custom | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:36:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png custom | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Epomaker partners with Feker to launch Galaxy80 TKL mechanical keyboard https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/keyboards/joao-silva/epomaker-partners-with-feker-to-launch-galaxy80-tkl-mechanical-keyboard/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/keyboards/joao-silva/epomaker-partners-with-feker-to-launch-galaxy80-tkl-mechanical-keyboard/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:52:37 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=649987 Epomaker and Feker are partnering on a new mechanical keyboard, the Galaxy80. If you are a mechanical keyboard enthusiast, then you should be familiar with these companies already. The Galaxy80 aims to offer a streamlined design that saves on desk space, as well as improved acoustics while typing, all while keeping the cost relatively low.  …

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Epomaker and Feker are partnering on a new mechanical keyboard, the Galaxy80. If you are a mechanical keyboard enthusiast, then you should be familiar with these companies already. The Galaxy80 aims to offer a streamlined design that saves on desk space, as well as improved acoustics while typing, all while keeping the cost relatively low. 

The Galaxy80 uses the TKL formfactor, so users still get all the essential keys they need, while minimising the space the keyboard takes up on the desk. This makes it an ideal form factor for those who need to take their keyboard on the go, or simply want less clutter on their desk. The leaf-spring gasket arrangement at the heart of its design offers a comfortable typing experience, reducing fatigue during long sessions and providing a responsive touch with each keystroke.

The keyboard's aluminium alloy shell is durable, making it ideal for long-term use. The sturdy construction provides a stable foundation for each keystroke while withstanding regular wear and tear. Its modern appearance and colour schemes make it suitable for both gamers and professionals.

The Galaxy80 includes a PORON sandwich cotton layer, an IXPE switch pad, a PET acoustic pad, an EMDP switch cotton layer, and a PET bottom pad. These components combine to provide sharp, clear keystrokes that produce a pleasing sound. Under the key caps, you'll find Marble White mechanical switches, which are tactile and do offer audible feedback in the form of a click, like CherryMX Blue switches. If you'd rather use a different switch type, then there is good news, as the keyboard is hot-swappable.

This keyboard offers wired and wireless connections, providing flexibility for various use cases. You can connect it with a USB-C cable or switch to Bluetooth or 2.4GHz for wireless. With Bluetooth, the Galaxy80 can connect to up to three devices simultaneously and switch between them. The impressive 4000mAh battery sustains lengthy work and gaming marathons. The Epomaker x Feker Galaxy80 is now available from both the Epomaker and Feker websites for $105.99/€99.99.

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KitGuru says: Considering its spec sheet and its price, this keyboard looks incredible. If you're looking for a new mechanical keyboard and like the TKL form factor, the Galaxy80 might be worth looking at.

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Formify is making custom mice based on the shape of your hand https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mouse/joao-silva/formify-is-making-custom-mice-based-on-the-shape-of-your-hand/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/mouse/joao-silva/formify-is-making-custom-mice-based-on-the-shape-of-your-hand/#respond Sun, 19 Mar 2023 10:30:19 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=597203 Formify is a startup company that wants to change how players see gaming mice. Unlike other gaming peripheral companies, Formify aims to create mice specific for users using unique technologies by designing custom-made mice adjusted to your personal hand measurements to provide the best ergonomic grip possible.  Formify‘s innovative software builds a personalized 3D model …

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Formify is a startup company that wants to change how players see gaming mice. Unlike other gaming peripheral companies, Formify aims to create mice specific for users using unique technologies by designing custom-made mice adjusted to your personal hand measurements to provide the best ergonomic grip possible. 

Formify‘s innovative software builds a personalized 3D model of your grip using only a photo of your hand. This photo is then used to manufacture a mouse specifically made to match your demands. On average, each mouse weighs about 55g.

However, ergonomics aren't everything. Formify's gaming mouse also packs a Pixart PMW3395 sensor with 650IPS tracking speed and a resolution of up to 26K DPI. The mouse supports a lift-off distance of < 2 mm. However, you can increase that distance to 2 or 3mm. For the switches, Formify decided on the Kailh 8.0 clear.

