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The new Enthoo Luxe tower case fills a gaping chasm in the Phanteks range between the £199.99 Primo and the £89.99 Pro (£79.99 without window). Priced at £129.99, the Luxe delivers a set of features that are similar to the Pro, however there are a couple of significant changes to …

The name Owen Davies might ring a bell for some of you, he's the one that won our recent competition for a £1399 Cyberpower gaming PC, powered by a 5th generation Intel Core i5 CPU and a Gigabyte GTX 780 graphics card. It has taken a while but he's managed to …

One of the mysteries of modern life in Western culture is the size of the portion compared to the size of the bill. While Italian restaurants are happy to heap spaghetti on your plate for next to nothing, haute cuisine in a French restaurant can often look like it has …

One of the most unusual names in the UK gaming market, Dino PC has now been supplying high-end hardware to gamers and enthusiasts alike for more than a decade. KitGuru took the opportunity to catch up with the company's founder, Vladimir Kuznetsov.  Based in North West London, Dino PC has …

On July 4th we reviewed the latest G-SYNC monitor from ASUS, the 1440p ROG Swift PG278Q 144hz. It was undoubtedly one of the best monitors we have reviewed in the last year. However at £719.99, it will prove too expensive for the majority of the enthusiast audience. Today's review product, …

The latest release from Synology's enormous range of NAS is the DS415play. This 4-bay NAS looks pretty much identical to the DS414 (review) however it includes the features we saw in the DS214play (review). In essence this means the dual core ARM processor in the DS414 has been replaced with …

Chances are you already have several flash pen drives at home, either lying around on a desk or in a drawer. Smaller drives are ideal for flashing a motherboard BIOS and updating firmware, but the larger drives are more serious – used for backing up and moving large amounts of …

Today we take a look at the Cowin CuteBeat BT Vibration speaker which features ‘Resonance Technology'. This speaker will let you play music from various external sources using either a 3.5mm audio cable or by streaming directly to the unit via Bluetooth. It will ‘vibrate sound' from any hard surface …

Today we follow on from our recent analysis of the remarkable ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q 144hz G-Sync monitor and focus on the partner card for that review – the Asus GTX780 Ti ROG Matrix. ASUS claim this card is created around ‘hand chosen cores' to ensure the highest levels of …

If you just missed out on our giveaway for 500 keys of the new Orcs Must die: Unchained, then never fear, as you can put your name in the hat for something else, something more hardware related. Our pals over at BeyondTech are giving away three prize packs worth £900 …

Update: They keys are now all gone. Sorry if you didn't get your message in yet, but keep your eyes peeled as KitGuru is always holding new competitions. Original Story: Anyone up for some pre-release orc slaying this weekend? We sure are, which is why we've teamed up with the …

Today we are going to look at an exciting new cooler from Noctua – the NH-D15. Unfortunately to some technical issues, our review of this has been delayed for some time now. The Noctua NH-D15 slots in at the top of their range of coolers – above the critically acclaimed NH-D14 …

To celebrate the launch of AMD's powerful new W8100 workstation card, YOYOTech has got together with Sapphire to offer professionals the chance to win a FirePro W5000 card worth almost £300! This simple comparison chart has been drawn up by AMD workstation marketing gurus like Glen Matthews, with the specific …

Today we are going to take a look at two new products from Silverstone which are quite a departure from the cases, power supplies and storage accessories we have seen from them in the past. The Silverstone Ensemble EB01-E is a USB DAC (Digital to Analogue Converter) which promises excellent …

If you are in the market for a new power supply there are no shortage of options this year. Kitguru does often place a focus on expensive, high end PSU's, however we know not everyone can afford them. With this in mind today we look at a bargain basement offering …

Intel's 9-series chipset saw the widespread adoption of high-speed storage connections operating via the PCI Express interface. While the 10Gbps transfer speeds of SATA Express and M.2 connections were a noticeable speed boost over the ageing SATA 6Gbps interface, they were still a far cry from the bandwidth offered by …

Today we review the highly anticipated Asus ROG Swift PG278Q. This 27 inch Nvidia G-SYNC monitor runs at WQHD 2560×1440 resolution, features a 144hz refresh rate and a 1ms (gtg) response time to cater to the most demanding gamer. The panel features a ‘turbo' button to automatically select refresh rates …

One of the most remarkable stories in the technology industry has been the rise of Asrock as a leading mainboard manufacturer. This company started life as an off-shoot from established manufacturers in 2002. At the start, it provided simple, low-cost alternative options for the system building sector of the PC …

The landscape of peripherals is vast – with many manufacturers all competing in the same space. If you are a regular reader of KitGuru chances are you have seen a few of the same names crop up. Today however we are looking at a product from Gamdias … a Taiwanese …

KitGuru reviews hundreds of products every year and having high performance, up to date test systems at hand to partner with the latest components is always important. This is particularly true when we are reviewing the latest graphics cards. In the last week several of our older 4770k systems have …

The overwhelming audio preference among gamers is headsets. The ability to communicate while playing audio at serious volumes provides a tactical advantage without the need for constant complaints from friends and family. In this review, we’re taking on a set of speakers that is one level of ‘out loud’ above …

We don't often need a 1500 watt power supply – actually most of our systems are probably consuming less than 300 watts under load. What if you are building a new mini or media system into a tiny, space restricted chassis and need some quality juice to power it? Today …

Feeling a bit warm this nice summer's afternoon? Your PC probably is too, which is why it's always important to keep it cool. Don't fret though if your fans are clicking and your wallet is empty, as be quiet! is giving away a bunch of coolers, fans and PSUs once …

We had over 10,000 entries for this competition to win an MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC Motherboard (product page here) an MSI R9 290X Gaming GPU (product page here) and a Steelseries Limited Edition Siberia V2 in MSI colours! Sadly we could only pick a single person out of the …

We had over 8,000 entries for our Gigabyte Z97X-SOC competition and sadly we can only pick three winners today! The winner of the Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Motherboard, Corsair Raptor HS30 Gaming Headset and bequiet! Shadow Rock Pro 150W TDP CPU Cooler is Christopher Hill (facebook page here). The first runner up …

If you've ever looked at the hard work we do here and KitGuru and thought, “I could do better,” we'd like to give you the chance to prove yourself. Over on our official Facebook page, we're giving away a brand new MSI R9 280 Gaming Edition graphics card to two lucky …

Over the weekend, KitGuru was invited to head down to the Overclockers UK store and warehouse to see their sponsored sale event – if you missed out on this at the weekend then we have some pictures for your enjoyment today! Quite a few people turned up early to grab …

Boards designed for extreme overclockers have been constants for all of Intel’s most recent platforms. Gigabyte hit success with the Z87X-OC motherboard by driving the overclocking-geared part to an aggressive mid-range price point. Many of the key overclocking-orientated features were still present, but the bank-busting price tag was not. Gigabyte …

For many enthusiast gamers, the ‘sweet spot' price point for a graphics card is around the £200 mark. For this kind of cash you can get a solution capable of powering the latest Direct X 11 games at 1080p, and some even at 1600p. We recently had a look at …

Being the nice people that we are here at KitGuru, we thought we'd let you know about a little competition going on over at YOYOTech right now. YOYOTech has teamed up with beQuiet! to give away a Pure Power L8 600W PSU with a Silent Wings 2 120mm fan, with the …