The Cryorig H7 has been called the 'Hyper 212 killer.' Just how good is it really?
Read More »Toshiba P300 3TB HDD Review
Today we look at Toshiba's latest P300 series - in a 3TB capacity.
Read More »Kingpin has managed to overclock the GTX 1080Ti beyond 3GHz, sets new record
If you thought last week's record setting GTX 1080Ti 2.5GHz overclock was impressive, then prepare to be blown away as now, extreme overclocker ‘Kingpin' has managed to push Nvidia's latest flagship gaming card past the 3GHz barrier. This sets a new record for the highest frequency achieved on a graphics card. …
Read More »ASUS is offering up to £40 cashback on motherboards and up to £50 on GPUs
Now that Nvidia has unleashed the GTX 1080Ti and Intel has got the ball rolling with Kaby Lake, some of you are likely shopping around for upgrades. If that happens to be the case, then you may want to take a look at what ASUS has to offer as the …
Read More »Seasonic PRIME 1200W Platinum PSU Review
This week we take a look at another of the latest Seasonic PRIME Platinum power supplies – this time in a 1200 watt capacity. These new supplies are less expensive than the previous flagship Titanium graded units but still offer a pure modular design and feature high grade Fluid Dynamic …
Read More »Seven RX Vega SKUs spotted in AMD driver code
It seems that AMD is busy preparing drivers for the RX Vega launch as this week, thousands of lines of updates code were sent out as part of a series of little patches, adding RX Vega support to AMD's Linux graphics drivers. Inside of the code, seven different Vega SKUs …
Read More »32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4-3000MHz
Corsair has jumped on the RGB band wagon with its new Vengeance RGB memory. The 32GB kit we were sent consists of 4x8GB modules and is rated at DDR4-3000MHz which is a perfectly decent speed. The reviewer’s guide also puts the CAS 15 timing front and centre, a point we …
Read More »Oculus wants to do away with the misconception that VR has no real games
When it comes to virtual reality, one of the more common misconceptions thrown around the web is that ‘there are no games'. While the rollout of games with larger budgets has been somewhat slow, Oculus is hoping to erase that misconception this year by releasing a big studio title every …
Read More »ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Professional Gaming i7 Motherboard Review
Three M.2 and Ten SATA ports, three wired networking connections and AC WiFi, ASRock's Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming i7 is connectivity crazy.
Read More »Rumour claims RX 500 series will be based on Polaris 20 XTX and Polaris 12
AMD's next batch of graphics cards are on the way and as we have previously heard, they are set to be based on refreshed Polaris chips. We already knew that AMD had found a way to increase the performance per watt of Polaris towards the latter half of 2016 and …
Read More »Kingston and Samsung are dominating the global SSD market
Over the years, the SSD market has become very saturated, with a ton of companies all competing for market share. However, it looks like we have three clear standouts based on global sales from 2016, with Kingston and Samsung making up the two top SSD sellers worldwide. According to statistics put …
Read More »Intel’s first 3D XPoint SSD has arrived
This week, Intel officially launched its very first SSD to make use of its new 3D XPoint technology. This tech was first demonstrated back in 2015 and is faster/denser than any other type of memory right now. In all, it is said to be several hundred times faster than the …
Read More »Star Citizen will drop DX12 for Vulkan to avoid forcing users to upgrade to Windows 10
One of the key offerings Microsoft has to try and tempt gamers to upgrade to Windows 10 is DirectX 12 support. The latest API has been picked up by plenty of games in the last year and while the folks over at Cloud Imperium Games planned to include it in …
Read More »ASUS ROG Maximus IX Apex (Z270) Motherboard Review
Meet the latest Republic of Gamer's motherboard that's torn up the rule book.
Read More »Cooler Master MasterAir Maker 8 Review
It's Cooler Master's behemoth, £100 air cooler. The best alternative to liquid cooling?
Read More »PNY CS2030 240GB PCIe NVMe M.2 drive Review
Built on an M.2 2280 form factor with a PCIe Gen3.0 x4 interface, the NVMe CS2030 uses a combination of a Phison E7 controller and Toshiba 15mn MLC NAND.
