AVADirect X79 Custom Gaming PC Review

One of the things we like about AVADirect is the extensive catalog of off-the-shelf parts to choose from. In fact, a major advantage of shopping from a boutique system builder as opposed to a bulk OEM is the availability of name brand hardware you'd otherwise buy from Newegg, or wherever it is you purchase your components, when rolling your own rig. But what's somewhat unique to AVADirect is the smorgasbord of brands and models to choose from.

The robust selection of hardware makes evaluating an AVADirect system somewhat of a challenge in terms of focus, but it's a good problem to have. In our case, AVADirect pieced together a high-end system from its 'Gaming PC' category, built around Intel's X79 (Sandy Bridge-E) platform, with a Core i7 3960X processor and decked out with three EVGA GeForce GTX 680 (Kepler) graphics cards...

AVADirect X79 Custom Gaming PC Review