Acer Predator G5900 review

There are two internal 3½in bays, too, of which one is occupied, and three 5¼in bays; the topmost has a DVD-RW drive in it. It’s worth noting that the position of the hot-plug drive bays limits the size of graphics card you’ll be able to fit if you upgrade; then again, the 500W LiteOn power supply isn’t equipped to handle the biggest and most power-hungry cards on the market either.

At the front of the PC are four USB ports – always useful – as well as an extremely versatile memory card reader, which can even take microSD cards. You’ll also find the obligatory mic and headphone ports. There are another eight USB ports at the back, along with a couple of PS/2 ports and analogue ports for 5.1 surround sound. That’s a decent number of USB connections, but you’re out of luck if you prefer eSATA, FireWire or USB3. The supplied mouse is comfortable to use, but the keyboard’s cramped, flat design and rattly keys were less than satisfactory.

The PC works well enough, has a handy one-year collect and return warranty and is reasonably well built, but it isn’t anything like good enough for its price in terms of performance, features or build quality.