The Corsair One is the company’s first pre-built gaming PC (Updated)
The Corsair One is the company’s first pre-built gaming PC
Updated on 24 March 2017: Added details on specifications and the various models.
Originally published on 9 February 2017:
Corsair is best known for its wide range of PC cases, components, and gaming peripherals, but the company has now branched out to pre-built gaming PCs as well. The Corsair ONE is its first foray into fully-assembled systems, and appears to be the next logical step after its Bulldog barebones PC kits.
This isn’t a hulking desktop though, and the ONE is a fairly compact tower with an understated design. The design is based loosely on Corsair’s Carbide 330R and Obsidian 550D cases, and the front of the chassis features a familiar brushed aluminum finish.
However, while the chassis is too shallow to hold a full-sized ATX motherboard (the One is outfitted with an MSI Z270 mini-ITX board), the ventilated side panels create breathing room for high-performance components.
That aside, the ONE has distinctive features like ridged, fin-like structures on the top and bottom, and the ventilated panels actually feature quite unique triangular perforations.
As it turns out, the ONE will be available in a variety of models, with two being exclusive to Corsair's online store. There are three variants in total – the regular Corsair One, the Corsair One Pro, and the Corsair One Ti.
The base specifications are already quite impressive. Here's an overview of what the base Corsair One model comes with:
- Intel Core i7-7700 (3.6GHz, 8MB L3 cache)
- 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2,400MHz RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Corsair Force LE 240GB SSD; 1TB HDD
- 200 x 176 x 380mm
The Corsair One Pro moves up to an overclockable Core i7-7700K processor and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, while the flagship Corsair One Ti comes with nothing less than an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.
One particularly impressive aspect is cooling, and both the CPU and graphics card are cooled with two separate AIO 240mm radiators in the Corsair One Pro and up. This is a small chassis, and Corsair is clearly keen to alleviate concerns about heat output with its higher-end configurations.
Oddly enough, there's only an option for a single Corsair Force LE 960GB SSD on the higher-end Corsair One Ti and the online exclusive version of the Corsair One Pro. In comparison, the other configurations come with a 1TB HDD.
Prices start at US$1,800 for the Corsair One, US$2,200 for the One Pro, and US$2,600 for the One Ti. Theres no news yet on whether or not it will be available to buy locally.
Source: Corsair