PCSpecialist Topaz-Pro R

Review: PCSpecialist Topaz-Pro R

Conclusion

...another highly capable all-AMD base unit, but you might have to wait a while to get one.

Topaz-Pro R is a fine showcase of what can be achieved by a 2021 gaming PC that is competent in most regards.

Enjoying the fruits of AMD's recent labour, the sleek-looking base unit is home to an eight-core Ryzen 7 5800X processor and Radeon RX 6800 graphics on an X570 chipset. Add to that a high-speed 500GB PCIe 4.0 SSD alongside 16GB of quick DDR4 memory and, with very little effort, you have the makings of a high-performance rig that won't break the bank.

Keeping things relatively simple results in an agreeable £1,749 price tag, but also leaves room for further refinement. The build certainly ought to be quieter during everyday tasks, we prefer to see high-end base units feature forward-looking 2.5GbE connectivity as standard, and as tends to be the case with PCSpecialist review units, there's no option to customise the system to your liking; what you see is what you get.

Bottom line: PCSpecialist's Topaz-Pro R is another highly capable all-AMD base unit, but you might have to wait a while to get one.

The Good		The Bad
Excellent all-round performance for £1,749 Eight-core AMD Ryzen 5800X processor Primed for high-quality 4K gaming Wi-Fi 6 and front USB-C Three-year warranty		Ought to be quieter at low load 2.5GbE would have been nice Lead time unknown

PCSpecialist Topaz-Pro R

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The Topaz-Pro R base unit is available to order from PCSpecialist.

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