PCSpecialist Warp Nova R Prebuilt Review (7800X3D + 4070 Super)

Mat Mynett July 22, 2024 Featured Tech Reviews, Gaming PC, PC, Reviews

Rating: 8.0.

The Warp Nova R prebuilt gaming desktop from PCSpecialist is a system that has a focus on design and aesthetics. With an array of Corsair iCUE Link components sitting inside a Corsair 2500X micro ATX case, this PC is definitely trying to look the part. But with a £1999 price-tag, can it still deliver great performance while being so focused on the bling?

Timestamps

00:00 Start
00:49 Pricing, Specs & Rear I/O
03:25 BIOS
03:42 GPU
04:26 Memory
04:52 SSD Storage
05:21 PSU
05:34 CPU cooler
06:07 The case, fans and I/O
07:55 Design and Aesthetics
09:13 Areas for improvement
10:27 Performance and Testing Games
16:11 Thoughts on gaming
16:41 Thermals, Noise and power
18:42 Closing Thoughts

Specification

CASE – CORSAIR 2500X MICRO ATX TEMPERED GLASS DUAL CHAMBER CASE
CPU – AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard – GIGABYTE B650M DS3H (mATX, AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0)
Memory – 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
GPU – 12GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 4070 SUPER OC EDITION – HDMI, DP
Storage – 2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
PSU – CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
CPU Cooler – CORSAIR ICUE LINK H100i RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Additional Case Lighting – 2 x 50cm ARGB LED Strip
Additional Case Cooling – 3 x Corsair ICUE LINK QX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit
Operating System – Windows 11 Home 64 Bit – inc. Single Licence