The naming of Quiet PC’s Serenity Value may smack of low-cost supermarket food, but in reality it’s expensive for a business PC. See Group test: What's the best business PC?
Generally, we expect Quiet PC systems to cost a little more as they’re typically designed with premium components to make as little noise as possible. You may not work in a library, but even in a normal office quieter PCs make for a much less stressful, and hopefully more productive, working environment. See all PC reviews.
However, this does come at a price: mechanical components such as fans need to be of a high quality if they are to operate with reduced noise. The system case is built with sound-proofing materials and the power supply designed for peace.
Quiet PC has also replaced the standard 3.5in hard disk with a smaller and quieter 2.5inch laptop drive. But at £795.79 – excluding any monitor – you may not be putting one of these on every desk in your office.
Quiet PC could certainly have shaved off some of the overall cost in order to make a more affordable office PC. The Serenity Value is fitted with one of the fastest processors available, in the form of a 3.4GHz Intel Core i5-3570K – more than any office will need – paired it with an enthusiast-grade Intel Z77 Express chipset which provides features such as overclocking; also not required of an office system.
Despite its high price, the Serenity Value also lacks an SSD – an omission which severely impacts its overall benchmark scores. Yes it’s fast enough for business use. But at this price we’d expect something faster still.
Comparing the system side-by-side with much less expensive business PCs, you can clearly see that the Serenity Value is in a class of its own when it comes to build quality. Every component is like the deluxe version of what you would find elsewhere . We’ll leave it to you do decide whether it’s worth the price.
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