Reviews

Asus ZenBook Flip UX360CA is a 13.3-inch laptop that uses a flip design to double up as a tablet that measures a mere 13.9mm thick. Or thin, if you prefer. The chassis has been machined from a chunk of aluminium that looks great on your desk and also feels good in …

ASUS has made a big push into the peripheral game in recent years, offering some unique looking products as part of its Strix line up. That owl-eye aesthetic continues with the latest entry in that range, the ROG Strix Wireless gaming headset.  Along with those big orange earcups, it features virtual 7.1 …

Only a few years ago, powerful 17in gaming notebooks were really only “laptops” by classification. If you tried to use one on your lap, your legs would suffer third degree burns and your feet would eventually fall off due to restricted blood circulation. But at least the experience would be …

Nvidia's GTX 1080 has been dominating the high end this year with AMD placing focus in the low end to mid range market with their RX 480, RX 470 and RX 460. Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has described the latest Titan X as ‘The Ultimate' and at an eye watering …

Today we are analysing the new Cooler Master MasterWatt Maker 1200, a power supply firmly targeting the wealthy enthusiast audience with sizeable disposal income. Available as a ‘Golden Product' not available to the channel, it can be purchased for an eye popping 399 euros direct from the Cooler Master store. …

Today we take a look at the third RX 470 card to hit our labs – the MSI RX 470 Gaming X 8G. This card ships with a dual fan custom cooler, as well as enhanced out of the box clock speeds. The talking point? This is the first RX …

There is certainly no shortage of options when it comes to choosing a GTX 1060 graphics card, Nvidia's mid-range GPU is the most fiercely contested by all its graphics partners. MSI's Gaming Series interpretation of Nvidia's GPUs has been a winning formula in this competitive market in the past, let's …

Founded in 2006, Asus is celebrating 10 years of creating gaming-orientated enthusiast hardware through its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand. And what better way to celebrate a 10-year anniversary than with a special edition of the company’s flagship motherboard? An enhanced version of the Rampage V Extreme, the Rampage V …

Today is the second of AMD's recent graphics card releases. While AMD sampled reference solutions for RX 480, they are relying on partner cards for the RX 470 launch. Today we take a close up look at the Asus RX 470 Strix Gaming which arrives with a custom cooler, RGB …

Yesterday AMD launched their new RX 470 graphics card, and we were on hand to cover the Asus Strix Gaming OC solution. Today we take a look at the new Sapphire RX 470 Nitro + OC 4GB which features a custom dual fan cooler with enhanced core and memory clock …

Corsair has employed some nifty technology in its new range of ML fans however we have to be careful with the name. The bearings that support the rotors on the motors use Magnetic Levitation but this is not shortened to Maglev (like the famous trains) as that is a trademarked …

Late last year we took a look at the Vertagear SL4000 gaming chair and while we were impressed by its comfort, we did run into some quality control issues with the build. Vertagear has since taken feedback from its early chairs on board and now, it has moved on to …

AMD launched their RX 480 at the end of June and I was on hand to offer my analysis of the reference card at the time. Today we present our review of the new Asus RX 480 Strix Gaming OC, a custom solution featuring enhanced clock speeds, a modified triple …

The KitGuru team are big believers in 120hz+ gaming. The super smooth refresh rates can really enhance the gaming experience. If you are lucky enough to own a screen such as the Asus ROG Swift PG278Q 144hz Adaptive Sync panel (review HERE) or the new Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 165hz …

HyperX Cloud headsets have been some of our highest scoring over the last couple of years, so you can imagine we were excited to get our hands on a new set of cans from the same company. The new Cloud Revolver headset from the HyperX division packs an exciting combination …

Four bay tower NAS units aren't exactly svelte, however how about a four bay tower NAS that fits into the palm of your hand? The Synology DiskStation DS416slim is one of the smallest four bay NAS units we have seen in our labs. The DS416slim sits under Synology's J Series …

It has been talked about and teased for many months, but today we finally get to present our analysis of the new PRIME 750 watt power supply, a pivotal supply in a very important new range for market leading manufacturer Seasonic. Seasonic are releasing Titanium rated 650W and 750W supplies …

The exponential evolution of gaming graphics shows no signs of abating. We have already seen a plethora of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 cards (most recently from MSI), our second taste of the more modestly specified GTX 1060 comes installed in a complete system from Overclockers UK, the Titan Neutron Micro-ATX …

Cooler Master has a history of trying to make peripheral packages for gamers on a budget. While we were not overly impressed with the last set up, it did prove at least that it is viable to make a pretty keyboard that does not cost the earth. (review HERE) Well …

Fnatic isn't just an eSports team anymore, these days they are also a producer of gaming peripherals. We have already taken a look at the Rush Gear Keyboard recently but today we are taking a look at Fnatic's mouse offering, the Gear Flick, featuring an ambidextrous design and all necessary …

Astell & Kern has had a place in the high-end Digital Audio Player market for years now, with its top-tier model running up a hefty £3300 price tag. However, there are those out there who enjoy quality audio products but don't want to spend thousands of pounds on equipment and …

With the recent release of the new AMD RX 480 graphics card, system builders are keen to start shipping out PCs with the new GPU inside. We have already seen one such desktop with a RX 480 from PCSpecialist – review HERE – and today DinoPC have sent us their Primal …

It's been quite a while since we looked at anything from Corsair's storage division but today we look at the new top end high-performance SSD family, the Neutron XTi. The new drives replace the old but ageing flagship series, the Neutron XT. Just like the Neutron XT, the XTi  uses …

Chromebooks are typically inexpensive and plasticky devices, targeting those who want just a basic laptop experience at a low pricepoint. Dell's Chromebook 13 7310 bucks that trend rather emphatically, as pricing can go up to £913 for this particular model with a Core i5-5300U, 8GB RAM and a 13.3inch 1080p …

Following on from our round-up of SilentiumPC air coolers – which you can read HERE – we decided to take the next logical step and do the same for some AIO watercoolers on the market. We were sent 6 different AIOs from 5 different companies – which one comes on top when …

If the persistent rumours are anything to go by, Nvidia will imminently extend Pascal to its mid-range with the launch of a GTX 1060. This means that, on paper at least, the GTX 960 will be superseded, though there is yet no inclination as to the fate of the GTX …

The Asus Republic of Gamers GX700 is the world's first mass-produced watercooled laptop. By now you are probably thinking; ‘hang on a minute, that sounds very familiar… you've already reviewed this laptop!' True – in April we did release a full video review of the pre-release GX700. However, we can now present …

We recently looked at a drive from Transcend's flagship performance SSD range – the SSD370 series, which uses MLC NAND. This time around we are looking at a drive from the other end of the spectrum, the entry level SSD220S which uses TLC NAND. The SSD220S comes in just three …

In recent weeks we have analysed GTX 1080 partner cards from ASUS and GIGABYTE, and today we look at the Gaming X 8G model from MSI. This graphics card is supplied with a beautiful looking custom dual fan cooler and is overclocked out of the box. How does it hold …

For this review today, SilentiumPC sent us 6 different air coolers from their product catalogue. We decided to put them head-to-head and see which cooler comes out on top in regards to performance and value for money. The coolers range greatly in terms of size and weight, while some have …