Arctic, best known for their CPU coolers, have been expanding this year into different markets. The latest product they have released is the new ‘Protection Film DUO – a protection system for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. They are making a ‘Glossy' and a ‘Matt' version, both of which …
Read More »MSI GeForce N570 Twin Frozr III Power Edition OC Review
Today we are looking at a highly modified Nvidia GTX 570 solution from MSI, featuring an uprated power configuration, voltage adjustment and a dual fan Twin Frozr III cooler. Not only has the card been modified from the ground up for ultimate performance, but MSI have included new Propeller Blade …
Read More »SAPPHIRE HD 6450 FleX released – entry level Eyefinity
SAPPHIRE Technology has just introduced a new mainstream model to its FleX family of graphics cards that can support three standard DVI monitors in AMD Eyefinity mode, out of the box, without the need for costly DisplayPort monitors or active adapters. The SAPPHIRE HD 6450 FleX incorporates this SAPPHIRE exclusive …
Read More »ADATA S510 120GB Solid State Drive Review
Today we are looking at a new solid state drive from ADATA – the S510 120GB. This drive is being marketed as their ‘budget friendly' offering, with a UK retail price of only £119.99 inc vat, available on pre-order from Overclockers UK. It is based around the excellent Sandforce SF …
Read More »Asus P8Z68-V LX Motherboard Review
Intel's Z68 platform has proven popular with the enthusiast audience, as the combination of stellar performance and competitive pricing is tough to match. In September Gigabyte released the GA Z68AP D3, a budget priced board which targeted a huge audience and I really thought it offered great value for money. …
Read More »Details leaked on Intel ‘Ivy Bridge’ processors
XBIT labs have published information related to the upcoming Core i5 and Core i7 Ivy Bridge processors from Intel. These will be available in Q2 2012, and are quad core, except for one, which is a budget model. The remainder of the Core i5 processors have a 6MB cache and …
Read More »AMD’s Bulldozer is a sales success
AMD's Bulldozer was launched to a mixed, predominately negative press reaction as the performance results were lower than expected. High power consumption has also been a kicking point for the company on the forums. It may come as a surprise to many then that they are selling very well. We …
Read More »Be Quiet! Straight Power E9 580W Power Supply Review
Be Quiet! have been creating a wide range of power supplies now for many years, with a focus on high quality, low noise designs for enthusiast gaming and media system builds. Today we are looking at their latest Straight Power E9 580W power supply, an 80 Plus Gold certified modular …
Read More »Exclusive interview with Oliver Baltuch, Futuremark President
You don't have to be the world's biggest sports buff to know that refereeing is a thankless task. When competitors go head-to-head for the biggest prizes, creating the leading benchmark by which all of their multi-multi-million dollar research and development will be judged is a serious business. Presiding over Futuremark …
Read More »Samsung 830 Series 512GB SSD Review
2011 has certainly been the ‘Year Of The Solid State Drive', with many manufacturers vying for sales in various, competitive sectors. Today we are looking at the new Samsung 830 Series 512GB SSD which embraces the SATA 6 Gb/s interface, claiming speeds up to 520 Mb/s read and 400 Mb/s …
Read More »Shockproof, waterproof USB3 drive from ADATA
While you can be as careful as you like with data when you are transporting it between sites, there's always the possibility of a complete accident. The one small slip that will see your drive fall down a load of stairs or into water (hot or otherwise). For those occasions, …
Read More »Can hackers really set fire to your printer? HP say ‘no’
A story was published yesterday on MSNBC.com which suggested that hackers could compromise a printer and give it instructions so that it could overheat and potentially catch fire. This was picked up by many news related publications and they debated the possibility it was true. The story was actually based …
Read More »SAPPHIRE launches Vid-2X
SAPPHIRE Technology, a leading manufacturer and supplier of PC components and multimedia products worldwide has just announced the latest addition to its expanding product line. SAPPHIRE Vid-2X is a device that allows two monitors to be connected to a single output on almost any computer system delivering increased display area …
Read More »Be Quiet! Pure Power L8 630W Power Supply Review
Today we are looking at the latest Pure Power 630 watt supply from German market leaders, BeQuiet. This company focus on creating a quality power supply with the lowest possible noise emissions. The ‘L8' version is the 8th iteration of the series which is 80 Plus Bronze certified with a …
Read More »PowerColor HD6970 Devil 13 2GB Review
AMD's HD6970 was warmly received when it was launched thanks to the excellent performance and reasonable pricing. The series is due to be replaced soon and Powercolor have decided to push the envelope by releasing one of the fastest clocked HD6970's ever released in a collectable box with a plethora …
Read More »Kitguru Lite presents the NZXT Tempest 410 Elite
