Aria Dominator 560Ti System Review
Conclusion
Published: 9th February 2011 | Source: Aria | Price: £1099 |
Conclusion
Go on take a guess. Yes you're right.
There is no denying it whatsoever, the Aria Dominator 560Ti is a Gold Award winner and with plenty of good reasons why it should be so.
The choice of components Aria have selected would be right at the top of almost anyones shopping list. Although there might be a few changes made to brands or such for personal preference reasons, if your remit is to get the maximum performance out of quality parts without breaking the bank then we really can't think of anything we'd switch out. If you've got certain specific requirements you might have a larger SSD, or a better graphics card, or maybe a Blu-Ray drive, but for 90% of gamers on the planet this does everything you could expect.
It's not just about the parts, but the build quality too. Everything has been installed with care, all the cables well routed and tidied away ensuring maximum airflow throughout the case and, as with any windowed system, looking the part to anyone who gets curious. With the nVidia branded Coolermaster case you can be sure that everyone will be interested too. Sure green might not be to everyones taste, but it's subtle enough to not be offensive and nicely different to the 99% blue modified rigs around.
Coming in a penny under £1100 you could be forgiven for thinking that Aria have sourced some "minimum supplied parts" OEM hardware, but the inclusion of absolutely everything you'd find if you brought the parts separately and built it yourself really is the thing that takes this already glittering system and polishes it that final bit. Want to install your old hard-drive? You have the cables and screws to do so. Feel like another GPU? SLI bridges and cables provided. How about switching out to a different OS? All the manuals and driver disks are provided.
There is very little we can fault it on. Strictly on a personal level we think the upgrade to a GTX570 would definitely be worth it, but in terms of value for money, build quality, warranty, service, the whole package, the Aria Dominator 560Ti has got it covered.
Such an easy winner of the OC3D Gold Award that we'd be tempted ourselves into getting one just for the joy of taking a system out of a box and being up and running, at a mental performance level, in seconds.
Many thanks to Aria for providing the Dominator 560Ti for review. Discuss in our forums.
Most Recent Comments
only a 9 for presentation?
dam your a hard man to impress, that looks like it took alot of time to put together and route the wires out of the way like that, id give that wiring 10/10 all day every day me
dam your a hard man to impress, that looks like it took alot of time to put together and route the wires out of the way like that, id give that wiring 10/10 all day every day me
I was impressed with this rig, i'm usually against prebuilt systems but this ones actually a good deal and like Tom said this one has been built well and not just thrown together.
I'm a bit 50/50 on the case I don't dislike it but the black and green just doesn't do it for me, I must say I like the build qaulity and the pictures I think do it justice. Also a nice beefy corsair psu 8gb of mushkin ram a nice ssd and the 560ti etc all for that price prebuilt is really good I think, I take my hat off to aria. Now if only I could afford this with a 570 I would be in heavan I reckon.....
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only a 9 for presentation? dam your a hard man to impress, that looks like it took alot of time to put together and route the wires out of the way like that, id give that wiring 10/10 all day every day me |
"That's the way it should be."
I'll second that.
I'll second that.
First looking at the review, I saw the cost and thought - "no freakin way".
Then I went to "another store" to list all the components in the review... .... and the cost came to £1k+. That's before postage and doesn't include doing the work yourself.
Granted, imo, I'd not use alot of the components listed, but especially if you favor what the review list of components presents and consider they're building it for you (to a decent spec), and you have the RTB, I can't mock it at all. It's a consumers' choice after all.
As an enthusiast, I'd chose different components, but as-is it's an outstanding purchase imo.
Then I went to "another store" to list all the components in the review... .... and the cost came to £1k+. That's before postage and doesn't include doing the work yourself.
Granted, imo, I'd not use alot of the components listed, but especially if you favor what the review list of components presents and consider they're building it for you (to a decent spec), and you have the RTB, I can't mock it at all. It's a consumers' choice after all.
As an enthusiast, I'd chose different components, but as-is it's an outstanding purchase imo.
I was very impressed by the build quality, I didn't expect it to be as tidy as it would be when you build your own rig, all the little things like the amount of cable tying in just the right places make a huge difference. I think if I didn't enjoy building my own rig's I'd have a look at Aria's packages, as they seem pretty well priced for their spec's, big thumbs up to Aria 
I heard that sandy bridge M/B’s are being recalled by INTEL something to do with the SATA controller and it could damage your hard drive on the long run so what is the return policy on this system, or it’s a hush hush issue.
Of course i loved the F@H bit , very nice mate !
