The Gaming Collection

Custom Built Gaming PC's - like no one else makes

Being gaming and PC enthusiasts ourselves we understand better than anyone how important it is to stay up to date so that the latest releases run fine now and carry on running fine for some years to come. Using our own Cryo Boost™ Triple Overclocking & Optimisation we can give you a PC now that's up to two or three years ahead of current technology in terms of running speeds. This way you keep silky smooth graphics, sub-second loading times, crystal clear sound and flowing lifelike animation. So when you next take a look newest version of Crysis, Call of Duty or Age of Conan and your current PC starts puffing and panting imagine what a Cryo upgrade will do for you.

If gaming is not your priority or your looking for something a little different take a look at our Bespoke Collection.

Serious kit for total gamers (around £800 to £1200):

"“And it is not always good to be healed in body. Nor is it always evil to die in battle, even in bitter pain. Were I permitted, in this dark hour I would choose the latter.”", J. R. R. Tolkien

Cryo Taurus		Cryo Rapier	Cryo Pico XS

Always wished you could have a high performance PC but don't have the room for it? Or need to lug it around LAN events? The Taurus is a gaming revision of our Nano bespoke build optimised for gaming but designed to deliver no compromise performance for its diminutive size. The Taurus defines the Wolf in Sheep's clothing.		Need to smoke the opposition without simultaneously torching the bank account. The Rapier dual core gobbles up the frames while leaving your wallet intact. Since some of the most popular games on the planet still use no more than one or two cores the dual core i3 can give you all you need.	Even smaller than the popular Nano and Taurus this mini-ITX case is tiny and yet can still pack the punch of a full size desktop when filled with a high spec CPU, full length graphics card, performance memory with the Cryo Boost™ Triple Overclocking and Optimisation as the icing on the cake.
Price from around £1,195 (inc VAT)		Price from around £750 (inc VAT)	Price from around £795 (inc VAT)
Processing		Processing	Processing
Audio		Audio	Audio
3D Graphics		3D Graphics	3D Graphics
Gaming		Gaming	Gaming
Quiet		Quiet	Quiet
Typical game performance comparison (FPS): Settings: 1680 x 1050, 4x AA, 16x Anisotropy, Normal Tessellation, Max Quality Settings excl. Vantage
Dirt2 (DX11)	Avg 74 / Min 63	Avg 63 / Min 52	Avg 65 / Min 53
X3 Terran Conflict	Avg 108 / Min 58	Avg 112 / Min 59	Avg 114 / Min 61
World of Warcraft †	Avg 118 / Min 48	Avg 97 / Min 36	Avg 98 / Min 35
Crysis	Avg 30 / Min 23	Avg 25 / Min 12	Avg 29 / Min 13
Far Cry 2	Avg 67 / Min 30	Avg 45 / Min 19	Avg 47 / Min 19
3DMark Vantage	15,180	11,755	13,861
Unigine Heaven DX11	641 (29/16)	534 (21/11)	592 (25/13)
Feature comparison:
Intel Core i5 750 Quad Core Cryo Boost @ 4GHz+		Intel Core i3 530 Dual Core Cryo Boost @ 4.2GHz+	Intel Core i5 650 Dual Core Hyperthreaded Cryo Boost @ 3.8GHz+
Intel P55 chipset (Crossfire or SLI support) QPI 3.5GT/s+		Intel H55 chipset (Crossfire or SLI support) QPI 3.5GT/s+	Intel H55 chipset QPI 3.5GT/s+
nVidia GTX 460 Fermi		ATI Radeon HD5770	ATI Radeon HD5770 graphics
4GB PC3-12800 1666MHz+ DDR3 dual channel, low latency, Cryo Boost overclocked		4GB 1333MHz+ DDR3 dual channel low latency Cryo Boost overclocked	4GB PC3-10666 1333MHz DDR3
500GB (500GB) Samsung F3 SATA-II		500GB (500GB) Samsung F3 SATA-II	500GB (500GB) Samsung F3 SATA-II
Compact Water Cooled (H50)		High Performance Air Cooled	Compact Water Cooling
Lian-Li V351 case		NZXT Apollo Case	Lian-Li Q08 SFF mini-ITX case
Onboard High Definition 7.1 sound		Onboard High Definition 7.1 sound	Onboard High Definition 5.1 sound
650W PSU		400W PSU	400W PSU
Many other options are available to personally customise your Cryo Build...

