Arbico Value i7 Gamer - Gaming Computer REVIEWED COMPUTER SHOPPER ISSUE 260, AUGUST 2009
Arbico Value i7 Gamer - Gaming Computer
REVIEWED COMPUTER SHOPPER ISSUE 260, AUGUST 2009
The Arbico Value i7 Gamer - Gaming Computer was reviewed in the August 2009 issue of PC Advisor magazine. The review starts, “Verdict: A very fast PC at a very reasonable price, but you’ll need to supply your own peripherals. To date there have been two adjectives that describe Intel’s Core-i7 processors: fast and expensive. So we were impressed when Arbico submitted a Core-i7 PC for just £799 including VAT. It doesn’t come with any peripherals, but it still provides an awesome amount of processing power for a reasonable price.”
PC Advisor then goes on to say, “The processor is the i7-920 running at 2.66GHz. There’s been no cost-cutting on memory, with 6GB of DDR3 RAM fitted. In our application benchmarks, the Arbico scored 152 overall - 36 per cent quicker than the fastest AMD-based PC we’ve seen, Mesh XGS PII 955CS. It’s particularly well-suited to processor-intensive tasks such as editing HD video.”
Finally the reviewer states, “This should please anyone wanting to play games, and its fast graphics processing unit can be put to use in other applications, such as video encoding, thanks to ATI’s Stream technology. Inside, there’s plenty of space for adding storage devices and expansion cards. If you’re looking for a very powerful PC, the Value i7 Gamer is well worth the money.”
You can buy this PC on www.arbico.co.uk
A full copy of this review can be found at www.pcadvisor.co.uk
