Final thoughts and rating
Spending £1,000 on a complete PC ought to buy you meaty dollops of performance. One look at the specification sheet for the Wired2Fire Hellspawn intimates this is exactly what you'll receive.
Almost 5GHz of Core i5 2500K power, a Radeon HD 6970 graphics card and a sensible smattering of supporting components, including reasonable monitor and input devices, combine to offer the highest numbers we've seen from a system in this class.
And while we have no real qualms over the components used by Wired2Fire, we'd jiggle the spec. around to include an SSD boot-drive and a chassis with front-mounted USB 3.0 connectivity - both are, we feel, necessary features for a premium system in 2011. Thankfully, almost any choice of componentry is possible through the firm's online configurator.
Just a touch rough around the edges, the Wired2Fire Hellspawn, nonetheless, is a super-fast PC that's more than speedy enough for the vast majority of users. Put it on your shortlist if you want a no-hassle system that can scale with your needs.
The Good
Very quick for a £1,000 PC
Includes monitor and input devices
Heavily overclocked CPU
Online configurator enables easy pre-order changes
The Bad
No SSD or chassis-provided USB 3.0 as standard
CPU becomes a little toasty under load
HEXUS Rating
Wired2Fire Hellspawn
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The system is available, direct, from Wired2Fire.
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