The process of having your custom-made mouse can be divided into three steps. First, Formify will ask for a photo of your hand. Then, it will use that photo to design a mouse for you. Lastly, it will build the mouse using 3D printing technology. As an extra step, you can ask the company to add a specific texture pattern to your mouse.

Formify's Kickstarter is launching on March 21st. Pricing hasn't been revealed yet, but early supporters who sign up for the company's newsletter can get up to 20% off an order.

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KitGuru says: Would you use a service like this for a more personalised mouse?

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ARM encourages orders for 1 trillion processors https://www.kitguru.net/channel/event/andrzej/arm-encourages-orders-for-1-trillion-processors/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/event/andrzej/arm-encourages-orders-for-1-trillion-processors/#respond Thu, 04 Jul 2019 10:09:08 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=417189 What started as an ambitious project by the BBC to put computers into UK schools in 1981, ended with ARM dominating several global markets for microprocessors – including mobile phone giants Apple, Samsung and Huawei. Owned by Japan’s SoftBank, but still headquartered in Cambridge, the company is dedicated to being the most pervasive compute technology …

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What started as an ambitious project by the BBC to put computers into UK schools in 1981, ended with ARM dominating several global markets for microprocessors – including mobile phone giants Apple, Samsung and Huawei. Owned by Japan’s SoftBank, but still headquartered in Cambridge, the company is dedicated to being the most pervasive compute technology the world has ever seen. It takes IoT seriously and wants to be everywhere – in every product that can possibly encompass its technology. At Innovex, KitGuru was invited to a private briefing about DesignStart – ARM’s efforts to help new businesses explore, develop and deploy its state-of-the-art chip technology.

By the end of 2022, the more tech-savvy among you will have up to 500 connected devices in your home, according to Gartner. To put that in to context, it was 1982 when a Coca-Cola vending machine was first hooked up to the internet at an American university – so it could report back on stock levels and the temperature of its sugary drinks. By the end of 2022, that single device installation will have evolved into an IoT market worth close to $1.2 trillion – much of which will be enabled by ARM.

So how do you become the ‘processing option of choice’ in so many devices?   Well the major accounts have already invested millions of man hours into adapting ARM IP for their own purposes – so they are pretty much locked in. A significant amount of growth will come from companies that are, today, considered start-ups. Companies that may not even have produced their first commercial product yet.

ARM’s DesignStart programme aims to provide the tools and expertise necessary to enable new companies to thrive. The theory is that, as they thrive, so does ARM’s sales.

From the day it shipped its first product in 1991, it took ARM 26 years to sell 100 billion chips. In the 4 years from 2017 to 2021, ARM is on course to match that number with the sale of another 100 billion chips. IoT changes everything. ARM is now projecting the sale of 1 trillion chips in the following 4 years.

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The days when only a handful of companies needed bespoke silicon production are long gone. Historically, vast sums of time and money needed to be invested in fabrication plants, chip design and the army of expert staff needed to make it all work. These days, innovators with a clever idea want to get to market as soon as possible with a working solution and that’s where ARM steps in.

When a group from Marvell’s ship core development team near Shanghai wanted to start their own cellular IoT chipset solution venture called Eigencomm, they joined the ARM DesignStart Custom SoC/ASIC programme and were able to tape out in just 6 months. Moving from a first concept to a working design in half a year, was made possible because they could sign up with a simple form and knew that no royalties would be due (unless their products were commercially successful in the market). We’ve seen something similar in the way that the Unreal makes its game engine and development tools available. You only really pay when your idea is successful.

This programme offers Cortex-M0 and Cortex M3 CPUs with no upfront fee. It also gives the lowest cost route to Cortex-A5 CPUs as well as thousands of physical IP libraries.

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Smaller projects will be focusing on FPGA technology for their solutions. Field Programmable Gate Arrays offer a core configuration on leaving the production facility, but they can then be customised using a HDL (Hardware Description Language). They tend to be larger and run slower than custom silicon, but they are perfect way to get your idea into the market when budgets are relatively low.

ARM also provides technical support for new ventures who want to sign up at DesignStart.

For those who are at the early stages, you can choose an ‘Eval’ option, where you can sign up in minutes and begin designing immediately. Commercial operations who want a faster path to production can chose the ‘Pro’ version.

According to ARM, these programmes have seen over 5,500 downloads and close to 500 commercial licences for CPUs being taken up.