At Kitguru we know a portion of our audience won’t want to read 30-40 page reviews on the latest technology. With this in mind we are starting a new series of videos which demystify all the tech talk and lay out the cold hard facts. Kitguru Lite is tech without …
Read More »Sapphire HD6670 (low profile/single slot cooler) Review
Sapphire Technologies have always had a keen eye on the media enthusiast, and Kitguru has reviewed many of their discrete solutions within the last year. We particularly enjoyed their last generation HD5670 Ultimate Edition, which we also reviewed in a CrossfireX configuration shortly afterwards. In recent months they also released …
Read More »Kingston say that lower NAND prices will drive SSD sales in 2012
Kingston have said that adoption of Solid State drives will improve in 2012, thanks to NAND flash prices dropping. Nathan Su, flash memory sales director of Kingston APAC spoke to Digitimes, saying that the average pricing for 1GB of NAND flash memory should fall to $1 US shortly. The prices …
Read More »Corsair achieve new DDR3 memory speed record
Corsair produce some killer memory products, and those of you who have read our coverage of the X79 launch will have seen their Dominator GTX8 modules score almost 50GB/s of bandwidth at 2,400mhz in quad channel. The overclocking feat was achieved on a FX8150 system with Dominator GTX6 memory modules. …
Read More »Kitguru Lite: Cooler Master Storm Trooper chassis
Many manufacturers follow a generic trend when releasing a new computer case, but Cooler Master have caused quite a stir with the recent release of their Trooper chassis. Kitguru Lite takes a look at the chassis that looks custom made for Darth Vaders next gaming rig. Is the force really …
Read More »Patriot Pyro SE 240GB & Wildfire 240GB SSD Review
The Solid State sector has been thriving in 2011, with a plethora of low cost models available to suit the mainstream audience. The high end enthusiast sector is significantly more demanding, with manufacturers working around the clock to get the maximum performance from their latest drives. Today we are looking …
Read More »Samsung 470 Series 256 GB SSD Review
Samsung are a major player in a very wide and varied number of fields … such as TVs and Smartphones. But, behind the consumer brand, they produce a wide range of components including memory and, more recently, solid state drives. Today we are going to look at one of Samsung’s …
Read More »XFX Pro 1250W Black Edition Modular Power Supply Review
Today we are looking at the new flagship power supply from XFX – the new Pro 1250W Black Edition. This power supply is aimed at the highest level of enthusiast user who might be using a high end SLI or CrossfireX system. It ships with 80 Plus Gold Certification, is …
Read More »PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600W Power Supply Review
PC Power & Cooling have earned one of the most respected reputations in the power supply sector for releasing a steady stream of quality designs throughout the last decade. In 2007, OCZ Technologies acquired the company, taking them into the fold and subsequently enhancing their own portfolio. Today we are …
Read More »Hard drive prices drop as SSD sales get a boost
With Western Digital's competitors pushing hard to increase production, the market itself has found a stabilising point for hard drives. Well, they couldn't keep going up forever. Could they? KitGuru does a quick Scan and comes back with good news. Back on 3rd November, KitGuru brought you news that the …
Read More »Intel’s Anna Cheng puts X79 under the Videoscope
While the KitGuru lab has burned the midnight oil to bring you the most comprehensive and detailed analysis of Intel's brand new technology, the chip manufacturer has its own view on the new platform and what it means. Once you're done reading the 40-page, in-depth testing and analysis articles, whip …
Read More »Evercool Transformer 4 Plus Review
Back in August we looked at our first cooler from Evercool and today we are going to examine their Transformer 4 CPU. This cooler is a tower style heatsink that uses four 8mm direct touch heatpipes. Evercool provide dual 120mm fans to increase performance but give the option to use …
Read More »Prolimatech release budget Lynx CPU-Cooler
Promlitech have just released their new LynX CPU cooler which targets the mainstream entry level audience who want to upgrade from a sub standard reference cooling solution. At only 28 euros, they are keeping the price competitive for as wide an audience as possible. You can see the full Prolimatech …
Read More »Are you a Cooler Master? enter the competition and find out!
Are you in the mood for some free hardware? Then you might like to enter the new Cooler Master competition which is running on their site. All you have to do is answer 5 easy questions! “Are you a real Cooler Master? Answer below five questions correctly and you will …
Read More »Sapphire launch new low profile HD6670
The SAPPHIRE HD 6670 series is the highest performing graphics card family in its extensive range that does not require an additional power connection, making it ideal for users looking to upgrade existing systems to be compatible with the latest games and applications. Now SAPPHIRE has introduced a new model …
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