AVA Direct Custom GT3 SFF Gaming System Review
Interior Design
The inside of the GT3 is a study in space efficiency, if not Feng Shui. Every possible square inch of space is used, and used well.
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The downside is, you will not find it easy to upgrade this computer. The RAM is buried deeply beneath the optical drive; the graphics card is in its own tight spot; and the motherboard is all but completely obscured.
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The choice of a Radeon HD 4850-based card might have been a matter of necessity due to space, and the relative weakness of the 350W power supply. This case will not fit a massive, 11-inch-long graphics card, and its PSU may not have the juice to run a more power-hungry card anyway.
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Two small, 80mm case fans keep the system relatively cool. The CPU is outfitted with a stock Intel CPU cooler, and there isn't room for an upgrade. That's probably why the system wasn't factory overclocked; heat would be a major issue here. We even tooled with the P6T motherboard's substantial overclocking abilities, but only managed to score about 200MHz over spec before the system refused to boot.
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To AVA Direct's credit, the cables are bound and neat and out of the way, for ideal cooling.
