Comparison Systems |
System Name |
Chillblast Fusion Silencio |
Cyberpower Infinity Hercules Pro |
Cyberpower Trinity 300 |
PC Specialist Vulcan 440 |
Scan 3XS X99 Micro |
Scan 3XS Nanu Carbon |
Scan 3XS Z97 Performance Q10 |
Overclocked |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
CPU |
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 4.3GHz |
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 4.3GHz |
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 4.0GHz |
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.6GHz |
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 4.25GHz |
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 4.0GHz |
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 4.6GHz |
CPU Cores / Threads |
4 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
6 / 12 |
4 / 8 |
6 / 12 |
6 / 12 |
4 / 4 |
CPU TDP |
88W |
88W |
140W |
88W |
140W |
140W |
88W |
CPU Cooler |
Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver. 2 |
Corsair Hydro Series H55 |
Cooler Master Seideon 120V |
Corsair Hydro Series H100i |
Corsair Hydro Series H100i |
Noctua NH-U9DX i4 |
Thermalright True Spirit 140 |
Motherboard |
Asus Z97-K |
Asus Z97-P |
ASRock X99E-ITX/ac |
Asus Maximus VII Ranger |
EVGA X99 Micro |
ASRock X99E-ITX/ac |
Asus Z97-K |
Memory |
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Kingston Hyper-X Fury 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Kingston Hyper-X Fury 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) |
Kingston Hyper-X Fury 16GB DDR3 (2x8GB) |
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 (4x4GB) |
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) |
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Memory Speed |
9-9-9-24-1T @ 1,600MHz |
10-11-10-30-1T @ 1,866MHz |
15-15-15-35-2T @ 2,400MHz |
10-10-10-30-1T @ 1,600MHz |
15-17-17-35-2T @ 2,666MHz |
14-16-16-31-2T @ 2,400MHz |
11-11-11-27-2T @ 2,133MHz |
Integrated Graphics |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Discrete Graphics |
Asus GeForce GTX 970 Strix 4GB |
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB |
MSI GeForce GTX 980 OC 4GB |
Zotac GeForce GTX 980 4GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked ACX 3GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Superclocked ACX 6GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 4GB |
Sound Card |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard SupremeFX audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Primary Storage |
250GB Samsung 850 Evo SSD |
120GB Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD |
250GB Samsung 850 Evo SSD |
500GB Samsung 850 Evo SSD |
500GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD |
512GB Samsung SM951 PCIe M.2 SSD |
500GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD |
Secondary Storage |
- |
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
2TB WD Caviar Black HDD |
2TB WD Green HDD |
- |
- |
Optical Drive |
- |
- |
- |
- |
EVGA slot-loading DVD Writer |
- |
Samsung DVD Writer |
PSU |
Cooler Master V550 (550W, internal) |
Corsair VS450 (450W, internal) |
Cooler Master B600 (600W, internal) |
Corsair RM850 (850W, internal) |
Corsair RM550 (550W, internal) |
Corsair CS550M (550W, internal) |
Corsair RM550 (550W, internal) |
Chassis |
Cooler Master Silencio 652S |
NZXT Source 340 |
Deepcool Tristellar |
NZXT H440 |
Fractal Design Node 804 |
Fractal Design Node 304 |
Corsair Obsidian Series 550D |
Operating System |
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) |
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) |
Three years (one-month collect-and-return, two-year parts, three-year labour) |
Three years (one-month 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) |
Three years (first year onsite, second year return-to-base with parts and labour, third year return-to-base with labour only) |
Date Reviewed |
April 2015 |
February 2015 |
July 2015 |
May 2015 |
August 2014 |
June 2015 |
October 2014 |
Cost When Reviewed |
£949 |
£800 |
£1,999 |
£1,499 |
£1,899 |
£1,919 |
£1,249 |