While you can get very similar performance out of a slightly cheaper desktop, there really isn't a better alternative if you're looking for a top -
end gaming desktop with a custom enclosure and bleeding - edge performance.
But the Velocity Micro Edge Z55 holds on to its crown as high -
end gaming desktop champ, due to its higher performance and extra internal expandability.
Wrapped in an unconventional triangular tower, it's priced and positioned as a high -
end gaming desktop.
Bottom Line: The Velocity Micro Edge Z55 blows away the competition on five of our six 3D gaming tests, and costs $ 3,000 less than our last Editors» Choice high -
end gaming desktop.
Here, the Avant is about neck - and - neck with similar gaming laptops, and well behind high -
end gaming desktops in multi-core performance.
In practice, all of this hardware should make the system as fast, or faster, then many high -
end gaming desktops.
Not exact matches
While its specialty remains higher -
end systems for
gaming and digital - media creation, it sells a handful of more affordable
desktops on the Home & Home Office page of its Web site, including its annual back - to - school configuration, the Vector GX Campus Edition.
With an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card and a
desktop - grade Intel Core i7 processor, the Velocity Micro Signature 17 (starts at $ 2,699; $ 3,449 as tested) is a high -
end gaming system that delivers superb performance, excellent port selection, and a sleek design.
This $ 1,150 entertainment - minded
desktop serves up Intel's Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU, a quad - core chip that up to this point we've seen only in much higher -
end systems meant for
gaming.
It's not really a pleasure to work with in a normal
desktop environment, but the low -
end GPU wouldn't be able to handle higher resolutions in
gaming anyway.
And whatever you do, make sure it has HDR, or you're going to be missing out on some of the prettiest
gaming this side of a high -
end gaming laptop or
desktop.
This
desktop packs an Intel i5 processor, 8 GB RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX1070 graphics card, perfect for high -
end gaming, streaming and editing.
Many similar compact
gaming systems, from dedicated
gaming laptops to high -
end compact
desktops like the Origin Chronos, break 50 decibels under load.
This
desktop should be on the short list of anyone who wants a high -
end gaming rig.
Here are the best
gaming desktops for any budget, including console - sized PCs and high -
end rigs that are VR ready.
Over the years, I've used Logitech MX Master mice for the high -
end but also used some cheaply wired
gaming mice including with
desktop PCs.
More importantly, it's turned my library of Xbox games into an investment that I can confidently carry to my next
gaming machine, whether that
ends up being a powerful
desktop or Microsoft's next console.
It's almost like having a VM of a high -
end gaming system on your
desktop... but will cost you $ 35 per month (1 year contract) or $ 50 per month (no contract).
Games didn't look awful, but they also didn't have the color and life we're used to seeing on high -
end gaming laptops and
desktop monitors.
Designed for high -
end gaming, the Alienware 15 packs powerful hardware rivalling decent
gaming desktops, including flagship mobile GPUs from both AMD and Nvidia.
For those that may
end up viewing content from YouTube
Gaming more on their smartphone or tablet compared to on the
desktop platform, the update to the app provides a better and more improved mobile streaming experience overall.