Custom PC - UK (2020-01)

CyberPower’s Cooler Master box, which had no tempered
glass, no rubber grommets and untidy cables.
Wired2Fire’s machine also has a better warranty. It’s a five
year labour deal with two years of collect and return parts
and labour coverage.

Performance
At 1,920 x 1,080, the Wired2Fire’s overclocked GPU delivered
minimums that ranged between 57fps and 82fps, which are
great. Those scores mean that any single-player title will run
smoothly – and you’ll often get beyond 60fps. Undemanding
esports games will also likely run at triple-figure frame rates,
which is important for high refresh-rate screens.
Dialling the resolution up to 2,560 x 1,440 saw the
tweaked RTX 2060 Super run at minimums between 48fps

and 58fps, which is perfectly playable. Even enabling ray

tracing in Battlefield V is possible on this machine if you

enable Nvidia’s DLSS anti-aliasing mode. The Wired2Fire’s

performance was also consistently a couple of frames per

second ahead of the aforementioned CyberPower system

with its stock speed GPU.

Meanwhile, the Ryzen 7 3700X chip is reliably quick. Its

single-threaded performance in GIMP is barely different to

range-toppingCPUsthankstoitshighsingle-corespeeds.

InHandbrake, the Wired2Fire’s score of 561,626 beat the

CyberPower by more than 100,000 points thanks to its two

extra cores, and the Wired2Fire’s overall score 220,738 is

solid. It’s a great CPU to see included in a PC at this price.

There are no thermal issues either. The CPU and GPU

delta Ts of 41°C and 47°C are fine. Noise levels are reasonable

as well – you can hear fan noise during gaming, but the

rumble is quiet and not irritating – you’ll easily drown it out if

you’re wearing a headset.

Conclusion

The Wired2Fire Predator is a little pricier than other RTX

2060 Super systems we’ve seen, but it’s still very keenly

priced, and the company has used the extra budget wisely to

deliver extra quality. The CPU is fast and versatile, and the

case and power supply are great for a PC in this price league.

The Predator also provides a solid warranty. Problems are

minor, with no secondary storage and the slightly limited

motherboard being the only complaints, but you don’t get

everything you want in a £1,299 PC. The Predator is a high-

quality 1080p and 2,560 x 1,440 gaming machine with a

well-balanced specification and a very fair price.

MIKE JENNINGS

VERDICT

Solid design and well-balanced components deliver

a high-quality gaming system for a very fair price.

OVERALLSCORE

86 %

PERFORMANCE

23 / 25

DESIGN

20 / 25

HARDWARE

21 / 25

VALUE

22 / 25

SHADOWOFTHETOMBRAIDER

1,920x1,080,HighestDetail, TAA

0 50 100 150 200

Wired2Fire Predator 82fps 110fps

2,560x1,440,HighestDetail,TAA

0 50 100 150 200

50 100 150

150

200

50 100 200

50 100 150 200

50 100 150 200

Wired2Fire Predator 58fps 74fps

BATTLEFIELDV

1,920x1,080,Ultrasettings,DX12,HighDXR,DLSS

0

Wired2Fire Predator 57fps 72fps

2,560x1,440,Ultrasettings,DX12,HighDXR,DLSS

0

Wired2Fire Predator 48fps 54fps

TOTALWAR:WARHAMMERII

1,920x1,080,UltraDetail, AAon

0

Wired2Fire Predator 76fps 93fps

2,560x1,440,UltraDetail,AAon

0

Wired2Fire Predator 52fps 67fps

Minimum Average

GIMPIMAGE

EDITING

62,440

HEAVYMULTI-

TASKING

235,702

HANDBRAKEH.264

VIDEOENCODING

561,525

SYSTEM

SCORE

220,738

LUXMARK

OPENCL

116,437

VELOCIRAPTOR

+ Goodcomponents

throughout

+ Excellentwarranty

+ Tidy,quietenclosure

COMPSOGNATHUS

• Cheaperrivalsare
  available


• Relativelylimited
  motherboard


• No secondary storage

BENCHMARK RESULTS