Tool Reviews

Not always and not everyone has the time and knowledge to assemble the perfect machine for games and work with their own hands. And this is not a problem. Currently, there are enough models of ready-made assemblies on the market, with optimal prices, a dozen of which we have presented in our list. The models in the material are arranged in order of increasing price and performance.

ARTLINE Business X25 (X25v08)

Opens our top budget computer from ARTLINE – Business X25 (X25v08). $450 is the nominal minimum price of a computer that is really capable of running and comfortably handling undemanding games at minimum settings.

The model is equipped with a fairly old 4-core AMD Athlon X4 950 processor and an AMD RX 560 video card, which corresponds to a GTX 1050. For comfortable operation, the memory subsystem is based on 8 GB of DDR4 and a 480 GB SSD.

Tests in games, average number of frames per second:

• RDR 2 (FullHD, minimum settings): 37 (open world)
• The Witcher 3 (FullHD, low settings): 51 (open world)
• GTA 5 (FullHD, high settings): 68 (city)
• CS GO (FullHD, high settings): 91

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ARTLINE Gaming X31 (X31v16)

ARTLINE Gaming X31 (X31v16) is based on a newer blue Intel Core i3-10100F processor and a classic of budget gaming video cards – Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti.

The CPU and GPU have noticeably higher performance compared to the previous PC, which gives a lower temperature and a smoother picture in games.

Tests in games, average number of frames per second:

• RDR 2 (FullHD, minimum settings): 35+ (city)
• The Witcher 3 (FullHD, low settings): 55+ (open world)
• GTA 5 (FullHD, high-very high settings): 60+ (city)
• CS GO (FullHD, high settings): 140+

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ARTLINE Gaming X31 (X31v20)

ARTLINE Gaming X31 (X31v20) is a slightly different configuration of the previous model for the same price. A more productive next-generation Nvidia GTX 1650 video card and a more capacious, but noticeably slower 1000 GB hard drive are installed here.

Such an assembly is more designed for games, and less convenient in daily work with the file system. The amount of RAM is 8 GB and can be increased.

Tests in games, average number of frames per second:

• RDR 2 (FullHD, medium settings): 58+ (open world)
• The Witcher 3 (FullHD, high-ultra settings): 57 (Novigrad)
• GTA 5 (FullHD, high settings): 100+ (city)
• CS GO (FullHD, low settings): 250+

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COBRA Advanced (I11F.16.H1S2.166T.2604)

The PC COBRA Advanced (I11F.16.H1S2.166T.2604) has the optimal configuration for modern AAA games at high and ultra settings in FullHD resolution.

The performance of its processor is sufficient for daily work, and in real game situations the processor fully reveals the capabilities of the video card.

In the model, 16 GB of RAM is the recommended amount for most top games.

As well as a developed memory subsystem, which consists of a fast SSD and a large hard disk. This allows you to store a lot of information and comfortably work both the operating system and the programs that have the greatest demand.

Tests in games, average number of frames per second:

• RDR 2 (FullHD, ultra settings): 55 (stress test)
• CyberPunk 2077 (FullHD, ultra settings): 51 (open world)
• GTA 5 (FullHD, ultra settings): 81 (stress test)

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ARTLINE Gaming X45 (X45v33)

Compared to the previous build, the ARTLINE Gaming X45 (X45v33) has a noticeably more powerful processor and video card with similar performance, but with new image processing functionality.

Ryzen 5 5500 is a current processor from AMD with 6 cores and 12 threads. The NVidia RTX 3050 averages the same FPS as the GTX 1660 Ti in classic games. But thanks to the presence of tensor cores, it can produce significantly more frames per second in games, thanks to the support of DLSS.

The memory subsystem consists of classic and sufficient 16 DDR4 and a 240 GB SSD duo with a 1000 GB HDD.

Tests in games, average number of frames per second:

• RDR 2 (FullHD, ultra settings): 43 (forest)
• The Witcher 3 (FullHD, ultra settings): 60 (open world, combat)
• GTA 5 Online (FullHD, very high settings): 70 (city)
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 (FullHD, ultra settings): 37 (outside view, near the ground)

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ARTLINE Gaming X48 (X48v15)

ARTLINE Gaming X48 (X48v15) is a gaming computer with the main elements from AMD. It has the popular Ryzen 3600 processor – 6 cores, 12 threads and the new Radeon RX 6600 XT video card, which is slightly faster than the NVidia RTX 3060 and NVidia RTX 2080.

