Last week we had some hands on time with the latest AMD GHZ HD7970. At the end of the day it left us feeling distinctly uninspired. There was no doubt the card was fast, but AMD sadly adopted their ill equipped, painfully loud cooling solution with tiny, single red fan. …
Read More »AMD slashes high end graphics prices
With some rocky sales results predicted for Q2 2012 and no Chief Sales Office in place, AMD has been looking to add stimulus for the (traditionally) quietest quarter of the year. KitGuru has its channel price movement ear to the ground and this is what we've heard from the herd. …
Read More »nVidia hacked – warns users to change passwords
After a malicious attack on its forums last week, it appears that graphics giant nVidia is still fighting gremlins on a major scale and, at the time of writing, was not ready to let people back in. KitGuru uses good old spy satellite technology to uncover more of the truth. …
Read More »Club3D HD7870 Royal King 2GB Graphics Card Review
Today we are looking at a new card from Club3D – the HD7870 Royal King, which ships in an overclocked configuration with custom cooler. The big question we will answer today, can Club3d compete in this competitive marketplace against the likes of market leader Sapphire? CLUB3D do not have huge …
Read More »Leaked bios to turn HD7970 into GHZ Edition
You may have read Zardon's review earlier this week of the reference AMD HD7970 GHZ Edition. While the performance was great, our closing thoughts raised issues with AMD's cooling solution, power consumption and the potential UK price point. Many of AMD's partners have been releasing high grade HD7970's for a …
Read More »MSI GTX 670 Power Edition OC (Twin Frozr IV) Review
We have always been impressed with the high end MSI graphics cards, thanks in part to the excellent Twin Frozr cooling solutions. Today we look at the latest GTX 670 Power Edition which features a factory configured overclock and the latest Twin Frozr IV cooler. Is this the ideal card …
Read More »Win the VTX3D HD7870 EyeFinity 6 Graphics card!
July is hardware giveaway month! Are you fed up with your lackluster computer? Would you like to add a couple of new monitors but lack the graphics power to do it? Then today we have the answer to your conundrum. Our good friends at VTX3D are giving away the stunning …
Read More »AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Review
AMD have had great success with their latest 7 series of discrete graphics cards. The HD7970 led the performance charts for some time until Nvidia released their flagship single GPU, the GTX680. AMD are attempting to answer the challenge with the HD7970 ‘GHZ' Edition, earning the moniker from the enhanced …
Read More »GTX570 prices in free fall
As predicted by KitGuru last month, nVidia's mountain of GTX 570 chips in the world is being obliterated by a series of significant price drops – preparing the market for the up-coming launch of the new GTX 660. KitGuru powers up the crystal ball and scans for prices. The publication …
Read More »VTX3D HD7870 EyeFinity 6 Graphics Card (GHZ) Review
Today we are taking a look at the new VTX3D HD7870 EyeFinity 6 Graphics card which has been designed to support a raft of high resolution monitors for both work and gaming environments. The card ships with a proprietary cooler and six mini DisplayPort connectors, although VTX3D have decided to …
Read More »KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB 1268mhz – SLI update
Yesterday we published our UK exclusive review of the new strictly limited edition KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB with a staggering boost speed of 1,268mhz. If you missed the review, head over here for a recap. Our conclusion in one line? – if you have a nice fat …
Read More »KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB Review (UK exclusive) (1268mhz – White PCB)
Nvidia's GTX580 was my favourite video card for a very long time, and I have been equally impressed with its successor, the GTX680. We have already analysed several versions of the new design, but I can genuinely say that today we really do have something special for you. KFA2 have …
Read More »New Graphics Card Brand Launches In UK
Multi award-winning graphics card manufacturer, AFox, has launched in the UK for the first time. Originally Foxconn’s branded graphics division, AFox became independent of the company in 2008. The company headquarters are now in Hong Kong, with divisions in the US, Germany, Taiwan and Russia, employing in excess of 420 …
Read More »Sapphire HD7870 FleX Edition Review
We have reviewed all of the Sapphire FleX graphics cards to date, and today we are looking at the new HD7870 FleX Edition, slotting in just below the HD7970 Dual-X FleX Edition, which we reviewed at the beginning of June. The HD7870 FleX ships with a modest factory overclock, dual …
Read More »ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme III review (w/ Asus GTX680 DirectCU II TOP)
For many years ARCTIC have been creating some of the finest cooling solutions. Today we are looking at their latest Accelero Xtreme III triple fan cooler which has support for Nvidia's flagship GTX680 graphics card. We know this cooler will annihilate Nvidia's reference cooler, but can it possibly outperform the …
Read More »MSI Z77A-GD80 & R7770 Power Edition Transthermal OC Review
If you are in the market for a new, competitively priced gaming system then today's review will be of particular interest. We are taking a look at the new MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard due for release in July and the R7770 Power Edition graphics card with a rather unusual, proprietary single/dual …
Read More »Trinity gets six-appeal boost from Sapphire, probably
If you want super fast gaming action, then everyone knows that you need a graphics card, Similarly, if you're designing the next generation of bridge or car, then you're likely to be powering up a workstation card. But what if you simply need a LOAD of screen real estate? One …
Read More »Gaming notebooks ready to storm European LANs?