KitGuru says: ARM's ecosystem manager, Alessandro Grande, introduced the programme to attendees at Innovex, specifically to encourage start-ups to innovate in the IoT space. Given that the number of exhibitors at the Taiwan Computer Association (TCA) event grew from 388 in 2018 to almost 500 in 2019, it's clear that ARM's ‘incubate the next generation of your own customers' approach is a smart one. Certainly if they'll be needing orders totalling 1 trillion chips.

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Gigabyte to launch a custom RX Vega64 after all https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/gigabyte-to-launch-a-custom-rx-vega64-after-all/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/gigabyte-to-launch-a-custom-rx-vega64-after-all/#respond Mon, 02 Oct 2017 10:21:50 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=348493 Gigabyte will be launching a custom-cooled RX Vega64 after all. Images of the dual-fan design appear online.

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Last week we heard that Gigabyte may not end up releasing any custom-cooled RX Vega64 cards, as deliveries of chips were taking too long. Now, it seems that a delivery has arrived in the knick of time, as images of Gigabyte’s first custom cooled RX Vega have now appeared online.

According to a new report from Videocardz, Gigabyte has changed its mind regarding custom RX Vega64’s as a new batch of Vega chips finally arrived. Previously we heard that Gigabyte may not release a custom Vega64 as chips were not being delivered in time. The report contains several images of Gigabyte’s custom RX Vega64, which is based on a dual-fan design.

The PCB is a bit shorter than the actual cooler, as you can see in the side profile image. In terms of video outputs, this version comes with three HDMI ports and three DisplayPort connections.

With board partners now starting to receive Vega chip deliveries, we will hopefully start to see more custom GPUs roll out. For the time being, we have only seen two, one from ASUS and this one from Gigabyte, which hasn’t been officially announced. We are still waiting to hear from other major AiBs like Sapphire and MSI.

KitGuru Says: We have previously heard that we should expect custom RX Vega cards to start showing up in mid-October. Hopefully that remains true, as I am sure there are many waiting on custom cards before upgrading.

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Building a custom watercooled system in 2017? https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/leo-waldock/building-a-custom-watercooled-system-in-2017/ https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/leo-waldock/building-a-custom-watercooled-system-in-2017/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:43:40 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=317151 I had already installed an Aqua Computer Kryos NEXT block on my Intel Xeon along with a Watercool Heatkiller top on my D5 pump and had one of their Tube 100 reservoirs on order. The EKWB X3 reservoir you can see in that video worked perfectly well (although the location wasn’t great) however I am …

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I had already installed an Aqua Computer Kryos NEXT block on my Intel Xeon along with a Watercool Heatkiller top on my D5 pump and had one of their Tube 100 reservoirs on order. The EKWB X3 reservoir you can see in that video worked perfectly well (although the location wasn’t great) however I am currently besotted by the look and feel of the Aqua Computer and Watercool parts.

January 2017 Build

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November and December 2016 build

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It is worth making the point that all the cooling hardware in that first video was paid for by me and the choice of components was entirely my own, with the exception of the Mayhems coolant. They sent a box, I chose the colour.

During December I installed the Tube 100 in the roof of the case and changed the coolant from Mayhems Pastel Blue to Mayhems Aurora Red and while the system looked better I knew the layout wasn’t right.

Some time around Christmas I suffered USB problems that may have been a conflict between the Corsair software that manages my mouse and keyboard and the NZXT Cam software that runs my lighting, fans and system monitor – or it may have been a bad connection. After a few hours of digging around I decided the easiest thing was to carry out my planned upgrade to X99, hence the ASRock X99 Taichi motherboard, quad core Xeon Broadwell-E and G.Skill DDR4 memory. The system has behaved perfectly ever since (fingers crossed).

I had found it tricky to install the reservoir and pump neatly so replaced the 60mm thick EKWB radiator at the front with an Alphacool ST30 240mm radiator in the roof. The logo is missing from the Alphacool and the painted finish isn’t great as I first painted it white for my Monster Christmas Build and then painted it black again to go inside my PC.

While I like the look of a black and red PC it has been done to death so I changed the coolant for Mayhems Pastel Pink and viola, you can see the result.

