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Wired2Fire Diablo GTX review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £999
inc VAT

If gaming's your main interest, this is the performance Ivy Bridge PC for you, thanks to its fantastic GTX 670 graphics card

Specifications

4.6GHz Intel Core i5-3570K, 8GB RAM, 23.6in 1,920×1,080 display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

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The PC’s front panel has two USB ports and the usual 3.5mm headphone and microphone ports. You don’t get many ports at the back, either. There are six USB ports, of which only two are USB3. There’s also one PS/2 port, an optical S/PDIF output, 5.1 analogue surround sound outputs and a Gigabit Ethernet port.

Wired2Fire Diablo GTX

The wired keyboard and mouse aren’t very exciting either, but they’re functional and comfortable to use, as is generally the case with Logitech’s budget sets. The keyboard’s a little rattley and the texture of its keys is a little rough, but otherwise there’s little to complain about. The supplied 23.6in Asus VS247H monitor is excellent, and has DVI, VGA and HDMI inputs.

This is an outstanding PC and, thanks to its massively powerful Nvidia GTX670 graphics card, a brilliant buy for gamers. If you’re into producing your own multimedia content or watching High Definition movies then the Chillblast Fusion Vantage is a better all-rounder. a BD-RE drive and 16GB of memory compensate for the Fusion Vantage’s slightly less powerful graphics card.

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Basic Specifications

Rating*****
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3570K
Processor external bus100MHz (DMI)
Processor multiplierx46
Processor clock speed4.6GHz
Processor socketLGA1155
Memory8
Memory typePC3-12800
Maximum memory32GB
MotherboardAsus P8Z77-V LX
Motherboard chipsetIntel Z77

Ports

USB2 ports (front/rear)2/6
Firewire ports (front/rear)0/0
eSATA ports (front/rear)0/0
Wired network ports1x 10/100/1000
Wireless networking supportnone

Internal Expansion

Casemidi tower
PCI-E x1 slots (free)2 (1)
PCI-E x16 slots (free)2 (1)
Free Serial ATA ports3
Free memory slots0
Free 3.5in drive bays5

Hard Disk

Hard disk model(s)Mushkin Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB + Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM005-HD103SJ
InterfaceSATA3 + SATA2
Total storage capacity1,120GB

Graphics

Graphics card(s)2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
Graphics/video ports2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort

Sound

SoundRealtek ALC889
Sound outputs5.1 line out, optical S/PDIF out, line out, mic in
Speakersnone

Removable Drives

Supported memory cardsnone
Optical drive type(s)DVD+/-RW +/-DL

Display

Viewable size23.6 in
Screen modelAsus VS247H
Native resolution1,920×1,080
Screen inputsHDMI, DVI, VGA

Other Hardware

KeyboardLogitech K120
MouseLogitech RX 250

Software

Operating systemWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Operating system restore optionWindows disc

Buying Information

Warrantytwo years RTB
Price£999
Detailswww.wired2fire.co.uk

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