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Group test: Gaming <strong>PC</strong>s<br />
CHILLBLAST FUSION ADAMANTIUM 3<br />
£1,549 inc VAT • chillblast.com<br />
Compact in size, but big in performance, the Chillblast Fusion<br />
Adamantium 3 shows that you don’t need an eight-core processor<br />
to get smooth ultra-high definition gameplay. Based on the topof-the-range<br />
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake processor and a<br />
high-end Nvidia GTX 1080 graphics card, this system still holds<br />
its own against the new AMD Ryzen 7 based <strong>PC</strong>s.<br />
Design<br />
Chillblast’s compact and not-quite cuboid Cit Mesh Kube case sits<br />
lower and wider than a regular tower <strong>PC</strong> and has been designed to<br />
sit unobtrusively in a living room setting while delivering maximum<br />
performance, but with the minimum noise and power consumption.<br />
Finished in matte black, with blue accents, the Fusion<br />
Adamantium 3’s appearance is rather understated compared to<br />
many gaming systems we’ve seen recently. It does contain interior<br />
lighting and a transparent viewing panels at the side, but the soft<br />
blue lighting effects are rather subtle compared to the full-colour<br />
light shows of some competing systems.<br />
Finished in matte black, with blue accents, its<br />
appearance is understated compared to many<br />
gaming systems we’ve seen recently<br />
62 www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews <strong>July</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Build<br />
Features<br />
Value<br />
Performance<br />
Overall<br />
Behind the mesh covering at the front of the case sits a huge<br />
200mm fan with blue LED illumination. This is complemented by<br />
a single 120mm fan at the rear and the two work together to keep<br />
the whole system cool with minimum noise, spinning up and down<br />
automatically as necessary. The case has space for an optical drive,<br />
although none is installed and a handy built in memory card reader,<br />
which is great for fans of photography.<br />
Although there’s less room inside than you’d get with a mid-tower<br />
size case, the internals aren’t cramped and it’s easy to work on the<br />
internals of the <strong>PC</strong> when you need to. Removing the top of the case<br />
allows access to the motherboard, which is mounted horizontally<br />
inside, with additional access available by removing the side panels.<br />
Processor and graphics<br />
Based on Intel’s formidable Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake CPU, the Fusion<br />
Adamantium 3 delivers single-core speeds of up to 4.5GHz, giving<br />
it a distinct edge when it comes to gaming and other applications<br />
that aren’t optimised for the large numbers of cores you’d get in<br />
a Ryzen system. This is coupled with a high-end Zotac-branded<br />
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card. Once the flagship model<br />
of the GeForce range, the GTX 1080 is powerful enough to deliver<br />
4K gameplay and now available at a more affordable price.<br />
Despite using an unlocked ‘K’ edition processor, Chillblast<br />
has chosen to exploit the power efficiency of the Kaby Lake<br />
architecture by designing a cool and quiet <strong>PC</strong> suitable for living<br />
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