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PC Specialist Vortex XT-270FB System Review

Allan 'Zardon' Campbell March 1, 2012 Featured Announcement, Gaming PC

It is vitally important that a pre built enthusiast grade system is shipped securely to the customer, otherwise you will be picking out broken components from the box. The PC Specialist Vortex XT-270FB arrives in a gargantuan, back breaking box which could house a small family.

Inside, there is a thin box on top of the system, which contains the peripherals. PC Specialist have included all the extra cables, manuals and driver discs. They also include a handy, well written reference manual for an inexperienced user which explains some of the technology and basic workarounds in case of problems.

The case is protected between two thick pieces of foam, and it is encased with a plastic cover to prevent marks during shipping. We will have a look at the shipping protection inside the case on the coming pages.

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8 comments

  1. Dustin
    March 1, 2012 at 10:51 am

    very nice build indeed. They could have saved a few quid with the 2600k, as it hits the same speeds. maybe used a slightly better SSD?

  2. Brian Davis
    March 1, 2012 at 10:52 am

    I like that CPU cooler, seems brilliant. dont think our local store has them however.

  3. Colin Mortimer
    March 1, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    normally I have a chuckle at systems you review, such as the ever crap DELL, but when the insides were opened, that is a better wiring job than I could do.

    Nice pictures by the way.

  4. Iiona
    March 1, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    It is a very good system, no doubt about it, but I think to be a successful system builder in the UK (i mean really successful) then you need to do something different. Something no one else is trying.

    Dell and Alienware may get slated, however they have their own case designs which you cant get elsewhere (alienware anyway). This is why Dell bought them out, they work well as a system builder and offer something that no one else can.

    I dont mean to sound like im discrediting PC SPECIALIST, but really I think anyone can make a system like this in, pick good components, and a nice case and get the best motherboard for overclocking then copy settings over. Its not that hard.

    In closing, good review, nice system, but nothing that I will remember in a day or two.

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