Velocity Micro Raptor Z90

Dual graphics card performance. Overclocked six-core processor. Lots of I/O ports. Can play Crysis on Ultra High setting. No Bloatware. Some expansion room

Dated styling. Still expensive. C: drive is a little small. Won't burn Blu-ray discs

The Velocity Micro Raptor Z90 is a good "bang for the buck" as far as hardcore gaming PCs go, if you can claim that for a $5,500 system. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles that some competitors have, but it offers leading class performance for...

Blazingly fast, aesthetically pleasing, and well made

Front-panel bezels could be more firmly secured

We have just one quibble with this rig. The snap-in front-panel bezels are hard to keep in place, and, in fact, were rattling around inside the case when we opened it for the first time. Fortunately, they’re so light, they didn’t cause any damage. We...