September 6, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech News
Today we are looking at a Special Edition Antec One Hundred Case … a window version. These are proving to be popular alternatives to standard cases as they allow you to show off that fabulous gaming rig with the latest water-cooling system, or new LED ram. The Antec One Hundred …
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August 28, 2011
Announcements, Cases
NZXT really hit the headlines when they released their stunning Phantom case last year which won numerous awards including our most prestigious ‘Must Have' award. In terms of design, it broke new ground and remains one of the best looking cases out there today. NZXT don't just produce high end …
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July 21, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
Xigmatek have been earning a solid reputation among the enthusiast community for their high quality range of products. Today we are looking at the gargantuan Elysium case, which on paper looks to be possibly one of the best value and most capable cases on the market. The Xigmatek Elysium is …
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July 11, 2011
Cases, Component, Featured Announcement
Corsair is a relatively new player in the case market as they've only been selling cases for about two years. But every case they've produced to date has been very well received by enthusiasts and most have won a number of prestigious awards. In fact, their Graphite 600T case won …
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June 22, 2011
Announcements, Cases
Lian Li produce some of the most beautiful cases on the market. Today we are going to look at one of their newest designs – the PC-Z70. Designed for the serious enthusiast, this case features ventilated PCI expansion slots, support for graphics cards up to 390mm long, nine 3.5 inch …
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May 27, 2011
Cases, Component, Featured Announcement
A few months back we looked at Fractal Design's range-topping Define XL case which impressed us with its great build quality and near silent operation. So we are excited to see what they can deliver at a lower price point where there is much more competition. Today we are going …
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May 23, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
Enthusiast users with a constrained budget often have to make compromises in regards to quality, building a PC around a chassis that emits a lot of fan noise due to thin panel design and the inclusion of low quality fans. Enter Cooler Master with their new Silencio 550, a case …
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May 17, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
I remember vividly when Silverstone released the Raven RV02. It has been one of the stand out products for me in the last decade, utilising the simple theory that ‘heat rises' as the foundation of the design. Until then I had been astonished that no chassis designer had built a …
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May 10, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
You may not have heard much about Cubitek before as they are a very new player in the PC case market. In fact they only broke cover from the OEM market at the end of last year, releasing a small range of retail PC cases to compete with the likes …
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April 14, 2011
Cases, Component, Featured Announcement
NZXT surprised PC enthusiasts across the world when they released the stunning Phantom case, it also won our most prestigious ‘Must Have' award when we reviewed it last August. We are excited to see what NZXT has in store with their latest design – the budget friendly Classic Series H2. …
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April 13, 2011
Announcements, Cases, Component
We dedicate a lot of our time to reviewing PC cases as there are so many different models on the market, making the choice of which one to buy very difficult indeed. Around the £80 – £100 mark there is a huge amount of competition from manufacturers such as Antec, …
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April 1, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
Thermaltake released one of the most stunning looking products in 2009, the spectacular Level 10 Chassis. Co-Designed with car manufacturer BMW it was a unique concept idea which caused many people to sit up and take notice. Sadly, the £500+ price point meant it was strictly for a small hard …
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March 26, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
If you are in the market for a new, high end aluminum chassis, then today's review may very well just tickle the taste buds. Lian Li have a well earned reputation for producing some of the most exquisite designs on the market and today we are looking at their high …
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February 18, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews, Motherboard
KitGuru has looked at several new Fusion boards from AMD partners MSI and Sapphire. Both products left us with positive feelings – the mixture of low power drain, competitive pricing and excellent high definition media performance is certainly a heady combination. Today we are building a more expensive media system …
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February 13, 2011
Announcements, Cases, Component
Lian Li are definitely one of our favourite chassis manufacturers as they never fail to impress with their impressive build quality and attractive designs. They have one of the largest ranges of small form factor cases of any manufacturer, catering to all enthusiast demands. Today we are going to look …
