For Day 11 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar we are teaming up with Philips to give one lucky reader a monitor upgrade! Our prize today is a Philips Quad HD gaming monitor, offering 1440p resolution at high refresh rates for smooth PC gaming.
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2022 Day 10 – Win a Silverstone AIO liquid cooler and Power Supply! (closed)
For Day 10 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar we are teaming up with Silverstone to give away a PC upgrade bundle! Two winners today will each get a new Silverstone AIO liquid cooler and a new power supply to upgrade their rig.
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar Day 9: Win a be quiet! PC upgrade bundle! (closed)
For Day 9 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar we are teaming up with be quiet! to give away a fantastic PC hardware bundle, including a Silent Base 601 Windowed case, a Straight Power 11 750W power supply and Shadow Rock 3 CPU cooler!
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2022 Day 8 – Win one of three Kioxia SSDs! (closed)
For Day 8 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar we are teaming up with Kioxia to give away THREE SSDs! That's right, today we'll have three winners, each getting a new speedy storage upgrade for their system.
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2022 Day 7 – Win a high-speed G.Skill DDR5 RAM kit! (closed)
For day 7 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we are teaming up with G.Skill to give one lucky reader a big memory upgrade. Today's prize is none other than G.Skill's high-speed Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6800 32GB memory kit!
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2022 Day 6 – Win a new noblechairs Legend and a Nitro Concepts electric desk! (closed)
For day 6 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we are teaming up with Overclockers UK to give away another fantastic bundle that will transform your gaming setup. Today's winner will get a noblechairs Legend gaming chair, as well as a Nitro Concepts D16E Electric adjustable desk!
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2022 Day 5 – Win an RTX 3060 graphics card with Cyberpower! (closed)
For day 5 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have another graphics card to give away! Many have struggled to secure a GPU upgrade over the last couple of years, so we're teaming up with Cyberpower to make the process easier for one lucky winner.
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2022 Day 4 – Win an NZXT PC upgrade bundle! (closed)
For day 4 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we are teaming up with NZXT to offer up a massive gaming PC upgrade bundle! The winner today will get a brand new PC case, power supply, AIO liquid cooler and a set of RGB fans to spruce up their system, as well as a new gaming keyboard and mouse.
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2022 Day 3 – Win a Mountain peripheral bundle! (closed)
For day 3 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Mountain to give away a fantastic gaming peripheral upgrade. If you are in need of a new mouse and keyboard, this is the competition for you!
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2022 Day 2 – Win an Iiyama Ultrawide gaming monitor and more (closed)
For day 2 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Iiyama to give one lucky reader a monitor upgrade! Today we have two prizes - a 1440p/120Hz Ultrawide monitor to take your gaming to the next level, as well as a 4K webcam!
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2022 Day 1 – Win an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and an RX 6750XT! (closed)
Just as promised, today we are kicking off the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2022 and just like last year, we are teaming up with AMD to make day 1 a big one. We have two prizes up for grabs today that will make for a great PC upgrade for one lucky reader. Today, you can win a Ryzen 7 7700X CPU and a Radeon RX 6750XT graphics card!
Read More »Announcing the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2022!
Those of you who have been following us for the last few years will know that we like to go big on competitions in December. This year, we are pleased to announce that the KitGuru Advent Calendar is returning, with the first competition kicking off tomorrow!
Read More »Portal RTX is launching next week
Nvidia's in-house Lightspeed Studios has worked with several game developers in recent years to bring RTX features to various titles. During that time, this team has also created its own fully ray-traced remasters of games like Quake II and Minecraft. Next on the list is Portal RTX, which is officially launching in December.
Read More »Win an AVerMedia Live Gamer Extreme 3 capture card! (closed)
Looking to kickstart your own gaming livestream or YouTube channel? Then we have the perfect competition for you. This month, we are teaming up with AVerMedia to give away a Live Gamer Extreme 3 capture card, capable of recording footage at up to 4K resolution.
Read More »KitGuru Games: Modern Warfare II is Mechanically Perfect
Modern Warfare II (2022) represents the latest and greatest from Infinity Ward and Call of Duty, serving as a reimagining of this now 13-year-old game – offering the tried-and-true COD experience while evolving the player movement and controls in order to make it what I believe is the most mechanically perfect multiplayer FPS yet...
Read More »Philips & AOC roll out impressive gaming monitor deals for Black Friday
Sales season has begun, with Black Friday discounts now live for a wide range of products. If you happen to be shopping around for a new monitor, then there are more than a few good deals to be found!
Read More »The Steam Autumn Sale is live – our recommendations
It is that time of the year again - the Steam Autumn Sale is officially live, offering discounts on hundreds of games spanning every genre you could ask for. If you need some help deciding on a game to pick up, we've got a few recommendations for you.
Read More »Ubisoft is officially returning to Steam
In recent weeks, there has been growing evidence that Ubisoft plans to return to Steam. This week, Ubisoft confirmed exactly that, announcing plans to put games on the leading PC gaming platform once again, starting off with Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Read More »Nvidia speaks out on melting RTX 4090 connectors
Nvidia has been investigating user reports of melting 12VHPWR connectors for a few weeks at this point. Through its own investigation last week, Gamers Nexus concluded that many of these cases are likely a mix of user error and design oversight. Now, Nvidia has followed up with a new statement on the matter, confirming it has received reports of 50 cases so far.
Read More »Loose cables, bending and debris behind melting 12VHPWR connectors
There has been much discussion around the 12VHPWR adapter shipping with Nvidia's new RTX 40 series cards after a few users reported issues with the connector overheating. We've seen plenty of theories on the root cause and even a dissection of the adapter, but reproducing the issue was proving to be tricky. The team over at Gamers Nexus spent weeks looking into this and running failure tests, and now, the results are in.
Read More »The RTX 4080 has arrived – custom cards range from £1300 to £1650
Following on from launch-day reviews yesterday, today the RTX 4080 graphics card officially becomes available to the public. The first retail listings have gone live and so far, the UK pricing situation is an interesting one, with custom cards starting at close to £1300, with the higher-end models going for £1650.
Read More »Nvidia’s Taiwan Twitter account has been hacked and suspended
Nvidia has had a run of bad luck with cybersecurity this year. Earlier in the year, a ransomware attack was carried out against Nvidia. Now, the company's Taiwan Twitter account has been breached and naturally, the hacker used this opportunity to run a crypto scam.
Read More »The Winter Soldier is coming to Marvel’s Avengers
While discourse surrounding Square Enix’s Marvel’s Avengers has long come and gone, the team at Crystal Dynamics have slowly but surely been improving the game with additional characters, missions and more. Following the inclusion of Jane Foster – aka The Mighty Thor – the next character being added has now been officially announced.
Read More »AMD reveals first RX 7900 XT game benchmarks
While AMD announced the RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT graphics cards earlier this month, we didn't get a ton of game benchmarks. Today, AMD has updated its press deck with new benchmarks, including the first in-game performance results for the upcoming RX 7900 XT.
Read More »AMD shares additional details on the RDNA 3 architecture
With the first AMD RDNA 3 products coming out in a month, AMD thought it was time to share more about the upcoming GPU architecture. That includes details about its chiplet design, physical structure, improved ray tracing and computing capabilities.
Read More »Nvidia ‘still investigating’ RTX 4090 12VHPWR adapter issues
It has been a few weeks since Nvidia revealed that it is investigating reports of dodgy 12VHPWR adapters shipping with RTX 4090 graphics cards. We've seen plenty of investigation into the matter from the tech press, but Nvidia itself has remained silent since the investigation began. That changed this week with Nvidia releasing a statement on the matter...
Read More »Remedy is officially working on Control 2
Remedy created its best game yet with Control back in 2019. The studio has since shifted to working on Alan Wake 2, as well as a couple of other unannounced projects, putting a Control sequel on the back burner for a while. Now, Remedy has reached a new agreement with 505 Games for Control 2.
Read More »RTX 4080 overclocking and gaming benchmarks emerge
The RTX 4080 is less than a week away from launch and sure enough, we are starting to see more benchmark leaks. Despite the considerable spec difference between the 4080 and 4090, some early gaming benchmarks show that the performance gap between the two GPUs might not be as large as anticipated in certain titles.
Read More »KitGuru Games: Shootout – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II VS Overwatch 2
While some years see multiple major FPS games launching in the holiday season, this year we only have two and funnily enough, both have come from Activision. In October, Overwatch 2 finally launched and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II arrived, delivering the largest opening weekend in COD history. Many of us only have a limited amount of time to sink into a game, so which one should you pick this holiday season?
Read More »Talking RDNA 3 and RX 7900 XTX with Dominic and Leo!
Following on from AMD’s big reveal of the RDNA 3 architecture and the new 7000 series GPUs, Dominic sat down with Leo to go over the announcement with a fine tooth comb. They talk performance, pricing, product positioning and much more... will AMD really kick Nvidia’s ass?!
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