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Now that Kaby Lake desktop processors are officially available at retail, it is time for motherboard makers to start pushing out their new Z270 designs. To celebrate the launch of the Z270 platform, MSI is offering up a free M.2 NVMe SSD with some of its new GAMING series motherboards …

The HTC Vive already offers an excellent VR experience but given the headset's focus on room-scale experiences, the wires can occasionally get in the way. Fortunately, Vive owners will be able to do away with those pesky wires completely in just a matter of months as HTC has revealed that …

If you have been keeping up with tech news over the last few days, then you probably noticed that Intel has officially launched its Kaby Lake desktop processors. We have already had the chance to review the Core i7 7700K and the Core i5 7600K but now, both processors are …

Everyone loves a good triple monitor setup but they aren't exactly easy to move around and for laptop gamers, it can be tough to go from multiple monitors at home to just one while on the road. However, Razer may have the answer to that as the company came to …

ASUS has announced a lot of new hardware at this year's CES, but along with laptops and motherboards, it's also been showing off a couple of new smartphone designs. The ZenFone AR is aimed at Google Daydream virtual reality and augmented reality scenarios, but the ZenFone 3 Zoom is perhaps …

The Phanteks Enthoo Elite chassis that we've seen house some of the most exciting looking PCs over the past year at special events, is now available to the general public. It's an enormous chassis that is shipped out in its own padded flight case. You will have to pay through …

Although many were hoping that Nvidia would debut its GTX 1080Ti at CES 2017, we haven't seen it yet. What we do have though is an updated Shield TV and GeForce Now, which makes it possible to stream your games when further afield than ever before. The new Shield TV …

MSI is set to become the world's first hardware manufacturer to add Cherry MX RGB Speed Silver switches to its gaming laptops. The lower profile switches should offer high-end mechanical keyboard function, in the much more compact notebook platform. Although there have been laptops in the past which managed to …

Gigabyte has a couple of new gaming laptops at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, called the Auros X5 and X7. They come in different sizes and flavours, but all of them are rather capable machines, able to deliver high-end gaming performance, in a compact package. Their lighting is rather pretty too …

We are continuing our CES 2017 coverage, this time, KitGuru stopped by the DeepCool booth to take a look at what cases we can expect to see throughout this year. We managed to get some time with three of them- the ARK 90 AM4 chassis with integrated liquid cooling, the …

Earlier this month, AMD officially announced Ryzen, its next CPU due for release in Q1 2017 with performance that can compete with the likes of the Core i7 6900K. Obviously a new CPU also means new motherboards and at CES, it seems that MSI has a couple on show from …

Back at Computex 2016, we got our first look at the future of cooling for MSI's laptops with its new Cooler Boost Trinity and Titan designs. Now at CES 2017, these new cooler designs are resurfacing alongside Cooler Boost 4, an all-new design equipped with new ‘wild wind blade' fans, …

Today, MSI began unveiling its new line of gaming notebooks for 2017, sporting Kaby Lake processors and Nvidia GTX 10-series graphics cards. However, we wanted to get up close and personal with some of the new range, which is why KitGuru travelled over to MSI's CES booth to catch up …

MSI has refreshed its line up of gaming laptops at CES this year, debuting new versions sporting Intel 7th generation, Kaby Lake processors, as well as brand new Nvidia GTX 10 series graphics chips. We're told that this should boost performance in 4K video editing and virtual reality, by up …

MSI has refreshed its line up of gaming laptops at CES this year, debuting new versions sporting Intel 7th generation, Kaby Lake processors, as well as brand new Nvidia GTX 10 series graphics chips. We're told that this should boost performance in 4K video editing and virtual reality, by up …

Ultra HD/4K gaming monitors have been around for several years now, we've even reviewed quite a few ourselves. However, one thing was always holding a lot of gamers back- the 60Hz refresh rate. Well today, we can finally break past the 60Hz barrier as Asus has officially announced the ROG …

Update: It looks like previous reports could be on the right track as Terry Crews is continuing to tease the idea of him playing a brand new Overwatch character. Just a few weeks ago we learned that the actor had visited Blizzard's studios after expressing interest in voice acting Doomfist, …

Back at the start of 2014, Activision mysteriously began removing its Deadpool game from digital stores like Steam less than a year after its initial release. Now, history appears to be repeating itself, though this time licensing issues appear to be affecting a different game as the Teenage Mutant Ninja …

Logitech is looking to step up its audio in 2017 as this week, Logitech G unveiled its new G533 Wireless Gaming Headset, featuring new Pro-G drivers and DTS certified 7.1 surround sound, which are said to deliver advanced audio performance. The Logitech G533 was created in an effort to achieve …

Although many electric car makers are looking to bring the price down for their next models, not everyone is doing so. Electric vehicle startup, Faraday Futures, has opened up its CES show with the FF91, a high-end, electric 4×4 that will cost upwards of $180,000. Although the FF91 isn't set …

Connected devices are permeating all parts of our homes and one area that HiMirror wants to pioneer in that field, is smart makeup mirrors. Introducing a camera and analytics system to a mirror display, its HiMirror Plus expands its original design with new LED lighting and more storage, letting you …

The Alien franchise is set to make a return this year with the release of Alien: Covenant and to celebrate that fact, it's getting a virtual reality tie-in experience. Set to release alongside the movie, the VR experience will be a paid for addition, so here's hoping that means it …

G.Skill has increased the speed of its top-end memory kits to offer 4GHz+ performance right out of the box. The new modules come in 16GB and 32GB kits and can offer high-speed performance with tight timings and even more room for overclocking. The 16GB kit comes in two, 8GB modules …

Biostar has joined a number of motherboard manufacturers with the release of its new Z270GT9 board, adding full support for the seventh generation of Intel's core processors. But that's not all, the new board also comes with support for 10GbE LAN, has M.2 cooling and a new digital power controller for …

Back in November, Nvidia launched the desktop version of the GTX 1050Ti and GTX 1050, bringing the Pascal architecture to budget-minded desktop gamers. However, there are those out there that require or prefer the portability of a laptop, so this week, Nvidia has launched the GTX 1050Ti and GTX 1050 …

Back in July, we got our first proper look at the HyperX Cloud Revolver headset, which came with an excellent design geared towards comfort over long gameplay sessions. However, in 2017, HyperX will be kicking things up a notch with the Cloud Revolver S, which will retain the same impressive …

If you have been keeping up with tech news today, then you probably noticed that the official launch of Intel's new Kaby Lake processors and Z270 platform has taken place. This means we can expect several platform changes, which can affect things like CPU coolers, RAM and power supplies. Fortunately, …

The Consumer Electronics Show is upon us this week, which means we can expect plenty of announcements from companies across all areas of tech. Kicking things off  for us this year is Kingston, with the announcement of its 2TB DataTraveler Ultimate GT USB 3.1 portable SSD, the highest capacity thumb …

Microsoft may like to claim that it stopped giving out free Windows 10 upgrades to Windows 7 and 8.1 owners back in July but as it turns out, there are still multiple ways to obtain the OS upgrade legitimately without needing to shell out for a new license, though they …

While Dishonored 2 did go on to be a highly praised game, the PC version suffered greatly at launch with several issues, ranging from poor frame pacing, a wildly fluctuating frame rate on most GPUs and poor mouse controls. The ball was certainly dropped but Arkane wants to improve things …