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Kitguru has been open 7 months now and many forum members wanted to have a folding team operating. While I know some of our forum guys will do this without any ‘rewards' I wanted to help try and push this myself, as it is such a good cause. Therefore, I …

AMD's HD6850 series was released to a warm public reception, combining great performance, low power drain and very competitive pricing. KitGuru recently reviewed the XFX HD6850 Black Edition and today we are looking at Sapphire's overclocked competitor- the HD6850 Toxic Edition. Core clock : 820MHz Memory clock : 4.4GHz Stream …

Buying a new HD5970 or GTX580 is sure to clean out your bank account, and for the majority of people it is totally pointless. If you are in the market for a new high quality graphics card for a media center or 720p gaming system then the product we have …

KitGuru has already reviewed many AMD HD6800 series cards and we have been impressed with the competitive pricing and mid range performance. The GTX460 dominated the market for many weeks but AMD finally stepped up to the plate. Today we are going to look at the new HIS HD6870 Turbo …

Kitguru frequently receives inside information on upcoming products and often we publish the news just as we get it – sure we aren't always popular with some company executives for doing it, but we can live with that. Last night we were given a very detailed listing from a reputable …

From Friday 12th November to Monday 15th November, Newbury Racecourse is taken over by a several thousand rampaging gamers and KitGuru is there to capture the action. Being at the opening of a box is a pretty poxy claim, normally. But when the tape is slit and some very special …

A few weeks ago we reviewed the Coolermaster Silent Pro Gold 600W, an extremely impressive power supply on a variety of levels. While 600W should be enough for most systems, there will always be a more demanding audience who need higher levels of power. For this particular audience we will …

INSOMNIA (i-Series) events are the biggest LAN gaming competitions in this part of the world and the next one kicks-off on Friday 12th November, at Newbury Racecourse, for 4 days. KitGuru will be there to investigate. Slowly, but surely, LAN gaming continues to grow. Everyone starts playing against the computer. …

We have contacts and moles in all corners of the globe and earlier today we managed to get our hands on information and pictures of the upcoming range of MSI motherboards. At Kitguru we love the MSI build quality and have reviewed many of their motherboards and graphics cards in …

Never let it be said that KitGuru doesn't have the best competitions online ! Today we are working with our good buddies over at MSI to give away a brand new, kick ass HD 6870! The latest bit of kit to be released from MSI is based around ATI’s all …

In the ongoing ‘leaks' surrounding the GTX580, it appears that Techpowerup published their review of the card early, but then pulled it (it can still be found via google but the pages have been removed). Reviews of the card are due to go up in a few hours time. Obviously …

Many of you reading this will have overclocked a processor at one time or another – we all love added performance for no extra cost. For those who have yet to pop their OC cherry, then the first course of action is to get hold of a good cooler. This …

KitGuru's often spend their time salivating over some of the finest prebuilt systems on the market from the likes of Cryo.  They usually feature all the latest, greatest and most expensive tech and are finished off with a full water cooling system. Such systems usually demand a price of £3000+ …

KitGuru has been trawling the web for new information about the Fermi series since we first touched a GTX480 box at CeBIT back in March. Now a barrage of flags on forums across the globe indicate that real people are able to buy and own the GTX580, as well as …

Synology have launched two new products this week, the DS411j which we reviewed several days ago and the DS211 which we are looking at today. The DS411j is a quad drive NAS system supporting up to 8TB and the DS211 is a higher performance dual drive NAS offering a maximum …

When building a new PC, it is important not to overlook the importance of a power supply. Without solid, stable power delivery a system can experience hard locks and in worst case scenarios, even component failure. Thankfully the market has no shortage of high quality, cost effective solutions available and …

If the authorities were to be believed, then downloading from Bitorrent or Newsgroups is the root of all evil, not only can downloading illegal warez potentially inflict viruses upon your system but it can also cause genital warts and ruin your chances of ever getting laid. Kids in bedrooms across …

Over the last month we have looked at the full range of Synology products from the entry level USB Station 2, to the range topping DS 1010+ with partnering DX510 expansion bay. No matter your demands Synology say they have a solution for you … without breaking the bank. Today …

So much happens at Kitguru that it is hard to keep track of all the news, reviews and competitions. I just wanted to let our readers know that we have two very nice giveaways running right now in the runup to Christmas. Unfortunately we aren't giving away the very attractive …

After an eight year wait, the third version of the universal serial bus (USB) is finally available on the retail market. Sadly because of the high pricing – low end and many mainstream motherboards often do not often incorporate USB 3.0 controllers and many enthusiast users are unwilling to perform …

The Power Supply market is very healthy with a wealth of offerings for all user demands. Today we are focusing on the enthusiast user who wants maximum efficiency combined with the lowest possible noise for a performance gaming or media center. The Cooler Master Silent Pro GOLD 600W power supply …

Defining a ‘media PC' is a difficult proposition, everyone has a different view on what makes a perfect HTPC computer. Some users will aim for high performance components in a large chassis while others will opt for the smallest possible physical footprint with virtual silence. Today's review of the ASRock …

The world of graphics has been a fantastic battleground over the past two months, with launch and counter-launch in quick succession. Our recent Radion HD 6800 reviews have drawn a huge amount of interest and KitGuru has responded by hunting high and low for a cool competition. We believe we …

We have had a firm heads-up from Danny Shapiro, nVidia's Head of Quadro Marketing to say that there may have been one ‘s‘ too many in a recent mailout that his company sent to its channel partners. We believe Danny's explanation and would like to confirm the exact details. You …

Last friday AMD released the HD6870 and HD6850 series to a warm reception. Many journalists (including myself) admired the competitive price points with class leading performance … finally AMD had the performance edge to compete directly with the GTX 460's. Today we have one of the first pre-overclocked HD6850's – …

Arctic Cooling have been releasing some great products this year and we have reviewed many of them on KitGuru, such as the incredible Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME Plus cooler, which we really liked. Today we are looking at the baby brother of the Freezer 13, the new Freezer 11 LP …

Shoppers are lucky. They go into a store, see what they want and buy it. They are safe from having ‘too much knowledge' about what goes on behind the scenes. Sausage eaters are the same. Stick it in your mouth and don't ask. Unfortunately, KitGuru seems to be a hub …

QNAP are well respected for their high end business solutions and today we look at one of their newest products aimed at the mid market audience – the Qnap 259 Pro+, based around a 1.8ghz dual core Atom processor with 1GB of DDR2 memory onboard. With a retail price around …

On friday AMD launched the first in their new series of 6 series graphics cards, namely the HD6870 and HD6850. We reviewed many partner cards on launch day, and the resounding feedback across the net was positive. The only downside that KitGuru commented on was a pricing fiasco throughout Europe. …

When nVidia released the GTX460, everyone was literally blown away – this was a mid range card that utterly dominated the market and delivered staggering levels of performance, particularly when overclocked. AMD had left a big hole in its range, from the 5770 to the 5850 – with only the …