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It's another RX 590, and at £250 is this Fatboy worth the cash?

A few weeks after we first saw leaks of the card, XFX has officially announced the RX Vega 64 and RX Vega 56 Double Edition. Both cards come with a newly designed custom cooler and dual 8-pin power connectors, though out of the box clock speeds seem to match the …

It has been a couple of months since the RX Vega 56 and RX Vega 64 first hit the market in reference form. Stock levels and pricing seem to have calmed down a bit and now, it looks like we are starting to see some more custom-cooled variants pop up …

XFX is gearing up to release a Radeon R9 Fury-based graphics adapter featuring a liquid cooling system. The card will feature overclocking potential on par with AMD’s Radeon R9 Fury X, which will help to at least partially close performance gap between the “Fury” and the “Fury X” products. The …

PowerColor and XFX are preparing to add another graphics card into their range of adapters based on AMD’s “Fiji” graphics processing unit. In the coming weeks the two companies will start to sell their AMD Radeon R9 Fury graphics cards, thus, expanding availability of AMD’s latest product. Although all partners …

It looks like AMD is giving its board partners clearance to continue teasing us with the upcoming 300-series of graphics cards. XFX has updated its R9 290X Double Dissipation product page, with images of the upcoming Hawaii-based R9 390X with the double dissipation cooler attached. Images show off the card …

A web-site has published what it claims to be the first photos of the upcoming AMD Radeon R9 380-series graphics card. If the images depict what they claim to, then it confirms that AMD’s upcoming Radeon R9 300-series lineup will at least partly consist of rebranded current-generation products. The XFX …

Advanced Micro Devices and its partners have already started to prepare for the arrival of the next-generation graphics processing units, according to a media report. XFX, one of leading suppliers of Radeon graphics adapters, already has AMD Radeon R9 370 “Trinidad Pro” graphics cards in its catalogue. VideoCardz has published …

The market of discrete graphics cards for desktop computers has been shrinking for some time now, pushing smaller vendors out of the market. It looks like this year some second-tier and third-tier manufacturers may decide to cease selling graphics boards as well due to lack of prospects. Traditionally, sales of …

Today we are going to take a look at the XFX Type01 Bravo … the companies first attempt at a PC Case. Until now, XFX’s range of products has consisted predominantly of graphics cards and power supplies, so it will be interesting to see if the Type01 Bravo can be …

Update: Oh dear, looks like the case’s designer has jumped the gun and posted images of the case design coming together: For a few more images showing different aspects of the case, check out the designer’s page here. Original Story: It looks like long standing GPU brander and recent diversifier, XFX, …

It has been an amazing week in the land of GPU price cuts, with wave after wave of deal lashing the inbox shores of the UK’s hard core enthusiasts. Almost all of the action has been coming from NVidia, but now it seems that AMD is ready to get in …

From the KitGuru Labs extensive testing, one thing about the Radeon HD 7990 was blindingly clear – it is the fastest card ever made. Now the dust has settled over the initial results, it’s time for those with huge pockets and a serious addiction to high-tech to begin the acquisitions …

While I’m sure I wasn’t the only one that stayed up late last night playing Irrational’s new Bioshock Infinite, some of you may be waiting till you can afford a new high end GPU so you can appreciate the beauty of Columbia. Well that wait may be over, as our …

You can accuse graphic companies of a lot, but never a lack of humour. When XFX rocked up with its latest technology, you could see the double entendres begin the flow. Welcome to the world of the Double D cooling technology. Superior technology almost invariably means a bigger price. When …

OK, it’s gone from a love-fest to a blood-bath in a matter of minutes. KitGuru recently reported that Bolton-based Scan had pushed hard on Radeon pricing to offer the world a 1GB XFX 6850 for £128. Now it seem that might not be enough to capture top spot. KitGuru uses …

If you are in the market for a system overhaul, then today’s review will be particularly interesting. Due to some recent price drops it is possible now to pick up a HD6870 for less than £150. If you have £300 to spare, how about buying two of the latest XFX …

With something like specialist stand, it is important to see it in the flesh so to speak. XFX makes a big deal about the extra desk space you get compared to sitting TFTs on your table. Now you can go see for yourself, if you are in London that is. …

The winds of change have been blowing hard for XFX in the last year. As one of the most respected Nvidia graphics card manufacturers, it was a shock when they started making AMD solutions in 2009. With a hiatus in new graphics card releases, they have been diverting some of …

An XFX Mousemat? eh? say what? Normally, when someone offers me a mousepad for review, I immediately feign interest and try to end the phone call as quickly as possible. Reviewing a mouse mat is generally as exciting as watching the coffee pot boil. Today however we are looking at …

AMD’s new HD6790 has already proven to be a great performer for the gaming masses, delivering HD gaming capabilities without breaking the bank. Today we are looking at the new XFX HD6790 Edition which features a lovely, custom made dual fan cooler. As we have said before, AMD are marketing …

Last year KitGuru reviewed all three of the new XFX Pro Series family, the 850W, the 750W and the 650W. We found them all to be great power supplies capable of solid power delivery at very competitive prices. Today we review the two latest members of the Pro Series family, …

KitGuru has reviewed many of the custom, overclocked cards from AMD’s partners in the last month, and today we are taking a look at the much awaited HD6970 Black Edition from XFX. XFX have earned quite a reputation for creating some of the finest graphics cards for the enthusiast market, …

Having found out that Miodrag Relic moved from EVGA to Asus and Iain Bristow from Asus to AMD, we had spent a while looking for a 3rd move to put this hat-trick of new year transfers together. We’ve found it, but it isn’t the one we needed to complete the …

By now you should have read our review of the XFX HD6850 Dual Fan cards in CrossfireX. Our review showed how good these cards are, not only in single screen mode, but running across three screens at 5760×1080 resolution – we even have HD videos in the review showing their …

Without question, 2010 has been a great year for gamers. Both AMD and nVidia have released fantastic graphics cards at all price points and there really has never been a better time to upgrade your system. If you had £300 burning a hole in your wallet and wanted to improve …

Ready for eye popping frame rates? This review today might just be the answer to your pre-Christmas hangover. We put AMD’s latest and greatest through their paces in a variety of multiple card configurations. While AMD’s 6800 series included solid products, the re-naming strategy confused many enthusiast users. AMD effectively …

Three weeks ago, XFX spoke to KitGuru to tell them that they were no longer making nvidia graphics cards. Today it has been made official as we received an email from AMD’s PR group informing us of the change. Better late than never chaps. “We are very pleased with XFX …

Over recent weeks we have reviewed the XFX Pro Series 650w and 750W power supplies and today we finish our series of reviews by looking at the highest wattage version in the non modular Pro series – the 850W model. The Pro Series power supplies are designed to be cost …

After seeing this post by our good buddy Fudo on Fudzilla we decided to make a few calls ourselves. XFX spoke to KitGuru this morning and have confirmed that they are focusing completely on AMD graphics cards from this point onwards. This will not come as a shock to many …