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SK Hynix is the second largest DRAM manufacturer in the world behind Samsung. And after strong financial results for the last quarter, the company is looking to invest 3.5 trillion Won (£2.37 billion) in a new semiconductor fabrication plant at its HQ in Icheon, South Korea. SK Hynix has announced …

It has been a long time coming, but today AMD has officially launched the B450 chipset for AM4 motherboards. Up to this point, Ryzen 2nd Gen buyers have had X470 motherboards available to them, but with B450 now landing, there will be more budget-oriented options available. As you would expect, …

AMD's B450 chipset has officially launched - Leo previews two motherboards from ASUS and Gigabyte

In the wake of political scandals across social media, fake news has become quite the hot topic with many platforms vowing to combat the poor practice moving forward. It seems that fake news is alive and well in print media, however, with UK publications such as The Sun and the …

But it all comes at the cost of Touch ID and the headphone jack...

Not only do we have information on the long-awaited Nvidia GTX 1180, but Leo also discusses Intel's new 8-core processors, dubbed Coffee Lake Refresh, as well as the rumours that AMD is bringing a 16-core chip to AM4. Leo can also reveal information about a new member of KitGuru's reviewing team...

Monster Hunter World has already been a huge success for Capcom on Xbox One and PS4, selling over eight million copies, but many are still waiting for the PC launch. At this point, it is well established that the PC version is going to be very demanding, particularly on the …

Nvidia has an event planned for the 20th of August, will we finally be getting new graphics cards?

We've known since the start of the year that Microsoft Studio, Playground Games, has been working on a big RPG project. Currently, the rumour is that this will be a revival of the Fable franchise, in an open-world setting with a big focus on the single-player story. Now, the UK-based …

As the release of Intel's 9th Gen CPUs grows closer, more leaks are coming our way. This latest leak comes in the form of a benchmark test, giving us a good idea of what to expect from Intel's upcoming Core i9-9900K. In a database entry on 3DMark, the Core i9-9900K …

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At Computex this year, AMD announced that 2nd Gen Threadripper is on the way, one-upping Intel in the process. We know that the flagship CPU will be a 32 core 64 thread monster, but we didn’t know much about the models below it, that was until a recent listing by …

Earlier this month, we launched a new competition, giving our readers the chance to win a brand new Alienware 17 R5 laptop. This is quite the beast, with an 8th Gen Core i9 processor, a 1440p 120Hz display and a GTX 1080 GPU. There were many entries for this one, …

Last week it was confirmed via leaks from ASRock that the upcoming eight-core CPUs from Intel will work on existing motherboards. ASUS has now also confirmed that there will be a new chipset available, dubbed Z390, and they will be releasing no less than 19 motherboards for the platform. Over …

Despite many hoping for an earlier launch, Intel’s 10nm Cannon Lake processors have been delayed once again, this time aiming for a late 2019 launch.

Following last week’s announcement of Origin Access Premier, Electronic Arts has quietly put its “On The House” freebie program on the shelf. PC players will get to keep their claimed games, however the promotional page now redirects to EA’s Origin Access. EA introduced its On The House scheme back in …

Over the last couple of years, we've seen an exodus of writers at Valve, with multiple veterans leaving the studio to work on other projects. This included Half-Life writer, Marc Laidlaw, The duo behind Left 4 Dead and Jay Pinkerton, who worked on Portal 2 and some of the Team …

Despite a tiny £1.29 price tag, the collective sales on indie game Little Adventure on the Prairie has managed to fund developer Infinite Madaa Studio’s next title. This is thanks to its shift in target market, aiming to please achievement hunters with an easy-to-unlock Platinum trophy for an accessible price. …

We've known for years now that Samsung is working on fully flexible displays. There have been rumours about this technology landing in smartphones almost every year for the last four years. However, it is starting to look like 2019 might finally be the year, as Samsung Display has announced that …

Since early 2017, we've been hearing about DRAM shortages and strains when it comes to supply and demand. In fact, the situation has been so seemingly odd that China's economic regulator launched an investigation into market collusion. It looks like there might be light at the end of the tunnel …

VLC media player has received a slew of bad reviews on Google’s Play Store recently, reporting numerous bugs on Huawei devices. Developer VideoLAN has since blocked newer Huawei smartphones from downloading the application, blaming the manufacturer’s “ridiculous” new policy for all of the problems. Taking to Twitter, VideoLAN states that …

The Summer season is still in full swing here in the UK and the heat wave isn't slowing down. To celebrate the good weather, Overclockers UK is holding a ‘Red Hot' sale, with graphics cards, peripherals, full systems and other bits of hardware all getting price cuts. While Overclockers UK …

Microsoft has taken a decidedly aggressive approach with Windows 10, with the operating system regularly interrupting users in order to push updates and installations. The introduction of the snooze button last year did little to quell complaints of random reboots, prompting the company to look into machine learning to teach …

There have been a lot of rumours and leaks surrounding Intel’s 9th generation CPUs, which are said to be launching fairly soon. Will there be an eight-core SKU? Will the i7 have hyperthreading? Will it be a new platform? A leak from ASRock has at least answered some of these …

Respawn Entertainment has been decidedly quiet since EA placed the studio in charge of a brand new Star Wars title, leaving fans curious as to how the Titanfall developer plans to handle it. Revealing the name to be Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order last month, EA is currently looking ahead …

At E3 this year, EA announced that it would soon be launching Origin Access Premier. Similarly to Microsoft's Game Pass, Premier will give players day-one access to brand new games from EA's library, including the likes of Battlefield V, FIFA and Anthem. At the time, EA didn't announce a launch …

Microsoft’s new Xbox One Adaptive Controller made its debut back in May, designed to make gaming with disabilities significantly easier. Working alongside specialist companies, a lot of thought has been put into every area of the controller, including how users will open its packaging. The Xbox One Adaptive Controller gained …

At KitGuru, we are always looking to improve our content which often means hiring the best people in the industry. Today, we are pleased to announce that industry veteran, Aris Bitziopoulos, is joining the review team with a focus on power supply reviews. Aris has worked with Tom's Hardware, TechPowerUp …

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