Stormforce are a force to be reckoned with in the pre-built systems market, with their 3-year collect and return warranty, excellent build quality and easy to use website.
The Magnum, despite being tucked into a tiny chassis, has performed remarkably well and offered very playable framerates; well into the hundreds in the 1080p titles that we tested. It also presented a compelling result in PC Mark and Cinebench, going to prove that the 16GB of DDR4 and Core i5 processor were more than up to the task of productivity, if you need to use it for that.
The Cooler Master MasterCase H100 is an excellent aesthetic choice from Stormforce, particularly if you wish to use it beside a television or on a small desk; however, while the 200mm front fan provides good airflow into the case, relying on the power supply as the exhaust for the system hinders the airflow overall, as our temperature graphs show. Having said that, noise suppression was good as the system never got loud, in fact it was barely audible, even during efforts to heat everything up with GPU and CPU benchmarks.
Adding up the components individually, and then including the Windows 10 licence and the 3-year Collect & Return warranty, it’s difficult to see how Stormforce are making any profit on this, but alas, here it is, the support and service of a well-known system integrator, essentially for free, and you don't need to cut your knuckles open putting it together.
For £850, the Magnum is definitely worth considering. The chassis looks fantastic, performance at 1080p is amazing and the processor with 16GB of RAM allows a multitude of tasks to be run effectively. We’d have one of these.
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The Magnum, despite being tucked into a tiny chassis, has performed remarkably well and offered very playable framerates; well into the hundreds in the 1080p titles that we tested. It also presented a compelling result in PC Mark and Cinebench, going to prove that the 16GB of DDR4 and Core i5 processor were more than up to the task of productivity, if you need to use it for that.
The Cooler Master MasterCase H100 is an excellent aesthetic choice from Stormforce, particularly if you wish to use it beside a television or on a small desk; however, while the 200mm front fan provides good airflow into the case, relying on the power supply as the exhaust for the system hinders the airflow overall, as our temperature graphs show. Having said that, noise suppression was good as the system never got loud, in fact it was barely audible, even during efforts to heat everything up with GPU and CPU benchmarks.
Adding up the components individually, and then including the Windows 10 licence and the 3-year Collect & Return warranty, it’s difficult to see how Stormforce are making any profit on this, but alas, here it is, the support and service of a well-known system integrator, essentially for free, and you don't need to cut your knuckles open putting it together.
For £850, the Magnum is definitely worth considering. The chassis looks fantastic, performance at 1080p is amazing and the processor with 16GB of RAM allows a multitude of tasks to be run effectively. We’d have one of these.
Pros
+ Cute case
+ Quiet
+ Good gaming performance
+ Clever re-wiring of the reset switch to control RGB LED colour
Cons
- Gets toasty inside
+ Cute case
+ Quiet
+ Good gaming performance
+ Clever re-wiring of the reset switch to control RGB LED colour
Cons
- Gets toasty inside
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