Desktop PCs

Ginger6 ND450 review Although it performs well, Ginger6's ND450 isn't as upgradable as some of its rivals and its processor can't be overclocked

Yoyotech Viper Platinum K review A cramped motherboard and lack of any other features to compensate means that the Viper is eclipsed by several similarly-priced rivals

Arbico eXcel 2568 CS review The eXcel is powerful and upgradeable, and has lots of options for anyone who wants to overclock their PC

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

Dino PC Ceratops 2500K review With a Blu-ray drive and a hefty overclock, the Ceratops can keep you entertained and is easily upgradable in the future

Ginger6 ND400 review This little AMD system feels underpowered when compared to most Intel-based rivals, but it's also cheaper

CyberPower Ultra Triton CyberPower's overclocked AMD Fusion system with masses of RAM performs well and has plenty of upgrade potential

Palicomp Phoenix i5 Supreme review Palicomp has combined our favourite processor with plenty of RAM and a Blu-ray drive to make a versatile all-rounder

Chillblast Fusion Shadow review This powerful, versatile and easily upgradable PC is one of the best deals you can get for £450

AMD FX-8150 review An overclockable eight-core processor, but its performance is disappointing

Chillblast Fusion Thrust review Chillblast has put together an excellent PC, but it's not the perfect graphics station we were hoping for

Advent DT1308 review A cheap, no-frills PC with some upgrade potential

The relative guide to upgrading We benchmark five, three and one-year old PCs and then apply various upgrades to see what makes the most difference