Corsair are well known as one of the leading suppliers of high quality memory for the discerning enthusiast and in recent years they have expanded their range into other areas such as cooling and power supplies. The Corsair motto seems simple, create the best products they can without compromising … …
Read More »How computer power supplies work – KitGuru Guide
KitGuru takes the subject of power supplies very seriously, this is why we have a dedicated team behind the scenes, experts in their specific fields to produce some of the most detailed power related reviews online. Today one of our resident experts ‘IronLaw' will explain exactly how a computer power …
Read More »Interview with HIS – Peter Yeung: Director of Marketing
We recently had some time to sit down with Peter Yeung: Director of Marketing with HIS. Peter graduated in the US with a major in Business Administration and Economics. He lived in New York, Silicon Valley and is now based in Hong Kong. His role and responsibility is to continue …
Read More »eVGA GTX 460 768MB Superclocked Review
GTX460 is ‘Fermi done right' That's what nVidia wants us to believe after a tough year. On Wednesday 30th September 2009, Jen Hsun Huang stood on a global stage with a ‘Fermi card' in his hand and the watching world was treated to a series of demonstrations. Subsequently, we were told …
Read More »SteelSeries 7G Gaming Keyboard Review
There are many reasons why gamers might choose to buy a top-end gaming mouse which has a high-resolution sensor and a variety of configurable options. However with gaming keyboards, things are very different; the performance of a gaming keyboard cannot be configured so manufacturers differentiate them by including extra features …
Read More »Buffalo Microstation 128GB Internal SSD Review
At KitGuru we love our Solid State Storage drives, they consume very little power, outperform any mechanical drive and offer a fantastic real world experience, sometimes cutting down system boot times by half. Today we are going to be looking at the Buffalo 128GB Microstation SSD drive which is based …
Read More »Antec Truepower 750W New Series Review
Antec are one of the industries most respected companies, especially when the topic of quality power supplies is raised. Earlier this year they released the new TruePower series which replaced the older Truepower Trio and NeoPower lines. This new lineup not only brings new technology to market but streamlines the …
Read More »Sapphire HD5670 Ultimate Edition Review
We have reviewed many Sapphire graphics cards on KitGuru over the last month and we have found them all worthy of serious consideration in their respective sectors. They often include some of the finest cooling solutions and we have been particularly enamoured with their silent range of products- such as …
Read More »Zotac GTX 480 AMP! Graphics Card review
A few weeks ago we reviewed the GTX480 and walked away with generally favourable feelings – after all there was no doubting the astonishing tessellation performance and frame rate prowess with all of the leading game engines. We did however have reservations as it was running at a shade under …
Read More »HIS HD5550 Silence 1GB DDR3 Review
If you hate noise and want to build a media center then today's product will be of particular interest – the HIS HD5550 Silence 1GB graphics card. At KitGuru we have focused recently on this market, covering several ATI and nVidia solutions as we know many of our readers are …
Read More »Adobe Flash Player 10.1 – ATi Stream, Catalyst 10.6
Despite the recent prophecy from Steve Jobs, publicly available statistics show that Adobe Flash reaches 99% of the worldwide audience. Not satisfied with that, Adobe has just released its 10.1 update which offers many new improvements. more on that to follow. For now, KitGuru has a very specific ‘need to …
Read More »Mesh Elite GTX 465 & GTX 480 systems review
Numbers vary, but we reckon at least 500,000 people build a PC in the UK each year. Once you’ve built your own, it’s unlikely that you’ll ever go back. But that’s a small fraction of the PCs that actually get sold. So what can you do if you need a …
Read More »Sapphire HD5770 Vapor X Edition 1GB
It is hard to believe that KitGuru only opened a month ago, we have been working around the clock to ensure that we review the hottest products on the market … even if some of them have been out for a while. For those of you who don't have thousands …
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 »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 »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 »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 »Corsair Flash Survivor GTR 32GB USB Flash Drive review
Almost everyone today has a Flash drive sitting on their computer desk, after all they are invaluable for moving data between work and home or to pass files between friends. Another important use for USB drives is to back up sensitive and important data, which leads me nicely into the …
Read More »Intel Core i7-875k and i5-655k processor review
KitGuru has been overclocking since speeds were measured in MegaHz. In all those years, we’ve never seen a chip taken to 5GHz on air. Never. Until now. After the FX fell to Conroe, Intel has dominated the performance CPU market for many years. AMD’s eggs are all in the Fusion …
Read More »Dell Ultrasharp U2410 Monitor review (A00)
Dell have always had a very strong range of panels available, from the strictly low end mass market TN panels for the budget aware audience to the high end 30 inch panels for the discerning designer and enthusiast. A few weeks ago we looked at their bargain SP2309W which we …
Read More »Asus EAH5750 Formula Radeon HD 5750 review
Asus are one of the largest and most successful technology companies on the planet right now – producing some of the finest motherboards known to man with particular emphasis on engineering and build quality. All these efforts do not go unnoticed by the enthusiast however as their annual turnover is …
Read More »Noctua NH D14 Cooler review – The ‘Austrian Sandwich’
Noctua are an Austrian company well known in enthusiast circles for producing some of the finest fans on the market. I will hold my hand up – all of my systems at home incorporate their 120mm fans (NF12's) on one level or another, simply because they are class leading products. …
Read More »nVidia responds directly to KitGuru’s revelations
Over the past week or so, we have heard a lot of rumours about nVidia's products. As wizened KitGurus, you can trust us when we say that our sources are both plentiful and well placed. We report this kind of story when we have no reason to doubt a story. …
Read More »Win 10 Copies of Aliens V Predator with [KG] & XFX
XFX are bundling the critically acclaimed Alien V Predator DX11 game with some of their video cards such as the excellent HD5870 Black Edition which we reviewed a short while ago. KitGuru are working in partnership with XFX and have 10 copies of Aliens V Predator on the PC platform …
Read More »Sapphire HD5850 Toxic 1GB Video Card Review
The AMD 5xxx series has been a resounding success, dominating the mid/high range sector since it was released many months ago. We wouldn't be the Guru's of Kit we proclaim to be if we didn't take a look at one of the sexiest 5850's on the market – The Sapphire …
Read More »Power Supply Buying Guide
System failure and instability? We all used to love blaming Windows, but poor power supplies are often the cause. Whether you’re solving issues, upgrading or buying a complete new rig – KitGuru investigates the dark art of PSUs for you. Why do we need a PSU? Your home is probably …
Read More »KitGuru Photoshop Benchmark – V1(4)
For as long as I can remember enthusiasts around the world have been keen to see how their systems perform with many commercially available benchmarks from such companies as Futuremark. While these applications are extremely useful to a wide audience sometimes it can be helpful to focus on a ‘real …
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