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Ginger 6 G6 Ultra i70 review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £999.99
inc VAT

This PC lacks an SSD for fast booting, but we were particularly impressed by its 3D gaming performance

Specifications

4.5GHz Intel Core i5-3570K, 8GB RAM, 23.6in 1,920×1,080 display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

The Ginger 6 G6 Ultra i70 is a well-made system that uses one of Intel’s latest Ivy Bridge processors, the Core i5-3570K. It’s a fast processor in its own right, and here it has been overclocked to a speed of 4.5GHz, producing an overall score of 134 in our benchmark tests. We’ve seen faster overclocks on the processor, but this is easily powerful enough to run any modern application.

GINGER 6 G6 Ultra i70

The graphics card is particularly impressive. It’s a 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 and its performance means that the Ultra i70 is eminently well-suited to gaming. We got an average frame rate of 108fps in Dirt 3, and a frame rate of 45fps in Crysis 2. With two DVI ports, an HDMI port and a DisplayPort, there are plenty of connection options. It can also handle triple-monitor gaming and works with compatible 3D displays and glasses.

The supplied monitor, an AOC 2436VWA, only has DVI and VGA inputs, but it’s a decent screen with a variety of colour modes. It also has a built-in single-port USB hub, which could be handy if you prefer to keep your PC on the floor.

There are three USB ports on the case’s front panel, one of which is built in to an excellent memory card reader that can handle everything from microSD to xD cards. The front panel also has the usual audio I/O.

At the back, the Asus P8Z77-V LX motherboard has six USB ports, only two of which are USB3. The motherboard also has a PS/2 port, an optical S/PDIF audio output and three 3.5mm audio outputs on the back, alongside a Gigabit Ethernet port. We’d have liked more connections, but it covers the basics.

GINGER 6 G6 Ultra i70

Inside, you’ll find three unused PCI slots, one usable PCI-E x1 slot (the other’s blocked by the graphics card in the main PCI-E x16 slot) and a second PCI-E x16 slot, which actually runs at x4. The motherboard’s equipped with two 4GB memory modules to provide 8GB of RAM. There are two vacant slots for easy upgrading, and the motherboard can handle a maximum of 32GB of memory, but 8GB should be enough for most users.

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Basic Specifications

Rating ****
Processor Intel Core i5-3570K
Processor external bus 100MHz (DMI)
Processor multiplier x45
Processor clock speed 4.5GHz
Processor socket LGA1155
Memory 8
Memory type PC3-12800
Maximum memory 32GB
Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V LX
Motherboard chipset Intel Z77

Ports

USB2 ports (front/rear) 3/6
Firewire ports (front/rear) 0/0
eSATA ports (front/rear) 0/0
Wired network ports 1x 10/100/1000
Wireless networking support none

Internal Expansion

Case midi tower
PCI-E x1 slots (free) 2 (1)
PCI-E x16 slots (free) 2 (1)
Free Serial ATA ports 4
Free memory slots 2
Free 3.5in drive bays 5

Hard Disk

Hard disk model(s) Seagate Barracuda (ST2000DM001-9YN164)
Interface SATA2
Total storage capacity 2,000GB

Graphics

Graphics card(s) 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
Graphics/video ports 2x DVI , HDMI, DisplayPort

Sound

Sound Realtek ALC889
Sound outputs 5.1 line out, optical S/PDIF out, line out, mic in
Speakers none

Removable Drives

Supported memory cards SDXC, Memory Stick Pro, MMC, XD, Compact Flash II, microSD, M2
Optical drive type(s) DVD+/-RW +/-DL BD-ROM

Display

Viewable size 23.6 in
Screen model AOC 2436Vwa
Native resolution 1,920×1,080
Screen inputs DVI, VGA

Other Hardware

Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 800
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mouse 1000

Software

Software included none
Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Operating system restore option Windows disc

Buying Information

Warranty one year collect and return
Price £1,000
Details www.ginger6.com

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