PC Specialist Aurea i5-650 HD review
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Verdict
A 32nm Core i5 is the main draw, with great performance disguising an otherwise bland PC
Review Date: 15 Feb 2010
Reviewed By: Mike Jennings
Price when reviewed: £680 (£799 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | Aurea i5 650 HD |
| Review Date | 15 Feb 2010 |
| Price ex VAT | £680 |
| Price inc VAT | £799 |
| Overall rating |
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| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 1 yr return to base |
| Basic specifications | |
|---|---|
| Total hard disk capacity | 750 |
| RAM capacity | 4.00GB |
| Screen size | 22.0in |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | Intel Core i5 |
| CPU nominal frequency | 3.20GHz |
| CPU overclocked frequency | N/A |
| Processor socket | LGA 1156 |
| HSF (heatsink-fan) | Intel low profile cooler |
| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus P7H55-M Pro |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel P55 |
| Conventional PCI slots free | 1 |
| Conventional PCI slots total | 1 |
| PCI-E x16 slots free | 0 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 1 |
| PCI-E x8 slots free | 0 |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x4 slots free | 0 |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots free | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 0 |
| Internal SATA connectors | 6 |
| Internal SAS connectors | 1 |
| Internal PATA connectors | 1 |
| Internal floppy connectors | 1 |
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory sockets free | 2 |
| Memory sockets total | 4 |
| Hard disk | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 750GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 698GB |
| Internal disk interface | SATA/300 |
| Spindle speed | 7,200RPM |
| Cache size | 32MB |
| Hard disk 2 make and model | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 nominal capacity | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 formatted capacity | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 spindle speed | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 cache size | N/A |
| Hard disk 3 make and model | N/A |
| Hard disk 3 nominal capacity | N/A |
| Hard disk 4 make and model | N/A |
| Hard disk 4 nominal capacity | N/A |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer |
| Optical disk 2 make and model | N/A |
| Optical disk 3 make and model | N/A |
| Rear ports | |
|---|---|
| USB ports (downstream) | 9 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 0 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 1 |
| Modem |
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| 3.5mm audio jacks | 6 |
| Graphics card | |
|---|---|
| Graphics card | ATI Radeon HD 5770 |
| Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards? |
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| 3D performance setting | Low |
| Graphics chipset | ATI Radeon HD 5770 |
| Graphics card RAM | 1.00GB |
| DVI-I outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 1 |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 1 |
| Number of graphics cards | 1 |
| Monitor | |
|---|---|
| Monitor make and model | Hanns.G Hi221D |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,680 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 1,050 |
| Resolution | 1680 x 1050 |
| DVI inputs | 1 |
| HDMI inputs | 0 |
| VGA inputs | 1 |
| DisplayPort inputs | 0 |
| Additional Peripherals | |
|---|---|
| Speakers | Logitech S220 |
| Speaker type | 2.1 |
| Sound card | Realtek HD Audio |
| Case | |
|---|---|
| Chassis | PC SpecialistTrident |
| Case format | Midi tower |
| Dimensions | 190 x 470 x 425mm (WDH) |
| Power supply | |
|---|---|
| Power supply rating | 350W |
| Free drive bays | |
|---|---|
| Free front panel 5.25in bays | 1 |
| Front ports | |
|---|---|
| Front panel USB ports | 3 |
| Front panel memory card reader |
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| Mouse & Keyboard | |
|---|---|
| Mouse and keyboard | Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse |
| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| OS family | Windows 7 |
| Noise and power | |
|---|---|
| Idle power consumption | 68W |
| Peak power consumption | 174W |
| Performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Overall application benchmark score | 1.94 |
| Office application benchmark score | 1.59 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 2.09 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 1.83 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 2.25 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 127fps |
| 3D performance setting | Low |
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