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All-in-all, the Chillblast Fusion Hex system is a bit of a mixed-bag.
On one hand, it offers strong multi-core performance thanks to the brand-new Ryzen 5 1600 CPU. Given the low cost of this chip, the Fusion Hex can offer this multi-core goodness for £1319.99, significantly less than what you would pay for a system based on Intel's competing 6-core i7-6800K.
The Ryzen CPU, coupled with the GTX 1070, also makes for a solid gaming PC. Taken together, the Fusion Hex is a solid bet for those who want to game as well as use multi-threaded software. For example, it would be great if you want a relatively low-cost system to get into streaming or content creation.
However, there are a few niggling issues that hold the Fusion Hex back.
For one, there are numerous examples of poor decision-making when it comes to the system's aesthetics. This is made clear by the ugly, unsleeved ketchup-and-mustard cables which are very visible, as well the motherboard's brown PCB. By far the worst decision on Chillblast's part was to use plain green DIMMs, though, which is not something an enthusiast wants to see in their rig.
You may say that system performance is more important than visuals, and that's fair enough. However, I am of the opinion that anyone spending over £1300 on a PC will at least want it to look good, and sadly, I can't say this PC is attractive at all.
Lastly, the Fusion Hex also suffers because of the Zotac Mini GTX 1070. All of the graphics benchmarks I ran show this to be a comparatively slow GTX 1070 card, as it lacks any sort of factory overclock. The smaller cooling solution also means GPU Boost 3.0 can't take the clock speed as high as other, bigger cards can manage.
As such, we would say that the Chillblast Fusion Hex is a good system for those who want to get into content creation, and are not bothered about aesthetics at all. However, many would find the system's interior very unappealing, which really is disappointing. Lastly, it is also worth mentioning that those just looking for the fastest gaming PC would still be best served by system using an overclocked Intel chip.
You can buy the Chillblast Fusion HEX for 1319.99 inc. VAT HERE.
Pros
- Ryzen 5 1600 offers strong multi-core performance at a very reasonable cost.
- Quiet.
- GTX 1070 is good for 1080p and 1440p gaming.
Cons
- The lack of thought given to the system's aesthetics is a big let-down – green RAM, unbraided cables and a motherboard with a brown PCB creates quite the colour-clash.
- Zotac Mini GTX 1070 is a comparatively slow 1070 card.
- Pure gamers are best served with an Intel-based system.
- PSU is only 80+ White certified.
KitGuru says: The Fusion Hex definitely shows promise and offers strong multi-core performance. However, the system's aesthetics need a serious revamp, while the slow GTX 1070 card is also a bit disappointing.
Thanks for the review KitGuru! Just a couple of points in response to the points raised in the review:
1. We are working with Cooler Master to produce a sleeved variant of this PSU for this system
2. With Ryzen 5 being such a new platform we were very limited with memory options that correctly operated to specification on this platform. As the platform matures we will look to include black PCB memory with attractive heat spreaders at no additional cost :).
Thanks,
Chillblast
Oh my god is this THAT power supply? Someone actually chose to use it, I questioned this when Leo did his coverage of CeBIT, did someone actually go to the trouble of making a White rated PSU, is that really a PSU that does not even make Bronze efficiency rating?
This system appears to have corner cutting written all over it or someone got a job lot of parts from Cooler Master. If you are going to fill it with butt ugly components don’t put a huge window on the side, also don’t use a huge case then fill half of it, and leave the empty half bright red so it stands out even more. I’m not the biggest expert in the world but every review I have read has said pair a Ryzen Processor with as high a frequency RAM as you can, certainly not 2400mhz this minimises the lower resolution framerate loss due to the RAM bottleneck. Only use a mini GPU if you are short of space or its for a aesthetic reason.
Chillblast are normally so much better than this and produce some awesome computers, all I can think is they wanted something in reviewers hands for the launch of Ryzen R5, I hope they take a look at some of the issues…..or at least pick a case without a window as an option ; )
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This PC is overpriced by about £300