Review Verdict: This ADATA XPG Gaming PC has all the workings of a solid performer within its segment while looking good within your setup too. You really can’t go wrong spending your hard-earned money on this well-oiled machine – especially since you don’t have to go through the hassle of building it yourself. 

Pros

• Minimalistic look is complemented well by its RGB features
• Power is sufficient for moderate to heavy gaming and editing
• Plenty of ventilation with easy access to parts that need replacing

Cons

• Our review unit had a stray wire hitting the fan

 

We’ve already gone beyond the halfway point in 2022, and time within the pandemic feels like it’s moving faster than ever. It is irrefutable that countless things have changed within these past 2-3 years of forced seclusion. However, with many people getting into PCs due to WFH necessities, the age-old debate continues to rage on: pre-builts, or building your own? There are pros and cons to each, but today we’ll look into a fine example that you can grab for just a smidge under PHP 70K.

Design

The ADATA XPG Gaming PC is designed more to blend in than stand out. Apart from its elements clad in RGB lighting, the rest of the chassis is finished in a sleek, modern, and metallic white. Angular shapes dominate its design, as seen from the air vents to the buttons up top.

Looking from above, you’ll find 2 USB 3.0 ports, as well as toggles for lighting settings, the AUX jack, and the triangular power button. You might as well call it the Bermuda triangle because when you turn this powerhouse on, you’ll probably never be seen again.

On this PC’s rear-end lie the remaining array of connectivity options. That includes 5 USB 3.0 ports, 2 USB 2.0 ports, display ports such as HDMI, network LAN, and a bevy of support for third-party devices. The power outlet and main switch can also be spotted here. Besides that, the rest of the rear is just occupied by vents to let hot air out and supplement cooling for the fans.

From the side, the transparent glass panel gives this PC leeway to strut its stuff. Immediately visible are all the components emanating a rainbow hue. That’s mostly composed of the fans, RAM sticks, and parts of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics card. We personally would have liked the RTX 3060 logo to glow instead of other parts of the GPU, but lights are lights!

Also quite apparent is the humongous “fire” art on the PYLON PSU. The wires here are managed quite excellently, which is one of the main selling points of a prebuilt system. With our example though, one of the wires dangles into the fan which can get quite annoying.

Switching out parts should be a breeze too. Just remove the magnetic XPG front fascia and the mesh screen to reveal full access to the PC’s internals.

Considering the fact that the XPG Starker case this comes with is considered a mid-tower chassis, it’s surely something one person is able to carry. Its portability though can be quite debatable and may vary from person to person.

Hardware, Performance, Software

The review unit lent to us here is carrying an 11th generation Intel Core i5 processor. For the detail-oriented out there, it is the i5-11500 chip. It is supported on the graphics end by an NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti GPU, with 2 sticks of 3200 MHz 8GB DDR4 RAM (XPG SPECTRIX D60G) handling the multitasking. Memory is covered by a 512GB SSD while the power flows in through the Pylon 750 PSU. This rests on the BIOSTAR Z590i VALKYRIE motherboard.

Upon closer inspection, the inside of the chassis is also pretty simple. There’s no complex water-cooling here – temperatures are managed thoroughly thanks to the Vento Pro fans. There’s more than enough to ensure that the system won’t succumb to the heat during intense sessions.

Here are some performance statistics in the most recognizable benchmarks. Triple-A titles such as the notorious Shadow of the Tomb Raider ran splendidly in our tests, with averages of 98.2 FPS with 1440p resolution and a bump to 107.9 FPS at Full HD.

While the combination of CPU and GPU installed onboard isn’t by any means the top-of-the-line, it definitely gets the job done. Real-world performance is what matters after all, and this should easily conquer any task without ever breaking a sweat. Those viewing this unit as a long-term investment can rest easy since it’s highly unlikely that this level of performance would be considered obsolete within the next years.

Wrap-up and Verdict

The ADATA XPG Gaming PC seen here in this review is quite a value of a prebuilt. It’s obvious that the builders knew what they were doing when choosing the components to complement this build. All the bits and pieces complement one another quite nicely, leading to a smooth and powerful experience.

We don’t really have any real complaints about this PC besides the stray wire of our unit specifically. We’re sure the people at ADATA would be more than willing to solve such an insignificant issue if you report it.

For a price of PHP 67,715, it’s arguably a bargain that no one would ever be wrong to consider. Check out their Lazada page here.