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  • Arbico eXcel i5250 MX review

    With its eXcel i5250 MX, Arbico has made some shrewd component selections and delivered a PC that not only performs well, but looks rather more expensive than its…

    £500 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Eclipse Explorer i525H67 review

    Eclipse’s Explorer i525H67 has a very similar specification to our Best Buy Arbico eXcel i5250 MX, which centres around a 3.33GHz Intel Core i5-2500 CPU. Once again,…

    £499 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Chillblast Fusion Summit review

    Chillblast’s Fusion Summit desktop PC holds a performance and storage disadvantage in this chart, with a 3.1GHz Core i5-2400 processor and 500GB hard drive under the…

    £500 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Palicomp Phoenix i5 Sonar review

    The only desktop PC here to provide a multiplier-unlocked Sandy Bridge processor, Palicomp’s Phoenix i5 Sonar takes a 3.3GHz Intel Core i5-2500K chip that’s designed…

    £499 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Chillblast Fusion Skyline review

    Chillblast's Fusion Skyline Sandy Bridge PC offers performance that would have topped our power PCs chart a couple of months ago - and it costs just £500.

    £500 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Eclipse Solar i523P67 review

    A £500 PC with a Sandy Bridge processor, the Eclipse Solar i523P67 offers excellent performance and value for money.

    £499 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Palicomp Core i3 Blast 560-22 USB3 review

    Palicomp's Core i3 Blast 560-22 USB3 desktop PC offers discrete graphics and plenty of upgrade potential.

    £469 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • CyberPower Infinity Achilles review

    As the first £750 PC we've seen to feature an Intel Sandy Bridge processor, the CyberPower Infinity Achilles is blisteringly fast.

    £750 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Chillblast Fusion Corona review

    Despite the emergence of Intel's super-fast Sandy Bridge chips, the Chillblast Fusion Corona desktop PC is proof that there are still some good deals to be had with…

    £749 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Eclipse Starburst i576r687 review

    Eclipse’s Starburst i576r687 is the fastest gaming PC here, but it compromises on other important features.

    £749 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Arbico i576 HD review

    With similar specifications to our Best Buy PC, externally the compact Arbico i576 HD looks very different.

    £750 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • HP Omni 100 review

    The 20-inch HP Omni 100 all-in-one desktop PC sports an extremely low asking price, but we're still hard pressed to recommend its lacklustre combination of features,…

    £499 inc VAT

    Score - 5 out of 10

  • CyberPower Apollo XT review

    CyberPower’s Apollo XT budget desktop PC looks like a gaming beast. Unfortunately, there’s little inside worth showing off on a £500 budget.

    £499 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Chillblast Fusion Shogun review

    Chillblast’s Fusion Shogun is a very well-specified budget desktop PC for the money, and carefully constructed both inside and out.

    £500 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Arbico i3 5600 XL review

    Small but mighty, the 3.33GHz Core i3-560-powered Arbico i3 5600 XL budget desktop PC delivers the best Windows performance in the chart.

    £500 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • DinoPC Plutosaur 650 review

    The only system in the chart to feature a Core i5 processor, DinoPC’s i5-650-powered Plutosaur 650 budget desktop PC benefits from Turbo Boost.

    £499 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Acer Veriton Z410G review

    The Acer Veriton Z410G is a budget-friendly All-in-One desktop PC geared towards small businesses. It's a well connected machine, with 8 ports, two PS/2 serial ports,…

    £601 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • DinoPC Elmisaur 760 review

    With the best all-round spec in the group, DinoPC’s Elmisaur 760 desktop PC delivers excellent performance and still costs £14 less than the competition.

    £735 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Palicomp Core i5 Blast 760-24 6870 review

    With ATI's brand-new Radeon HD 6870 graphics card and 1GB of video RAM under the bonnet, Palicomp's Core i5 Blast 760-24 6870 is an excellent budget PC for gaming.

    £749 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Chillblast Fusion Black Ops review

    Somewhat obviously named to lure Call of Duty fans into an upgrade, Chillblast’s Fusion Black Ops desktop PC is well-equipped to fulfill all your gaming needs.

    £749 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10