Comparison Systems |
| System Name |
Chillblast Fusion Silencio |
Cyberpower Infinity Hercules Pro |
Gigabyte Brix Gaming |
PC Specialist Magma A10 |
PC Specialist Vanquish Mini 130 |
Scan 3XS Z97 Performance Q10 |
Vibox Defcon 2 |
| Overclocked |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| CPU |
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 4.3GHz |
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 4.3GHz |
Intel Core i5-4200H @ up to 3.4GHz |
AMD A10-7850K @ up to 4.0GHz |
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.4GHz |
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 4.6GHz |
Intel Core i5-4590 @ up to 3.7GHz |
| CPU Cores / Threads |
4 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
2 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
2 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
| CPU TDP |
88W |
88W |
47W |
95W |
54W |
88W |
84W |
| CPU Cooler |
Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver. 2 |
Corsair Hydro Series H55 |
Gigabyte Brix Gaming reference |
AMD reference |
Intel reference |
Thermalright True Spirit 140 |
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo |
| Motherboard |
Asus Z97-K |
Asus Z97-P |
Gigabyte M4HM8AP |
Asus A88XM-Plus |
Asus H81I-Plus |
Asus Z97-K |
MSI Z97 PC Mate |
| Memory |
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Kingston Hyper-X Fury 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
G.Skill 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) (added) |
Kingston Hyper-X Beast 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Kingston Hyper-X Genesis 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Team Elite 8GB DDR3 (1x8GB) |
| Memory Speed |
9-9-9-24-1T @ 1,600MHz |
10-11-10-30-1T @ 1,866MHz |
11-11-11-28-1T @ 1,600MHz |
11-12-11-30-1T @ 2,133MHz |
11-11-11-28-1T @ 1,600MHz |
11-11-11-27-2T @ 2,133MHz |
11-11-11-28-1T @ 1,600MHz |
| Integrated Graphics |
- |
- |
- |
AMD Radeon R7 |
- |
- |
- |
| Discrete Graphics |
Asus GeForce GTX 970 Strix 4GB |
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 6GB |
- |
Palit GeForce GTX 660 2GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 4GB |
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2GB |
| Sound Card |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
| Primary Storage |
250GB Samsung 850 Evo SSD |
120GB Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD |
180GB Intel mSATA SSD (added) |
1TB Seagate ST1000DX001 SSHD |
1TB Toshiba HDD |
500GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD |
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
| Secondary Storage |
- |
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Optical Drive |
- |
- |
- |
Samsung DVD Writer |
Lite-On DVD Writer |
Samsung DVD Writer |
Samsung DVD Writer |
| PSU |
Cooler Master V550 (550W, internal) |
Corsair VS450 (450W, internal) |
Delta Electronics (180W, external) |
Corsair VS350 (350W, internal) |
Corsair VS450 (450W, internal) |
Corsair RM550 (550W, internal) |
FSP FSP500-60HHN (500W, internal) |
| Chassis |
Cooler Master Silencio 652S |
NZXT Source 340 |
Gigabyte Brix Gaming |
Aerocool DS Cube Red Edition |
Cooler Master Elite 130 |
Corsair Obsidian Series 550D |
Corsair Carbide Series Spec-01 |
| Operating System |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit, added) |
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) |
| Standard Warranty |
Five years (two-year collect-and-return including parts, five-year labour) |
Three years (one-month collect-and-return, two-year parts, three-year labour) |
Two years |
Three years (one-year collect-and-return, one-year parts, three-year labour) |
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) |
One year (three-month collect-and-return, one-year parts and labour) |
| Approx. System Cost |
£949 |
£800 |
£600 |
£469 |
£549 |
£1,300 |
£630 |
