Fierce PC has provided us with a fantastic gaming PC for review. It’s available now from them in this exact specification for £1579.95, including VAT and UK mainland delivery. That’s pretty competitive with other system builders out there, and the price is reflected by the fantastic gaming performance. You can easily reduce the ticket price with a few tweaks if needed. If you choose a more affordable chassis and opt out of the HD Armour options, for example, you can get the price closer to £1500.
How Much to Built it Myself?
Of course, if you build yourself you’re missing out on the 5 Year Prestige Protect Warranty (Return to Base – 2 Year Parts, 5 Year Labour, Carriage Free for first 6 months). You won’t get the HD Armour, you won’t get the pre-applied overclock, and you’ll have the time cost of sourcing the parts and self-building. Of course, if you swap for an AIO cooler, ditched the second HDD, and assume you’ve already got your own OS, you could easily take that down to £1432 for a similar build, but with the quality of this build and warranty, I think you’re going to struggle to beat the overall value for money on offer here.
The biggest win before we even discuss performance is the price. Fierce PC is offering a very well rounded system at an extremely competitive price. When you factor in how clean their overall build is, the choice of components, and the overclocking, it’s a steal! Of course, not everyone is going to self-build with a heavily overclocked and custom loop water cooled CPU. However, for under £1600, getting all that is very appealing to any PC gamer who wants the best performance.
Throw any game at this system with ultra settings and you’ll have no issues at 1080p or 1440p resolutions. This is also good news for those who game above 60Hz. 4K performance is pretty decent too, and VR performance won’t be far off that either, just drop the quality settings a little and you’ll be hitting perfectly playable frame rates in no time.
This is a fast system, no doubt about that. However, the use of a straight up quad-core CPU with no Hyperthreading does feel a little lacking. It’s not, but I guess I’ve been spoilt in the world of core counts recently with the new Skylake-X and Ryzen range of CPUs. While this system does excel at gaming and plows through day-to-day tasks, it doesn’t quite have the multitasking edge I’d like. That’s not a problem, but those wanting to render videos may want to look at a less gaming orientated CPU, obviously.
Fierce PC has done a stunning job on this build. From the cable routing to the choice of components, to the HD Armour, it looks and feels superb. The RGB lighting controls are a nice touch and give it that premium gamer vibe too. The use of a chassis that features tempered glass is always welcome, and the matching Gamemax Platinum rated PSU is certainly welcome too. Of course, if you wanted another chassis, there are other options available in their store.
“The Witch Doctor from Fierce PC is not only one of the coolest looking systems we’ve ever reviewed, it’s also one of the best value high-end gaming PCs on the market today. Highly recommended!”
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