Corsair have
put together a
premium boutique
PC that is not only
upgradable, but
mightily powerful
out the box.
to the overall experience, just like
overclocking this machine.
I’ll always tinker and fiddle where
possible to improve the working
condition of a machine, but I found
that the only thing really worth
tinkering with on the CORSAIR ONE
is the DRAM frequency. You can
simply select 2,666MHZ instead of
2,400MHZ and call it a day. You’ll
not need any additional voltage (1.2v
is fine) and your DRAM timings are
going to remain the same but you’ll
get a tiny boost in DRAM dependent
applications. You could obviously
spend days tinkering away, but
that is to miss the point of such
a machine. It isn’t performance
solely that makes the CORSAIR
ONE worthwhile, because one could
easily spec a similar machine for
a lower price. That isn’t the point
- the entire premise behind the
CORSAIR ONE is that it is a well built,
high performance machine, which
matches said performance with
whisper quiet operation, a compact
build, and reliability. It is the machine
that you could have in your living
room next to your other consoles
and it looks appropriate. It’s for
those who would love to get into
PC gaming, for example, but aren’t
interested in having a behemoth of a
case with a myriad of LEDs and fans
drawing attention to the machine.
It’s simply about the experience
it delivers and the CORSAIR ONE
delivers a solid, premium experience
that’s second to none. For that
reason alone, the CORSAIR ONE is
the ideal premium gaming machine
in my eyes. It’s more than the sum
of its parts and once you start using
it. It becomes hard to use any other
machine regardless of how powerful
it may or may not be. It isn’t cheap by
any stretch of the imagination and
it’s certainly for those who have a lot
of disposable income. However, if you
happen to be one of these individuals,
you really can’t go wrong with the
CORSAIR ONE. It’s quite an amazing
machine, more so than it actually has
a right to be. It may not be perfect,
but it is as close to perfection as I’ve
seen to date. This one is a definite
winner and must have.
[ The Overclocker ]
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