One of the strongest features of Computex 2012, was the sheer volume of mobile gaming solutions on offer. We'll go through the specifics soon enough, but first we wanted to float a question about the state of serious gaming in the West. KitGuru scans pics from the recent Multiplay event …
Read More »Huge GTX570 overstock delays GTX660 until August
While the product marketing teams want to push, push, push on the latest and greatest products, it is the job of the bean counting logistics teams to ensure that the channels plate is clean before serving up he next course of graphics goodness. Up close and personal with an nVidia …
Read More »Computex: Sapphire kicks passive cooling up another notch
These days passively cooled graphics cards aren’t exactly the norm, but Sapphire has made something of a name for itself in the past for its passively cooled models and the new Radeon HD 7770 Ultimate from the company is going to reinforce this further. The company went as far as …
Read More »Computex: HIS is readying its Radeon HD 7970 IceQ X2
With no Radeon HD 7990 in sight from AMD, HIS has decided to do its own dual GPU card in the shape of the Radeon HD 7970 IceQ X2 which is a triple-slot monster card. The company was also showing off its single GPU Radeon HD 7970 IceQ X which …
Read More »ARIA selling cut price HD7950 – best UK price
We spotted this deal today from UK etailer ARIA. They are stocking the VTX3D HD7950 for £249.95 inc vat, which makes it around £20-£30 cheaper than other cards currently available. Not only is the card a cut price deal, but they are giving away three games with the deal, including …
Read More »Computex: PowerColor Devil 13 HD7970 X2
While many believe that AMD's own design for the fast card the company has ever made won't be available until closer to Q4, Powercolor is using Computex 2012 to showcase a dual-7970 design which it will brand under the ‘Devil 13' logo. KitGuru genuflects in order to save its Immortal …
Read More »Computex: VTX3D shows off new graphics cards
It’s not easy being a smaller player in the graphics card market, yet VTX3D seems to somehow manage to offer competitive products at much lower prices than the competition. At Computex the company unveiled a pair of new pre-overclocked models that should come in at pricing similar to the competitions …
Read More »Computex: Brace yourselves for Zalman’s MS800 graphic performance
We reported recently about Zalman's attack on the entry level chassis market with the T1, but it seems that the Korean innovation machine is not happy stopping there. With one eye on becoming a graphic card manufacturer itself, Zalman has been worrying about the weight of modern GPU solutions. How …
Read More »Sapphire HD7950 Dual-X FleX Edition Review (OC)
The Sapphire FleX cards have been firm favourites in the Kitguru offices since they were initially launched and today we are looking at the latest high end model – the HD7950 FleX. Not only have Sapphire included their custom display technology, but the card receives an overclock and a proprietary …
Read More »nVidia GeForce 630 also pixelated
Following on from KitGuru's revelations about the affordable GT640 yesterday, we're now able to bring you a little more about nVidia's mass-market Kepler offerings. Today it is the turn of the GT 630, which will be aimed squarely at customers who don't want to spend more than £500 on a …
Read More »nVidia GT640 pics, specs and launch info
So far, nVidia's launch of the Kepler range has gone smoothly. The only real hiccups have come with stock and the re-branding for some of the old 5xx cards into the 610 and 620. With the low and high ends sorted, focus for Bryan Del Rizzo moves to the mid-range …
Read More »Sapphire launch high end HD7950 FleX
Sapphire have just announced the HD7950 Flex Edition, bringing the high end unique solution to the masses. A sample arrived in our offices recently and we will have a review live as soon as possible. What is FleX? Most graphics cards based on AMD technology require the third monitor in …
Read More »Asus Geforce GTX670 Direct CU II TOP Review (OC)
Nvidia recently released their GTX670 series of graphics cards and today we are looking at the latest high end version from partner Asus. The Asus Geforce GTX670 Direct CU II TOP which is supplied with a dual fan metal cooler and pre-overclocked settings. The higher powered GTX680 and GTX690 have …
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