The Palicomp Alpha Phase, this system was originally reviewed with the older Intel Ivybridge, so we are now giving you a free upgrade to the latest Coffee Lake Intel i5 8400 processor. To achieve this we will also be giving a free upgrade from the Z77 Chipset motherboard to the latest on offer being the Z370 chipset. With 8GB of DDR4 RAM included is a moderately sized 1TB purely for storage this is a perfect system for everyday use and all tasks that are needed for a commonly used desktop system. With these free upgrades you are getting a CPU upgrade and a greatly improved GPU on the integrated HD4600 that is included. A Samsung 24X DVD+/-RW drive included to take care of all reading and burning needs for CD's and DVD's. Supplied with Windows 10, 8.1 or 7 64Bit fully installed as standard ready to go out of the box and the disc is provided for future re-installations.
Ideal for: Home Entertainment/ Office use
Recommended Upgrades ADVANCED - OS Tuning For Best Performance For Windows 7+8+10 / 120GB KINGSTON V300 SATA3 - 6Gb/s / 8GB DDR4 2400Mhz - CRUCIAL Ballistix

INTEL Core i5 8400 - 6 Cores - 6 Threads 2.8GHz - 4Ghz Turbo

ASUS PRIME Z370-P II 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16, x8/x4+x4) * 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (max at x4 mode) 4 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1 4 x DDR4 RAM Slots 4 x SATA Ports 2 x M.2* See Specs AMD CrossFireX™ Technology

CRUCIAL 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz

SEAGATE HDD 1TB SATA3 - 6Gb/s 7200 RPM & 64MB Cache

LG 12X BluRay & DVD+/-RW Combo Drive

INTEL HD630 Graphics

450W PSU

Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1 Or 7

8 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (4 at back panel, +blue) 6 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 at back panel) 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s) 1 x DVI-D 1 x HDMI 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue) Type-A 2 x USB 2.0 3 x Audio jack(s)

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