Stormforce Crystal RTX 2070 Super (Ryzen 5 3600) Gaming PC

1. Introduction2. CPU & Storage performance3. Thermals, Noise and power consumption4. 3D Mark and Gaming performance5. Closing Thoughts6. View All Pages

Conclusion:

The Stormforce Crystal is a PC that is centered around the 2070 Super at its heart. Stormforce have it priced aggressively at £1,119.97 which means that you wouldn't even be able to build this PC yourself for the same money. A rare occurrence with Prebuilt PC's especially when you consider the 3 year collect and return warranty it comes with as standard.

There are some areas that we feel could be improved. I am not really fan of the ketchup and mustard PSU cables but some people may not care too much. My main gripe with this PC is the fan noise. Without headphones on it is distracting and irritated me when using the system. We feel if they were paired up with a fan controller that the noise levels would be much more tolerable. Sadly Stormforce opted to use a molex adapter instead of a fan controller so the front three fans are always running at full speed.

Apart from that it is a good little system. I would be tempted to request a different case or for Stormforce to switch out those fans when you order. You get 16GB of RAM from a well known brand that runs at a nippy 3200Mhz clock speed. The R5 3600 is a good bang for buck CPU that pairs well with the 2070 Super for gaming.

Because of the large aftermarket cooler on the Asus Dual card and the AIO cooler the components stay cool. The Powersupply has a fair efficiency rating and we have no complaints with the storage configuration – a fast SSD drive, paired up with a high capacity storage drive.

When it comes to performance this PC is certainly more suited to gaming. A 2070 Super is a good GPU to find at this price point and it gets some great fps in all of our tester games. It would pair well with a 1440p high refresh rate monitor for a great experience on the latest games.

Pros:

• 3 year collect and return warranty.
• Good price.
• High end gaming performance.
• RGB Lighting.

Cons: 

• Unsightly PSU cables.
• Fans could be set up better – running at 100%.

You can find the Stormforce Crystal for sale HERE. It is currently on offer for £1119.97 (Normally £1279.97)

Kitguru says: The Stormforce Crystal isn't perfect but you do get great performance at a very competitive price. 

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