A fantastic mix of price and
performance makes for an incredibly impressive PC that can handle anything
thrown at it.
2012 has been a great year for PC hardware.
Not only have we seen new lineups of graphics cards from both major
manufacturers, but Intel’s Ivy Bridge CPU refresh has delivered a tangible
performance jump over Sandy Bridge.
The TI Deluxe 670 from Sydney- based system
builder Trinity International is a great example of just what sort of
performance you can get out of this year’s hardware. Unlike the last system of
theirs that we looked at, which used top of the range components, the Deluxe
670 uses parts slightly lower in the range, which translates to a noticeable
drop in price.
The
TI Deluxe 670 from Sydney- based system builder Trinity International is a
great example of just what sort of performance you can get out of this year’s
hardware.
Inside the Coolermaster Elite 430 case is o
Gigabyte GA Z77-D3H motherboard, with an Intel iCore ¡5-3570K CPU overclocked
to 4.4GHz and an NVI DIA GeForce GTX 670 graphics card. There is also 8GB of
DDR3, 120GB Corsair boot SSD, 2TB 7200rpm Seagate hard drive and LG Blu-ray
burner. The system’s $1,760 price tag also includes Windows 7 Home Premium, a
24m monitor and Logitech keyboard and mouse.
This all looks great on paper, but what
really blew us away was the real-world performance. Thanks to the 4.4GHz CPU
overclock we saw it hit o score of 1.12 in our real-world benchmarks, not quite
the record 1.19 score that we sow with TI’s Power 37 70k system, but noticeably
faster than the best Sandy Bridge could offer.
The relatively close nature of these scores
is testament to how good the Core iS is. It has the some four physical cores as
the 17, but lacks hyper threading and has 2MB less L3 cache. In reality you’ll
never notice the difference even when gaming.
It isn’t just the CPU that is good enough
for the majority of users, the GeForce GTX 670 is also an excellent alternative
to the more expensive GeForce GTX 680. This was borne out by our Crysis
benchmark, where the TI Deluxe 670 managed fantastic framerates, with 76fps
even at Very High detail levels.
The
GeForce GTX 670 is also an excellent alternative to the more expensive GeForce
GTX 680.
If anything this makes the included monitor
seem a bit underpowered. With the benchmark scores we saw it is pretty much
guaranteed that the system would happily work with 2560 x 1440 resolution
screen, or multiple monitor gaming setups.
Not only is the price tag reasonable when
compared with putting the PC together yourself, it is much cheaper than going
with a fancy brand name system. It also comes with a five year labour warranty
as well as one year for parts (individual components may have longer
warranties). For gaming or other high-end needs the Ti Deluxe 670 is an
excellent system, and o great example of what happens when you choose the right
components