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I heard that sandy bridge M/B’s are being recalled by INTEL something to do with the SATA controller and it could damage your hard drive on the long run so what is the return policy on this system, or it’s a hush hush issue. |
I agree that this is an excellent system and the cable tidying is top notch, but call me cynical if you like, but Aria knew that Tom would be reviewing this system. I think it would be interesting to compare a system that a normal unknown customer had purchased to the one they sent to Tom. If they have lots of orders for this system and why wouldn't they it's brill, will the assembly line have time to put in the time needed for this top notch cable tidying.
As a system, I think its absolutely gorgeous. I do agree, the cabling, the care put into it (and I would have to presume that keeping someone who could do such quality work, and with a time crunch as I would presume him/her to be under is indicative of a true geek), and then the absolutely lovely benches; make that plainly butt-kicking piece of furniture. Myself, I'm not that crazy on the case. I'd be happier without the window pieces on the side; they seem to lack a defined character and well, I have been thru my window phase. But, after that, the green and black color scheme is attractive and the lines are - though bold - almost minimal at the same time, which I like. I do have to admit now... that Sandy Bridge, after all the vids you've done, really is getting my attention. That'll be for a future dimension where I have employment though. ROFLMAO!
Thank you again TTL, very nicely done vid. oh, and the key ring... PURE GENIUS ! ROFLMAO! I'm getting ready to fire up my oven now with a few different old vid cards I have laying around.
Thank you again TTL, very nicely done vid. oh, and the key ring... PURE GENIUS ! ROFLMAO! I'm getting ready to fire up my oven now with a few different old vid cards I have laying around.
i am almost always against buying from someone else instead of building but wow this is very nice. THe price isnt 3k more expensive than it should be like an alienware system, and it doesnt come with cheap parts like an ibuypower/cyberpower pc system. its perfect. If the computer I have now wasn't the first build I did (maybe the 2nd or 3rd) i would certainly consider buying from these guys...though it seems they dont ship to us? but if they did and i already had enough experiance building myself i might just take it easy and get one from aria.
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I agree that this is an excellent system and the cable tidying is top notch, but call me cynical if you like, but Aria knew that Tom would be reviewing this system. I think it would be interesting to compare a system that a normal unknown customer had purchased to the one they sent to Tom. If they have lots of orders for this system and why wouldn't they it's brill, will the assembly line have time to put in the time needed for this top notch cable tidying. |
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Originally Posted by kryten_1st
I agree that this is an excellent system and the cable tidying is top notch, but call me cynical if you like, but Aria knew that Tom would be reviewing this system. I think it would be interesting to compare a system that a normal unknown customer had purchased to the one they sent to Tom. If they have lots of orders for this system and why wouldn't they it's brill, will the assembly line have time to put in the time needed for this top notch cable tidying. |
I was at Aria Friday and saw about 5 of these rigs sat waiting to go out to customers.... Cabling was very good on every one.
Thanks for that Tom it's good to know Aria are putting the same amount of effort in for all these systems. Too many companies out there that don't unfortunately
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Originally Posted by kryten_1st
Thanks for that Tom it's good to know Aria are putting the same amount of effort in for all these systems. Too many companies out there that don't unfortunately |
Glad you like the system and a good fair review. A lot of our customers who do appreciate good cable management often comment on the good work out system guys do. Quite a few companies just dish them out without regard for quality, just to hit targets. We try where possible to make sure all systems meet our customer expectations and more no matter the price of the system.
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Originally Posted by RawZ@Aria
Glad you like the system and a good fair review. A lot of our customers who do appreciate good cable management often comment on the good work out system guys do. Quite a few companies just dish them out without regard for quality, just to hit targets. We try where possible to make sure all systems meet our customer expectations and more no matter the price of the system. |
Well I'll recommend it to someone I know who wants a new rig that's for sure! He ain't too confident in building them but he still wants a decent rig he knows is quality for gaming not just standard. So think this may suit him!
Wow thats a great rig for that price-point! Is there any reason they didnt pre-overclock the graphics card? 
Cabling was great though, VERY tidy front setup!
Thanks for the review
Cabling was great though, VERY tidy front setup!
Thanks for the review
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Originally Posted by Calico
Wow thats a great rig for that price-point! Is there any reason they didnt pre-overclock the graphics card? Cabling was great though, VERY tidy front setup! Thanks for the review |
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There isn't much benefit overclocking graphics cards in general. Only benchmarks really. Increases the risk of gpu failure, and PC instability . Creates more heat and noise, and isn't really noticable in real time. Best kept at its stock settings. |
Hey Guys,
Just to let you know I've just put in an order for this machine, as soon as it arrives I will be comparing to what I've seen in the review.
Cheers
Just to let you know I've just put in an order for this machine, as soon as it arrives I will be comparing to what I've seen in the review.
Cheers
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