru survey, you told us in no uncertain terms that WD RED was your HDD weapon of choice when it comes to populating NAS boxes. You've also told us plenty of times that you love Synology NAS devices. To help celebrate the WD RED Drive's 5th birthday, we've …

As we approach Christmas Day, the possibility of getting anything delivered ‘before the big event' in the UK gets smaller and smaller. When the big day gets close, one technique used by the independent system builders is to focus down on a selection of specifications that they believe will be …

Back in September, we reported that XMA was preparing to launch Viglen PCs in to the UK retail channel. Systems were on show at the EGX gaming event at the NEC and were well received by gamers. Now a full range of systems has appeared on eBuyer. How much impact …

Given how well ASUS did in the recent KitGuru Reader Awards and also in the EHA Community Awards, they could be forgiven for sitting back with a smug grin. However, a quick look around at various Black Friday deals online show ASUS jumping into the holiday season with both feet, …

Today we reveal the winners of the 2017 European Hardware Community Awards! From nominations, to voting and final result – these awards are driven 100% by the huge community of technology enthusiasts who read the EHA member publications in 9 languages across the continent. With a combined audience of more than …

The best hardware of 2017, as voted by YOU - the KitGuru readers.

Your opinion counts - enter our reader awards 2017. Have your say!

Your opinion counts - enter our reader awards 2017. Have your say!

Bundling has long been a tradition in the technology sector. The idea is that two companies see a cross-over appeal and decide to partner with each other to boost their desirability/sales etc. Traditionally, the bundle might take the form of a free cooler with a CPU plus motherboard or a …

Fancy winning an Alienware AREA-51 Threadripper system? Who wouldnt!

Viglen first opened its doors as a retailer way back in 1975. In the 1980s it sold and supported systems such as the BBC Acorn, but it steadily moved into PC manufacturing. In 1994, the company was acquired by Lord Alan Sugar and its focus slowly moved away from selling …

KitGuru readers are storing more and more data every year. We really want to know which set up you have chosen, what kind of drives and your preferred configuration. The survey closes on 25th September – and shortly thereafter one lucky reader will be plugging in a 165Hz refresh AGON …

Target Components runs an open day every year that gives over 200 of its retail customers a chance to get hands-on with the latest technologies. KitGuru always presents at the event, sharing market insights and top line information from our local research studies – as well as data from the …

If you have a few spare minutes, then enter our storage survey for a chance to win an AGON 1440p monitor with a 165Hz refresh rate and G-Sync!

In KitGuru's recent Ultimate Mesh WiFi Router Test, Netgear's Orbi came out head and shoulders above the competition. Having suffered terrible WiFi in hotels, convention centres and lounges across the globe – KitGuru has long wondered why more businesses don't switch to a powerful, flexible mesh implementation. Now there's no …

OMNI is a brand new WiFi speaker from Creative, that allows multiple speakers to be controlled in separate rooms using an app that supports Apple's Siri and Google now, via Bluetooth. The units are about 20cm high, will launch into retail channels around October at just over £100 per unit. …

Its loaded to the gills with features - and its not going to be cheap, but is this a potential candidate for best motherboard 2017?

It was a week ago that KitGuru published its review of the WD Blue 500GB SSD with 64-layer BiCS3 3D TLC NAND technology. At the time, we expected pricing for the review unit to be a penny under £168, but it seems that the stock that landed at UK retailers this …

Great audio quality, comfortable to use and light as you like – the HyperX Cloud Stinger headset has been designed for the gamer on the go, with rotating ear cups that allows the headset to fold almost flat when travelling. We have THREE of these cool headsets to give away …

We want your help building a laptop from specific components - your opinion is important and it will only take a few minutes. In exchange you get a chance to win a RX580 or GTX1060.

Fancy a trip to the UK's largest gaming event? Then we have the competition for you!

Back in April, AOC launched a new range of monitors designed in collaboration with the same team behind Porsche. We have already had the chance to review one of these monitors, praising the design but we weren't the only ones to be impressed, the judges at Computex also gave this …

Back in 2009, when CeBIT was still a major show on the international calendar, we came across a small company called CoolIT – tucked into a corner at the back of a huge hall. While many of the larger stands were decorated in bright colours, with promo people handing out …