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Aria.co.uk Gladiator 1155 i5 4.4GHz Bundle

Conclusion

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

Aria.co.uk Gladiator i5 overclocked Bundle

Conclusion

So what can we say? Wow springs to mind.

A bundle where its actually cheaper than buying the bits separately and overclocking it yourself, you get a seriously powerful system. It's not only that though, after all anyone could just slap an overclock together and push it out the door.

With the Aria Gladiator you're getting a sorted system, and that's what really struck us. From the moment we opened the sturdy box and saw how brilliantly and carefully the Gladiator bundle had been packaged you knew this was something different to the rest.

The decision to include all the manuals and accessories along with the bundle is a nice touch and really allows you to use this as a stepping off point to learn how to overclock. Once you can see what Aria themselves have done you can then use this new found knowledge to start your own overclocking adventure. It's lovely to see them not just bumping the volts up to an arbitrary amount for a guaranteed overclock, but instead with a mere 1.3v on the 2500K you are getting the best of both worlds without compromising the cool and quiet Arctic Cooling Freezer 13.

Not that this is purely for the neophyte overclocker. The price difference between buying the bits and building it yourself, and buying this pre-built system is so tiny that if you're in the market for an upgrade, you'd be foolish to not look long and hard at this Gladiator bundle.

You also, of course, remove so many potential things by buying it pre-built. You know that all the parts work. You know you haven't been (extremely) unlucky enough to get a Core i5-2500K that wont overclock past 4GHz. Perhaps even more importantly in these days with so many things that are making demands upon our time, you can just plug and play, rather than have to build it.

If we can find one small fault, and it is a tiny one, the difference between a fast kit of RAM and the slower one provided here is not unreasonable. But of course better is more expensive, and there are far greater benefits to be had by spending the difference on a good GPU than you'd get from fast RAM and an average GPU.

All in all it's a phenomenal amount of performance for a very small sum of money. The Core i5-2500K is our favourite of the LGA1155 processors and this only emphasises why. Aria have done an amazing job in providing top performance and yet still managing to get the whole bundle in cheaper than the separate components. Gold.

Thanks to Aria for providing the Gladiator for review. Discuss in our forums.

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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

Quote:

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

Quote:

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

Quote:

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

Quote:

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

Quote:

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

Conclusion

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

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