Aria.co.uk Gladiator 1155 i5 4.4GHz Bundle

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Published: 9th May 2011 | Source: Aria | Price: £329.99 | Author: Bryan Waters

Aria.co.uk Gladiator i5 overclocked Bundle

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Obviously as the system is pre-built and pre-overclocked, then packaging is vitally important. The last thing you need is the postman wobbling the cooler free from its mount. Thankfully Aria provide a very sturdy box and more bubble packaging than you could ever hope to see to ensure that the bundle arrives in mint condition.

Even further, the anti-static bag is adapted to keep everything covered so you don't have any fears when taking the Gladiator out of the box.

Another great touch is the inclusion of the motherboard box and all the relative periphery items that you would have should you have purchased the items separately.

Finally here is the bundle as it arrives. Everything in place ready to plug in and go.

The board used is the MSI P67A-G45, in B3 revision so you know that the SATA issue that plagued early P67 released wont be an issue. Two PCI-E slots cover your graphics requirements and, as you can see, the connectivity is well covered with everything from SPDIF to USB 3.0.

RAM is handled by 4GB of Mushkin Silverline, rated at 1333MHz, 9-9-9-24. An Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 is used to keep the CPU cool.

Storage options are plentiful. It's a slight shame to see the G45 only use vertical sockets. We can't imagine that the cost difference between vertical and the more normal horizontal sockets is that bad. It's something to be aware of if you plan on using two very long GPUs.

Just a little touch that demonstrates the care with which the system has been built, look at the cable routing for the CPU fan.

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09-05-2011, 03:54:04

tinytomlogan

Today we take a look at a pre-overclocked Core i5 bundle from Aria. Which just so happens to be the cheapest overclocked bundle in the UK at the time of going to press.

09-05-2011, 04:06:24

Game Over

Wow. a 9-10-10 score from the OC3D.

Thats pretty impressive. Nice

09-05-2011, 05:50:06

SieB

This bundle is one of the best I have ever seen for the value for money.

I don't like bundles myself because i'm a do it yourself type of person but for someone who isn't confident in building their own PC or overclocking and on a budget, this is definietly the bundle you should buy. All you need to do is add a PSU, case, HDD and GPU, something like the CM 690 II ADV a 6850, Samsung F3 1TB and a 500/600W PSU and for around £600 including the bundle you have yourself a decent little gaming rig.

09-05-2011, 07:04:45

dugdiamond

Roll up! Roll up!

Mr Aria has lost his marbles!

He is almost giving away great bundles!

Get them while you can!

Roll up! Roll up!

09-05-2011, 09:03:26

badtaylorx

here in the states you can get the same stuff for 100$ (61.00GBP)less just hafta put it together yourself 440.96 @ newegg...unless im missing somthin here???

09-05-2011, 09:06:21

SieB

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Originally Posted by badtaylorx

here in the states you can get the same stuff for 100$ (61.00GBP)less just hafta put it together yourself 440.96 @ newegg

You lucky Americans pay a lot less than us Brits for hardware plus you get mail in rebates and don't have to pay 20% tax, sometimes I hate being British

09-05-2011, 09:49:01

marsey99

it shows how good value this is tbh as its the same price as the hardware would cost in the states once you remove the tax.

the aria bundles are so good i know i guy who is coming over to the uk from norway to get one because the hardware is that much more there he can travel and stay here, buy the parts and still save money

09-05-2011, 09:53:24

SieB

They must pay a fortune for stuff in Norway. I know the tax is really high over there but still, to travel over here and still pay less, that's messed up

09-05-2011, 11:24:33

adamjamesroe

Really good performance, for a very good price. Great job by aria!

09-05-2011, 13:11:15

piotrekhc

wow that is great deal

09-05-2011, 15:00:05

daniSAUR

I've been looking at this deal for the past week and a bit now, I'm so tempted. But if it came without the cooler and had an extra 4GB of RAM I'd have snapped it up in an instant.

09-05-2011, 16:41:24

DT-525

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Originally Posted by daniSAUR

I've been looking at this deal for the past week and a bit now, I'm so tempted. But if it came without the cooler and had an extra 4GB of RAM I'd have snapped it up in an instant.

Just ask if you want to customize it.

09-05-2011, 17:16:41

marsey99

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Originally Posted by daniSAUR

I've been looking at this deal for the past week and a bit now, I'm so tempted. But if it came without the cooler and had an extra 4GB of RAM I'd have snapped it up in an instant.

If you phone them they will customize it but I think 4gb of ram will cost more than removing the heatsink and I'm not sure they would oc it as high on a stock cooler as they run stability tests before shipping the bundle.

Only way to know for sure would be to ask tho mate

09-05-2011, 17:18:53

daniSAUR

Hmm, good plan! Although I priced up a few items I wanted (without the overclock) and it came to a similar price (about £20-£30 more?) so I'm not too worried.

Still... this bundle is my safety net.

11-05-2011, 03:37:48

sheroo

Just out of interest, are they running the 4.4 overclock without speedstep?

21-05-2011, 03:38:36

Youngie1337

Gonna go for this I think. The specs seem bang for buck! I just hope it's still on by the time the missus gets back(in a few weeks now :S). I will almost defo get this. What graphics card do you guys recommend getting? Looking for a nice card that will be good for some new games and not bottleneck because of mobo.

Cheers.

21-05-2011, 03:47:44

sheroo

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Originally Posted by Youngie1337

What's your budget? Will you go multi-monitor in the future?

21-05-2011, 03:52:28

Youngie1337

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheroo

What's your budget? Will you go multi-monitor in the future?

After this I wouldn't have a budget as I would be waiting a little while to get a card. I've already ordered my desk, which cost just over £200. But I wouldn't wonna go above £200 tbh. But if the performance is a big one, go for it £300 max.

Thank you.

21-05-2011, 03:59:33

sheroo

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Originally Posted by Youngie1337

For £200 go for the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti SOC.

21-05-2011, 04:05:30

sheroo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Youngie1337

If you want to stretch it a little further then you can get yourself a 570...

MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III

https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=44468

21-05-2011, 04:15:35

Youngie1337

Nice, thanks for the information. 570 looks like a nice card, and the reviews are quite good also!

30-05-2011, 02:57:35

Heart

Is there anything remotely similar to this across the pond in the states?

Aria.co.uk Gladiator 1155 i5 4.4GHz Bundle

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Published: 9th May 2011 | Source: Aria | Price: £329.99 | Author: Bryan Waters

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