August 29, 2016
Base Unit, Featured Announcement, PC
The last time I saw a Shuttle barebones was back in 2009, at a time when LGA775 and Core 2 Duo were the flavours of the month. The Shuttle SH110R4 barebones we have on review today is bang up to date, sporting an Intel H110 chipset with support for a …
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August 26, 2016
Featured Tech News, Monitors, Peripheral, Reviews
The Dell UltraSharp 24 InfinityEdge Monitor U2417H is a new Full HD monitor that breaks down borders. Well, the one round the edge of the screen, anyway. Like one of those posh swimming pools that don’t appear to have edges, the InfinityEdge has 45 per cent less bezel width than …
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August 25, 2016
Featured Announcement, NAS, Network, Reviews
The Drobo 5n is a 5-bay tower NAS designed for SOHO use that does away with conventional RAID arrays and instead uses Drobo's proprietary BeyondRAID technology. Is Drobo a NAS you should consider over better known brands such as QNAP or Synology? An Introduction to BeyondRAID Ever since its introduction …
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August 24, 2016
Featured Tech News, Power Supplies, Reviews
Today we take a look at the new Seasonic Prime 650W Titanium power supply, the third in a series of reviews we have published to cover the current range of PRIME units available. This is a fully modular 80 Plus Titanium certified power supply which features a high grade 135mm …
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August 23, 2016
Cases, Component, Featured Tech Reviews, Reviews
SilverStone Primera PM01 is a mid-tower case that offers you the option of installing a 360mm radiator at the front or in the roof and also packs in an array of LED lighting. As you can see in our video this white model comes with blue LED lighting while the black …
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August 23, 2016
Featured Announcement, Mouse, Reviews
We review a lot of gaming mice at KitGuru and while many of them are impressive, we don't get to see too many with hardware customisation options. Today, we are taking a look at the Cooler Master ‘MasterMouse Pro L', a true ambidextrous mouse with modular covers for the body and …
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August 22, 2016
Featured Tech News, Monitors, Peripheral, Reviews
The ASUS ROG SWIFT PG248Q is very much a gaming monitor, and ASUS even claims it is targeting the e-sports community. It comes with the bells and whistles a dedicated gamer will hanker for – presets for specific game types, an overclockable refresh rate, and support for NVIDIA G-Sync. But …
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August 19, 2016
Featured Announcement, NAS, Network, Reviews
The AS3102T is one of a series of the latest Asustor NAS drives that use Intel's Braswell processors and dual-channel memory. Sitting under the Personal/Home banner the two-bay AS3102T supports 4K video playback, real-time transcoding and has a dedicated hardware AES-NI encryption engine. It also features a new tool-free design. …
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August 18, 2016
Featured Tech News, Power Supplies
Seasonic launched their new PRIME series of power supply back in July and we were on hand to review the 750W model. Today we take a look at the more powerful 850W unit priced at £219.95 in the UK. This is a fully modular 80 Plus Titanium certified power supply …
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August 17, 2016
Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics, Reviews
As a mid-range GPU the most affordable GTX 1060's from Nvidia partners are likely to attract the eye of PC Gamers looking to upgrade on a tight budget. Palit answers this call directly with a more price-aggressive alternative to ASUS, MSI and other brands with its JetStream GTX 1060s. Palit …
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August 16, 2016
Featured Announcement, Notebook, Reviews
Asus ZenBook Flip UX360CA is a 13.3-inch laptop that uses a flip design to double up as a tablet that measures a mere 13.9mm thick. Or thin, if you prefer. The chassis has been machined from a chunk of aluminium that looks great on your desk and also feels good in …
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August 15, 2016
Headphones
If there is one peripheral that is really influenced by personal preference, it's headphones. They can have different sounds, different styles but most obviously, different form factors. Over the ear is pretty common, but then there's on ear, around the ear, in-ear. While Cooler Master has released a tonne of …
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August 15, 2016
Featured Tech News, Headphones, Reviews
ASUS has made a big push into the peripheral game in recent years, offering some unique looking products as part of its Strix line up. That owl-eye aesthetic continues with the latest entry in that range, the ROG Strix Wireless gaming headset. Along with those big orange earcups, it features virtual 7.1 …
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August 13, 2016
Featured Announcement, Laptop / Mobile, Notebook, Reviews
Only a few years ago, powerful 17in gaming notebooks were really only “laptops” by classification. If you tried to use one on your lap, your legs would suffer third degree burns and your feet would eventually fall off due to restricted blood circulation. But at least the experience would be …
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August 11, 2016
Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics, Reviews
Nvidia's GTX 1080 has been dominating the high end this year with AMD placing focus in the low end to mid range market with their RX 480, RX 470 and RX 460. Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has described the latest Titan X as ‘The Ultimate' and at an eye watering …
