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Turning towards the computing industry's storage segment, Patriot's latest drive enclosure aims to offer the flexibility of a portable hard drive with the convenience of a wireless streaming function. Can the Patriot Gauntlet Node portable wireless HDD enclosure establish itself as one of the market's firm contenders? Offering support for 2.5″ HDDs and SSDs, the Gauntlet …

Today we are going to look at the latest gaming headset from Asus, the Orion Pro. Like the models we’ve seen previously, this falls under the ‘Republic of Gamers’ brand. As a result, we have high expectations for the headset as it must reflect the performance and style that we have experienced with previous models.

Today we are looking at the latest Edge VS8 Mini PC from Sapphire, the follow up to the Edge HD3 which we reviewed earlier this year. The new Edge VS8 is based around an AMD Quad Core A8 1.6ghz APU with onboard HD7600G graphics. Our review sample ships with a …

BeQuiet! have partnered up with us for a very cool Christmas competition, running for the next week. You have the opportunity to win some quality, silent hardware with one of the industries must respected companies. BeQuiet! are giving away a – DARK POWER PRO 10 750W DARK ROCK 2 and …

Do you fancy yourself as a hardware reviewer? Kitguru is expanding in 2013 and we are looking for some talented, additional hardware reviewers to meet the rising demand for our content. If you are interested and have a good digital camera and are able to take quality pictures (preferably you …

Just a quick message, that there may be some downtime over the next couple of days. We are moving servers. If you can't access Kitguru for a short while, don't panic. Normal services will be resumed as quickly as possible. Can we also recommend our readers to visit Multiplay, our …

The BitFenix Ghost is a mid-range chassis, designed with gamers in mind. Bitfenix claim that not all gamers are willing to deal with excessive fan noise so they have attempted to design a chassis with minimal noise characteristics. To create a silent chassis BitFenix have armed the Ghost with an …

As the second mouse from Roccat's updated Kone series to hit our labs, the Kone Pure looks to offer the same excellent gaming performance as its sibling – the Kone XTD – while reducing the physical dimensions and retail price. Does the Kone Pure have what it takes to impress …

BeQuiet power supplies have been scoring well this year in our reviews and today we look at the Pure Power L8 430W CM unit. A low cost, power modular design which has achieved 80 Plus Bronze Certification. Is this an ideal option for a high grade media center or general …

Deck the labs with heat resistent holly, 'tis the season to be VERY jolly, especially now YOU have the chance to win what KitGuru recently described as “One of the best PSU designs ever!”. Seasonic’s Platinum series comes in 3 flavours, from the Fanless 520w, through a balanced 860w luxury …

Today we are looking at one of the latest 2012 performance units from Synology, the DS713+. This NAS system can be further enhanced with the cost effective partnering expansion units, and we join the DS713+ up with the DX213, which supports an additional two drives. Synology's DS713+ looks to be …

Kitguru runs a lot of competitions every month, and two have just ended this weekend. We had to go through all the data and pick the winners. Geil kindly gave away two EVO Veloce 8GB 1866mhz kits and the two winners have been picked today. The answer was ‘a: Golden …

Today we are going to look at the Kingston SSDNow V+200 480 GB solid state drive.  This is aimed at those users who require a high capacity solid state drive but don't want to pay a premium for the performance offered by a HyperX drive.  It features the SandForce SF-2281 …

Renowned for enthusiast-grade graphics cards that push the boundaries of performance, Sapphire is on the hunt for success with the company's first ever CPU cooler – the Vapor-X. Utilising vapour chamber technology, can Sapphire replicate the success of the critically-acclaimed Vapor-X coolers used on their graphics cards? A direct-contact vapour chamber base should …

Hi, im Carl, I am a recovering alcoholic. Ermm… yes im kidding. I really do never know how to start these posts. Many of you will know me as the Kitguru ‘Facebook Monkey' – I may post under the name ‘Kitguru' but behind the posh name its just Carl, an …

The winter months can be depressing, with saturating rain and icy snow pervading dark evenings, so why not spend some money on a new graphics card for yourself, tuck up tight in bed and game on a big high definition television set? Club3D might have the answer in the shape …

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Bah Humbug! you may say, but thanks to PC Specialist we have a kick ass AMD gaming system to …

Two years ago a Solid State Drive was a pricy piece of hardware set aside for the elite, wealthy enthusiast user. This year has seen prices drop significantly, and the technology has finally made it into the mainstream. As an all round performance drive, there has been little to match …

BeQuiet! have been releasing great power supplies in 2012, with a focus on minimal noise and great build quality. Today we are looking at the Straight Power E9 700W power supply, a 80 Plus Gold certified design with full 5 year warranty. This is the flagship model in the range. …

Today we are going to look at one of Arctic's low profile CPU coolers … the Alpine 64 Plus, which is designed to be used exclusively with AMD processors.  This makes it ideal for use in small form factor systems or HTPCs.  We imagine many users will purchase this cooler …

Well we had almost 5,000 entries for this one – a very popular competition indeed, so apologies in advance for the thousands of people who didn't win today. Take heart however, head over to our forum here and check out all the competitions you are missing right now! We have …

Corsair have had a great 2012. They have been releasing the highest quality hardware for the enthusiast community and we have partnered up to give away all of their latest power supplies! Yes, we have four brand new AX760, AX760i, AX860 and AX860i power supplies to pass over to four …

Today we are going to take a look at Corsair's latest high-end CPU cooler, the H80i.  It boasts a similar feature set to the H100i, however it has a more compact radiator which only requires one 120mm fan vent for installation.  It replaces the popular Corsair H80 cooler which is …

Today we are going to take a look at Corsair's latest flagship CPU cooler, the H100i.  This directly replaces the coveted Corsair H100 cooler which is widely regarded as the best ‘all-in-one' liquid cooler on the market.  We tested the H100 when it was released a little over a year …

Today we are looking at a power supply from Aerocool, the Strike X 800W. This power supply is a modular design with 80 Plus Silver Certification. The appearance is certainly bold and dramatic but with such intensive competition today in the sub £100 sector is this unit worthy of a …

If like me, you don't like lugging around a super size 17 inch laptop then today's review product will be interesting. PC Specialist have created a super small 11.6 inch system and they are aiming to make it one of the most powerful on the market, by incorporating the powerful …

We have yet another competition up for grabs today for 3 lucky people. OCZ have donated a spanking brand new 120GB RevoDrive 3, still sealed in the box. OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCI-Express SSD 120GB PCI-E Solid State Drive / Workstation-Class / 130,000 IOPS / 120GB-480GB Designed with power users and …

Corsair have been active lately, not only have they recently unleashed a new range of liquid coolers, but they have introduced two completely new power supply families. We have already reviewed the AX760i and AX860i ‘digital' supplies, a formidable design in collaboration with Flextronics. Today we are analysing the latest …

The ADATA DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB USB 3.0 external enclosure is the slimmest of its kind, measuring in at only 8.9mm thick. It also sports a professional-looking brushed Stainless Steel surface with a scratch resistant coating. The company have also added a ‘One Touch Backup' which as the name suggests …

CM Storm is back in the KitGuru labs, but this time it's a headset that gets put through our demanding test procedures. Can the affordable Ceres-400 prove that CM Storm has what it takes to compete in the sub-£40 gaming headset market? Touted as being built for ‘gamers on the …