E3 is consistently the most exciting time of the year for gamers everywhere and this year should be no different. The event kicks off this weekend, and all of the big publishers are prepared, with EA, Microsoft, Bethesda, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Nintendo and Sony all hosting press conferences. Similarly to last …
Read More »Computex 2018: be quiet! case revisions, Threadripper 2nd Gen Dark Rock Pro and more
This year at Computex, be quiet! has a sizeable spread of new launches to talk about. The Dark Base and Silent Base cases are getting new and improved revisions, Threadripper buyers have a new Dark Rock Pro 4 to look forward to and silent PC enthusiasts will want to be …
Read More »The UK is now Europe’s largest video games market
The gaming market has been consistently growing over the last decade across all segments. From mobile and VR to PC and consoles, there are more active gamers now than ever before. With that in mind, plenty of research goes on behind the scenes to figure out the biggest markets, and …
Read More »Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 850 is on the way to power Windows ARM PCs
While the Snapdragon 845 has only just become the mainstay high-end mobile chip, Qualcomm is already looking ahead. The newly introduced Snapdragon 850 is the result of Qualcomm’s collaboration with Samsung and Microsoft, built to power Windows on ARM PCs. Despite its laboriously long title, Qualcomm claims that the ‘Snapdragon …
Read More »Computex 2018: Peripherals galore at Cooler Master’s booth
While Cooler Master's core business may be CPU coolers and cases, the company has a very broad product portfolio, and that is set to get even broader with a myriad of new peripherals unveiled at Computex 2018. We had Briony on hand to show you all of the new gear. …
Read More »Computex 2018: Seasonic’s System Cable Management Device and new PSUs
We couldn't wrap up Computex this year without first visiting the fine folks at Seasonic. This year, we had the chance to scope out a few new upcoming products. As you would expect, three of them were new power supplies, but we also had the chance to look at something …
Read More »Computex 2018: Cooler Master debuts new PSU and cooler concepts
It seems the idea train has slowed down over in Cooler Master’s research and development lab, as the company has unveiled plenty of cool new concepts for its power supply units and coolers. This includes Cooler Master’s very first thermal electric all-in-one liquid cooler, as well as the potential successor …
Read More »Overclockers UK Germanium (i7-8700K & 1080 Ti) System Review
It's a pre-built system from Overclockers UK - but is it worth £2400?
Read More »Valve loosens its grip on content control, now allowing any law abiding title on Steam
Valve’s content policy has been the subject of a lot of conversation over the years, with the firm often criticised for allowing one type of game to flourish, such as the recent school shooter simulator, while titles with sexual content seem to always have a target on their back. Well, …
Read More »Computex 2018: Phanteks demos Evolv X and more
KitGuru has reviewed almost all of Phanteks' cases that have been released over the last few years, and it seems there will be no shortage of future cases to look at as Phanteks has unveiled a host of new products at Computex 2018. Our man Leo was at the Phanteks …
Read More »Sennheiser HD 800 S & HDV 820 – a £3500 combo
Got a lot of cash to spend on some new audio gear? We look at the HD 800 S and HDV 820
Read More »Facebook gave Chinese companies access to user data
On the third of June, sources reported that Facebook had given around 60 firms access to user data on the service. Three days later, it has been discovered that some of the firms involved were Chinese, including one deemed a national security threat by the US. After some more digging, …
Read More »Computex 2018: AMD unveils its first 7nm GPU with 32GB memory, launches Vega 56 Nano
It seems that sheer numbers is AMD’s thing this year, following the reveal of its 32-core Threadripper 2 CPU with a prototype Radeon Vega GPU with 32GB of VRAM. The brand new chip is the result of AMD’s brand new die shrinking process, resulting in the company ushering in the …
Read More »Computex 2018: Threadripper 2 is on the way, will be 12nm and 32C/64T
AMD held its Computex 2018 presentation earlier today and after much talk about the success of Ryzen so far, we got some very interesting news regarding 2nd Gen Threadripper. Mere hours after Intel's 28-core CPU tease, AMD unveiled its plans for new Threadripper chips, which will bump things up to …
Read More »Computex 2018: Leo visits the extensive Gigabyte suite
As usual, when we went to see Gigabyte at Computex 2018, the company had taken over the entire 36th floor of the Taipei 101 tower. Our man Leo gave them a visit and look us round for a video tour of everything going on. As you can tell, there were …
Read More »Computex 2018: Intel introduces 8086K 40th Anniversary Edition with 5GHz boost speed
It’s the 40th anniversary of the Intel 8086 and the x86 architecture and Intel are going large to celebrate. This week at Computex Intel announced the limited edition i7-8086K processor, as an homage to the original Intel 8086 which was originally released in 1978. The 8086 was the basis on …
Read More »Computex 2018: AMD’s 7nm Zen 2 silicon is in labs ahead of 2019 launch
Closing out its Computex announcements, AMD revealed that its 7nm Zen 2 chips are on track, with its silicon in labs ahead of 2019 launch.
