Novatech Reign Paladin MKII Gaming PC Review

A Look Inside

So, having had a look at the exterior, it’s time to get inside and see what Novatech has done in assembling this PC.

Right off the bat, you can see that Novatech clearly puts cable management as a top priority to ensure you get a nice clean look at the individual components on offer here. There are literally no cables out of place and you get a nice view of everything that’s on offer here!

Motherboard

As we noted earlier, this system features a Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master ATX Motherboard. This is one of the best motherboards currently on the market and the absolutely perfect choice for a system as powerful as this.

Processor/Cooler

Sticking with the chassis brand, the cooler is the NZXT Kraken X72 360mm AIO RGB. A cooler that is well-reputed for its performance that should easily handle whatever that Intel i9 9900k throws its way.

As you can see in the image below, the pump head has the NZXT logo to the centre with an ‘infinity glass’ style effect of ringed lighting. It’s subtle and understated, but to the point that it looks truly at home in this system.

Graphics Card

With a Gigabyte AORUS GeForce® RTX 2080 Ti XTREME graphics card, this is again, one of the best currently available on the market. With it’s 11gb of GDDR6 memory, it should easily handle gaming with plenty left under the hood for future-proofing.

As with many Gigabyte graphics cards, this does have some RGB lighting which, at the risk of sounding like a broken record at this point, again compliments the system aesthetic as a whole.

RAM

With 32GB (2x16GB) of Corsair Vengeance LPX Black DDR4 RAM, this is more than enough for current gaming. Running at a 3200Mhz, it’s also clearly got the delivery speed too! Oh, and a little RGB as well.

Power Supply

As noted earlier, this system comes with a Corsair RM 850x power supply. As this is a powerful system, it’s good to know that Novatech has allowed for a decent overhead in terms of the output wattage. Being a gold-efficiency rated PSU as well, this will also save you some pennies on the electric bill!

Storage

In a somewhat unusual step (but in an entirely pleasant way) the Novatech Reigns Paladin MKII has 3 separate storage drives. These include a:

• Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB NVME M.2 SSD (up to 3500MB/s R | 2300MB/s W)
• Seagate BarraCuda 4TB Desktop Hard Drive 3.5″ SATA III 6GBs 5400RPM 256MB Cache
• Samsung 860 QVO 2TB Solid State Drive (up to 550MB/s R | 520MB/s W)

So, this essentially means that you have a colossal 3TB total of SSD memory and, if that wasn’t enough, another 4TB of HDD storage. The short version is, even if you installed your entire Steam gaming library on this system, you’d probably still have at least half of your storage capacity free!

Cable Management

Working with the NZXT H700 chassis, Novatech has put a lot of thought and time into ensuring that the cable management on this system is flawless.

You can see in the picture below the slightly recessed areas to the rear which perfectly accommodates the SATA and motherboard cables.

Even in areas where cable management can sometimes get a little messy, Novatech has found a way to keep this clean, tidy and to an absolute bare minimum. Novatech clearly didn’t just throw this system together, they put a lot of time and effort into making it one they would be proud to use and retail!