Corsair have announced several new products today, and they are also updating a new family member to their Vengeance series of memory kits. Vengeance DDR3 memory is optimized for overclocking and compatibility, at an attractive price point. The original Vengeance modules, released to critical acclaim in November 2010, are equipped …
Read More »Corsair announce Hydro Series H60 is shipping
Corsair have been sending out a bunch of press releases today, and many enthusiast users will be pleased to hear that the new Hydro Series H60 is finally shipping. The Hydro Series H60 brings remarkable new technologies to the CPU cooling market at an affordable price point. New features include: …
Read More »Kingston launch new Black Memory kits for X58 platform
Kingston have announced the release of new HyperX T1 Black DDR3 triple channel memory kits. These kits have been designed for X58 motherboards and are available in kits of three and six modules in capacities up to 24GB. “Our new HyperX T1 Black triple-channel kits give enthusiasts the opportunity to …
Read More »B3 chipset lands in CeBIT 2011
Growing up in the cold war meant that B1 and B2 conjured up images of supersonic bombers capable of delivering both nuclear and conventional payloads, great distances. At CeBIT 2011, the characters ‘B' and ‘3' combined to make something altogether more attractive. KitGuru puts down the mustard and investigates. No …
Read More »Asus mainboard box IS your new Mini ITX chassis
Many smaller manufacturers across the globe have recycled the box that a chassis comes in. While the likes of Dell and HP have neat boxes printed, most of the smaller operations just send the complete PC straight back out in the chassis box. At CeBIT 2011, Asus has taken that …
Read More »Asus launches intelligent new Blu-Ray players
Following on from KitGuru's revelation that Asus has launched the Essence One audiophile amp at CeBIT 2011, we've now spotted a pair of full-spec Blu-ray players. Does this mark the beginning of a sustained Asus-assault on the living room? You be the judge. OK, so you'd expect a Blu-ray player …
Read More »Asus Essence One audiophile amp – CeBIT 2011
Following the huge interest in KitGuru's recent stories about top end headphone and streaming media devices, we couldn't help smiling when we noticed the gorgeous Essence One on the Asus stand at CeBIT 2011. KitGuru dons dark glasses and approaches with pitch-perfect ears set to maximum definition. Having created one …
Read More »XFX Pro Series 450w and 550w Power Supply Review
Last year KitGuru reviewed all three of the new XFX Pro Series family, the 850W, the 750W and the 650W. We found them all to be great power supplies capable of solid power delivery at very competitive prices. Today we review the two latest members of the Pro Series family, …
Read More »Radeon HD 6990 revealed in KitGuru Lab
Although we're not allowed to tell you the results of our in-depth testing, we have been told that ‘sneak peak' images and a little info are allowed to be revealed just prior to the launch of what is certain to be the fastest graphics card the world has ever seen. …
Read More »Zotac steps off nVidia path with AMD Fusion
No one will really know how much momentum Fusion has, until this time next year, when the 2011 financials come through from AMD and we can analyse them in detail. What we can say for sure is that the more products that offer Fusion, the better chance it has of …
Read More »Corsair TX 850W V2 Power Supply review
KitGuru loved the Corsair AX series of power supplies, their class leading efficiency and attention to detail earned them our highest awards. Today we are looking at an update to their more affordable TX series. The TX V2 range is designed for enthusiasts who need a high quality power supply …
Read More »Intel B3 Sandy Bridge boards – 1st week in March
Having suffered its worst mis-step in a very long time, Intel has been working hard to recover the situation. Noise coming out of Taiwan is that things are now very much on track for a re-launch. KitGuru puts its ear to the ground and counts the horses. It took only …
Read More »Sapphire HD5670 Flex Edition Review – low cost multiscreen productivity
KitGuru has been following Sapphire's excellent Flex series since it was introduced last year with their customised HD5770 FleX Edition. This card proved a good seller for Sapphire and they decided to expand their range with two new additions – the HD6870 Flex Edition which we reviewed earlier this month …
Read More »The secret of AMD’s recent success: An interview with John Byrne
At the end of 2008, AMD's share price was just under $1.82. At the time we sat down to write this article, they were trading at $9.18. You don't need a degree from the London School of Economics to see a 500% rise. There will have been lots of factors, …
Read More »New Sandybridge boards (B3 stepping) listed for release
It looks like it won't be long now before consumers can get their hands on B3 stepping Sandy Bridge boards with the Cougar Point fixes in place. More than 30 Sandy Bridge boards are listed in Europe with the new B3 stepping but none of them can as yet be …
Read More »MSI P67A-GD65 Sandybridge Motherboard Review
