Wired2Fire Fury VX-4 review
With a Blu-ray drive, a heavily overclocked processor and plenty of upgradability, this PC is let down its lack of 3D performance
Specifications
3.3GHz AMD Phenom II X6 1055T, 4GB RAM, N/A display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
The motherboard has a PCI-E x16 slot, a PCI-E x1 slot and a pair of PCI slots, one of which will be blocked if you add a big graphics card. Two of four memory slots are occupied by 1,600MHz 2GB modules and there are three spare SATA ports. At the front of the case are two USB ports, with another six at the back. Two of the latter are USB3 and there’s also a FireWire and an eSATA port. You also get a PS/2 keyboard port, Gigabit Ethernet, an optical S/PDIF output and 7.1 analogue surround sound outputs. The generic keyboard and mouse are weak points. The mouse is tiny and the unbranded keyboard is loose and rattly.
Although its specification is unusual and unsuited to any sort of 3D gaming, its application performance is surprisingly good. There’s also the Blu-ray drive, but if this is on your list of essentials, the Palicomp Phoenix i5 Supreme has one, plus a much longer warranty.
Basic Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Rating | *** |
| Processor | AMD Phenom II X6 1055T |
| Processor external bus | 240MHz |
| Processor multiplier | x14 |
| Processor clock speed | 3.3GHz |
| Processor socket | AM3 |
| Memory | 4 |
| Memory type | PC3-12800 |
| Maximum memory | 32GB |
| Motherboard | Asrock 890GM Pro3 R2.0 |
| Motherboard chipset | AMD 890GX |
Ports | |
| USB2 ports (front/rear) | 2/6 |
| Firewire ports (front/rear) | 0/1 |
| eSATA ports (front/rear) | 0/1 |
| Wired network ports | 1x 10/100/1000 |
| Wireless networking support | none |
Internal Expansion | |
| Case | midi tower |
| PCI-E x1 slots (free) | 1 (1) |
| PCI-E x16 slots (free) | 1 (1) |
| Free Serial ATA ports | 3 |
| Free memory slots | 2 |
| Free 3.5in drive bays | 7 |
Hard Disk | |
| Hard disk model(s) | Hitachi DeskStar (HDS721010CLA332) |
| Interface | SATA2 |
| Total storage capacity | 1,000GB |
Graphics | |
| Graphics card(s) | ATI Radeon HD 4290 |
| Graphics/video ports | HDMI, DVI, VGA |
Sound | |
| Sound | Realtek ALC892 |
| Sound outputs | 7.1 line out, optical S/PDIF out, stereo line out, mic in |
| Speakers | none |
Removable Drives | |
| Supported memory cards | none |
| Optical drive type(s) | DVD+/-RW +/-DL BD-ROM |
Display | |
| Screen model | none |
| Native resolution | N/A |
| Screen inputs | N/A |
Other Hardware | |
| Keyboard | LK-890 |
| Mouse | Chicony MUS0718T |
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 | £450 |
| Details | www.wired2fire.co.uk |