For every generation of hardware (from nVidia and AMD) there will be a champion-chip – the quickest of its kind, cranked up to the fastest clocks etc. For AMD right now, an overclocked R9 290X is as fast as it gets. KitGuru invited Bill Donnelly from Sapphire into the studio …

High end graphic cards are cool and sexy, but what if your single biggest concern is reliability or noise?  When you can't have a moving part fail or you need a genuine zero decibel count, then Sapphire's Ultimate series is one of the more popular choice. We bring Bill Donnelly …

Spend any time around kids and you will be asked, “Can I be a gamer when I grow up?”.  When there was no money in electronic sports (eSports), the question was moot – there was no living to be made. Then a handful of plucky players started to earn some …

Technically, the reason KitGuru spent 18 hours travelling to the other side of the planet was the MSI Beat IT 2014 Gaming Finals. Along the way, we got first hands on a brand new laptop, graphics card and main board. In our final ‘live' report, we cover the gaming itself. …

Naturally for a publication like KitGuru, we spend a lot of time looking at graphic cards that cost hundreds of pounds and which rip through the latest games at phenomenal frame rates. But, in the real world, those cards represent only a fraction of the GPUs sold. We speak with Bill Donnelly from …

The array of mainboard options facing enthusiasts toward the back end of 2014 is nothing short of astonishing. With four mainstream manufacturers vying for position and several chipsets available, everyone is looking for any advantage they can get. KitGuru spies the latest step forward in this competition. For the most …

The launch of nVidia's high end Maxwell cards has been a bit of a game changer. Not only were the first cards into the market astonishing performers, they also managed to deliver so much in-game performance with so little wattage. Now MSI has pushed the boat out just a little …

While the world will need to wait a while for the actual review, it's fair to say that we have had hands-on with the latest gaming laptop from MSI. At the Beat It 2014 gaming event in Taipei, we managed to convince the guards to remove the protective perspex just …

At Beat IT 2014 in Taipei, alongside a whole heap of new hardware from MSI, its partners were also on hand to show their wares. KitGuru spoke with Chris Liu, hardware guru for Silverstone. With the move toward smaller form factor PCs (SFF) and emphasis on performance-per-watt etc, you would …

Over at MSI Beat IT 2014, the main focus is on the global gaming competition which brings together teams from across the planet for a chance to win over $113,000 in prize money. At the same time, there is some interesting hardware on show – and a lot of senior MSI …

As MSI prepares to launch a brand new, top of the range gaming laptop, KitGuru took the opportunity to spend time with Alex Lin, the Product Manager for notebooks. We were interested to know what kind of challenges he and his team face when trying to bring a new product …

With a load of the world's top media in attendance, Saturday will see the action begin for the finals of the MSI Beat IT 2014 gaming championships. While the clever money is going on the American and Far East teams, one story stood out a mile for KitGuru. We hunker …

As the weather in Taipei tips past the 30 degree mark, the situation for pro-class gamers is also set to heat up with the kick off for the Beat IT 2014 event just around the corner. Ahead of the main event, KitGuru spots a chance for you to win. We …