Contrary to popular rumour on the net, Nintendo will not be using nVidia's Tegra in their upcoming state of the art 3DS handheld. KitGuru spoke to an industry insider yesterday who confirmed that the recent news on sites such as IGN and Eurogamer were in fact true – Nintendo are …
Read More »Fermi @ 1ghz – EVGA deliver the goods
While busy swimming through a sea of rumours, Miodrag Relic, EVGA’s head of European marketing, was able to find time to show off his companies latest foray into the challenge of keeping Fermi cool enough to rock the DX11 world. Not an easy trick, so how do they plan to …
Read More »Interview with EVGA’s Miodrag Relic
In the modern computer market, loyalty is a rare thing. That EVGA has managed to thrive in an ever more difficult market, while selling only nVidia graphic cards, shows just how determined Andrew Han has been. When he formed the company on 16th July, 1999, the dream was to extend …
Read More »ASUS Concept Motherboard: ‘Immensity’ – image gallery
We managed to get hold of some images of an upcoming Asus motherboard called “Immensity”. Can we say onboard Radeon graphics and perhaps even a Hydra bridge chip? Our lips remain sealed. Rather than have me drone on about it, check out the pictures below and come to your own …
Read More »Kingston HyperX 8GB KIT 1600mhz (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX)
For many years people have been tied to a 32bit Operating system with a 4GB (nearer 3.5 in real world terms) memory limitation. In 2010, the adoption of 64 bit Windows is finally getting off the ground, which is long overdue. Windows 7 64bit is a fantastic OS and the …
Read More »J&W release new ITX based 6 core Motherboard
J&W, better known under the MINIX brand has just released information on their upcoming feature packed ITX board due to hit the market in the next six weeks. The motherboard is based around the excellent AMD 890GX chipset which has integrated graphics. It supports all AMD AM3 based processors including …
Read More »Why companies rate UPS in VAs and PSUs in Watts
Almost everyone who has went to buy power equipment such as a power supply and UPS has assuredly noticed that while power supply units are rated in Watts, UPS systems are rated in VA or in both VA and Watts. This usually leads to confusion as most people not only …
Read More »Silverstone Raven 03 – featuring VORTEX fans @ Computex
KitGuru have been covering the tech goodies at Computex all week and today we thought we would focus on the upcoming Raven 3 chassis from quality maker Silverstone. Those of you who know me from the forums will already be aware that I have been singing the praises of the …
Read More »540MB/sec transfer – move over Intel? @ Computex
Almost every floor at the Grand Hyatt in Taipei has secret rooms, packed full of technological goodies. With a blatant disregard for the state of our shoe-leather, KitGuru plodded each and every floor to find the very coolest info for our readers. Once you find a room, it's not always …
Read More »Inwin HTPC and Gaming Chassis look amazing @ Computex
There are thousands of new cases on show here at Computex 2010. Some are so horrific that we can't bear to show you. Others test the word ‘new' in a very sad and un-innovative way. However, on the Inwin stand, we found a pair of beauties that any KitGuru would …
Read More »Gigabyte GTX465: close up with Christine Cheng @ Computex
In the VIP suite on the 36th floor of the world famous Taipei 101 tower, Gigabyte had a huge selection of new products laid out in front of KitGuru’s eyes. Eager to snap every new product in site, we were drawn primarily to the graphic cards. After our ears stopped …
Read More »AC-DC Voltage; What’s the difference ?
