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  • VIA Artigo A1100 review

    The VIA Artigo A1100 bare-bones PC package offers a bit of VIA silicon tucked into a Pico-ITX chassis and a power supply, leaving it up to enterprising users to…

    £199 inc VAT

    Score - 6 out of 10

  • Chillblast Fusion Nautilus review

    Chillblast’s Fusion Nautilus desktop PC is a top performer, delivering a chart-leading performance score and the most convincing gaming framerates of all the machines…

    £750 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Arbico i7-9250 XL review

    Arbico has plumped for an Intel Core i7 CPU beloved of overclockers for its i7-9250 XL desktop PC.

    £750 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • DinoPC Elmisaur 750 OC review

    DinoPC's Elmisaur 750 OC desktop PC uses a quad-core Intel Core i5-750 processor overclocked to 3.4GHz to produce a stunning performance score.

    £739 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Eclipse Matrix i567r577 review

    The Eclipse Matrix i567r577 offers the highest CPU clock speed in the chart, but this desktop PC has more to offer still, running at 3.73GHz with its turbo boost…

    £749 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • CyberPower Infinity i3 Apollo review

    CyberPower’s Infinity i3 Apollo desktop PC is sold with around a dual-core Core i3-530 processor overclocked to 3.4GHz, but at stock speeds it lags behind the…

    £749 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Dell Studio XPS 7100 review

    With prices starting from £809 inc VAT, the Dell Studio XPS 7100 is a mainstream desktop PC targeted at shoppers who want a PC that has enough muscle to tackle modern…

    £809 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Apple Mac mini (Mid 2010) review

    Apple has given the case of its entry-level Mac the full unibody makeover, making the new Apple Mac mini (Mid 2010) the most significant update in the product's…

    £649 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Gateway DS50 review

    The modern Windows PC may come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but few are as compact as the corporate-friendly Gateway DS50.

    £485 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Palicomp Core i3 Blast 540-19 review

    The Palicomp Core i3 Blast 540-19 desktop PC's 3.06GHz Core i3 540 processor is only slightly faster than the Recommended Chillblast's 2.93GHz 530, but the difference…

    £499 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Chillblast Fusion Vortex review

    Chillblast's Fusion Vortex is a great-value general-purpose PC. It combines one of Intel's latest Core i3 530 CPUs with good graphics and sound capabilities.

    £499 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Eclipse Quantum a55r575 review

    If you're a keen gamer on a budget, the Eclipse Quantum a55r575 could be the PC for you.

    £499 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • CyberPower Ultra Athenna XT (updated) review

    CyberPower's systems tend to cater for the enthusiast who wants their PC to perform well and look good. The Ultra Athenna XT is no exception. With its metallic-blue…

    £499 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Arbico Phenom 5524 GT review

    AMD processors are very popular with budget PC vendors, offering excellent performance at a low price. Arbico's Phenom 5524 GT uses a fast-clocked 3.1GHz Phenom II X2…

    £500 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Pegatron Cape 7 review

    The Pegatron Cape 7 is an Ion-powered nettop - a very compact, low-power PC for basic office and home duties.

    £301 inc VAT

    Score - 6 out of 10

  • Chillblast Fusion Stronghold review

    The Chillblast Fusion Stronghold teams Intel’s popular Core i5 750 with the excellent Asus P7P55D-E LX motherboard to deliver great performance and some cutting-edge…

    £750 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Palicomp Core i5 Blast 750-24 Plus review

    Palicomp’s Core i5 Blast 750-24 Plus is very similar in its specification to the Chillblast. The Palicomp edges fractionally ahead in Worldbench 6, but misses out on…

    £749 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Arbico i5 6607 Pro review

    The Arbico i5 6607 Pro's dual-core Intel Core i5 660 processor has a slightly slower clock speed than the 3.46GHz 670 selected by the Eclipse, but it still produces…

    £750 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Eclipse Galaxy i567r557 review

    Eclipse’s Galaxy i567r577 uses the latest CPU and motherboard technology to deliver superb performance and the highest score in our processing-speed benchmark.

    £699 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • CyberPower Ultra Triton XT review

    It’s unusual to find a CyberPower PC languishing in fifth place in our charts, and the Ultra Triton XT certainly isn’t a bad machine: its slower performance is quite…

    £549 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10