Prodigy | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Sat, 24 Aug 2013 13:47:27 +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 Prodigy | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Everyone at i49 falls in man love with the new BitFenix options https://www.kitguru.net/channel/event/faith/everyone-at-i49-falls-in-man-love-with-the-new-bitfenix-options-2/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/event/faith/everyone-at-i49-falls-in-man-love-with-the-new-bitfenix-options-2/#respond Sat, 24 Aug 2013 13:47:27 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=149288 Born from the Cooler Master Storm division, the BitFenix team had a shaky start with the Colossus, but have been ramping up the design ideals ever since. When the Prodigy launched, it became an instant gamer favourite, but we always knew there were more colours to follow, KitGuru checks the latest shade of blue on …

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Born from the Cooler Master Storm division, the BitFenix team had a shaky start with the Colossus, but have been ramping up the design ideals ever since. When the Prodigy launched, it became an instant gamer favourite, but we always knew there were more colours to follow, KitGuru checks the latest shade of blue on the Overclockers stand at Multiplay i49.

We love this new cobalt/powder blue chassis colour. It's subtle, but attractive – but can the same be said for the OcUK Gurus that gave us a quick tour?

Gorgeous new colour into which the OcUK team has built the Titan prodigy
Gorgeous new colour into which the OcUK team has built the Titan prodigy

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The look of love from OcUK's Mark and Nathan - our knees are weak
The look of love from OcUK's Mark and Nathan – our knees are weak

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At the more serious end of the market, the Ultima Extreme Wrath looks good in daylight and awesome when the lights go down
At the more serious end of the market, the Ultima Extreme Wrath looks good in daylight and awesome when the lights go down

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KitGuru says: Multiplay i49 has plenty for the hardware enthusiast to get excited about. We know we were excited. Time for a Top Gun rerun?

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MSI Z77IA-E53 Mini-ITX Motherboard Review https://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/henry-butt/msi-z77ia-e53-mini-itx-motherboard-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/henry-butt/msi-z77ia-e53-mini-itx-motherboard-review/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:30:11 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=110479 Today we are going to look at MSI‘s latest mini-ITX offering, the Z77IA-E53 motherboard. It’s designed for users who are looking to build a powerful compact system based around the Intel Z77 platform. This makes it ideal for building a compact LAN gaming system in a case such as the Bitfenix Prodigy.

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Over the past year we have tested many mini-ITX motherboards which have impressed us to varying degrees.  The ASRock Z77E-ITX was a particular highlight with its stellar overclocking performance, rivaling some full-size ATX motherboards when paired with a Intel Core i7-3770K.

Today we are going to look at MSI‘s latest mini-ITX offering, the Z77IA-E53 motherboard. It's designed for users who are looking to build a powerful compact system based around the Intel Z77 platform.  This makes it ideal for building a compact LAN gaming system in a case such as the Bitfenix Prodigy.

We will be using an Intel Core  i7-3770K for our tests today.

Features

  • OC Genie II: Auto OC to boost performance in 1 sec
  • ClickBIOS II: Easy-to-use UEFI BIOS interface
  • THX TruStudio PRO: deliver the fullest audio experience
  • Support USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s

For the full list of features and specification, please visit the MSI website here.

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BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Chassis Review https://www.kitguru.net/components/cases/simon-telford/bitfenix-prodigy-mini-itx-chassis-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cases/simon-telford/bitfenix-prodigy-mini-itx-chassis-review/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:31:20 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=95573 Today we are looking at a case designed for the smallest breed of motherboard, the mini-ITX, which was developed back in 2001. These are slightly smaller than Micro-ATX and their key feature is their low power consumption, making them ideal for Home Entertainment systems. Recently we have seen the rapid development of APU's and as …

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Today we are looking at a case designed for the smallest breed of motherboard, the mini-ITX, which was developed back in 2001. These are slightly smaller than Micro-ATX and their key feature is their low power consumption, making them ideal for Home Entertainment systems.

Recently we have seen the rapid development of APU's and as such the low-powered mini-ITX systems can perform all but the most demanding tasks, as such their place in the home/office has never more likely.

The BitFenix Prodigy looks to be in a league of its own, as it has so many features that you would only expect in a full-sized tower chassis. The version we have today is the lovely ‘Arctic White' colour scheme, but it is also available in Black as can be seen below.

Specifications

Materials Steel, Plastic
Colors (Int/Ext) Black/Black, White/White
Dimensions (WxHxD) 250 x 404 x 359mm
Motherboard Sizes Mini-ITX
5.25″ Drive Bays x 1 (removable)
3.5″ Drive Bays x 5 (3 + 2 modular)
2.5″ Drive Bays x 9 (5 + 2 + 1 +1 )
Cooling Front 120mm x 2 (120mm x 1included) or 140/180/200/230mm x 1(optional)
Cooling Rear 120mm x 1 (included) or 140mm x 1(optional)
Cooling Top 120mm x 2 (optional)
PCI Slots x 2
I/O USB 3.0 x 2, HD Audio
Power Supply PS2 ATX (bottom, multi direction)
Extras FyberFlex™ Composite handles, SofTouch™ surface treatment, filtered intakes, tool-free drive locking
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