Arbico Elite i7 Pro Custom Built PC
PC ADVISOR RECOMMENED, APRIL 2009

The Arbico Elite i7 Pro Custom built PC was reviewed in the April 2009 issue of PC Advisor magazine. The review starts “The Arbico’s Elite i7 Pro offers excellent value for money. Despite having 3GB of DDR3 RAM installed, the Arbico Elite i7 Pro is very nearly as fast as the Best Buy machine. The Arbico scored 132 points in WorldBench 6 – just three points fewer than the Best Buy, which costs £400 more.”

PC Advisor then goes on to say “Aside from the reduced cost of the memory, this system also uses powerful, nvidia GeForce GTX 260 graphics card. Arbico has opted for an overclocked model, with performance boosted closer to that of the costlier GTX 280. At very demanding quality settings? the 280 starts to outperform the 260, but the savings are considerable.”

Finally the reviewer states, “The LG W2252TQ is a smart-looking monitor that offers decent performance and a good set of features. But the best 24in displays – or 16:9 22in monitors – would have enabled full HD playback from the Blu-ray drive, and taken full advantage of the powerful graphics system. Very nearly as fast as our Best Buy Power PC machine, Arbico’s Elite i7 Pro offers excellent value for money.”

You can buy this PC or similar PCs on www.arbico.co.uk

A full copy of this review can be found at www.pcadvisor.co.uk

Arbico CD 8850 XL Custom Built PC
PC ADVISOR RECOMMENED, APRIL 2009

The Arbico CD 8850 XL Pro Custom built PC was reviewed in the April 2009 issue of PC Advisor magazine. The review starts “A close contender for our Best Buy award is Arbico’s CD8850 XL. Intel’s Core 2 Duo E8600 processor is combined with an ASRock 4Core 1600-D800 motherboard to devastating effect.”

In common with the Elite 8850 Pro, Arbico’s CD8850 XL uses an HD 4850 graphics card to deliver very good gaming performance.

PC Advisor then goes on to say “The Cooler Master Elite 330 system case has plenty of expansion room and tidy looks. A 22in Acer display, fitted with both digital and analogue inputs, finishes off the Arbico CD8850 XL’s smart exterior.”

Finally the reviewer states, “The Arbico CD8850 XL comes with a pair of Logitech speakers and a subwoofer. Alongside the system’s Creative Audigy SE 7.1 sound card, this allows for a vastly improved listening experience compared with rival systems in our chart.”

You can buy this PC on www.arbico.co.uk

A full copy of this review can be found at www.pcadvisor.co.uk