Mini Build Log: Dominator 560Ti Gaming PC

[RawZ]

Hi Guys,

I've taken some time out to build & show you one of our latest Gaming PCs from build to testing :thumb:

Specifications:

• FREE CPU Overclocking to 4.70GHz
• Intel® 2nd Generation Core™ i5-2500K Processor
• GeForce GTX 560Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 Graphics Card
• 8GB Mushkin (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 Blackline - 996776
• Kingston 64GB SSDNow V100 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive
• 1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 SATA-II 3.5" Hard Drive
• MSI P67A-GD55 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard
• Corsair TX Series 850W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant Power Supply
• Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced NVIDIA Edition Midi Tower
• Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler
• Sony 24x DVD/RW
• Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
• 1 Years RTB Warranty
• Pre-Installed Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

£1099.99 inc. VAT (http://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Gaming+Range/Titan/Dominator+560Ti+Gaming+PC+?productId=43568)


Build Stage:

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Testing:

No special tweaking or anything. Just bog standard runs on the overclocked 2500K and stock GTX 560Ti.

- 3DMark 11

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/7555/3dmark11k.png (http://img248.imageshack.us/i/3dmark11k.png/)

- Cinebench 11.5

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9720/cine.png (http://img80.imageshack.us/i/cine.png/)

- Custom PC Benchmark 2007

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5821/cpc.png (http://img820.imageshack.us/i/cpc.png/)

Hope you all like :thumb:

[pt-]

awesome....... :) check that score on the benchmarks suite!

[Murf]

I hope you weren't distracting Andy when you took the photos :D

[sneeker]

So, a 560 and a 4.7ghz 2500k in 3dmark only gets less than 200 points over my 955 @ 3.9, ddr2 and a 6870.....
I sense I have no need to upgrade for a while, or 3dmark 11 is a rubbish benchamark..
Wiring's neater than mine though... Very nicely done.

[andyn]

So, a 560 and a 4.7ghz 2500k in 3dmark only gets less than 200 points over my 955 @ 3.9, ddr2 and a 6870.....
I sense I have no need to upgrade for a while, or 3dmark 11 is a rubbish benchamark..
Wiring's neater than mine though... Very nicely done.

Well, 3DMark11 is really only comparing the graphics cards (mostly) I believe, and your 6870 is very much in the same ballpark as the 560 in terms of both price and performance. So all in all that's pretty much what I'd expect.

[Aaron]

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/9606/p1012579.jpg

Are they the smallest workstation spaces in the world?!! :lol:

[lucas4]

Very sweet looking build!
I'm gonna take some tips from the cable management, but my nzxt m59 is less than roomy behind the mobo :(!

[RawZ]

So, a 560 and a 4.7ghz 2500k in 3dmark only gets less than 200 points over my 955 @ 3.9, ddr2 and a 6870.....
I sense I have no need to upgrade for a while, or 3dmark 11 is a rubbish benchamark..
Wiring's neater than mine though... Very nicely done.

I ran it again - same stock setting i got P4649. Not much difference but a little better.

If you look at the CPC benchmark, S**N submitted a PC in the latest issue of CPC and got around 2100 points from an i7 950 @ 4.00GHz. I just ran it again and got 2536 in the CPC benchmark. Their PC costs £1500-1600. SB is a very decent upgrade.

[Josh]

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/9606/p1012579.jpg

Are they the smallest workstation spaces in the world?!! :lol:

Nah they're actually quite big. Just the way the picture is taken. I actually build on that workstation where the case is :P

[Aaron]

You need to get a photo with a measurement in it.. They're clearly too small to build in a PC in it though, as the PC in that picture is bigger than the workstation space allocated! :lol:

[I3R0K3N7FEET]

looks awesome

[mac124]

Nah they're actually quite big. Just the way the picture is taken. I actually build on that workstation where the case is :P

I think you need to check the stickers on the front of the bench Josh ;)

:thumb:

[NickCPC]

Great to see a machine being built, I'm sure potential customers are interested in having a nosey at what goes on so thanks for posting RawZ! Great benchmark scores too, that's a hell of a system for the money.

[callumburns]

looks like a great bit of kit there :) would love a job like this but theres no where like aria in scotland as far as i know :\

[I3R0K3N7FEET]

ok im gonna say this now...

one thing that bugs me severely abour cases with side panels

and that is

I HATE RIVETS.. the look terrible..

kick coolermaster in the nuts about that...

[Brains1969]

I think you need to check the stickers on the front of the bench Josh ;)

:thumb:

Hi There

just to inform you those are old numbers for built systems to be tested. The whole desk is the actual work area (about 5ft length x 2.5ft width)I'm seen working on a different build behind the PC in the photo. I'm over 6ft tall and cannot reach across the desk.
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/9606/p1012579.jpg

[Aaron]

Hi Brains.. Good to see another Aria staff member on here! :)

[Brains1969]

Yeah quite literally! Not quite what i had in mind:)

[Aaron]

Well make sure you stick around :)

[Safinn]

Very nice. Looks ace. I want to get another pc now...

[Themanhunt]

Nice build, very professional.

BTW, i'm getting that 850 TX as well XD

[zeameth]

does look very nice, looks like a really good case for building in too.

[Terbinator]

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/4601/p1012589.jpg

Feel sorry for that dudes drives! :eek:

[Marv]

A very clean build, looks top notch. :thumb: