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Read More »61% of KitGuru readers polled own Nvidia graphics
On Monday we ran a little public poll on our Facebook page. Around 2,000 readers answered and today, as promised, we share the results. No, This is not an AMD versus Nvidia editorial because that always gets much too heated and people end up arguing over nothing. We simply wanted …
Read More »Skylake X and Kaby Lake X named in AIDA 64 update, first benchmark leaks
Back in January, we started coming across the first rumours surrounding Intel's next HEDT CPU launch. At the time, we heard that Skylake X and the X299 platform would be launching in August but it seems that things might be further along than we thought as this week, AIDA 64 …
Read More »Cyberpower, Cooler Master and BattleBot at Maker’s Faire
Newcastle's Life Science Centre will be the home of a hands-on technology event called Maker's Faire on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd of April 2017. Enthusiasts of all ages are invited along to be inventive, creative, explorative and down right playful. Cooler Master will be there with an unusual challenge and …
Read More »Konica Minolta Unveils the Future of Work, Or At Least Its Version
Konica Minolta invited us to an event called Spotlight Live about the “rise of the cognitive company and the evolution of employment”.
Read More »Mass Effect Andromeda Performance Analysis
After a near five year break from the franchise, Mass Effect returns this week with an all new entry to the series. Mass Effect Andromeda leaves earth and Sheppard behind in an effort to expand the universe with new characters, a new story as well as all new planets and enemies. Aside from …
Read More »Corsair unleashes new Corsair One systems with Kaby Lake and GTX 10 series graphics
After teasing its reveal just a few weeks ago, Corsair has now officially announced the Corsair One, an all-new lineup of pre-built systems designed to deliver high performance in a small package. While some other gaming companies have tried to imitate the Mac Pro's cylindrical design, Corsair has opted for …
Read More »Kingpin has managed to overclock the GTX 1080Ti beyond 3GHz, sets new record
If you thought last week's record setting GTX 1080Ti 2.5GHz overclock was impressive, then prepare to be blown away as now, extreme overclocker ‘Kingpin' has managed to push Nvidia's latest flagship gaming card past the 3GHz barrier. This sets a new record for the highest frequency achieved on a graphics card. …
Read More »The Audeara headphones calibrate to offer the best listening experience for your ears
Owning a decent pair of headphones is all well and good but more often than not, you are buying a product that is built around the needs of the many, rather than the few. This is where Audeara comes in with their new ‘full fidelity' headphones, which test your ears …
Read More »Seven RX Vega SKUs spotted in AMD driver code
It seems that AMD is busy preparing drivers for the RX Vega launch as this week, thousands of lines of updates code were sent out as part of a series of little patches, adding RX Vega support to AMD's Linux graphics drivers. Inside of the code, seven different Vega SKUs …
Read More »Star Wars Tie Advanced X1 Battle Drone (unboxing)
Today we take a look at something rather unusual for KitGuru – a close up unboxing of a new Drone by company Propel. Propel have been one of the few companies lucky enough to snag a Star Wars license. Their goal was to create a series of battle drones based …
Read More »Star Citizen will drop DX12 for Vulkan to avoid forcing users to upgrade to Windows 10
One of the key offerings Microsoft has to try and tempt gamers to upgrade to Windows 10 is DirectX 12 support. The latest API has been picked up by plenty of games in the last year and while the folks over at Cloud Imperium Games planned to include it in …
Read More »Your Ryzen 7 CPU won’t be running as hot as you think
If you are currently putting together a Ryzen 7 1800x or 1700x build and are planning your cooling solution based on current reported temperatures from reviews, then you may want to read this before spending a fortune on cooling or chasing down temperature issues. It seems that AMD has incorporated …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 Inbound: 6C12T and 4C8T CPUs Launch April 11th
AMD has announced its Ryzen 5 processors which will be launched and on shelves from April 11th 2017 in the form of two 4C8T parts and two 6C12T SKUs. Pricing will range from $169 to $249 USD, with the Ryzen 5 flagship 6C12T 1600X featuring a Precision Boost clock frequency …
Read More »Custom GTX 1080Tis will start shipping in April
Last Friday, the GTX 1080Ti officially started shipping out to those looking to buy on day one. However, as many of you will have noticed, so far there have only been Founders Editions in stock at most retailers and while pre-orders are available for custom cards from the likes of ASUS, …
Read More »New leak reveals details on RX Vega specs, confirms 8GB HBM2
We've been hearing about RX Vega leaks for a few months now but it looks like we are finally starting to get into more specific details surrounding the GPU. This week, a benchmark database entry for what appears to be an AMD RX Vega engineering sample revision leaked onto the …
Read More »KitGuru poll shows 49.3 percent of readers polled prefer gaming at 100Hz and above
Over the last year or so, we have seen a huge rise in the adoption of high refresh rate monitors, with many PC gamers now choosing to break beyond the 60Hz barrier. With that in mind, we started to wonder, what frame rates do KitGuru readers consider to be ideal …
Read More »Update: ASRock and Gigabyte X370 boards coming, Biostar delayed by BIOS issues
This is intended to be an update to an earlier breaking story. For the full details on our original coverage, go HERE. Yesterday, we reported on the apparent mass stock shortage of AM4 X370 chipset motherboards. According to our industry sources, prior to the Ryzen launch and positive reviews, there …
Read More »What is going on with AM4 X370 motherboard stock?
Can't find the high end motherboard you want for a new Ryzen processor? You aren't the only one.
Read More »Cooler Master’s MasterWatt Maker 1200 MIJ brings uncompromised quality for £899
Cooler Master has been making power supplies for a long time now and while many of them have been great in their own right, they usually need to hit an affordable price point, which means things like component selection need to be carefully considered to hit a budget. So what …
Read More »60% of KitGuru readers polled will buy AMD Ryzen 7
You read our analysis, but what do YOU think of AMD Ryzen 7? The results are in.
Read More »Asus, MSI, Zotac, Inno3D and EVGA all teasing new custom GTX 1080Tis
The Founder's Edition of the GTX 1080Ti is already available for pre-order directly from Nvidia but there are plenty of people out there who prefer custom-cooled solutions. Fortunately, it looks like there are plenty of them on the way, with Asus, MSI, Zotac Inno3D and EVGA all announcing their own …
Read More »Is Calyos THE world leader in advanced 2-phase cooling?
Calyos is a young company based in Brussels, Belgium that claims to be the global leader in Advanced 2-Phase Cooling Solutions for electronic components. When you consider that Calyos has a mere 28 employees (and that Belgium is hardly renowned as a hotbed of technology) it sounds like a bold …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 1800X CPU Review
AMD is back with a bang in the processor market. Is a 4.1GHz-capable 8C16T CPU for £490 too good to be true?
Read More »GTX 1080 Ti launch: other announcements you might have missed
While the GTX 1080 Ti was of course the main announcement from Nvidia's event yesterday, we were also briefed on a few other announcements throughout the day that you might have missed. Here we give you the low-down on some of the highlight announcements stretching beyond the GTX 1080Ti. In-case …
Read More »Calyos NSG kit for Thermaltake Core P3
At CES Calyos showed its fanless passive cooling kit for Thermaltake Core P3 and we took a good look at the hardware during the KitGuru visit to Calyos in Brussels. The idea is simple enough: Calyos has taken the hardware used in its NSG-S0 system and applied it to the …
Read More »Nvidia announces GTX 1080 Ti: Faster than a Titan X, $699
Nvidia has launched the long-rumoured GTX 1080 Ti - $699 and faster than a Titan X.
Read More »AMD announces RX Vega, shows off features of the new architecture
It looks like Vega is more than just a codename as today at AMD's Capsaicin event, the company announced that its next high-end GPU would be called the ‘RX Vega'. However, the presentation didn't stop at simply naming the GPU, AMD also began showing off some of the new features …
Read More »Intel CPU prices start to drop ahead of AMD’s Ryzen launch
Reviews for AMD's Ryzen 7 processors are still under embargo for a few more days but it looks like early performance reports have already put Intel on the defensive, with significant price cuts hitting the Core i7 and Core i5 series of desktop CPUs. These price cuts not only affect …
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