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The Corsair Carbide 200R is designed to target a wide audience of enthusiast user, being Corsair's most affordable chassis, available for only £50. Can they deliver a quality chassis at such a low price point however? The Corsair Carbide 200R can handle both mATX and ATX Motherboards, as well as …

G.Skill's extensive range of Ripjaws memory kits has always covered the requirements of a wide user base. With that trend continuing to the present day, we will be taking a look at one of the company's high-capacity kits that targets mid-range users and gamers. While 8GB DIMMS are more affordable …

Today we are looking at the BeQuiet! Pure Power L8 530W CM, which has recently enjoyed some price reductions in the United Kingdom. We have reviewed many of the BeQuiet! L8 power supplies in the last year and we felt it was time to have another look at this popular …

Today we are going to look at the Corsair Hydro H110 which is the latest performance CPU cooler in their range, fitting in just above the H100i.  It marks Corsair's response to the NZXT Kraken X60 which utilises a larger 280 mm radiator than the 240 mm unit associated with …

Today we are looking at the latest VN247H from ASUS. This monitor will stand out in the crowd due to the super narrow bezel which measures less than 1 centimeter. The VN247H is VESA wall mount compatible and has a scratch proof rear panel for ultimate durability. Should this be …

Today we are taking our second look at a HD7870 Tahiti LE card, this time from Sapphire. Our previous experiences with the HD7870 Tahiti LE have been memorable but today we wanted to show something different. We push the Sapphire card to the limit and manually overclock two competing AMD …

The first system to hit our labs in 2013 is OverclockersUK's Titan 8350a King Cobra MK2. Featuring an overclocked octa-core processor from AMD and a 2GB Radeon HD 7850, can the Titan 8350a King Cobra MK2 plough its way through our set of tests? Based around an AMD backbone, the …

Thermaltake are a popular chassis manufacturer and they have been re-releasing some of their models with a new white colour scheme. Today we are a looking at the latest Soprano ‘Snow Edition' which is sure to attract a new audience. One of the first chassis to be recreated with the …

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Today we are going to look at one of Corsair's latest liquid CPU coolers, the H55.  This is an improved version of the existing H50 cooler which is popular with those looking for a high performance cooler at a very reasonable price point.  We look forward to seeing how it …

Today we are going to take a look at the latest iteration of the Corsair H60 liquid CPU cooler.  This is a slightly revised version of the existing H60, tweaked to improve cooling performance.  The upgrades include an improved CPU block, uprated hoses and a new fan based on the …

Memory prices have been dropping all year and there really has been no better time to pick up a tasty new kit of DDR3. If you are building a new computer, memory is critical in maximising the performance of the system. With this in mind we are looking at 8GB …

Many people will be heading into 2013 with plans of upgrading their system. MSI sent us their capable, but competitively priced Z77A-G45 Z77 motherboard and we are pairing it up with the monster Lightning GTX680 graphics card. We test a system using these components with the latest games and try …

Capturing game play is becoming ever more popular with thousands of videos being uploaded to Youtube on a daily basis. The AVerMedia Game Capture HD is a device that can be connected to either a Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360 and can record your gameplay without the need for a …

Today we have something special up for review, the latest VTX3D HD7870 Black which is based on a 'new revision' of the popular HD7870 graphics card. Selected partners will be releasing new versions of the HD7870 (Tahiti 'LE') with more horsepower under the hood. Just how good is the new design based on the Tahiti core previously associated with the HD7950 and HD7970?

Today we are going to look at the latest gaming headset from Asus, the Orion Pro. Like the models we’ve seen previously, this falls under the ‘Republic of Gamers’ brand. As a result, we have high expectations for the headset as it must reflect the performance and style that we have experienced with previous models.

As the second mouse from Roccat's updated Kone series to hit our labs, the Kone Pure looks to offer the same excellent gaming performance as its sibling – the Kone XTD – while reducing the physical dimensions and retail price. Does the Kone Pure have what it takes to impress …

Today we are looking at one of the latest 2012 performance units from Synology, the DS713+. This NAS system can be further enhanced with the cost effective partnering expansion units, and we join the DS713+ up with the DX213, which supports an additional two drives. Synology's DS713+ looks to be …

Renowned for enthusiast-grade graphics cards that push the boundaries of performance, Sapphire is on the hunt for success with the company's first ever CPU cooler – the Vapor-X. Utilising vapour chamber technology, can Sapphire replicate the success of the critically-acclaimed Vapor-X coolers used on their graphics cards? A direct-contact vapour chamber base should …

The winter months can be depressing, with saturating rain and icy snow pervading dark evenings, so why not spend some money on a new graphics card for yourself, tuck up tight in bed and game on a big high definition television set? Club3D might have the answer in the shape …

BeQuiet! have been releasing great power supplies in 2012, with a focus on minimal noise and great build quality. Today we are looking at the Straight Power E9 700W power supply, a 80 Plus Gold certified design with full 5 year warranty. This is the flagship model in the range. …

Today we are going to take a look at Corsair's latest flagship CPU cooler, the H100i.  This directly replaces the coveted Corsair H100 cooler which is widely regarded as the best ‘all-in-one' liquid cooler on the market.  We tested the H100 when it was released a little over a year …

Corsair have been active lately, not only have they recently unleashed a new range of liquid coolers, but they have introduced two completely new power supply families. We have already reviewed the AX760i and AX860i ‘digital' supplies, a formidable design in collaboration with Flextronics. Today we are analysing the latest …

CM Storm is back in the KitGuru labs, but this time it's a headset that gets put through our demanding test procedures. Can the affordable Ceres-400 prove that CM Storm has what it takes to compete in the sub-£40 gaming headset market? Touted as being built for ‘gamers on the …

Today we are looking at the latest Philips Brilliance 241P4QPYKES, a 24 inch LED lit LCD monitor with onboard stereo speakers and Displayport connection. It sports a AMVA panel, which is a version of a VA (vertical alignment) LCD panel. There is no shortage of competition in the £250-£300 sector …

Seasonic have been releasing a fantastic range of power supplies this year including the high end X-Series and the price competitive G-Series. Today we are looking at something really special however- a fanless, modular Platinum certified supply targeted at those people who want to build a silent system. Special Features …

Today we are going to look at the first three products in the Epic Gear range, the Meduza gaming mouse, the Skorpios mouse bungee and the Compoxite gaming surface. We have decided to combine all three of these products into one article as they are designed to work closely with each other.

If you are thinking of upgrading your system before Christmas then we have two highly modified graphics cards on test today from HIS which should prove interesting. The HIS HD 7950 IceQ is competitively priced at £239.99 and features a large custom cooler and out of the box overclocked speeds. …

Most of the noise around the AMD brand recently has focused on the low share price, the redundancies and the company's overall prospects for the future. Today, we're taking a look at one of its recent technology launches, Radeon RAMDisk. KitGuru gets up close and personal with AMD memory guru, …

In October last year AMD released the FX8150 Black Edition 8 Core processor which met with a mixed reception. While the chip delivered good performance, it was priced too high and couldn't compete against equivalent Intel processors. Today we are looking at the latest AMD Black Edition, the FX8350, which …