Today we are looking at the latest, 4th revision of the ever popular M17X laptop from market leader, Alienware. The M17X R4 features a quad core Ivy Bridge processor and AMD's Radeon HD7970M discrete mobile graphics solution for enhanced gaming performance. If you have a couple of grand spare is …

If you are building a new media center, or just want a new system which is as quiet as possible, then opting for a range of passively cooled products is the best course of action. Today we are looking at the Seasonic X-Series 460W Fanless Power supply which is a …

At the beginning of May we reviewed the Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H which delivered great performance at a modest price point around £160. Today we are looking at the budget GA-Z77-D3H which retails in the UK for only £80. At half the price is this useless for the overclockers on a tight …

Asus are renowned for releasing some of the finest motherboards and graphics cards on the market, for the enthusiast audience. Their Republic Of Gamers laptops have proven popular with a wide audience and today we are reviewing their latest Republic Of Gamers Tytan CG580 desktop system, loaded with high end …

The Sapphire FleX cards have been firm favourites in the Kitguru offices since they were initially launched and today we are looking at the latest high end model – the HD7950 FleX. Not only have Sapphire included their custom display technology, but the card receives an overclock and a proprietary …

When we reviewed the 512GB Vertex 4 in April, the drive literally blew us away. Finally, the Sandforce 2281 controller was dethroned at the top of the performance charts. Today we are looking at the 128GB Vertex 4, with the latest 1.4 firmware revision. OCZ released the 1.4 firmware early …

Today we are looking at the Philips 248X3LFH, a beautifully styled 23.6 inch LightFrame monitor. Philips claim that the LightFrame not only looks great, but will help to reduce eye strain. At around £230 inc vat it won't hurt the bank balance too badly, but is it actually any good? …

Today we are looking at two new Solid State Drives from Visiontek, a company primarily known as one of AMD's partners in America. Both GoDrive and Racer Series are powered by the Sandforce 2281 controller, however the Racer Series features high specification 24nm Toshiba Toggle MLC NAND flash for strong …

BeQuiet! are one of a handful of companies who continually release the highest grade products, their fans for instance are arguably the best on the market. Today we are looking at the upcoming Dark Power Pro P10 550w power supply which will hit a sweet spot around £100 when it …

Today we are looking at two Solid State drives from Mushkin, the Chronos Deluxe 120GB and the Chronos 240GB. Both drives use the Sandforce 2281 controller, however the 120GB ‘Deluxe' model uses expensive 3Xnm Toshiba Toggle Mode Flash. Both drives are competitively priced in the United Kingdom today, however you …

We have looked at quite a few memory kits already this year but today we have something very special in our labs. The latest Samsung Eco ‘Green' DDR3 built on the 30nm manufacturing process. This memory is true low profile and only demands 1.35 volts. The potential therefore for achieving …

Nvidia recently released their GTX670 series of graphics cards and today we are looking at the latest high end version from partner Asus. The Asus Geforce GTX670 Direct CU II TOP which is supplied with a dual fan metal cooler and pre-overclocked settings. The higher powered GTX680 and GTX690 have …

Today we are looking at a NAS system from Thecus, the N4200ECO. This product seems to be tagged as a ‘green' solution with the ‘ECO' moniker, although the company certainly haven't skimped on the hardware. The N4200ECO is shipped loaded with a 1.8GHz Intel Atom D525 processor with a generous …

Sapphire have a well earned reputation for creating some of the highest quality AMD graphics cards. In February we reviewed their single fan HD7770 1GHZ Overclock Edition and today we are looking at their latest overclocked HD7770 with Vapor-X cooling solution. The new Sapphire HD7770 Vapor X Overclock Edition is …

The gaming peripheral market is a hotly contested arena, with manufacturers such as Razer, Steelseries and Roccat all vying for sales. In 2009, CM Storm released the Sentinel Advance Laser Gaming Mouse which was formed around a state of the art (at the time) 5,600 resolution dpi sensor. It was …

