Aria.co.uk Gladiator 1155 i5 4.4GHz Bundle
Test Setup and The Overclock
Published: 9th May 2011 | Source: Aria | Price: £329.99 |
Test Setup
Naturally the Gladiator only provides the underpinnings of a system. For the rest we're using our standard bench rig which gives a Test Setup of the following :
Aria Gladiator B3 comprising
Core i5 2500K @ 4.4 GHz
4GB Mushkin Silverline 1333MHz
MSI P67A-G45 and
Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Cooler.
EVGA GTX570 with ForceWare 270.61 Drivers
Be Quiet Dark Power Pro
Samsung Spinpoint F1
Windows 7 x64
The Overclock
As this is a pre-overclocked bundle we'll keep to the system as it arrives.
Here you can see Aria have pushed the Core i5 2500K to a decent 4.4 GHz @ 1.312v. This is a good figure as its a speed that pretty much every 2500K on the planet will happily obtain and yet doesn't push it so far that there is potential for a CPU to not reach that speed, nor that you need so much voltage than you'd have to change the cooler out for a higher performing model.
It's very much the sweet spot.
The Mushkin Silverline RAM is as advertised, although this particular kit is running at 25 tRAS rather than the 24 tRAS it advertises. You wont notice the difference in usage so it's nothing of consequence.
Most Recent Comments
Wow. a 9-10-10 score from the OC3D.
Thats pretty impressive. Nice
Thats pretty impressive. Nice
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.
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.
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!
Mr Aria has lost his marbles!
He is almost giving away great bundles!
Get them while you can!
Roll up! Roll up!
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???
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here in the states you can get the same stuff for 100$ (61.00GBP)less just hafta put it together yourself 440.96 @ newegg |
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
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
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 
Really good performance, for a very good price. Great job by aria! 
wow that is great deal
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.
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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. |
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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. |
Only way to know for sure would be to ask tho mate
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.
Still... this bundle is my safety net.
Just out of interest, are they running the 4.4 overclock without speedstep?
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.
Cheers.
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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. |
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What's your budget? Will you go multi-monitor in the future? |
Thank you.
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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. |
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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. |
MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=44468
Nice, thanks for the information. 570 looks like a nice card, and the reviews are quite good also!
Is there anything remotely similar to this across the pond in the states?
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