December 17, 2013
Thomas Soderstrom

AVADirect’s Mini Cube Gaming PC: Good Looks, Price, And Performance

When we tabulate the scores, calculate the value, and take a critical look inside AVADirect's Mini Cube Gaming PC, we see that the company is fully capable of building a quality machine without compromising value. Factoring in warranty coverage and a bundled operating system to the cost, it appears that we're getting hours of assembly labor nearly free. That sounds like a bargain specifically for anyone who lacks either the time or skill to replicate a boutique builder's efforts.

CONFIGURATION

Prodigy Series, No PSU, Mini-ITX, Midnight Black, Mini Tower Case
Small Form Factor Cases
BITFENIX Prodigy Series, No PSU, Mini-ITX, Midnight Black, Mini Tower Case
Smart, 80 PLUS Bronze 550W, No Modular, ATX Power Supply
Power Supply
THERMALTAKE Smart, 80 PLUS Bronze 550W, No Modular, ATX Power Supply
Core™ i3-4160 2-Core 3.6GHz, LGA 1150, 54W, Retail Processor
Socket 1150 Core i5 Haswell Desktop Processor
INTEL Core™ i3-4160 2-Core 3.6GHz, LGA 1150, 54W, Retail Processor
8GB Kit (2 x 4GB) Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz, PC3-12800, CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V, Non-ECC, Black, DIMM Memory
DDR3 Non-ECC DIMM Memory
CORSAIR 8GB Kit (2 x 4GB) Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz, PC3-12800, CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V, Non-ECC, Black, DIMM Memory
1TB Barracuda ST1000DM003, 7200 RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB cache, 3.5-Inch HDD
HDD Storage Drive
SEAGATE 1TB Barracuda ST1000DM003, 7200 RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB cache, 3.5-Inch HDD
Windows 10 Home 64-bit DVD OEM
Operating System
MICROSOFT Windows 10 Home 64-bit DVD OEM