Arbico CD 8467 XL Custom Built PC - PC ADVISOR BEST BUY, SEPTEMBER 2009

The Arbico CD 8467 XL Custom built computer is reviewed in the September 2009 issue of PC Advisor magazine. The review starts “Last month’s Best Buy has once again made it to the top of the pile, but Arbico’s CD 8467 XL is run much closer this time around. Built to a tried-and-trusted formula, the CD 8467 XL combines Intel’s E8400 CPU with the graphics power of AMD’s HD 4670. This combination makes the Arbico the best all-round performer here.”

PC Advisor then goes on to say “A WorldBench 6 real-world speed score of 120 points is excellent for a sub-£500 PC, and AMD’s recent price cuts have enabled very good gaming results at this price point. The 19in monitor has a high-quality build and offers good display performance. The 250GB model supplied by Arbico should be more than adequate for most users.”

Finally the reviewer states, “To keep costs down, this system ships with Windows Vista Home Basic, which lacks several features of the Premium version shipped with most of the competition, such as Windows Media Center and the Aero interface. But overall, this is a superb PC for the money.”

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Arbico Elite i750 Pro Custom Built PC, wins PC Advisor Recommened, September 2009

The Arbico Elite i750 Pro Custom built PC is reviewed in the September 2009 issue of PC Advisor magazine. The review starts “Despite carrying the same name as last month’s Elite i750 Pro as well as many of the same components, this is actually an updated version of that PC. Improvements include 1TB of storage and a 1GB HD 4890 graphics card. Intel’s Core i7 920 still provides the processing power, and you’ll find the same Gigabyte motherboard inside.”

PC Advisor then goes on to say “The Arbico took top honours in our WorldBench 6 speed test with a 132-point tally. It also delivered the best gaming results. The 22in GNR monitor is another familiar face in the Arbico’s specification list. It’s a reasonably good budget display with both analogue and digital inputs.”

Finally the reviewer states, “As the only system in this month’s chart to come with a set of surround speakers, the Elite makes a decent multimedia machine.”

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Arbico Elite i7 RSX Pro Review
PC ADVISOR RECOMMENDED, AUGUST 2009

The Arbico Elite i7 RSX Pro  is reviewed in the August 2009 issue of PC Advisor magazine. The review starts “Arbico’s Elite i7 RSX topped our July issue’s power PC chart with a devastating general-purpose performance score in WorldBench 6. The Pro version featured here adds a faster graphics card and sees a price drop of £50. With a speed score just one point below the original RSX, that’s not a bad deal.”

PC Advisor then goes on to say “The Arbico Elite i7 RSX Pro swaps a factory-overclocked BFG Maxxcore GeForce GTX 260 graphics card for a GTX 275. The new card offers similar performance at a reduced price.”

Finally the reviewer states, “The Arbico Elite i7 RSX Pro comes with a huge 1.5 terabytes (TB) of storage space in the form of three 500GB hard drives. Unlike that PC, however, the Arbico ‘stripes’ all three drives in Raid 0. This boosts the PC’s performance, but you run more of a risk that a disk failure will destroy your data. Be sure to make regular backups. The Arbico Elite i7 RSX Pro’s 24in Iiyama display offers fantastic value for money and good image quality.”

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Arbico Value i7 Gamer – Gaming Computer
REVIEWED COMPUTER SHOPPER ISSUE 260, AUGUST 2009

The Arbico Value i7 Gamer- Gaming computer was reviewed in the August 2009 issue of PC Advisor magazine. The review starts, “Verdict: A very fast PC at a very reasonable price, but you’ll need to supply your own peripherals.”

PC Advisor then goes on to say, “To date there have been two adjectives that describe Intel’s Core-i7 processors: fast and expensive. So we were impressed when Arbico submitted a Core-i7 PC for just £799 including VAT. It doesn’t come with any peripherals, but it still provides an awesome amount of processing power for a reasonable price.”

Finally the reviewer states, “The processor is the i7-920 running at 2.66GHz. There’s been no cost-cutting on memory, with 6GB of DDR3 RAM fitted. In our application benchmarks, the Arbico scored 152 overall – 36 per cent quicker than the fastest AMD-based PC we’ve seen, Mesh XGS PII 955CS. It’s particularly well-suited to processor-intensive tasks such as editing HD video.”

At last, “This should please anyone wanting to play games, and its fast graphics processing unit can be put to use in other applications, such as video encoding, thanks to ATI’s Stream technology. Inside, there’s plenty of space for adding storage devices and expansion cards. If you’re looking for a very powerful PC, the Value i7 Gamer is well worth the money.”

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