Comparison Systems |
| System Name |
Chillblast Fusion Silencio |
Cyberpower Infinity Hercules Pro |
DinoPC Primal GT2 |
PC Specialist Mortis |
Scan 3XS Z97 Performance Q10 |
Scan 3XS Z97 Vengeance 780 |
Vibox Defcon 2 |
| CPU |
Intel Core i5-4690K |
Intel Core i5-4690K |
Intel Core i5-6500 |
Intel Core i5-6600K |
Intel Core i5-4690K |
Intel Core i7-4790K |
Intel Core i5-4590 |
| Overclocked |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Max Turbo Frequency |
4.3GHz |
4.3GHz |
3.6GHz |
4.6GHz |
4.6GHz |
4.7GHz |
3.7GHz |
| CPU Cores / Threads |
4 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
4 / 8 |
4 / 4 |
| CPU TDP |
88W |
88W |
65W |
91W |
88W |
88W |
84W |
| CPU Cooler |
Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver. 2 |
Corsair Hydro Series H55 |
be quiet! Shadow Rock LP |
Corsair Hydro Series H80i GT |
Thermalright True Spirit 140 |
Corsair Hydro Series H80 |
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo |
| Motherboard |
Asus Z97-K |
Asus Z97-P |
Gigabyte Z170N-WiFi |
Asus Z170 Pro Gaming |
Asus Z97-K |
Asus Z97-K |
MSI Z97 PC Mate |
| Memory |
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Kingston Hyper-X Fury 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Crucial 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) |
Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) |
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) |
Team Elite 8GB DDR3 (1x8GB) |
| Memory Speed |
9-9-9-24-1T @ 1,600MHz |
10-11-10-30-1T @ 1,866MHz |
15-15-15-30-2T @ 2,133MHz |
15-17-17-35-2T @ 2,666MHz |
11-11-11-27-2T @ 2,133MHz |
11-11-11-27-2T @ 2,133MHz |
11-11-11-28-1T @ 1,600MHz |
| Integrated Graphics |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Discrete Graphics |
Asus GeForce GTX 970 Strix 4GB |
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 ITX 4GB |
Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 4GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Superclocked ACX 3GB |
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2GB |
| Sound Card |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX 5.1 |
Onboard audio |
| Primary Storage |
250GB Samsung 850 Evo SSD |
120GB Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD |
240GB Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD |
240GB Kingston HyperX Savage SSD |
500GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD |
256GB SanDisk X110 SSD |
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
| Secondary Storage |
- |
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
1TB Seagate SSHD |
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
- |
2TB WD Green HDD |
- |
| Optical Drive |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Samsung DVD Writer |
Samsung DVD Writer |
Samsung DVD Writer |
| PSU |
Cooler Master V550 (550W, internal) |
Corsair VS450 (450W, internal) |
FSP FSP500-60HHN (500W, internal) |
Corsair CS650M (650W, internal) |
Corsair RM550 (550W, internal) |
Corsair RM550 (550W, internal) |
FSP FSP500-60HHN (500W, internal) |
| Chassis |
Cooler Master Silencio 652S |
NZXT Source 340 |
Fractal Design Core 500 |
NZXT Noctis 450 |
Corsair Obsidian Series 550D |
Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 |
Corsair Carbide Series Spec-01 |
| Operating System |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 10 (64-bit) |
Windows 10 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
| 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, one-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) |
One year (three-month collect-and-return, one-year parts and labour) |
| Date Reviewed |
April 2015 |
February 2015 |
October 2015 |
August 2015 |
October 2014 |
July 2014 |
March 2015 |
| Cost When Reviewed |
£949 |
£800 |
£899 |
£999 |
£1,249 |
£1,400 |
£630 |
