PC Specialist Fusion FX63 review

Further up the front panel, you’ll find two USB ports and the usual 3.5mm mic and headphone ports. On the back panel are another six 3.5mm audio ports for up to 7.1 surround sound. There’s also an optical S/PDIF output for digital surround sound, Gigabit Ethernet port, PS/2 port and six USB ports, two of which are USB3. A USB3 header on the board would have been nice, but these two ports will do the job for most people.

The AOC e2450Swda monitor is a one of the most notable parts of this system. It’s a sleek 23.6in matt display with VGA and DVI inputs, and a resolution of 1,920×1,080. We measured a decent, but by no means outstanding, contrast ratio of 657:1, and a disappointing colour gamut of 79.3 per cent of the sRGB standard. This is rather disappointing, but tweaking the monitor’s settings should improve matters and it has the benefit of being large and non-reflective.

The keyboard and mouse are a Logitech Wireless set. Both work well enough and fairly comfortable to use, but they keyboard feels a little loose and unresponsive. The system also comes with a copy of Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Edition, the ad-supported version of the suite.

PC Specialist has packed this system with extra features, such a wireless adaptor, an SSD for fast boot times and a 24in monitor. Unfortunately, the monitor isn’t particularly good, particularly when it comes to its rendition of colour. We’d have also appreciated a more powerful graphics card. The Chillblast Fusion Sprite is a better all-rounder for the same price.