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Is that old PC in your house getting you down? Are you in the market for a new Windows 8 gaming PC this year but finding that getting the time to build one is difficult? Enter Wired2Fire, a UK system builder who have earned a reputation for high quality, competitively priced gaming systems.
Today we are looking at their latest Diablo Predator System, featuring an overclocked Intel 3570k, GTX660 graphics card, 8GB of Corsair memory and Asus P8Z77-V LX motherboard. Wired2Fire even throw in a 23.5 inch monitor, keyboard and mouse. All for £899 inc vat.
There are certainly no shortage of systems available today in the UK, although getting a quality build, up to ‘enthusiast standards' might prove a little more difficult. We have had great experiences in the past with PCSpecialist, so we are very interested to see if Wired2Fire can also deliver the goods.
Diablo Predator System specification:
| Case: | Xigmatek Asgard Pro Case |
| Power Supply: | Corsair CX600 600W Power Supply |
| Processor: | Intel Core i5 3570K 6MB Cache Socket 1155 @ 4.7ghz |
| CPU Cooler: | Cooler |
| Optimisation and Tuning: | Wired2Fire Overclocking (non-stock cooler required) |
| Graphics Card 1: | nVidia GeForce GTX 660 2048MB GDDR5 PCI Express Graphics Card |
| Graphics Card 2: | None |
| Memory: | 8GB Corsair DDR3 1600MHz C9 Dual Channel Memory Kit (2 x 4GB) |
| Motherboard: | Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) Motherboard |
| Hard Disk Drive One: | Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA III 6Gb/s Solid-State Hard Drive |
| Hard Disk Drive Two: | Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 7K1000.C 32MB Cache SATA II Hard Disk Drive |
| Optical Drive One: | Blu-Ray Reader & DVD-RW Combo Drive |
| Optical Drive Two: | None |
| Removable Storage: | None |
| Sound Card: | Onboard HD 7.1 Audio |
| Speakers and Headsets: | None |
| Monitor: | AOC I2352VH 23.5 |
| Keyboard: | Standard USB 2.0 Keyboard |
| Mouse: | Standard Optical Mouse |
| Miscellaneous Adapters: | None |
| Software: | None |
| Operating System: | Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit) (available now) |
| Build Options: | Standard Build (5-15 working days) |
| Warranty: | 2 Year Return to Base Warranty |
Its nothing special really. seems to be well routed and a nice build, but its rather dull IMO.
Good selection of components throughout, shame about the case though, I hate xigmatek fans, they are always so loud. I had to replace several for a friend as they made such a racket. I would have prefered to see a corsair case and cooler rather than xigmatek. forget the monitor. hopefully they allow some adaptions of the core build with better cooling, lower noise.