Dino PC Dark Reign Review

1. Introduction2. The Dino PC Dark Reign3. Overview & Testing Methodology4. System: PCMark 75. System: 3DMark Vantage6. System: 3DMark 117. System: AllBenchmark Catzilla8. System: Unigine Heaven Benchmark9. System: Unigine Valley Benchmark10. Processor/Memory: SiSoft Sandra11. Processor: Cinebench R11.5 64 bit12. SATA 6Gbps Testing13. Real World: BluRay Playback14. Real World: Media Encoding15. Battlefield 3 (DirectX 11)16. Far Cry 3 (DirectX 11)17. Tomb Raider (DirectX 11)18. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon19. Thermal Dynamics20. Acoustics Performance21. Power Consumption22. Conclusion23. View All Pages

Today we are taking a look at Dino PC's latest offering, the Dark Reign. Built inside a CM 690 III chassis, this system comes equipped with an Intel Core i5 4570k, 8GB Corsair Vengeance memory clocked at 1,600 MHz and a Gigabyte GTX 770. Its £999 price tag even includes a 128 GB Plextor M5S solid state drive and an additional 1 TB storage drive. The big question is, can the Dark Reign live up to its ominous name?

We have looked at a number of systems from Dino PC in the past. If you missed our reviews of the Asusinator and Predator Extreme you can catch up by clicking here and here.

Specifications:

• CPU: Intel Core i5 4570
• Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87-HD3
• GPU: Gigabyte GTX 770 OC 4GB
• Operating System: Windows 8 64-bit
• Memory: 8GB (2 x 4 GB) 1,600 MHz Corsair Vengeance
• Boot Drive: 128 GB Plextor M5S
• Storage: 1 TB storage drive.
• PSU: Corsair CX600 PSU
• Case: CM 690 III

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