Since I made the video I have added some cable extensions to Seasonic Prime Titanium to tidy up the appearance, as you can see in the photos.

In the video I say the fans are 140mm but the two above the radiator are actually 120mm. You may notice the lower front fan is not rotating in the video. It works perfectly well but rarely seems to be required by the GRID+ fan controller.

System and component list:

CPU and GPU run at stock clocks.
Idle temps are 35-38 for the CPU, 38-40 for the GTX 980.
In Adobe Premiere the CPU hits 50 degrees.
When I am gaming the GPU touches 60.
The system is effectively silent. The loudest noises are speaker hum and my keyboard.
Of course it isn’t actually silent but let’s not quibble.

Phanteks Evolv ATX Glass case
ASRock X99 Taichi motherboard

3.5GHz Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 quad core Broadwell-E
Aqua Computer Kryos CPU block copper/nickel

32GB quad channel G.Skill TridentZ DDR4-3200MHz
EVGA GTX 980 SC graphics card
EKWB GPU block plexi/copper and back plate

Alphacool 240mm ST30 radiator
Watercool Heatkiller Tube 100 reservoir
D5 pump with Watercool Heatkiller pump top

Fittings are 10/16mm EK-ACF
Alphacool drain valve

Coolant is Mayhems Pastel Pink
Fans are EK-Vardar 3x 140mm, 2x 120mm

3x1TB SSDs for Windows, software and video work.
6TB HDD bulk storage

Seasonic Prime Titanium 750W power supply

NZXT HUE+ lighting kit
NZXT GRID+ V2 fan controller

Windows 10 Pro

 

So now that I have shared mine, you may be asking how to build your own? Fear not because we have a Custom Watercooled ‘Build it yourself' video guide in two Parts over HERE and HERE. Be sure to share your builds with us on our Facebook page – we want to see what you come up with in 2017!

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Intel: First full-custom Xeon CPUs are due next year https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/intel-first-full-custom-xeon-cpus-are-due-next-year/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/intel-first-full-custom-xeon-cpus-are-due-next-year/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2015 12:27:12 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=234454 The needs of modern cloud datacenters require developers of microprocessors to implement certain custom functionality into their products. As reported, Intel Corp. has incorporated multiple special-purpose technologies into its latest Xeon platform and offers optimized versions of CPUs to select customers. However, the company still does not offer chips that are designed for particular clients …

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The needs of modern cloud datacenters require developers of microprocessors to implement certain custom functionality into their products. As reported, Intel Corp. has incorporated multiple special-purpose technologies into its latest Xeon platform and offers optimized versions of CPUs to select customers. However, the company still does not offer chips that are designed for particular clients from the ground up. This is something Intel will do next year.

“We are well into the semi-custom product, we will be into the custom product space over the next year or so,” said Stacy Smith, chief financial officer of Intel, in an interview with Barron’s.

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Intel has a special roadmap for its custom products. Intel can customize its server platforms or processors themselves to support custom controllers, FPGAs or even memory solutions. Intel can also optimize performance and power consumption of chips for certain workloads and deployments. At present Intel has 35 custom Xeon processors that belong to the Grantley platform. Intel can also include intellectual property of its customers into its standard microprocessors. For example, four of such features are already present in the latest-generation Xeon “Haswell-EP” central processing units and two more features are in development for upcoming chips.

Intel understands that the only trump the competing architectures or designers of server processors will have against it when they manage to hit performance targets of modern datacentres will be customization and ability to maximally tailor their offerings for particular clients. Intel knows that its indisputable trump is high-performance x86 architecture; therefore, it needs to ensure that software is tailored for its instruction set, not for ARM or Power. Thus, Intel wants to take the potential advantage of customization away from its hypothetic rivals by working very closely with large customers like Amazon Web Services, Google, Facebook or Microsoft. As a result, they will keep using Intel’s x86 processors and will not deploy chips powered by competing architectures.

“We are building in the capabilities to start to do custom products of the big players, which they love, and which lets us partner more deeply to help them solve the problems that they need to solve over the next couple of years,” said Mr. Smith.

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At present Intel is working with ten customers on full custom central processing units, which will be developed from scratch keeping in mind particular requirements. Such CPUs are going to contain IP from clients, custom I/O configuration and special configuration of execution engines.

