PCCG PRESTIGE CORE I7 HOME & OFFICE PC
A strong local brand takes on the likes of Dell and HP.
$1,499 | www.pccasegear.com
PC Case Gear is a name that’s surely familiar to all of our readers. But the company doesn’t just do components and gaming. It’s branching out into the realm of home and office PCs and its $1,499 Prestige Core i7 Home and Office PC is a humdinger for the money.
It packs in a fast i7-12700, 16GB of DDR4-3200 memory and a 1TB NVME
SSD. That alone is enough horsepower and capacity to function as a serious productivity PC. It’s got a high quality 650W PSU, which means this is a PC that will happily accept a graphics card in the future, becoming a gaming PC.
The PCCG Prestige has the most powerful CPU in the roundup, easily leading the pack in anything that’s CPU reliant. It can’t compete with GPU equipped systems in graphics capability but that’s not what it’s for. It’s designed to handle heavy multi-tasking and complex workflows. The MSI motherboard at the heart of the system has a good solid set of USB ports and expansion options. It’s got a spare NVMe slot and SATA ports, so you can add plenty of extra storage should you need it.
The PCCG Prestige comes with a two-year return to base warranty, paid for by PCCG, so apart from the slick after sales support of HP or Dell, there are few reasons left to choose a desktop from one of those companies, unless you can snare a real bargain.
$1,499 for a system with a 12700 CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD means you get a really smart system for the money. It’s got grunt, upgradeability, and you could pop in a good spec GPU and you’d have a potent gaming system.
The PCCG Prestige shines with its smart choice of components, great value, RTB warranty and excellent upgrade potential.
"The PCCG Prestige comes with a two-year return to base warranty."