Wrecknology Review Debut - AVADirect Custom Gaming PC Sawed in Half

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Wrecknology Review Debut - AVADirect Custom Gaming PC Sawed in 
Half

September 30th, 2011
Machinima is an online community called the next 
generation video entertainment network for gamers. Their new online web series "Wrecknology" 
debuted with AVADirect's Z68 Custom Gaming System as their main focus. The 
review showcased the internal, as well as the external, design of the 
craftsmanship we put into all gaming systems alike. Bruce Green, the host of 
Wrecknology, mentioned how easy it was to expand the system beyond it's initial 
configuration and how the Z68 Custom Gaming Computer can be carried around with 
a nifty top-handle for increased portability. Next, Bruce details how impressed 
he was with the performance provided considering the price and overall 
configuration. The machine will handle any and all games with ease for the next 
2-3 years. We were extremely impressed with the review, and most excited at the 
results. Then, the devastatingly unimaginable happened...
"One of the fastest 
computers we have ever tested, especially for this price range" - Bruce Green

Wrecknology's Rating: 9/10

		Case: 
		BITFENIX, Survivor Black 
		Mid-Tower Case, ATX, No PSU, Steel/Plastic

		Processor: 

		(Overclocked to 
		5Ghz) INTEL, Core™ i5-2500K Quad-Core 3.3GHz, HD Graphics 3000, 
		LGA1155, 6MB L3 Cache, 32nm, 95W, EM64T EIST TB VT-x XD, Retail

		Motherboard: 

		ASUS, Maximus IV 
		GENE-Z, LGA1155, Intel® Z68, DDR3-2200 (O.C.) 32GB /4, PCIe x16 SLI CF 
		/2, SATA 3Gb/s RAID 5 /4, 6Gb/s /2, HDMI, USB 3.0 /4, HDA, GbLAN, mATX, 
		Retail

		Video Cards: 

		EVGA, GeForce® GTX 
		580 DS Superclocked (AR) 797MHz, 1536MB GDDR5 4050MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, 2x 
		DVI+mini-HDMI, Retail

		Memory: 

		G.SKILL, 8GB (2 x 
		4GB) Ripjaws PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V

		Hard Drive: 
		OCZ, 120GB Vertex 3 SSD, 
		MLC SandForce SF-2281, 550/500 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, Retail

		SEAGATE, 1.5TB 
		Barracuda® Green, SATA 6 Gb/s, 5900 RPM, 64MB cache

		Optical Drive: 
		LG ELECTRONICS, WH12LS30 
		Black 12x/16x/48x BD/DVD/CD Blu-ray Disc™ Burner, SATA, w/ Software, OEM

		Cooling: 
		PROLIMATECH, Megahalems 
		Rev. B CPU Heatsink w/ 120mm Cooler Master R4 Silent Fan

		Power Supply: 
		COOLER MASTER, Silent Pro 
		M 1000W, 80 PLUS® Bronze, 1000W Power Supply w/ Modular Cables

		Operating System: 

		MICROSOFT, Windows 7 
		Home Premium 64-bit Edition 

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AVADirect Z68 Custom Gaming System Wrecknology Review

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here to configure the Gaming PC featured in this review

Edited by Jmundy - 30 Sep 2011 at 4:50pm