“With the cloud guys, work directly with the big cloud players, such that we can take some of their secret sauce that they want, and integrate it into the hardware level,” explained the CFO of Intel. “Anything that you can move from software to hardware, you can improve the performance and decrease the cost, sometimes by an order of magnitude. So you can make a huge improvement in cost and performance.”

It will be very interesting to see how Intel adjusts its research and development process in order to maintain costs and product cycles while offering highly-custom processors for its server clients.

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KitGuru Says: The ironic thing that Intel faces today is that the very reason why it became the dominant player on the server market (and why it could actually become a big player on the server market!) was the offering of industry-standard products with industry-standard infrastructure. Intel-based servers are still easy to build, easy to maintain and easy to fix. A major reason why Intel success’s formula no longer works at huge cloud datacentres is that nowadays the cost of power required to run a datacentre by far exceeds any additional expenses caused by custom hardware.

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Intel: Half of Xeon chips for cloud datacenters will be custom in 2015 https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/intel-half-of-xeon-processors-for-cloud-datacenters-will-be-custom-in-2015/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/intel-half-of-xeon-processors-for-cloud-datacenters-will-be-custom-in-2015/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2014 12:45:09 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=227910 It is a well-known fact that owners of large datacenters, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Corp. and other, have very diverse requirements for servers and microprocessors inside their servers. In the recent years both Intel Corp. and AMD offered custom central processing units to large clients in order to meet their requirements. Moreover, next …

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It is a well-known fact that owners of large datacenters, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Corp. and other, have very diverse requirements for servers and microprocessors inside their servers. In the recent years both Intel Corp. and AMD offered custom central processing units to large clients in order to meet their requirements. Moreover, next year over half of chips Intel sells to big cloud service providers will be custom.

“We have never said no to a custom solution,” said Diane Bryant, the head of Intel’s data center business, reports NYTimes. “We get orders from the tens of thousands to the hundreds of thousands of special chips.”

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Companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook need processors with reduced power consumption and sometimes special input/output capabilities to run hyper-scale datacenters efficiently. To provide competent solutions to such clients, Intel can customize its server platforms or processors themselves to support custom controllers, FPGAs or even memory solutions. At present Intel has 35 custom Xeon processors that belong to the Grantley platform. Such central processing units offer certain performance enhancements to match specific workloads.

“Companies like AWS are running a million servers, so floor space, power, cooling, people – you want to optimize everything,” said Ms. Bryant. “The name of the game is customization.”

However, such level of customization is only the beginning.

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Eventually Intel plans to include intellectual property of its customers into its standard microprocessors. For example, four of such features are already present in the latest-generation Xeon “Haswell-EP” processors and two more features are in development for upcoming chips.

The world’s largest chipmaker is also working on fully custom microprocessors that are designed and customized for particular clients. Such chips in many ways resemble AMD’s semi-custom microprocessors that contain IP from clients, custom I/O configuration and are specially configured for particular workloads. According to Intel, it has more than ten customers who would like to have fully custom CPUs that feature high-performance or low-power x86 cores.

Discuss on our Facebook page, HERE.

KitGuru Says: While we have no idea how custom Intel’s “full custom CPUs” are because in the majority of cases they have to fit into industry-standard sockets and support industry-standard memory (Micron’s hybrid memory cube is also a type of industry-standard memory, though). Nonetheless, if such chips incorporate a substantial amount of third-party IP and have special capabilities, they definitely fit into semi-custom category. As a result, it is evident that AMD’s semi-custom business approach perfectly works at Intel as well.

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Would you spend £70 on PSU cables? https://www.kitguru.net/components/jon-martindale/would-you-spend-70-on-psu-cables/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/jon-martindale/would-you-spend-70-on-psu-cables/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:17:06 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=227239 Making your PC look pretty isn't something that everyone takes seriously. For a lot of people, it's just a machine to do a job, whether that's gaming, working or watching different media online, but for some it's a way to show their creativity. Some of our readers have posted simply stunning examples of their custom …

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Making your PC look pretty isn't something that everyone takes seriously. For a lot of people, it's just a machine to do a job, whether that's gaming, working or watching different media online, but for some it's a way to show their creativity. Some of our readers have posted simply stunning examples of their custom built rigs on our Facebook page, but you have to wonder if even they would spend £70 on some power supply cables, like the ones now being offered by OCUK to mod your PC with.

