Infinity Achilles Elite is one of the most
expensive desktop in our tests, but it accompanies with an Intel Core i5-3470
3.2GHz which is lightly slower than the opponent Core i5-3570K. Its advantage
is purely psychological, allows the system is less than 1000 pounds.
Overclocking people: Pay more to buy the 3570K.
Cyberpower
Infinity Achilles Elite
CyberPower has turned his attention to the
other system components, with some exciting hardware below. 1TB hard drive is
supported with the OCZ Agility 60GB SSD drive. It provides a significant
performance increase in PCMark 7 tests - despite slower CPU, this is one of the
fastest PC checked.
CyberPower selected Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H
motherboard, which used chipset of business strategy Intel B75 Express. It
provides support for USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps while abandons RAID and SSD-caching
features available on the Z77 Express motherboards which are more expensive. It
also supports Rapid Start Technology and Intel Small Business Advantage
features, such as back up after work.
Smart Connect Technology allows it to track
your emails and social networks while the system is asleep, everything was
updated PC when you wake in the morning. You can also use the LAN Optimizer
program comes to list of the priorities for the different types of network
traffic, so the large download will not make slow to down your web browser.
However, it's not entirely about work
without entertainment, Infinity Achilles Elite that came with your graphics
Vidia GeForce GTX 660 card Palit trademark. It enables CyberPower to play most
modern games at a reasonable speed. In fact, it is the fastest graphics card in
our tests; it is inferior to PC with graphics card AMD Radeon 7850 can only be
explained by the slower processor.
Besides, it also included a Blu-ray drive
and a wired keyboard and pretty good mouse. However, you will have to add your
own speakers.
Liyama touch screen works well with Windows
8, but the beveled surface and multiple points system 2 limitations prevent it
from providing the full Windows 8 touch experience.
Info
§ Price:
$1,598 including VAT
§ Supplier:
www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk
Verdict
§ This
PC brings wonderful performance despite slightly slower processor capacity. Iiyama
touch screen is not an ideal Windows 8 input device, but it may help you in
understanding the operating system.
§ Designs:
3.5/5
§ Features:
4.5/5
§ Performance:
4/5
§ Value:
3.5/5
§ Total:
4/5
Eclipse Explorer Touch I5357R785
Explorer Touch is nearly at the top in the
group, but it includes a full kit. Although Windows performance providing is
the lowest here, it is the best choice for gamers.
Inside is Intel Core i5-3570K which is
similar to Arbico, but it has no SSD drive. This thing puts Eclipse on
disadvantaged position in the real world as well as in PCMark 7. Adding 60GB
SSD OCZ Agility 3 will cost about $70 - a wise upgrade.
Eclipse
Explorer Touch I5357R785
Other specifications include 2TB hard
drive, a Blu-ray drive and a set of Logitech stereo speakers and one subwoofer.
You also have 16GB of RAM; it is more than what you need.
As Arbico, Eclipse is inserted AMD Radeon
HD 7850 graphics card, which is faster but so expensive. This version has a
slightly faster speed, making it become the best PC for game in our group. We
have noted the very good speed of 159fps in Crysis game with Low detail
setting, and 108fps in Medium detail.
As CyberPower, Explorer Touch i5257r785
comes with Iiyama 23.6in touch screen with 2-point ability. The screens that
are certified running well on Windows 8 are not available to buy, and these
screens have hard compromise in support of gestures, including scanning from
the edge of the screen.
However, it is still very interesting and
convenient when you can select tile from the new Start screen of Windows 8 with
one touch. The display also offers two HDMI inputs to connect to a TV, Blu-ray
or game console, along with DVI and VGA.
The system is placed in the low-cost chassis
known as the "902 Series". It is built on the Asus P8Z77-V LX
motherboard with the chipset Intel Z77, which is friendly to overclocking
people.
You have the support of USB 3.0 and SATA
6Gbps as standard, and the motherboard is not miserly about the slot and
connector. There are a lot of rooms to expand and upgrade although the chassis
is a bit tight and lacks cable management.
Info
§ Price:
$1,427, VAT included
§ Supplier:
www.eclipsecomputers.com
Verdict
§ This
PC really should include SSD - We strongly recommend that you should add it to
specifications although that means you have to cut a half of RAM and storage
space to suit with budget. If you already have screen, Arbico provides better
value.
§ Designs:
3/5
§ Features:
4/5
§ Performance:
3.5/5
§ Value:
4.5/5
§ Total:
3.5/5
Quiet PC Icepipe A43 Silent PC
As usual, Quiet PC in our group test showed
the deviation from the rules completely. For $1,466, it is the most expensive
PC here, although this amount can buy you the peace of mind and quiet - This
non-fan PC is extremely quiet in operation.
Quiet
PC Icepipe A43 Silent PC
NoFen CS-60 chassis looks like a military
hardware. Front grid Panel allows air circulate throughout the chassis without
help from rotate propeller. Inside, Normal CPU cooler and fan have been
replaced with one giant heatsink device. Nearly every motherboard components
are covered, including at least one expand slot.
NoFen 400W source is also a model without
fan and as we expect from Quiet PC, there is no hard drive included as standard
- they are too noisy.
Instead, KingSpec Challenger 223GB SSD
drive is installed. It has no moving parts and is also very quiet. It has
double capacity of the SSD drive at second position, but the system still lacks
storage space.
The only component can make noise in this
test group is DVD drive. It does not support Blu-ray. Fortunately, it is
extremely quiet model.
Using passive cooling means the machine
should not be crazy with CPU power, so the Quiet PC selected Intel Core
i5-3450S. "S" indicates the energy saving version of the chip which
runs at a lower basic speed than standard version. The system runs at 2.8GHz
until it needs the whole strength, at that time it increases to 3.5GHz.
This energy-saving chip and the lack of
dedicated graphics card allow the system to work with 400W power supply - we
measured the power consumption at 24W with idle mode.
Intel integrated graphics chip is good
enough for HD multimedia and light gaming, but you should note that the
i5-3450S combined HD 2500 processor is slower than the integrated graphics chip
and the best chip Intel offers.
Quiet PC includes Zalman 23in screen. It
includes two HDMI inputs and VGA analogue, but it is not a touch screen.
Info
§ Price:
$1,466, VAT included
§ Supplier:
www.quietpc.com
Verdict
§ IcePipe
A43 ofQuiet PC is unique between the PC here in terms of all selected components
run very quiet. However, it is very expensive, and you will certainly need
more storage.
§ Designs:
4.5/5
§ Features:
3.5/5
§ Performance:
3/5
§ Value:
3/5
§ Total:
3.5/5
