November 27, 2012
Ryan Shrout

AVADirect Mini Gaming PC Review: Ivy Bridge, GTX 680 in a Mini-ITX Package

Buying a system with the same components from Newegg.com resulted in an in-cart amount of $1890 plus shipping. The price difference of $256 will net you the overclock of the CPU to 4.4 GHz as well as the 3 year warranty offered by AVADirect. To me, that is totally worth it: you get the system already assembled and built in a clean fashion, its been tested and burned in so your chances of DOA components are pretty minimal and if something goes wrong you have a small business to get in touch with rather than a huge conglomerate.

CONFIGURATION

Prodigy Series, No PSU, Mini-ITX, Arctic White, Mini Tower Case
Small Form Factor Cases
BITFENIX Prodigy Series, No PSU, Mini-ITX, Arctic White, Mini Tower Case
4GB Kit (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600MHz, PC3-12800, CL11, 1.5V, Non-ECC, DIMM Memory
DDR3 Non-ECC DIMM Memory
CRUCIAL 4GB Kit (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600MHz, PC3-12800, CL11, 1.5V, Non-ECC, DIMM Memory
1TB Barracuda ST1000DM003, 7200 RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB cache, 3.5-Inch HDD
Storage Drive
SEAGATE 1TB Barracuda ST1000DM003, 7200 RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB cache, 3.5-Inch HDD
iHAS124-14, DVD 24x / CD 48x, DVD-Writer, 5.25-Inch, Optical Drive
DVD Burner Drives
LITE-ON iHAS124-14, DVD 24x / CD 48x, DVD-Writer, 5.25-Inch, Optical Drive
Windows 10 Home 64-bit DVD OEM
Operating System
MICROSOFT Windows 10 Home 64-bit DVD OEM