Benchmarks: Gaming
Neither the CPU, memory nor SSD have set pulses racing, but that's precisely the point. Scan is reminding gamers that an overclocked Core i7 isn't required to play today's latest games. A 3DMark score of nearly 14,000 points suggests that the 3XS Gamer Aura has the horsepower to deliver solid framerates with high-quality settings.
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We've run all the other relevant Futuremark tests and the 3XS Gamer Aura scores well in every relevant benchmark. A 99.6 per cent pass rate in the Time Spy Stress Test reveals excellent consistency, while a score of 6,575 in VRMark Orange Room suggests suitability for headsets such as the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.
Buying a gaming PC can be daunting due to the sheer amount of choice, but consider asking yourself this: what sort of performance are you hoping to achieve? It's easy to get carried away with hefty overclocks and multiple GPUs, but we'd argue that the sensible gamer would settle with something not too dissimilar to the Scan 3XS Gamer Aura.
Pairing a seventh-gen Core i5 processor to 16GB of DDR4 memory, a swift M.2 SSD and a GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card delivers a stellar gaming experience. Framerates are excellent the ubiquitous FHD resolution, and there's enough power to deliver in excess of 60 frames per second at a QHD resolution in most titles. 4K UHD is a step too far with high-quality settings, but this level of performance, paired to a QHD G-Sync display, would be an ideal match.
