System Specifications:
| Case | NZXT Phantom |
| Cooler | Closed LIQUID Cooler |
| PSU | XION 700watt |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500k |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-P67A-D3-B3 |
| Ram | SpecTek 2x4Gb DDR3-1333 |
| OS | Windows 7 Home premium |
| Drive | Western Digital Caviar Black 750Gb |
| Optical | Lite -on DVD MULTI |
| Video | Palit NVIDIA GTX 550ti 1024Mb |
The first thing i did after I determined exactly what was in this rig, I priced it out on Newegg. I had to take some liberties with the Ram, Cpu Cooler, and PSU as they were not available.
Take a look, building a system to these specs, would cost virtually the same. You certainly wouldn’t have a three year warranty, lifetime technical support, or a free weekend. That being said, just because you can build a system for this low price doesn’t necessarily mean its a good idea. Let’s put this rig through the paces.
Power Up:
Firing the system up, I was surprised to find out that there was no bloat-ware on this system. You have Microsoft Windows 7 and a starter edition of Microsoft Office (decent added value). Windows does need to be activated with the provided cd-key, but that went off without an issue.
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Take a Look the CPU cooler is also lit blue to match the interior light of the case. I have to admit its pretty sexy. On to the Testing!!!
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