A few weeks ago we reviewed the Nvidia GTX680 and today we are following up with a look at one of the high end, custom cooled, overclocked cards from Nvidia partner KFA2. We have looked at several KFA2 cards in the past and have been impressed with their hardware so …

Seasonic are one of the most famous and highly regarded power supply manufacturers. They create many high grade units for other companies, allowing them to rebadge their designs. Today we are reviewing one of their most powerful products under the ‘Seasonic' brand, the Platinum 1000W. The Seasonic Platinum 1000W is …

We have reviewed memory from Kingston, G.Skill and Topower in recent weeks and today we are looking at a kit from Patriot, called the Viper Xtreme Division 2 which runs at 2,133mhz. We will test it on Intel's latest Z77 platform, courtesy of the Gigabyte Z77-UD5H motherboard. Patriot have a …

Are you tired of the same, boring looking desktop system? Alienware hope you are, because their X51 is designed from the ground up to turn heads. The system is built inside a diminutive, superslim chassis which can be used either vertically or horizontally. Think Xbox 360. The big question we …

Today we are looking at two of the latest graphics cards from HIS, the confusingly named HD7870 IceQ Turbo and the IceQ X Turbo X. Both of these cards feature custom cooling solutions and are supplied in a pre-overclocked state. We have been impressed with the IceQ coolers in the …

The battle for the high end cooling throne has reached fever pitch this year. The Noctua NH D14 ruled supreme for a long time, although it recently had to make way for a new king, the Phanteks PH-TC14PE. Today we are looking at the latest flagship cooler from Thermaltake, The …

Today we are giving away a stunning 8GB memory kit courtesy of G.Skill! You can win 8GB of their latest TridentX 2,400 memory. We reviewed this memory last week and it won our highest award, thanks to a mixture of incredible performance and stability when overclocked. You can read our …

Visiontek have been an AMD partner now for many years, releasing video cards for the American audience. They have been enhancing their product portfolio in recent years and today we are reviewing their latest 800W power supply, a modular design with 80 Plus Bronze Certification. The Visiontek 800W Modular power …

Today we are looking at the latest graphics card from MSI which uses the excellent 3rd generation Twin Frozr cooler. MSI are supplying their R7950 card with a core clock boost and it is said to run much quieter and cooler than the AMD reference card. We will test these …

The Z77 platform has been in full flow now for almost a month and Intel partners have been releasing a variety of motherboards for the 3rd generation of Intel Core processors. Recently we reviewed a prototype of the latest Kingston HyperX Genesis 2666mhz memory and today we are looking at …

Today we are taking a look at the Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H, the latest Z77 motherboard targeting the mainstream enthusiast audience. This board is built for overclocking and stability using the 3D power system with Auto Voltage Compensation. Is this an ideal board to shortlist for your next system build? Over the …

Kitguru has reviewed a handful of Z77 motherboards in previous weeks, and today we take a look at the new Pure Platinum Z77K from Sapphire. They face stiff competition in this sector from the likes of Asus, ASRock and MSI. But is the Pure Platinum Z77K worth a purchase? Over …

Today we are looking at the new Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe motherboard when paired up with the flagship GTX680. Is this the ideal foundation for a new, high performance enthusiast system? A couple of weeks ago we reviewed the Asus Sabretooth Z77 motherboard when paired up with an overclocked Core i7 …

With the recent launch of Intel's Ivy Bridge Z77 platform many established companies have been focusing on releasing quality memory targeting the demanding enthusiast user. Today we are looking at an ultra high performance kit from Kingston which operates at a staggering 2,666 mhz. In recent months we have reviewed …

Kitguru has been busy for the last week preparing multiple reviews for the latest Intel launch today. In this particular review we will look at the Asus Maximus V Gene when paired up with the Intel i7 3770k processor. In this review we will focus on this system as a …