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Unfortunately, with the package arriving in such poor condition, we could foresee a system damage page being put into our review.
We found 5 small pieces of plastic, which were later confirmed as broken clips, freely moving around the system's internal area. If one of these were to fall into the power supply, the outcome wouldn't be good – further reasoning for orientating the power supply fan in a downward mounting position.
The clips were intended to hold the BitFenix Shinobi's roof panel in place. With the clips broken, the roof panel was free to move and was impossible to secure to the case. While the issue may not be system-threatening, no customer is going to be happy to receive a system in less-than-perfect condition.
The problems may be courier-specific and you may be lucky enough to avoid any issues, but if OcUK used an additional external box filled with impact-absorbing packaging, the system damage would be far less likely to occur. I'm sure that customers would be happy to pay an extra £5-10 packaging and delivery charge to ensure that their system arrives safely and in its intended condition.
Why mount the power supply with the fan upwards? it won’t be sucking in cold air from outside. Fair, very honest review Luke, id like to see more from you in future.
Not impressed with this build at all, although I like the AMD processors, good value for money.
well thats disappointing. Nice components though, but ill build it myself thanks.
I would never order a system from OCUK, their customer support is rude. I had a failed motherboard over a year ago and the hassles I had to go through for a reaplcement were incredible.
Build your own system I say, if you can’t then go to a proper system builder like PC Specialist or Cyberpower
This is rather devious of ocuk, naming it 8350. People will immediately think they are getting a fx8350 processor!
This is just terrible, first of all, what drivers did you really use with the 7850, was is the 12.11?!
Second of all, why in the world name it 8350a…Epic.
Third, i have a similar system, i5 2400 3.2(4 cores) + Asus 7850 2GB V2, guess what?!My 3dmark11 score is http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5473705 – 5841.
Shame on AMD…
you need a better gpu like nvidia 660Ti or amd 7950 .
you can save money replace the useless and small 60GB SSD drive with a 750GB WD BLACK.