Comparison Systems |
System Name |
Cyberpower Infinity Hercules Pro |
Gigabyte Brix Gaming |
Mesh Nightblade 3 HEX |
PC Specialist Magma A10 |
PC Specialist Vanquish Mini 130 |
Scan 3XS Z97 Performance Q10 |
Scan 3XS Z97 Vengeance 780 |
Overclocked |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
CPU |
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 4.3GHz |
Intel Core i5-4200H @ up to 3.4GHz |
Intel Core i7-4790K @ up to 4.4GHz |
AMD A10-7850K @ up to 4.0GHz |
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.4GHz |
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 4.6GHz |
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.7GHz |
CPU Cores / Threads |
4 / 4 |
2 / 4 |
4 / 8 |
4 / 4 |
2 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
4 / 8 |
CPU TDP |
88W |
47W |
88W |
95W |
54W |
88W |
88W |
CPU Cooler |
Corsair Hydro Series H55 |
Gigabyte Brix Gaming reference |
Asetek 550LC |
AMD reference |
Intel reference |
Thermalright True Spirit 140 |
Corsair Hydro Series H80 |
Motherboard |
Asus Z97-P |
Gigabyte M4HM8AP |
MSI Z97I Gaming AC |
Asus A88XM-Plus |
Asus H81I-Plus |
Asus Z97-K |
Asus Z97-K |
Memory |
Kingston Hyper-X Fury 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
G.Skill 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) (added) |
AMD Radeon R9 Gamer Series (2x8GB) |
Kingston Hyper-X Beast 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Kingston Hyper-X Genesis 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Memory Speed |
10-11-10-30-1T @ 1,866MHz |
11-11-11-28-1T @ 1,600MHz |
11-12-12-31-2T @ 2,400MHz |
11-12-11-30-1T @ 2,133MHz |
11-11-11-28-1T @ 1,600MHz |
11-11-11-27-2T @ 2,133MHz |
11-11-11-27-2T @ 2,133MHz |
Integrated Graphics |
- |
- |
- |
AMD Radeon R7 |
- |
- |
- |
Discrete Graphics |
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 6GB |
MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti Gaming 3GB |
- |
Palit GeForce GTX 660 2GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 4GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Superclocked ACX 3GB |
Sound Card |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX 5.1 |
Primary Storage |
120GB Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD |
180GB Intel mSATA SSD (added) |
2x 128GB Plextor M6M mSATA SSDs |
1TB Seagate ST1000DX001 SSHD |
1TB Toshiba HDD |
500GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD |
256GB SanDisk X110 SSD |
Secondary Storage |
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
- |
2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
- |
- |
- |
2TB WD Green HDD |
Optical Drive |
- |
- |
Lite-On Slim Slot-loading DVD Writer |
Samsung DVD Writer |
Lite-On DVD Writer |
Samsung DVD Writer |
Samsung DVD Writer |
PSU |
Corsair VS450 (450W, internal) |
Delta Electronics (180W, external) |
SilverStone Strider Essential Gold (600W, internal) |
Corsair VS350 (350W, internal) |
Corsair VS450 (450W, internal) |
Corsair RM550 (550W, internal) |
Corsair RM550 (550W, internal) |
Chassis |
NZXT Source 340 |
Gigabyte Brix Gaming |
MSI Nightblade |
Aerocool DS Cube Red Edition |
Cooler Master Elite 130 |
Corsair Obsidian Series 550D |
Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 |
Operating System |
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) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Standard Warranty |
Three years (one-month collect-and-return, two-year parts, three-year labour) |
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 (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) |
Approx. System Cost |
£800 |
£600 |
£1,499 (EOL) |
£469 |
£549 |
£1,300 |
£1,300 (EOL) |