In our daily life we all keep hearing terms like “230V AC power plug”, “AC to DC power supply” and “1.5V DC battery”; however only very few people know and even actually understand the difference between AC and DC current. Through a search engine it is very easy to find …
Read More »Intel X25-V SSD 40Gb – Raid 0 performance review
Almost everyone reading this review is already aware of the benefits that a Solid State Drive (SSD) drive can bring to the table. Not only are boot times dramatically lowered, but overall operating system performance is massively improved. Being KitGuru's we still believe that adding an SSD drive to your …
Read More »Powercolor – HD 5770 Evolution, Hydra Chip @ Computex
In our second Powercolor article today from Computex we managed to get our hands on the upcoming HD5770 Evolution which is another of the ‘firsts' for Powercolor which has Lucid's Hydra chip on the PCB. The idea behind this card is that it can be paired up with ANY other …
Read More »Powercolor – featuring GPU & NPU processing @ Computex
We spent some time with Powercolor at Computex and had a look at their products on display. An interesting model they had on show was the HD5770 Sniper – the ‘World's First GPU & NPU'. “What on earth is a NPU?” I hear you ask? well it is not only …
Read More »WOULD SAPPHIRE BUY EVGA? speculation
KitGuru enjoys a big breakfast – it comes with age and we are happy to give in to the urge. We're not quite at the ‘Lord of the Rings stage' where 2 breakfasts are required for happiness, but we're close. During this morning monster munch, KitGurus love to ponder the …
Read More »Thermaltake unveils 80Plus golden wonder @ Computex
Computex has become THE event for the launch of new products. Ancient KitGurus remember the days when companies would hold onto new products and wait for the old Comdex show in Las Vegas in November. Comdex has died and CeBIT is dying – but Computex is still going strong. Thermaltake's …
Read More »HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo review
KitGuru has been concentrating recently on many mid range boards, however today we are going to be looking at the high end custom HIS HD5870 graphics card, a product we know that will get you excited. The HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo is completely redesigned and it ships with …
Read More »Displayport doomed? Sapphire scientists serve notice
EyeFinity is the really neat trick that ATI Radeon HD 5000 series cards bring to the market. Forget simply stretching your desktop – why not actually support monster resolutions like 5760×1080 straight out of the box and let the gamers enjoy wrap-round, immersive shoot-em ups? KitGuru spies snuck into a …
Read More »EVGA readies 1,200w PSU for SLi @ Computex
KitGuru has noticed that (almost) every company now wants to make (almost) every product. Not 100% – but close. EVGA has long been associated with high end graphics cards, so what else did they have hidden on the 17th floor? “Where to stick your brand?” is a common question for …
Read More »OCZ forced to admit: Honey I shrunk the Vertex 2 @ Computex
KitGuru's like speed. SSD delivers speed in buckets. Few companies took off with the idea of SSD as fast as OCZ. Given that the leader into this market was Intel, with the stunningly good X.25, we think that OCZ has done a great job of jostling for first place in …
Read More »Corsair Graphite at $149: Carbon copy or Diamond cut? @ Computex
Most exhibitions in the world have the best products, you know, at the show. It doesn't work that way at Computex. Far from it. KitGuru's spies went behind closed doors and into Corsair’s exclusive little suite – tucked away on the 10th floor of a hotel. Corsair’s existing moves into …
Read More »EVGA mainboard team defects to Sapphire
Right now, the most hotly anticipated mainboard in a long time is the EVGA SR2. KitGuru has heard that the mainboard design team itself has moved to Sapphire. But is it true and what does it mean for the industry? First, it needs to be said, that all of this …
Read More »Noctua show Kitguru new coolers @ Computex
Our favourite cooling company Noctua have been showcasing some upcoming products at Computex in Taipei and we have a little gallery of images to show you this morning. For those of you who don't know, KitGuru recently hit 4.8ghz on air with a Core i7 875k with their monster Austrian …
Read More »AMD showcase first Fusion demo @ Computex
AMD's first APU products will be available in the first half of 2011. Codenamed Ontario and Llano they are set to shake up the market. Accelerated Processing Units combine CPU and GPU into a single die processor and are created with 3d video and HD support as the primary focus. …
Read More »Foxconn damage control: raise pay by 30%
We reported recently on the suicides at the Foxconn factory in the far East, which attracted a lot of attention. In a very public move, Foxconn have decided to raise pay at the factories by 30 percent which is set to cost them millions in extra wages. Staff at the …
Read More »Powercolor Radeon HD5850 PCS+ Video Card review
ATI have been enjoying huge success in 2010. The 5xxx series of graphics cards has been fondly received by both the public and critics … the combination of low power requirements with top tier performance has proven hard to beat. nVidia have managed to level the playing field lately with …
Read More »MSI 890FXA GD70 Motherboard review
MSI have a reputation for making great motherboards and their previous 790FX GD70 board received much critical acclaim. Not willing to rest on their laurels however, they went back to the drawing board and made some changes with the 890FXA GD70 in regards to board layout. With the new AMD …
Read More »Interview with ADATA’s MD – JJ Jan
ADATA are a growing company, well known amongst enthusiast circles for producing a wide range of memory products. We recently had some time to sit down and have a chat with JJ Jan, ADATA's Managing Director in The Netherlands. Allan: Hello JJ Jan, can you tell our readers a little …
Read More »Galaxy showcase dual GPU Geforce 470 series
Hothardware posted a picture of a rather sexy looking videocard which features two Fermi class GPU's on a 12 inch PCB. It comes supplied with three DVI connectors on the back and takes power from two 8x pin power connectors. There is no pricing or availability information yet, but we …
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