Making the right decision when choosing a custom PC can often be a mine field of information. That's why we have devised a simple ratings system that allows you to see what our PCs are good at and what they are not.

The Ratings

Each PC is given a rating from 1 to 11 based upon how good it is at certain tasks. The higher the rating the better! These tasks include processing, gaming, value, upgradeability and cooling. When choosing any PC, these important factors should always be considered.

A rating of 1 looks like:
Whilst a rating of 10 looks like:
A PC that has a "off the scale" rating of 11 looks like this:

Processing

This is a rating based on how fast a PC can do day to day stuff such as surfing the web, watching movies, listening to music, word processing, photo and video editing and perhaps just moving files. Several components make up this rating but the most important is the processor (CPU). Other parts that make up this rating are the RAM, sound card, hard drive speed and the motherboard. Typically a family PC should have a rating of 2 upwards while gamers and multimedia editors should look at PCs with a rating of 5 upwards.

Gaming

The rating here kind of speaks for itself here. How good is the computer at gaming? The main part of the PC that determines this rating is the graphics card. The processor and RAM also play a small part in this decision and an even smaller involvement comes from the sound card, hard drive and the motherboard. Gamers should be looking for ratings of 5 upwards.

Value

Nice easy one this! This rating shows your value for money. Every computer we design is built with value for money in mind, however some models represent better value than others.

Upgradeability

One of the many advantages of owning a custom pc is you can upgrade it rather than binning it and starting again. This is dependant mainly on the motherboard, power supply and case.

Cooling

A strange rating you may think. However better cooling means the system will run cooler and quieter. Cooler systems overclock better, are less likely to run into problems and components will last longer. This rating is mainly derived from the case but also the CPU cooler and power supply.

Finally, remember these ratings are of a standard PC. If you find a PC that is lacking then one of the upgrades will put that right! Please feel free to get in contact if there is anything you are unsure about.