It has been some time since I final checked out a prebuilt system, however the PCSpecialist Topaz Spark has actually caught my eye. This gaming PC ships with a six-core Zen 4 CPU, RX 6700 graphics, 32GB DDR5 reminiscence and a 750W 80+ Gold energy provide – all for £999. Absolutely it is too good to be true? We put this technique via its paces to search out out…
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Specification:
- Case: CORSAIR 3000D AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
- Processor (CPU): AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-5.0GHz/38MB CACHE/AM5)
- Motherboard: ASUS® PRIME B650-PLUS (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) – ARGB Prepared!
- Reminiscence (RAM): 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
- Graphics Card: 10GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6700 – HDMI, DP – DX® 12
- 1st M.2 SSD Drive: 1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (as much as 4125MB/s R, 2950MB/s W)
- Energy Provide: CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD
- Energy Cable: 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Energy Cable (Kettle Lead)
- Processor Cooling: PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 Sequence Excessive Efficiency CPU Cooler
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WIRELESS INTEL® WI-FI 6E AX210 2,400MBPS/5GHZ, 300MBPS/2.4GHZ PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
- Home windows 11 House 64 Bit – inc. Single Licence [KK3-00027]
Taking a more in-depth have a look at the system, we begin with the Corsair 3000D Airflow case. We have not reviewed this one nevertheless it’s an reasonably priced, compact mid-tower with a tempered glass facet panel and vented entrance panel so we should have no issues about airflow. PCSpecialist has fitted two 120mm followers within the entrance appearing as intakes, whereas there is a single 120mm within the rear appearing as exhaust, with some help supplied by the 120mm CPU air cooler.
The CPU itself is a brand new one to KitGuru, as we have got the Ryzen 5 7500F. That is basically a Ryzen 5 7600X, providing the identical 6-core 12-thread configuration, however with barely shaved down clock speeds and no iGPU. A six-core Zen4 CPU at this value vary is actually interesting so it’s going to be attention-grabbing to see how that performs in our testing. The 7500F can be cooled by a PCSpecialist-branded FrostFlow 100V3 air cooler in our system, however resulting from inventory will probably be changed by a DeepCool AG400 ARGB cooler for any retail purchases. Each are pretty standard-looking 4-heatpipe tower coolers so I’ve no issues there however it’s value noting.
Paired with the CPU we discover 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 reminiscence, working at 6000 MT/s. It must be stated the timings aren’t the tightest, as this can be a CL40 equipment, nonetheless I feel it’s vastly spectacular to get 32GB at this value level. It is arguably overkill for now, however the longevity this gives is fairly outstanding on the £999 price-point. Once we initially spoke to PCSpecialist about taking this evaluation unit they had been planning on together with a 16GB equipment, however informed us they may do 32GB for principally the identical value – so why not?!
To Present the graphical grunt, PCSpecialist has opted for an AMD Radeon RX 6700, and now we have the Sapphire Pulse mannequin to be particular. This is not the identical factor because the RX 6700 XT, it is cut-down by way of core-count and has 10GB GDDR6 reminiscence, however we’re nonetheless anticipating it to do a really stable job as soon as we get to our sport benchmarks.
All that {hardware} is plugged into the ASUS Prime B650-Plus motherboard. We have not reviewed this one nevertheless it did not give me any issues in my testing and taking a fast look into the BIOS exhibits most issues left on Auto, although XMP and ReBar had been enabled as we would count on. The BIOS model is not absolutely the newest, as there was one newer replace previous to the system transport to me, nevertheless it was nonetheless from August 2023 so we won’t knock PCSpecialist too onerous there.
One factor not instantly seen is the SSD. PCSpecialist has opted for a single M.2 drive, and this has been put in within the main slot beneath the built-in heatsink. Particularly now we have a 1TB Solidigm P41 Plus that now we have reviewed up to now. It is not the quickest drive on the earth, however it is going to get the job finished. That’s the solely drive within the system although, and with the sizes of present video games, 1TB will not get you too far as of late – however we respect there are some limitations with the £999 price ticket. The excellent news is one other M.2 slot may be very simply accessible simply beneath the graphics card, and this operates at PCIe 4.0 x4 pace, so including one other 1 or 2TB drive down the road can be a doddle.
Around the again of the case we will get a have a look at the facility provide, a Corsair 750TXm semi-modular 80+ Gold unit. Because it occurs, the ultimate spec of this technique will truly be modified to a Corsair RMe sequence resulting from low inventory of the TXm mannequin, however that is truly an improve – PCSpecialist is clearly not skimping right here, 80+ Gold effectivity is nice at this price-point and 750W is greater than sufficient for the present spec and can carry ahead should you improve the CPU and GPU down the road, so I might say it is a very shrewd transfer.
Common cable administration is unbelievable as properly. We are able to see all the things has been tied neatly down behind the motherboard tray and nothing appears to be like unpleasant, whereas the GPU and motherboard 24-pin cables around the entrance have been tied collectively and tucked away as finest as attainable. I am unable to fault the general construct on the whole – nothing fell free in transit, no cables had been left unplugged or something like that, it was a flawless setup expertise.
The one different level to say is comparatively minor however should you like a little bit of an RGB gentle present together with your PC, the Topaz Spark will not float your boat – the one little bit of lighting in the complete system comes from the RGB reminiscence, so for probably the most half it appears to be like fairly darkish and stealthy. Some could like that, some could not, however that is what PCSpecialist has opted for.
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