Today AMD release their new Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition processor, the successor to the ever popular 1090T Black Edition. As the 1100T doesn't look that exciting on paper (with a 100mhz clock increase), we felt we would approach this review from a slightly different angle – taking our …

Several days ago KitGuru published an article on the Oracle SuperCluster, with 1,728 processor cores. In this article Oracle CEO Larry Ellison was rather scathing in his comments about Hewlett Packard. Larry Ellison said that HP's high end products were comparible to a ‘turtle' and highly vulnerable in the market. …

KitGuru has reviewed many pre built systems in recent months and we have made sure to cover all market sectors from extreme high end gaming to more modest HTPC creations. What if you want a media and gaming system capable of handling everything you throw at it while still maintaining …

Dutch based A.C. Ryan have been receiving critical acclaim recently for their series of Playon!HD media devices. We have reviewed their full range so far on KitGuru and today we look at their latest edition, the Playon! HD Essential. The Essential is the first ‘no network media player' with the …

We have given away thousands of pounds of hardware in only a few short months at KitGuru and today we have a monster Antec competition for all our readers in the run up to Christmas. ‘Tis' the season to give away hardware', thats our motto. Antec have donated 11 very …

The AMD HD6850 was released just over a month ago and has been warmly received by critics and the public. We have already looked at boards from Sapphire, XFX, Powercolor and HIS and today the Asus EAH6850 Direct CU Overclock Edition is next in line for a thorough workout. Like …

It has been a good year to invest in a new 23-24 inch screen, the technology is improving all the time while the price points are becoming almost irresistible. The 1080p market is booming and many high quality LED 24 inch screens can now be bought for less than £250 …

MSI have released a fine looking AMD based laptop – The FX610. There are two models being offered, based around a dual core P340 Athlon II and the Tri core P840 Phenom II processor. The Phenom II model is going to retail at €699 (thats euros, we haven't got confirmed …

So much happens at Kitguru that it is hard to keep track of all the news, reviews and competitions. I just wanted to let our readers know that we have two very nice giveaways running right now in the runup to Christmas. Unfortunately we aren't giving away the very attractive …

Whether you like them or not, Dell have been working hard to reinvent themselves lately with some very interesting and exciting releases. We have reviewed many of their products in the last 6 months and have often been impressed – particularly with their screen technology and Dell Streak smartphone running …

Well it was a long time coming, but finally we have a HD6870 with a custom cooling solution. Powercolor have just released the HD6870 PCS+ graphics card which is not only supplied with a rather sexy heatpipe cooler, but substantial overclocks. Both HD6850 and HD6870 were received warmly by the …

Kingston have impressed us recently with many of their products, especially the low cost, high performance SSDNow V100 128GB SSD drive. Today we are looking at their new external storage solution called HyperX MAX 3.0 which utilises the latest USB 3.0 superspeed interface. According to Kingston the HyperX Max 3.0 …

Today's market is saturated with SSD drives and it is difficult to know which drive to buy. No one wants to pay over the odds for something they don't need, yet we all want to make sure the performance is up to stratch. This is how Kingston are marketing their …

We already have several competitions running at Kitguru, but we like to make sure all our readers have plenty of chances when it comes to winning, sexy, drool worthy technology. Our good friends at Bigfoot Networks are offering five Killer 2100 Network gaming cards to five lucky readers, worldwide. While …

We have seen many high quality chassis being released this year from various manufacturers, and while it is fun to concentrate on luxury high end products like the Thermaltake Level 10, not many people will be willing to part with £550, just for a case. Enermax, better known for their …

Many thought it actually might never happen, but Apple have finally managed to get The Beatles music for sales on iTunes. It may not seem like such a breaking headline, but the effort to get their music as downloadable tracks has been a long and labourous process for Steve Jobs …

Kitguru has reviewed many monitors over the last year including those from industry leaders Dell and iiyama. In June we reviewed the Asus MS236H, a stylish monitor which appealed on a design level, but left us wanting in other areas. It delivered much unfulfilled potential. Today we are looking at …

Kitguru has been open 7 months now and many forum members wanted to have a folding team operating. While I know some of our forum guys will do this without any ‘rewards' I wanted to help try and push this myself, as it is such a good cause. Therefore, I …

AMD's HD6850 series was released to a warm public reception, combining great performance, low power drain and very competitive pricing. KitGuru recently reviewed the XFX HD6850 Black Edition and today we are looking at Sapphire's overclocked competitor- the HD6850 Toxic Edition. Core clock : 820MHz Memory clock : 4.4GHz Stream …

Buying a new HD5970 or GTX580 is sure to clean out your bank account, and for the majority of people it is totally pointless. If you are in the market for a new high quality graphics card for a media center or 720p gaming system then the product we have …

KitGuru has already reviewed many AMD HD6800 series cards and we have been impressed with the competitive pricing and mid range performance. The GTX460 dominated the market for many weeks but AMD finally stepped up to the plate. Today we are going to look at the new HIS HD6870 Turbo …

Apple's first product, the Apple I personal computer is up for auction on Christies later this month. The estimated sale price will be in the $160,000-$240,000 bracket on November the 23rd. The Apple I is regarded as the first ‘personal computer' and was hand built by Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, …

Kitguru frequently receives inside information on upcoming products and often we publish the news just as we get it – sure we aren't always popular with some company executives for doing it, but we can live with that. Last night we were given a very detailed listing from a reputable …

After receiving many emails I wanted to apologise if anyone has been experiencing issues today and yesterday evening. We performed what we thought was a routine backup yesterday and encountered some problems. At first we thought Faith, our drunken news hound had spilt her vodka over the server. The site …

A few weeks ago we reviewed the Coolermaster Silent Pro Gold 600W, an extremely impressive power supply on a variety of levels. While 600W should be enough for most systems, there will always be a more demanding audience who need higher levels of power. For this particular audience we will …

Never let it be said that KitGuru doesn't have the best competitions online ! Today we are working with our good buddies over at MSI to give away a brand new, kick ass HD 6870! The latest bit of kit to be released from MSI is based around ATI’s all …

MSI have just released information on their N580GTX product, due for release shortly. MSI N580GTX: Custom Vapor Chamber cooling The new NVIDIA GF110 GPU is a powerful chip with advanced compute features powered by 512 CUDA cores, 1536MB GDDR5 graphics memory. The MSI N580GTX is cooled by an advanced custom …

In the ongoing ‘leaks' surrounding the GTX580, it appears that Techpowerup published their review of the card early, but then pulled it (it can still be found via google but the pages have been removed). Reviews of the card are due to go up in a few hours time. Obviously …

We reported earlier today that Yoyotech in the UK listed the GTX580 for sale at £399 inc vat, a price point lower than many people expected. The early release dates aren't just restricted to the UK however. Not to be outdone, other stores across the net are now listing the …

Many of you reading this will have overclocked a processor at one time or another – we all love added performance for no extra cost. For those who have yet to pop their OC cherry, then the first course of action is to get hold of a good cooler. This …