Strictly hardcore gamers, flat-out fast rigs (around £1200 to £3500):

“In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and the knowledge that it's more dangerous to lose than to win.”, George Bernard Shaw

Cryo Helix		Cryo Nemesis	Cryo Hydro Nemesis

Winning can be as much about looking like a winner and the Xaser VI case's striking and ultra modern looks certainly grab the eye. While at its heart a thumping i5 Quad core and the best of the current GPU crop with the ATI HD5870 will ensure a lag free fragfest.		If you need the best and nothing else will do then Core i7 with triple channel bandwidth memory and four cores with another four HyperThreads is for you. All matched with the best single GPU money can buy in the form of the nVidia GTX 480.	Ultra performance needs ultra cooling technology. The Hydro Nemesis uses a full on high flow water cooling system on both the the best graphics card and CPU combinations available so both can be pushed to the very edge of the performance enveloped. No hesitation...no pauses...instant reactions...nothing to challenge it.
Price from around £1,150 (inc VAT)		Price from around £1,595 (inc VAT)	Price from around £2,495 (inc VAT)
Processing		Processing	Processing
Audio		Audio	Audio
3D Graphics		3D Graphics	3D Graphics
Gaming		Gaming	Gaming
Quiet		Quiet	Quiet
Typical game performance comparison (FPS): Settings: 1680 x 1050, 4x AA, 16x Anisotropy, Normal Tessellation, Max Quality Settings excl. Vantage * taken from Hydro Nemesis SE tests
Dirt2	Avg 82 / Min 71	Avg 107 / Min 95	Avg 121 / Min 108*
X3 Terran Conflict	Avg 118 / Min 57	Avg 131 / Min 62	Avg 145 / Min 73*
World of Warcraft †	Avg 107 / Min 46	Avg 137 / Min 56	Avg 102 / Min 39
Crysis	Avg 37 / Min 29	Avg 46 / Min 32	Avg 77 / Min 43*
Far Cry 2	Avg 75 / Min 34	Avg 165 / Min 91	Avg 187 / Min 102*
3DMark Vantage	18,639	29,010	35,234*
Unigine Heaven	777 (67/24)	1,483 (59/27)	2,119 (89/31)*
Feature comparison:
Intel Core i5 750 Quad Core Cryo Boost @ 4GHz+		Intel Core i7 930 Quad Core Cryo Boost @ 4GHz+	Intel Core i7 930 Extreme Six Core Cryo Boost @ 4.5GHz+
Intel P55 chipset (Crossfire or SLI support) QPI 3.5GT/s+		Intel X58 chipset (Crossfire or SLI support) QPI 6.4GT/s+	Intel X58 chipset (Crossfire or SLI support) QPI 6.4GT/s+
ATI Radeon HD5870 graphics		nVidia GTX480 Fermi	ATI Radeon HD5970 Dual GPU
4GB PC3-10666 1333MHz DDR3		6GB PC3-12800 1600MHz+ DDR3 triple channel, low latency, Cryo Boost overclocked	6GB PC3-12800 1600MHz+ DDR3 triple channel low latency Cryo Boost overclocked
500GB (500GB) Samsung F3 SATA-II		1TB (1000GB) Samsung F3 SATA-II	1TB (1000GB) Samsung F3 SATA-II
High Performance Air Cooling		Compact Water Cooled (H50)	Cryo Custom Water Cooling system
Thermaltake Xaser VI case		Xigmatek Utgard Case	Lian-Li B25FW case
Onboard High Definition 7.1 sound		Xonar DS 7.1 High Definition sound	Xonar DS 7.1 High Definition sound
650W PSU		750W PSU	850W PSU
Many other options are available to personally customise your Cryo Build...

World of Warcraft † - As WoW is an MMO testing its FPS is not trivial. If you stand alone in a quiet place of an old zone you will get great frame rates out of a low spec machine, however, in the middle of a raid with lots going on and the latest graphics it will grind to a halt becoming unplayable. What we've done is looked at average frame rates across some key areas that most people encounter at all levels including Battle Grounds (Warsong Gulch (WSG), Arathi Basin (AB)), 25 man raids of IceCrown Citadel (Lich King, ICC end zone) and just running through Dalaran. This is a 'worst case' test so you should find in most situations your frame rates well exceed what we have benchmarked. WoW has an aging graphics engine and doesn't take good advantage of Crossfire/SLI or multi core processors, we anticipate one day it will.

Alternatively take a look at the Bespoke Collection