We measured the power consumption of our entire test system at the wall while loading the CPU using Prime95 and GPU using FurMark. We also measured the power consumption with the system resting at the Windows 7 desktop.
The Alpha Pulse needs as much power as we would expect from an overclocked Ivy Bridge system. At full load the system consumes around 50% of the available 850W from the XFX power supply, which would deliver the highest overall efficiency rating.
looks like a good selection of components but im not impressed with the case either. Thermaltake make shoddy cases generally. low cost materials etc.
looks like a nice system, but id rather build my own, as Henry said, dont like this case at all.
Just like me if you are a great fan of gaming computers then you should check out the online shop.
£1399.99 now…
Price increases in this case are reasonable and understandable.
The world’s components are traded in dollars.
At the time it was reviewed, the US dollar was relatively weak – with a value of around $1.65 to £1
The pound now only buys just over $1.50 – which is a drop of almost 10%
That 10% movement will translate into a cost increase of around the same value
If a company submits a machine for review and changes it within 28 days, then we will launch a FULL investigation… But a change after many months where the source of the change is (a) clear and (b) outside the supplier’s control is fine
We hope you agree 🙂