Comparison Systems |
| System Name |
Gigabyte Brix Gaming |
Mesh Nightblade 3 HEX |
PC Specialist Vanquish Mini 130 |
Scan 3XS Z87 Hadron Hydro |
Scan 3XS Z97 Performance Q10 |
Scan 3XS Z97 Vengeance 780 |
Scan 3XS X99 Micro |
| Overclocked |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| CPU |
Intel Core i5-4200H @ up to 3.40GHz |
Intel Core i7-4790K @ up to 4.40GHz |
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz |
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.20GHz |
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 4.60GHz |
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.70GHz |
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 4.25GHz |
| CPU Cores / Threads |
2 / 4 |
4 / 8 |
2 / 4 |
4 / 8 |
4 / 4 |
4 / 8 |
6 / 12 |
| CPU TDP |
47W |
88W |
54W |
84W |
88W |
88W |
140W |
| CPU Cooler |
Gigabyte Brix Gaming reference |
Asetek 550LC liquid cooler |
Intel reference |
Custom EVGA liquid cooler |
Thermalright True Spirit 140 |
Corsair Hydro Series H80 liquid cooler |
Corsair Hydro Series H100i liquid cooler |
| Motherboard |
Gigabyte M4HM8AP |
MSI Z97I Gaming AC |
Asus H81I-Plus |
EVGA Z87 Stinger |
Asus Z97-K |
Asus Z97-K |
EVGA X99 Micro |
| Memory |
G.Skill 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) (added) |
AMD Radeon R9 Gamer Series (2x8GB) |
Kingston Hyper-X Genesis 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB DDR3 (2x8GB) |
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 (4*4GB) |
| Memory Speed |
11-11-11-28-1T @ 1,600MHz |
11-12-12-31-2T @ 2,400MHz |
11-11-11-28-1T @ 1,600MHz |
11-11-11-27-2T @ 2,133MHz |
11-11-11-27-2T @ 2,133MHz |
11-11-11-27-2T @ 2,133MHz |
15-17-17-35-2T @ 2,666MHz |
| Integrated Graphics |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Discrete Graphics |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 6GB |
MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti Gaming 3GB |
Palit GeForce GTX 660 2GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked ACX 3GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 4GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Superclocked ACX 3GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked ACX 3GB |
| Sound Card |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX 5.1 |
Onboard audio |
| Primary Storage |
180GB Intel mSATA SSD (added) |
2x 128GB Plextor M6M mSATA SSDs |
1TB Toshiba HDD |
500GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD |
500GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD |
256GB SanDisk X110 SSD |
500GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD |
| Secondary Storage |
- |
2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
- |
- |
- |
2TB WD Green HDD |
2TB WD Green HDD |
| Optical Drive |
- |
Lite-On Slim Slot-loading DVD Writer |
Lite-On DVD Writer |
EVGA slot-loading DVD Writer |
Samsung DVD Writer |
Samsung DVD Writer |
EVGA slot-loading DVD Writer |
| PSU |
Delta Electronics (180W, external) |
SilverStone Strider Essential Gold (600W, internal) |
Corsair VS450 (450W, internal) |
EVGA 1U PSU (500W, internal) |
Corsair RM550 (550W, internal) |
Corsair RM550 (550W, internal) |
Corsair RM550 (550W, internal) |
| Chassis |
Gigabyte Brix Gaming |
MSI Nightblade |
Cooler Master Elite 130 |
EVGA Hadron Hydro |
Corsair Obsidian Series 550D |
Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 |
Fractal Design Node 804 |
| Operating System |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit, added) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
| Standard Warranty |
Two years |
Standard Warranty - (1 Year Parts, Lifetime Labour,1 Month Collect & Return) |
Three years (one-year collect-and-return, one-year parts, three-year labour) |
Three years (first year onsite, second year return-to-base with parts and labour, third year return-to-base with labour only) |
Three years (first year onsite, second year return-to-base with parts and labour, third year return-to-base with labour only) |
Three years (first year onsite, second year return-to-base with parts and labour, third year return-to-base with labour only) |
Three years (first year onsite, second year return-to-base with parts and labour, third year return-to-base with labour only) |
| Approx. System Cost |
£800 |
£1,499 |
£549 |
£1,749 |
£1,249 |
£1,300 |
£1,899 |
