VADirect X99 Gaming System.Build One Like This!

custom case doesn’t come free, though, which is why many gaming PCs have an eye-watering price. AVADirect takes a different approach, building systems to order from off-the-shelf parts. They’re like a friend who builds computers charging you to put one together, and delivering it to you when they’re done. An incredibly talented friend, with access to the sweetest components.
In theory, this approach offers more bang for your buck, and the X99 Gaming System we received was configured to prove that point. It arrived with an octa-core Intel Core i7-5960X, which has a base clock of 3.0GHz, and 16GB of Corsair DDR4 RAM. It also had a pair of EVGA Superclocked GTX 980s, which is what you’ll need if you want to game 4K. For storage, AVADirect included a one terabyte Samsung 850 EVO SSD, and a two terabyte Western Digital Black drive.
That’s pretty close to the Origin Millennium from late 2014, and the Falcon Northwest Mach V, though those machines boasted a third video card. The AVADirect system is cheaper than both of them, too, but whether it can hold its own in a world of beautiful custom-built PCs remains to be seen.

Processor Model LGA 2011-v3 Core i7-5960X
Manufacturer: Intel
Speed: 3 GHz
Cores: 8 Cores
64-bit: Yes
16GB of Corsair DDR4 RAM
Graphics Model: GeForce GTX 980 SuperClocked ACX 2.0
Manufacturer: EVGA
VRAM: 8 GB
Storage type: SSD
Size: 2TB
Speed: 520 Mb/s
Power Supply: Corsair AX1200i PSU


The Corsair 760T case sits over 22 inches tall, and weighs just under 25 pounds before there are any parts in it. It’s much larger than your standard desktop tower, though it’s actually smaller and lighter than competing full-tower PCs from Origin and Falcon Northwest.

Top-shelf performance

At the core of the AVADirect X99 Gaming System is a top-of-the-line Intel Core i7-5960X, an octa-core processor with a 3GHz clock speed, and 3.5GHz Turbo Boost. Backing it up is 16GB of Corsair memory, accompanied by a pair of super-clocked EVGA GTX 980s in an SLI configuration for a total of 8GB of VRAM. For storage, AVADirect included a one terabyte Samsung 850 EVO SSD, and a two terabyte Western Digital Black drive.