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There is no doubt that the MESH Slayer 3770K OC is a powerhouse computer designed to cope with the latest Direct X 11 games at very high resolutions and image quality settings.
While the name of the Slayer 3700K OC system pays homage to the excellent Core i7 3770k processor, the GTX Titan really should have factored into the naming convention. I feel the ‘MESH Titan 3770k OC' would have worked better for them, especially to attract the attention of the hard core gamers out there with a couple of grand to spend on a new system.
First impressions of the Slayer 3770k OC are very positive. The system is well packaged, and all the extra cables, manuals and driver discs are bundled into separate boxes for future use. As we mentioned earlier in the review, MESH are using the excellent Fractal Design Define R4 chassis which won our highest award last year when it was released.
This case includes sound dampening material to try and help mask fan noise and it works relatively well. Due to the all the fans and the high level of overclock, there is always a level of fan noise apparent, but it is unlikely to concern a performance oriented enthusiast user seeking high levels of gaming performance. Swapping out some of the fans for premium BeQuiet! models would certainly reduce noise levels a little further.
Performance doesn't disappoint. The Core i7 3770k @ 4.6ghz can easily power through a myriad of duties, including 3D rendering and video encoding. As a gaming system it excels, handling many of the current titles with extremely high anti aliasing settings. Dirt Showdown was perfectly playable on the ‘Ultra' setting with 16QCSAA for example.
Build quality and cable routing are first class and we didn't notice any concerns when analysing the selection of components. Personally I would have opted for a quality Corsair, Seasonic or BeQuiet! power supply, rather than Cougar but that would be really the only thing I would change.
We haven't reviewed the 1200W Cougar CMX power supply in a dedicated review, but the company are normally a couple of levels down from the market leaders. Regardless, it is completely overkill for this system, as we measured a load demand under 400 watts, so there is plenty of future proofing if you wanted to add in another GTX Titan at a later date.
This is one of the most powerful gaming systems we have reviewed this year and we wanted to check stability under intensive stress. We placed it under a synthetic stress loop at midnight and it hadn't crashed or hardlocked when we checked again at 10am the following day. The MSI Z77A-GD55 really is a rock solid motherboard.
MESH are pricing The Slayer 3770k system at £1999.99 inc vat … the component selection is almost faultless and it is exceptionally well put together. We will update this page with the direct store link when MESH update their site.
EDIT: After our feedback MESH renamed the Slayer to “Slayer Titan 3770K OC”. A good move!
You can buy the system now – over here
Pros:
- Overclocked 3770k is formidable.
- GTX Titan handles anything.
- H100 cooler is great.
- high level of overclock.
- Doesn't run hot.
- not too loud.
Cons:
- Cougar wouldn't be our first choice for a power supply.
- £1,999 inc vat.
- A couple of higher grade BeQuiet! fans wouldn't go amiss.
Kitguru says: A formidable all round system able to tackle anything you throw at it. Exhibits no weaknesses.
Spectacular! I love that system, great case too.
Got to love the 3770k, I want to upgrade my 3570k as I do video editing. Just need to get the funds.
Good system from MESH, didn’t know they were still going. I remember buying a system from them in 1998
Awesome review.
(Just remember to put in other graphic cards in your graphs in the next review, to have something to compare against. Or Titan without OC CPU as baseline to compare against :))