The volume of the model’s RAM is 16 GB, and both an SSD and a hard disk are installed.

Compared to previous models, this build is aimed at higher resolution gaming. With such a gaming system, you can comfortably play in QuadHD (1440p) resolution.

Tests in games, average number of frames per second:

• RDR 2 (1440p, high settings): 59 (city)
• GTA 5 (1440p, ultra settings): 88 (city)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p, ultra settings): 40 (city)

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ARTLINE Gaming X68 (X68v09)

The ARTLINE Gaming X68 (X68v09) gaming computer is mainly aimed at budget 4K gaming.

The same Ryzen 3600 processor and NVidia RTX 3070 video card are installed here. A pleasant and important addition is the memory subsystem based on a fast SSD with a capacity of 1000 GB and 16 GB of DDR4 memory.

Such an assembly guarantees a high speed of information exchange between the drive, processor and video card, which gives high FPS.

Tests in games, average number of frames per second:

• RDR 2 (4K, high settings): 59 (city)
• Watch Dogs Legion (4K, high settings, DLSS performance, rays – ultra): 50
• Cyberpunk 2077 (4K, high settings, DLSS performance): 43 (city)

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ARTLINE Gaming X59 (X59v26)

Gaming X59 (X59v26) is another build from ARTLINE aimed at versatility and budget 4K gaming.

This PC is equipped with a mid-level processor of the current generation from Intel – Intel Core i5-12400F. Such a solution is on average a third more productive than the CPU from the previous assembly, which is felt both in games and in professional work applications.

The video card remains the same – NVidia RTX 3070. The model copes with modern games in QuadHD resolution without any particular problems, and with the correct graphics settings, it also handles 4K.

The amount of memory has also increased significantly – in addition to the 480 GB SSD, the manufacturer has installed a 2 TB hard drive.

Tests in games, average number of frames per second:

• Far Cry 6 (4K, ultra settings, DLSS, beams): 37
• Far Cry 6 (1440p, ultra settings, DLSS, rays): 70
• PUBG (4K, ultra settings): 86
• PUBG (1440p, ultra settings): 120
• Cyberpunk 2077 (4K, ultra settings, DLSS – off): 33 (city)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p, ultra settings, DLSS – off): 58 (city)

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ARTLINE Gaming X79 (X79v37)

ARTLINE Gaming X79 (X79v37) is the most balanced configuration of a top gaming PC. In the model, the i7-11700F processor is one of the flagships of the previous generation, based on an 8-core and 16-thread chip from Intel.

The NVidia RTX 3080 Ti video card is a modern flagship of the consumer line. In the memory subsystem, 32 GB of DDR4 at a frequency of 3200 MHz and a set of a fast SSD with a capacity of 1 TB and a hard disk with a capacity of 2 TB.

As a result, for $ 3 thousand you will get a PC on flagship hardware for uncompromising quality of 4K gaming.

Tests in games, average number of frames per second:

• RDR 2 (4K, ultra settings): 63 (city)
• Metro: Exodus (4K, ultra settings, DLSS quality, beams): 66 (open world)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (4K, ultra settings, DLSS quality): 67 (city)

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ARTLINE Overlord X98 (X98v42)

ARTLINE Overlord X98 (X98v42) is the absolute leader and top of our list. All its components are selected to give maximum results not only in games, but also in extremely complex and resource-intensive tasks and specialized programs.

In the model, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X processor is the top stone from the reds. It has 16 cores, 32 threads and a claimed maximum frequency of 4.9 GHz.

The NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti video card is the fastest on the market, which has 10752 CUDA cores with a frequency of up to 1.86 GHz and a memory volume of 24 GB.

The memory subsystem is impressive: the RAM is 128 GB DDR4 with a frequency of 3600 MHz and two SSDs of 1 TB in addition.

Because this model is based on the best iron currently on the market. This is a workstation sharpened to handle complex tasks, create and render videos, and play games in the highest resolution.

Tests in games, average number of frames per second:

• Cyberpunk 2077 (4K, ultra settings, DLSS quality, rays): 45 (stress test)
• Far Cry 6 (4K, ultra settings): 74 (city)
• Lara Croft: Shadow of the Tomb Raider: (4K, ultra settings) – 107 (stress test)

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We hope that our material will help you choose a gaming PC, and we wish you successful purchases from Hotline!

Author: Mykhailo Kushnarev