Read More »UK pricing for Ryzen 5 CPUs revealed
This week, AMD officially announced its Ryzen 5 processor lineup, with plans to start rolling out the new six core and quad core SKUs on the 11th of April. These CPUs include the Ryzen 5 1600X, 1600, 1500X and 1400, and while US pricing was announced at the time, we …
Read More »ASUS’s GTX 1080Ti Strix offers higher speeds and improved cooling
The GTX 1080Ti has been available for a couple of weeks now but only in reference/Founders Edition form so far. However, as we have previously reported, custom cards are on the way and today, ASUS officially lifted the curtain on its upcoming GTX 1080Ti STRIX Edition, along with its out …
Read More »Your Ryzen 7 CPU won’t be running as hot as you think
If you are currently putting together a Ryzen 7 1800x or 1700x build and are planning your cooling solution based on current reported temperatures from reviews, then you may want to read this before spending a fortune on cooling or chasing down temperature issues. It seems that AMD has incorporated …
Read More »Radeon RX 500 series now supported in AMD drivers, will be a Polaris refresh
Over the last couple of weeks, we have been hearing increasing rumours surrounding AMD's plans for the RX 500 series. Right now, the current rumour is that these new GPUs will launch in April as a Polaris refresh and now, that scenario looks very likely as this week, AMD added …
Read More »Microsoft locks Ryzen and Kaby Lake users out of updates on Windows 7 and 8.1
It looks like Microsoft is starting to lock down system updates for those using AMD's Ryzen and Intel's Kaby Lake processors on older versions of Windows, including Windows 7 and 8.1. Users are now starting to encounter the following error message: “Your PC uses a processor that isn’t supported on …
Read More »3DMark world record broken with GTX 1080Ti overclocked to 2.5GHz
It looks like the GTX 1080Ti is already being used to set new world records as this week, professional overclocker ‘Kingpin' was able to push the card as far as 2.5GHz. This insane overclock was then benchmarked, setting a new world record score in 3DMark. As a competitive overclocker, Kingpin …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 Inbound: 6C12T and 4C8T CPUs Launch April 11th
AMD has announced its Ryzen 5 processors which will be launched and on shelves from April 11th 2017 in the form of two 4C8T parts and two 6C12T SKUs. Pricing will range from $169 to $249 USD, with the Ryzen 5 flagship 6C12T 1600X featuring a Precision Boost clock frequency …
Read More »Ryzen 5 six core and quad core SKUs leak, will land in April and start at $169
An accidental leak, just a day shy of the actual announcement, has revealed AMD's plans for its Ryzen R5 CPU line-up. According to a post on Guru3D.com (now removed), AMD Ryzen R5 CPUs will come in four different flavours – two hexacores and two quadcores – with a clear assault …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 1700 CPU Review
An overclockable 8C16T Ryzen 7 for £330. Bargain. You get an RGB cooler too.
Read More »Report claims AMD’s RX 500 series will arrive in April as a Polaris refresh
Update: A couple of weeks ago, we first began hearing rumours of an RX 500 series coming in April. At the time, the source claimed that the RX 580 and RX 570 would be arriving in the first week of April, with the lower end RX 560 and RX 550 …
Read More »Nvidia’s FCAT VR performance analysis tool is now available
Back when Nvidia began showing off the GTX 1080Ti, the company also announced FCAT VR, its newly developed tool for properly benchmarking virtual reality titles. Up until now, benchmarking VR games has been a bit of an issue but with FCAT VR now freely available, GPU reviewers and VR enthusiasts …
Read More »The BitFenix Portal would fit right at home in Valve’s offices
This week, the BitFenix Portal mini-ITX case launched and it almost looks as if it came straight out of Valve's game of the same name. The Portal case takes on traits from some of BitFenix's other small form factor cases but inverts the layout to accommodate larger hardware and make …
Read More »Custom GTX 1080Tis will start shipping in April
Last Friday, the GTX 1080Ti officially started shipping out to those looking to buy on day one. However, as many of you will have noticed, so far there have only been Founders Editions in stock at most retailers and while pre-orders are available for custom cards from the likes of ASUS, …
Read More »Report claims Nvidia’s Volta GPUs will jump to 12nm
It looks like Nvidia might be making the jump from the 16nm process to 12nm for its upcoming Volta GPU architecture as reports this week indicate that TSMC has received a new order for High-Performance Computing chips from Nvidia. This isn't the first time we have heard whispers of Volta …
Read More »
KitGuru KitGuru.net – Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards