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August 10, 2016
Featured Tech News, Power Supplies, Reviews
Today we are analysing the new Cooler Master MasterWatt Maker 1200, a power supply firmly targeting the wealthy enthusiast audience with sizeable disposal income. Available as a ‘Golden Product' not available to the channel, it can be purchased for an eye popping 399 euros direct from the Cooler Master store. …
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August 9, 2016
Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics, Reviews
Today we take a look at the third RX 470 card to hit our labs – the MSI RX 470 Gaming X 8G. This card ships with a dual fan custom cooler, as well as enhanced out of the box clock speeds. The talking point? This is the first RX …
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August 9, 2016
Component, Featured Tech News, Graphics, Reviews
There is certainly no shortage of options when it comes to choosing a GTX 1060 graphics card, Nvidia's mid-range GPU is the most fiercely contested by all its graphics partners. MSI's Gaming Series interpretation of Nvidia's GPUs has been a winning formula in this competitive market in the past, let's …
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August 8, 2016
Featured Announcement, Motherboard, Reviews
Founded in 2006, Asus is celebrating 10 years of creating gaming-orientated enthusiast hardware through its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand. And what better way to celebrate a 10-year anniversary than with a special edition of the company’s flagship motherboard? An enhanced version of the Rampage V Extreme, the Rampage V …
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August 5, 2016
Featured Tech Reviews, Headphones
Sennheiser is well known for high-quality headphones aimed at an audience that prides itself on substance – and a little style – over anything else. Traditionally though that has meant keeping those headphones firmly rooted to devices through wires – but not so with the Momentum Wireless 2.0 headphones. This set …
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August 4, 2016
Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics, Reviews
Today is the second of AMD's recent graphics card releases. While AMD sampled reference solutions for RX 480, they are relying on partner cards for the RX 470 launch. Today we take a close up look at the Asus RX 470 Strix Gaming which arrives with a custom cooler, RGB …
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August 4, 2016
Featured Tech News, Graphics, Reviews
Yesterday AMD launched their new RX 470 graphics card, and we were on hand to cover the Asus Strix Gaming OC solution. Today we take a look at the new Sapphire RX 470 Nitro + OC 4GB which features a custom dual fan cooler with enhanced core and memory clock …
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August 3, 2016
Network
The Asus PL-AC56 Kit is an AV2 power line networking kit, supporting dual-band wireless connections over 802.11ac or 802.11n, or up to three desktop PCs over Ethernet, carrying data straight to your router over the electricity wires in your home, with quoted (theoretical) speeds up to 1200 Mbps. We only …
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August 2, 2016
Featured Tech Reviews, Keyboards
Cooler Master has added a new keyboard called MasterKeys Pro M White LEDs to its impressive array of peripherals. The name pretty much tells you all you need to know about the hardware, although it takes a certain amount of analysis to pin down the most important details. The M …
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August 1, 2016
Featured Announcement, Gaming PC, PC
When you skim through the specification of MSI Aegis X it reveals a list of gaming goodness. Core i7 Skylake, Z170 chipset, GTX 1080 graphics and two SSDs with NVMe in RAID 0 will inevitably add up to epic frame rates and hours of fun. The list of components doesn’t …
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July 29, 2016
Cooling, Featured Tech News, Reviews
Corsair has employed some nifty technology in its new range of ML fans however we have to be careful with the name. The bearings that support the rotors on the motors use Magnetic Levitation but this is not shortened to Maglev (like the famous trains) as that is a trademarked …
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July 28, 2016
Cooling, Featured Tech Reviews
Alphacool, the long-established German liquid cooling company, knows exactly how tough it can be to select the correct components to build a custom loop for a PC. Their answer lies in a selection of 18 different kits in a product line called Cool Answer that offer radiators ranging from 120mm …
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July 27, 2016
Featured Announcement, Graphics
We supplement our analysis of AMD partner RX 480 cards today by looking at the two Sapphire Nitro+ OC models, in 4GB and 8GB capacities. The Sapphire cards ship with custom cooling solutions, out of the box clock enhancements, LED lighting and PCB improvements. At price points of £199.99 and …
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July 27, 2016
Featured Tech News, Gaming Seat, Reviews
Late last year we took a look at the Vertagear SL4000 gaming chair and while we were impressed by its comfort, we did run into some quality control issues with the build. Vertagear has since taken feedback from its early chairs on board and now, it has moved on to …
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July 26, 2016
Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics, Reviews
AMD launched their RX 480 at the end of June and I was on hand to offer my analysis of the reference card at the time. Today we present our review of the new Asus RX 480 Strix Gaming OC, a custom solution featuring enhanced clock speeds, a modified triple …
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