Read More »Ninox Venator Mouse Review
It's a £40 mouse from British manufacturer Ninox - is it worth the money?
Read More »Computex 2018: G.Skill breaks the world record for fastest DDR4 memory at 5543MHz
It's the first day of Computex and it looks like G.Skill is already breaking world records, achieving a staggering 5543MHz on DDR4 memory.
Read More »Computex 2018: Razer switches and Chroma lighting are now available to third parties
If you have used a Razer keyboard over the last few years, you may have noticed that the company does not use Cherry MX switches or any other third party brand. Instead, Razer actually manufacturers its own switches specifically for gaming, and today the company has announced these Razer switches …
Read More »Computex 2018: KitGuru shows you around Aerocool’s private suite
On the eve of Computex, our team over in Taiwan managed to sneak in a visit to Aerocool's giant suite at the W Hotel. Here, they got a look at a range of current and upcoming products, including RGB power supplies, new cases, RGB fans and some peripherals. While there …
Read More »The Samsung Chromebook Plus now supports Linux apps
At the start of May, Google announced at their I/O 2018 keynote that ChromeOS would be getting support for Linux apps. Until now, only the Pixelbook had this functionality but today Google added Linux app support to the Samsung Chromebook Plus. The lack of support for Linux apps is due …
Read More »Computex 2018: MSI B450 lineup, X399 prototype and M.2 expansion card
Today at Computex we had the chance to swing by the MSI booth to catch up with their latest announcements. We've already seen two new ‘thin and light' gaming notebooks announced, but today we also had the chance to check out a brand new X399 prototype motherboard and two new …
Read More »Computex 2018: ASUS re-enters the power supply market with ROG Thor 1200W unit
ASUS has been an established mainboard vendor since the 90s, eventually offering tough competition in a variety of markets since, from graphics cards to routers to peripherals. Naturally, the next step for the company is to re-enter the power supply market after a lengthy break, as ASUS introduces its aptly …
Read More »Computex 2018: Mods are the order of the day at Thermaltake
Over the last decade, there has been a big push towards PC modding with new and impressive builds being created and shown off all year round. This year at Computex, Thermaltake is hoping to inspire some radical new ideas by showcasing a slew of modded builds at their booth. The …
Read More »Computex 2018: Sapphire shows off modded systems and collaborates with Square Enix
The Sapphire booth sits high above the main floor in the Nangang Exhibition Centre, which is the hub of Computex 2018. Alongside a full selection of graphics cards and driving simulations were some funky designs that definitely drew the eye. To find out more, we caught up with Dan Forster …
Read More »Honor 10 Review – the £399 flagship
It's the latest flagship from Honor, and it aims to offer unbeatable value for money
Read More »Win a £1,250 PC Specialist RECOIL II Gaming Laptop in our READER SURVEY! (Closed)
It's that time of the year again- take part in the KitGuru reader survey for a chance to win a PC Specialist RECOIL II gaming laptop, featuring an Intel Core i7 and GTX 1060!
Read More »Computex 2018: Thermaltake introduces us to its new Level 20 chassis series and RGB accessories
At Computex yesterday we had the chance to catch up with Thermaltake and check out what they have coming up this year. To our surprise, we were greeted with a new Level 20 chassis, a new ‘View 91' chassis and a few other bits! Andrzej caught up with Leo Wang, …
Read More »Computex 2018: MSI trims the fat with two new thin, light and minimal bezel laptops
Today at Computex 2018, MSI has launched its latest round of gaming laptops, focussed on trimming the fat and making its laptops thinner and lighter than ever before. The GF63 and PS42 laptops kick off this new initiative, switching to near edge-to-edge displays and a thinner form factor while retaining …
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