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February 11, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
In September 2010, KitGuru reviewed the BitFenix Colossus case and while it showed promise, we didn't think it was totally ready for prime time release. Today we are looking at their Survivor case, a more modest design which we are sure will appeal to a much wider audience. The mid …
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February 1, 2011
Announcements, Cases
Enermax are well known for producing some of the best quality power supplies on the market and have recently produced a range of flashy LED fans which Zardon tested a few months back. But they also produce a range of PC cases, one of which they have sent us to …
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January 27, 2011
Announcements, Cases, Component
We've recently reviewed a number of mid-range cases that fall in the just over £100 mark from the likes of Corsair and Lian Li which impressed us greatly. So when we were offered a similarly-priced case from a lesser known manufacturer, we jumped at the chance so we could see …
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November 17, 2010
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
We have seen many high quality chassis being released this year from various manufacturers, and while it is fun to concentrate on luxury high end products like the Thermaltake Level 10, not many people will be willing to part with £550, just for a case. Enermax, better known for their …
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November 17, 2010
Announcements, Cases, Component, Cooling, Hard Drives
KitGuru has probably looked at more of Arctic’s products than any other brand since we started out. We can’t say that any of their products have failed to impress with many winning our most sought after awards. Arctic are very well known for their top-notch cooling products but are much …
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November 10, 2010
Cases
Recently a new player in the Computer enthusiast sector contacted us and asked us if we would like to review their latest chassis design. Sentey (as they are known) sent over their Arvina GS-6400 chassis, with the intention to impress our readers. Considering big guns like Corsair, CoolerMaster, Silverstone and …
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October 23, 2010
Cases, General Tech
Today we have a new product from the NZXT line of accessories in our test lab. The product we are going to look at is a set of LED’s with a black mesh sleeve that runs the entire length of the cable. These LED’s come in a wide range of …
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October 20, 2010
Announcements, Cases, Component
Lian Li are world-renowned for producing some of the best quality cases out there which we experienced with their PC-8FIB case a few weeks back. So when Lian Li offered to send us another case from their range we were eager to see how it would compare. Today we're going …
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October 12, 2010
Announcements, Cases
There has never been a better time to purchase a sexy, svelte chassis for a new system build. You no longer have to pay a small fortune either as prices continue to drop and discerning customers keep demanding higher levels of build quality. Unfortunately in such a crowded marketplace it …
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October 8, 2010
Cases, Featured Announcement
2010 has been a fantastic year for quality chassis design and today we are going to have our first look at a chassis from Xigmatek, a company better known for their coolers and power supplies. Following with traditional Xigmatek marketing concepts, the Utgard is a product clearly paying homage to …
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October 4, 2010
Cases, Component, Featured Tech Reviews
Corsair have been building on their success in the memory business, expanding into many other areas of tech in the past few years. But they haven't done so in a half-hearted way – each new product they have launched has been class leading like their H70 watercooler which we reviewed …
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September 28, 2010
Cases, Featured Announcement
I am a sucker for a well designed aluminum chassis and Lian Li have always been one of the pioneers in this sector. They recently updated their fantastic Q series of compact enclosures with the PC-Q11. While these designs are based around the tiny ITX standard they allow for people …
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September 11, 2010
Cases, Component, Featured Tech Reviews
Kitguru spends a lot of time looking at mid and full-tower cases such as the Bitfenix Colossus but don't often get the chance to review more compact cases. Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX systems are favoured by many as they take up a lot less space than their full-size counterparts whilst retaining …
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September 8, 2010
Cases, Featured Announcement
Many of you may not have heard of BitFenix, a relatively new company on the scene. If you have been following KitGuru over the last few months however, you will have noticed that we have been focusing on them quite a bit. With industry veterans such as Coco Lee (ex …
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September 3, 2010
Cases, Component, Featured Announcement
Last weekend KitGuru was reporting from Multiplay's i40 where we caught a glimpse of Thermaltake's range-topping Level 10 case which made us very excited. So we had a word with the kind people at Thermaltake who let us have it for review. It is clear from a glance that the …
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