MESH extras and warranty
The last part of the AMD triumvirate is a Radeon HD 4890 1GB card that's a decent, sensible choice which currently etails for £160 on its own. It's clear that MESH has spent much of the budget on the graphics, and the motherboard supports another card, should you wish to add it at a later date and run them in a CrossFire multi-GPU combination.System power is delivered by an hec 550W PSU that pushes 35A on the 12V line. We'd be a little worried in adding a second wattage-hungry card to the system; it consumes almost 300W when pushed to the limit in present form.
MESH rounds off the package
with decent
input devices from Logitech. Software-wise, Microsoft Vista Premium
64-bit SP1 is what we'd expect and it's backed up by Microsoft Works
8.5, a 90-day trial of BullGuard Internet Security, and CyberLink's
Video Editing Suite.
The system ships with a couple of guides that clearly explain basic PC usage and provide troubleshooting tips should matters go awry. The warranty, however, is rather basic and provides one-year cover on a return-to-base (parts and labour) arrangement. The purchaser needs to foot the courier bill in both directions if the unit needs returning.
Currently etailing for £649 for the base unit (£24.45 for delivery), MESH's Matrix II, presented in a tasty NZXT chassis, takes in some of AMD's latest technology, focusing on graphics performance above pure CPU grunt. The integration is good, sure, but overall performance may be lacking when compared to the ARBICO OC2695 XL. Find out why by reading on.
The system ships with a couple of guides that clearly explain basic PC usage and provide troubleshooting tips should matters go awry. The warranty, however, is rather basic and provides one-year cover on a return-to-base (parts and labour) arrangement. The purchaser needs to foot the courier bill in both directions if the unit needs returning.
Currently etailing for £649 for the base unit (£24.45 for delivery), MESH's Matrix II, presented in a tasty NZXT chassis, takes in some of AMD's latest technology, focusing on graphics performance above pure CPU grunt. The integration is good, sure, but overall performance may be lacking when compared to the ARBICO OC2695 XL. Find out why by reading on.