Batman: Arkham Knight is almost here!

We've turned on our banana signal and called in some help from friends at SilverStone, Gigabyte G1, Deepcool Gamer Storm, ThermalTake and Kingston HyperX to create a very special Gorilla Gaming Rig for one lucky monkey with the gaming skills needed to save Gotham this June!

The Arkham Ape Features SilverStones RV05 revolutionary 90 degree mounting system, an unlocked i5 quad core fitted with Gamer Storm Watercooling, Gigabytes cherry picked G1 Gaming Edition GTX 960 graphics card, Kingston HyperX Gaming Ram and powered by a massive ThermalTake DPS – this Gorilla Rig is ready to tear up the streets of Gotham!

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The Mandrill (AKA the Asus Hero) features some of the best components available! A stunning Maximus VII Hero Motherboard fitted with Nepton Cooling and a brutal Asus STRIX GTX 980 Graphics Card deliver a premium gaming experience.

Essentials…

• OS pre-installed with latest drivers loaded
• Asus STRIX GTX 980 4GB Graphics Card
• 4.0GHz intel i7 Quad Core, Unlocked & Water Cooled
• 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2400MHz Gaming Ram
• 240GB Kingston Fury SSD + 1TB WD HDD

Designed to be a premium gaming beast our Asus Mandrill also packs a massive 850w Cooler Master power supply with more than enough juice to add a second GTX 980 Strix in SLi!

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With a new Windows 10 operating system just around the corner we've begun testing to see just how good this is going to be for gamers like us, from what we've seen recently around DirectX 12 things are looking very promising – as below with the amazing tech demo.

but how well will our current games run?

Microsoft are certainly encouraging everyone to move to the new OS, if you've got yourself a Gorilla Gaming Rig you can sign up now for the windows 10 Upgrade offer and you'll be ready to make the move from the Windows 7 or 8 that is installed on your PC currently to Windows 10 when it releases – but before we do we've fired up the preview so we can all see what performance to expect!

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This May we've got an awesome Mad Catz Grand Prize Pack up for grabs with our Gorilla Gaming Rigs and we thought we had better give the F.L.Y 5 Joystick and Throttle setup a quick flight test just to make sure it's ready for some hard core PC gaming though out the coming winter!

We decided to put the joystick through its paces with two of the hottest space sims, Elite Dangerous (rumor has it this is coming to Xbox) and Star Citizen. Though Star Citizen isn't quite a finished game yet if you back this kickstarter gone crazy you'll get some pretty cool early access content :)

First up – Star Citizen! A quick race should be perfect to see how the joystick handles itself with the quick, twitchy movements required in a good old fashioned upper atmosphere high speed race through a cloud city :) For this one we've got the joystick hat set to control directional boosters and afterburner set to button 11 for easy access from the throttle.

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Happy May everyone!

It's going to be another massive month of PC Gaming thanks to our friends at Mad Catz – they've hooked us up with some excellent gaming mousepads and a prize pack that's totally out of this world!

Throughout May get yourself one of our Gorilla Gaming Rigs and you'll be getting a sweet bonus – a Mad Catz G.L.I.D.E. Gaming Mouse Pad!

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Throughout April we geared you up with the latest from Turtle Beach and Gorilla Gaming Rigs – with every rig getting a sweet Turtle Beach Gaming Mouse Pad and going in to the draw to win our MEGA PRIZE – A totally insane Turtle Beach Gaming Setup!

To get fully immersed you're going to need an awesome headset – and Turtle Beach have gone above and beyond to make sure our winner has the perfect setup :)

Originally we had the Turtle Beach Z11 Gaming Headset as it's a long running favourite here at Mighty Ape – the perfect headset for PC gamers seeking high-fidelity audio and superior comfort…

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Over the long weekend we asked you to share your wonderful gaming tales – in particular those regarding multiplayer moments, madness and messups!

This could have been anything from fending off all challengers on the classic Mortal Kombat arcade machine, or when you made it through that all-nighter to beat the original Halo in co-op… a League of Legends match in which the perfect arrow from Ashe brought you a last minute win, or that car you all hopped into while playing GTA V – which then drove of the cliff…

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With the long weekend approaching fast it's the perfect time to have a Gaming Rig Giveaway!

Those fine people at SilverStone have been nice enough to give us one of their bright RED limited edition SilverStone Redline Gaming Towers!

You may recognise this as a gorgeous red version of our incredibly popular SilverStone Redline ATX Gaming Tower and you'd be right.

This case has seen some incredible reviews from all of you, and it's no wonder why. At incredible value, this Mid Tower offers you plenty of space, airflow, storage capacity and more!

We couldn't think of anything better to do with an empty chassis than to fill it up with all the components you'd need to get your game on, so we've done just that!

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There's already countless ways to light your rig in awesome and unique ways, but throwing a ball of lightning in your rig has to be a first…

Avexir Raiden RAM features high performance gaming memory modules – made all the more interesting with a dash of LIGHTNING! Using the technology of plasma tubes to mimic a lightening effect, Raiden RAM is ideal for rig builders seeking the best combination of killer performance and electrifying looks.

Avexir Raiden RAM is a part of our awesome new Avexir Store – swing by and check out the exciting range!

The first tests are uploaded for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V with the GTX 900 series from Nvidia!

If you've been playing already, you'll know just how amazing and optimized GTA V is. But if you're thinking about treating your rig to a new GPU and have been waiting to see how it plays -we've got you covered. Check out the first of our many videos, and you'll be stoked with just how excellent a job Rockstar did!

We like to keep these early tests limited to short (one minute) videos without delving too deep into the awesome graphics customisation options within the settings of GTA V, but to get you started is our first video from the GTX 960 graphics card!

You'll be able to find this plus more videos at 1080p, 1440p and 2160p showcased on each GPU in the GTX 900 series plus more in our brand new Gorilla Rigs Youtube Channel! – don't forget to turn your Youtube quality settings to 60 FPS once you push play!

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