Box Cube Custom Built PC Review

1. Introduction2. CPU, RAM & Storage Performance3. 3DMark & Gaming Performance4. Thermals, Noise & Power5. Conclusion6. View All Pages

In conclusion, as an isolated look at a custom-built system from Box – and disregarding the price for one moment – I’ve had a fantastic time checking it out.

Aesthetically it looks sleek, smart and certainly makes a statement with the white/black and RGB LED theme, I absolutely love the O11D case shape and design. The entire build is very well put together and cable managed too, and I like that the radiator is vertically installed to still give you access to the top of the motherboard, while looking aesthetically pleasing too. This system is capable of pretty much anything you want to throw at it with the 12^th Gen Intel i7-12700KF, our RTX 3070, and 32GB DDR5 RAM.

On the other hand, we do need to address the Cyberpower Infinity X125 GT, as it comes close to matching the Box custom build's performance in our game tests, barring Doom Eternal, and that system is almost £1000 cheaper. For us, looking at this system in that context, it's clear you are paying a pretty penny for the upgrade to an i7-12700K over the i5-12600K, 32GB DDR5 memory, as well as the Box's sleeker aesthetics. The difference in raw frame rates, however, is much closer than the difference in price.

Reviewing this system has shown us that Box is more than capable at expertly building a beautiful gaming rig, so if you already have a spec in mind but don't want to build it yourself, we can absolutely recommend Box for that. It's just that this specific configuration doesn't make a whole lot of sense when competing prebuilts can offer similar gaming performance at a much lower price.

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Pros:

• Top quality components.
• Great for esports high FPS 1080p gaming and general 1440p gaming.
• Very stylish theme and aesthetics.
• Expertly built and cable managed.
• Great performance.

Cons:

• Very expensive compared to comparable prebuilt systems.
• Slight GPU sag without any support.
• 1TB SSD would’ve been a good addition.

KitGuru says: There’s no denying the quality you’re getting from Box here, we just find it hard to justify the price of this particular configuration. If money is no object, we’d definitely feel comfortable asking Box to build us a system given the level of care and detail they’ve put into the build.

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