PCSpecialist Quantum Pro S Review (i5-13500/4070 Super)

The highlight spec of the PCSpecialist Quantum Pro S is no doubt the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super graphics card. It's most certainly where most of the budget went during the design of the system and we feel that was a good decision. The pairing of the aforementioned GPU with the Intel Core i5-13500 CPU works well and the system handled most games we tested at maximum settings (minus any image scaling or ray tracing) with relative ease. Gaming performance at 1440p was impressive, with the system also delivering some pleasing results at 4K.

The ASUS Performance Enhancement 3.0 setting being off by default is understandable and forces stock Intel recommended power limits to be applied to the CPU. However, the cooling in the system is more than capable of keep temperatures under control when enabling this setting and it provides the CPU with enough power to fully flex its muscles. This results in a clear boost to performance in CPU bound tasks and scenarios and the benefits can be clearly seen in our Cinebench Multicore testing.

As can be seen in the full video review over on our YouTube channel the system is more than capable of recording/streaming while gaming at high FPS thanks to the NVENC encoders on the Nvidia hardware.

While the GPU and CPU combination impressed us, the memory does leave a little to be desired. While the 16GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 running at 5200MT/s serves it purpose well enough, we would have liked to have seen faster memory used. Although, as this is an Intel-based system, it's an easier pill to swallow when compared to some of the Ryzen-based PCSpecialist systems we've reviewed in the past.

The PCS Spectrum II Compact ARGB Mid Tower case is also a little disappointing – It doesn't feel like the most premium case we've ever had had through the labs, but again it does it's job well enough and can be upgraded during the ordering process should you choose to pick a Quantum Pro S up.

2TB of storage as standard, in the form of a SOLIDIGM P41+ NVMe PCIe SSD, is great to see. With the size of game installs seemingly growing with every release nowadays, we can't help but feel that 2TB should be the standard in a prebuilt gaming PC. Plus with the ASUS Prime B760M-A WiFi motherboard containing a spare M.2 slot, expansion will be fast and easy if the need ever arose down the line.

Overall, the Quantum Pro S gaming desktop from PCSpecialist offers good gaming performance at a relatively affordable price.

You can purchase the Quantum Pro S directly from PCSpecialist for £1399 HERE.

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Pros:

• Newly released graphics card.
• 2TB storage as standard.
• Built and cable managed well.
• Good 1440p gaming performance.

Cons:

• Default BIOS settings restricts CPU power usage and hinders performance.
• Case is very basic and feels cheap.

KitGuru says: The Quantum Pro S offers great 1440p gaming performance, utilising some of Nvidia's latest hardware. 4K gaming and high quality streaming/content creation is more than possible and the whole package is well priced when factoring in OS costs and warranty peace of mind. 

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