However, those cables do come in a number of fetching colours and are made from ModFlex sleeving, which is said to be software than traditional nylon and thinner than cloth braiding, so it fits into nooks and crannies that bit easier. They're also free from heat shrink material, so have a uniform look and run right to the base of the connectors.

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While not compatible with every PSU out there, the new cables work with EVGA's G2 and P2 PSUs, as well as Corsair's AXi, HXi and RM units. Seasonic XP2 and KM3 units should support them too, though make sure you're picking the right cable if you choose to buy them.

Available colours range from bright green, through black/orange splits, to white, offering a number of options for those looking to really colour code their PC.

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They are £70 a pop though. Currently available for pre-order only, the cables are expected to come into stock sometime in the next month.

Discuss on our Facebook page, HERE.

KitGuru Says: Would you guys pay that much to fully customise your rig?

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Fractal shows off customisable, pre-built Kelvin series WC kits https://www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/jon-martindale/fractal-shows-off-customisable-pre-built-kelvin-series-wc-kits/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/jon-martindale/fractal-shows-off-customisable-pre-built-kelvin-series-wc-kits/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 15:47:01 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=225515 There are two routes you can go down with watercooling: all in one, or DIY. The latter has more customisation, but unless you're experienced, there's a higher chance of faults and leaks. What if you could have the best of both worlds though? That's what Fractal is hoping to offer with its Kelvin series of …

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There are two routes you can go down with watercooling: all in one, or DIY. The latter has more customisation, but unless you're experienced, there's a higher chance of faults and leaks. What if you could have the best of both worlds though? That's what Fractal is hoping to offer with its Kelvin series of customisable, pre-built water cooling kits.

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As well as looking quite swish and being made with high-end materials, the big selling point of the kits is that they can be easily expanded, thanks to a standardised clip system, easy refill ports and a  strong ceramic pump that's even designed to work while dry, so it can help clear out the system without risk of damage.

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Of course you don't have to mess with the system and can let the standard configuration do its work, but if in the future you have more money or ambition and want to add a second CPU to that loop, or a GPU (or three) then you can do without major adjustment. Even the most basic of kits is designed to handle at least a CPU and GPU combination, so chances are whichever one you pick will have room for more. 

KitGuru Says: What do you guys think of these kits? Is this the kind of watercooling set up you would like? Or do you prefer the traditional All in ones OR custom solutions?

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Cyberpower Fang III Black Mamba Review -the £4,000 system https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/gaming-rig/henry-butt/cyberpower-fang-iii-black-mamba-review-the-4000-system/ https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/gaming-rig/henry-butt/cyberpower-fang-iii-black-mamba-review-the-4000-system/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:31:25 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=102756 This year we have reviewed a number of custom gaming PCs including the Palicomp Alpha Pulse, which we looked at quite recently.  This system offered good value for money and was ideal for someone looking for a capable gaming system without spending a ridiculous amount of money. We don't like to neglect any of our …

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This year we have reviewed a number of custom gaming PCs including the Palicomp Alpha Pulse, which we looked at quite recently.  This system offered good value for money and was ideal for someone looking for a capable gaming system without spending a ridiculous amount of money. We don't like to neglect any of our readers at KitGuru, though, so we thought we would take a look at what is available for those of you who do have a large wad of cash burning a hole in your pocket.

Enter the Cyberpower Fang III Black Mamba which boasts a massive £4000 price tag.

To put this in perspective, it's three times the cost of the Palicomp Alpha Pulse.

So, you ask.  What do get for all that money?

Well for a start you don't just get one computer… you actually get two computers which are built into the same mammoth case The main system consists of an Intel Core i7-3930K hex core processor which has been overclocked to 4.7 GHz and a pair of nVidia GeForce GTX 680 graphics cards.  All water-cooled, of course!  These are accompanied by 16 GB of DDR3 RAM and an Asus Rampage IV Extreme motherboard.

The secondary system looks rather underpowered in comparison as it's only meant to be used as a server.  This sub-system features an Intel Core i3-2120 CPU with 2 TB of storage.

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