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The ROG Strix GL12 aims to offer an unconventional design for gamers who like aggressive, angular ‘slashes’ across the front of their chassis as well as a transparent side panel and integrated Aura Sync lighting. All of the lighting is customisable – from a palette of over 16 million colours …

If you are in need of a new game to jazz up your weekend, then we have the competition for you. For the next 24 hours, we are running a caption contest, the winner of which will receive a STEAM game of their choice. It's open WORLDWIDE and we'll pick a winner tomorrow afternoon!

Hot in the heels of Samsung's 16-gigabit GDDR6 announcement last night, SK Hynix has also begun listing its own GDDR6 memory modules as ‘available'. We've known for a while that SK Hynix has been working on GDDR6 with a 2018 roll out date in mind, though these chips won't be …

Earlier this week, PUBG received a fairly mundane patch targeting minor bugs and some client-side optimizations. At the time, the developers noted that they were hoping to give us an update on what they've been working on soon and it seems that time has arrived quicker than expected. Today, the …

It looks like government bodies are starting to take notice of the ‘planned obsolescence' allegations often levied at smartphone companies. This week, Italy's antitrust body confirmed that it has opened up an investigation into Apple and Samsung in an effort to determine whether or not these companies actively slow down …

NZXT impressed us all last week with the launch of the Z370 N7 motherboard, though the price tag seemed a bit steep. Since then, the company has taken this feedback on board, and has made several changes to reduce the MSRP.

Surely not another great power supply from Seasonic, tweaked and upgraded for 2018?

It looks like Samsung's 4TB 860 Pro SSD won't be the only new drive hitting the market soon. Another update to Samsung's website has unveiled a full range of 860 EVO SSDs too. The 860 Evo listings were more comprehensive, showing new SATA drives in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and …

Last year at Gamescom, Microsoft announced that it would be completely reviving Age of Empires, starting with ‘Definitive Editions' for the first three games, followed by Age of Empires IV. Initially this was set to kick off in October with the release of Age of Empires Definitive Edition. Unfortunately, the …

Its an MVA LCD panel that has double the contrast of rival IPS models but is it any good?

Among the controversy surround YouTube’s newest Partnering policy, Twitch has taken the time to unveil its new Video Producer suite alongside an exclusive deal with Disney. This entitles the platform to exclusive content from four of YouTube’s biggest stars, including Jacksepticeye, Markiplier, LuzuGames and Strawburry17. Twitch’s new Video Producer suite …

Samsung is preparing for the next wave of graphics cards by kicking off mass production on the industry's first 16-Gigabit GDDR6 memory

It looks like Samsung is going to be bolstering its high-capacity SSD options this year, as the company accidentally listed a brand new 860 Pro SSD on its website ahead of an official announcement. The Samsung 860 Pro will be available in capacities up to 4TB, though the price tag …

During the fallout of the Spectre/Meltdown bug discovery, lawsuits have already begun flying left and right. Intel, ARM and Apple are already named in one particular suit, and it looks like AMD won't be getting away unscathed either. This week, an AMD shareholder filed a lawsuit against the company, after …

Apple has received its share of criticism after it came to light that older iPhone models were automatically being throttled in order to get some extra life out of degrading batteries. The iPhone 6 in particular was heavily impacted by this, with performance drops as high as 50 percent. Apple's …

The AOC Q3279VWF is an absolute bargain, offering a 31.5in panel and 2,560 x 1,440 resolution at a very low price!

Intel's fight against the Spectre and Meltdown bugs continues but with it, more issues are also beginning to arise. Last week, it was discovered that a recent firmware update was causing reboot issues with older Intel processors. Now Intel has confirmed that newer processors can also be affected, with Sandy …

Back in mid-October, Microsoft launched the Surface Book 2 in the US. Hailed as the most powerful Surface ever, the laptop features Nvidia GTX 10-series graphics alongside an Intel 8th Gen processor. Since then, the 15-inch of this laptop have only been available in the US, but that is changing …

In the eleventh episode of ‘Leo Says' – our grumpy guru Leo is just back from CES at Vegas and he discusses many topics of interest including AMD and Intel's new CPU venture, Cooler Master Products and the cool partnership in place with Seasonic and Phanteks. He also discusses some …

Microsoft's original Xbox Elite controller launched back in 2015 and while many balked at the £120 price tag, it still ended up selling very well. Now this year, it looks like Microsoft is preparing to introduce a new and improved Elite controller, upping the ante with more features. The original …

Bitcoin had a huge boom throughout 2017, creeping up above the $1000 mark in January last year and hitting as high as $20,000 in December. However, it looks like the last couple of weeks have seen a change, with Bitcoin dropping below the $10,000 mark today, a 50 percent drop …

It has been almost two years since Microsoft shut down Lionhead Studios, the creators of Fable. While Lionhead might be gone, it looks like Microsoft isn't giving up on the Fable franchise, with sources this week reporting that a new game in the series is currently in the works. This …

Throughout December and early January, we ran a series of daily giveaways for the holiday season. These were all ‘reviewer’ giveaways, in hopes that readers would come back and share their thoughts on what they won with us and other KitGuru visitors. We’ve had good feedback from several winners so …

While millions of R&D dollars have been poured into the ergonomic design of modern gaming chairs, those of you who like to play on the couch will have noticed that your living room sofa is soft and wraps itself around you. Aerocool’s engineers decided that console gamers needed more support. …

With over a dozen halls full of mainstream furniture, the big Aerocool/ThunderX3 stand in hall 3 of the IMM show in Cologne really grabs your attention. Alongside the brand new RGB chairs, the products that stood out the most was a new range of gaming desks.  The market for desks …

While other online game distributors like GOG, Humble Bundle and first-party Publisher stores exist, Steam has long dominated video game sales on the PC platform. Enter Robot Cache, a new store front that aims to offer some big changes to the scene, allowing players to sell their digital games. Robot …

Cozmo by Anki is a supercomputer on wheels. A unique robot whose core is filled to the brim with addictive games, tricks, plots & plans with the ability to learn from his actions and surroundings. This AI-driven droid takes a bold leap towards blurring the line between human and machine, …

It has been quite the week for Samsung news. Last week during CES, Samsung confirmed that it plans to return to MWC this year, using the event as a platform to launch the Galaxy S9. This week, some key specs and features leaked out and today, we have news on …

Final Fantasy XV is finally coming to PC in just a few short months. The game was announced for Steam at Gamescom last year with a Q1 release date but now we have an exact launch date, alongside system specifications to run the game at 4K. There are even some …

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