KitGuru has covered the Sandybridge platform fairly regularly in the last month, analysing Intel's K processors, and pushing them to their limits. Today however we are taking our first look at an MSI board, the fully loaded P67A-GD65. This features MSI's clever Icy Choke Technology. These MSI chokes run up …
Read More »Intel plan ‘Fab 42’ – 14nm process, costing $5 billion
Intel have announced their plans to build a new semiconductor fabrication facility in Arizona. Their goals are to achieve a 14nm process which will cost around $5 billion. This new facility is called ‘Fab 42' (Thunderbirds are go?), and will be built from the ground up to produce Intel's next …
Read More »New Intel Core i3 chips set to hit stores
While the Sandy Bridge/Cougar Point affair is still very much in the public domain, Intel is pushing ahead with its launch schedule unhindered. We're presently hearing that the launch for the new chips will be on a Sunday. Strange timing. KitGuru gives the specs a once over. Searching Google for …
Read More »Dabs follows AMD price cuts with further discounts
Until all of the sales data is in from across the globe, AMD won't know just how big a bump it got from the Sandy Bridge recall. That will take some time. What we can do is analyse the behaviour of the major resellers – to see what kind of …
Read More »Fixed Intel Sandy Bridge boxes ready to print
The original ‘just in time' philosophy might have been Japanese, but it seems that Intel's engineers are passing around the parable as well. So, how close are they? KitGuru attaches safety lines and prepares to investigate the bridge. Working like flayed demons, Intel chipset engineers across the globe have been …
Read More »Asus E35M1-I Deluxe Fusion Mobo & Thermaltake Armor A30 Review
KitGuru has looked at several new Fusion boards from AMD partners MSI and Sapphire. Both products left us with positive feelings – the mixture of low power drain, competitive pricing and excellent high definition media performance is certainly a heady combination. Today we are building a more expensive media system …
Read More »Enermax to release new range of CPU coolers
Enermax are well known for their high quality power supplies and like many manufacturers in today's climate they are expanding their range, with an upcoming focus on CPU coolers. Enermax have yet to release any of the names of these upcoming coolers, but six of them are being launched at …
Read More »MSI N560GTX Ti Twin Frozr II Review – the ultimate 560 ?
Today we are looking at one of the sexiest GTX 560's released to date. This card is supplied in a pre overclocked state and features the awesome MSI Twin Frozr II cooler. We have very high expectations for this product and we will be comparing it to a wide variety …
Read More »Nvidia Kal-El quad core Tegra: more processing power, less drain
Nvidia have announced their ‘Kal-El' quad core processor for tablets and smartphones. Nvidia's senior vice president of mobile business unit Phil Carmack said “Just as the world has rallied around the concept of dual core, the world is about to see that quad core raises the bar, delivers a lot …
Read More »XFX HD6950 XXX Edition Review – dual fan overclocked
The latest card to get the ‘special' treatment from XFX is the HD6950 XXX Edition which is not only supplied with higher than reference clocks, but a dual fan, customised cooler design. Is this one of the best HD6950's that money can buy? Today we will find out. When compared …
Read More »Corsair release new TX V2 power supplies
Corsair have announced a new range of Enthusiast Series TX V2 power supplies which are the latest addition to the TX series which has received much critical acclaim. The new V2 units are being produced in 650W, 750W and 850W capacities to target the broadest possible enthusiast sector, aimed at …
Read More »ARM offer advice to Intel for mobile market
According to ARM CEO Warren East, Intel still have a long way to go before dominating the mobile market as their processor designs still demand too much power. He told Reuters “Unless they can make their processors smaller they will struggle.” He then said that he was happy with the …
Read More »Plextor PX-B940SA 12x Blu-ray Disc Writer Review
Blu Ray writers are finally starting to come down in price and today we are reviewing the Plextor PX-B940SA drive. Plextor have been producing some of the finest drives on the market for the last decade and their optic quality has always been a primary selling point. With HD-DVD resigned …
Read More »Kingston HyperX 24G Black T1 with 990x and Gigabyte H58 G1 Killer
Kingston sent us a video this morning, showing their new HyperX 24g black T1 modules running alongside an Intel Core i7 990x on the Gigabyte G1 Assassin motherboard. Is this the ultimate productivity system for the mainstream audience? KitGuru says: If you have deep enough pockets then we can't see …
Read More »Intel release 990x processor for $999 (3.46ghz)
Yesterday KitGuru reported on Core i7 960 and 970 price drops. They are also releasing a new Extreme Edition processor, called the Core i7 990x. This chip is being sold at the $999 mark, and replaces the 980x as the flagship processor from the chip giant. This chip is a …
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