AVADirect Mini Gaming PC Review: Ivy Bridge, GTX 680 in a Mini-ITX Package

We handle a fair amount of system reviews here at PC Perspective and use them mainly as a way to feature unique and interesting designs and configurations. We know how the hardware will perform for the most part; doing extensive CPU and GPU testing on nearly a daily basis. Sometimes we'll get systems in that are extremely budget friendly, other times vendors pass us machines that have MSRPs similar to a Kia automobile. Then there are times, like today, we get a unique design that is a great mix of both.

AVADirect has had a Mini Gaming PC design for a while now but recently has gone through a refresh that adds in support for the latest Ivy Bridge processors, NVIDIA Kepler GPUs all using a new case from BitFenix that combines it in a smaller, mini-ITX form factor.

The quick specifications look like this:

BitFenix Prodigy chassis
Intel Core i7-3770K CPU, Overclocked at 4.4 GHz
ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe Z77 Motherboard
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2GB GPU
OCZ 240GB Vertex 3 SSD
Seagate 2TB SATA 6G HDD
8GB Crucual DDR3-1866 Memory
Cooler Master 850 watt Silent Pro PSU