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Mesh Computers Ice 5 5750 HD Wins PC Advisor Recommended

2010-02-04T06:02:00.003Z

It's review time again, and this time Mesh Computers have picked up a PC Advisor Recommended award with the Ice 5 5750HD. The Ice 5 was praised for "excellent value for money, with its impressive spec including a Core i5 750 CPU, a full-HD 22in monitor, 1TB of storage and a generous software bundle."

Check out the full review written by Paul Monckton (which can also be found on PC Advisor's site) below:

Mesh's £739 Ice5 5750 HD offers excellent value for money. Its impressive spec includes a Core i5 750 CPU, a full-HD 22in monitor, a terabyte (1TB) of storage and a generous software bundle that includes a CyberLink suite.

Mesh has accidentally submitted the least expensive PC of the group, if only by £10. Originally specified with a Radeon 5770 HD graphics card, our Mesh Ice5 5750 HD review sample shipped with the 5750 HD instead. This resulted in a noticeable, although not extreme, reduction in gaming framerates. If you want to pay the extra, and we strongly suggest you do, the Mesh Ice5 5770 HD is available for £749 and should deliver a similar gaming performance to our Best Buy Arbico.

If space is at a premium, you'll appreciate the Mesh Ice5 5750 HD's diminutive system case. Note that this compact machine has less room for upgrades than the other PCs here as a result. The hard drive has been mounted vertically, for example, while the rather basic Asus motherboard has only one PCI Express x16 slot. You won't be able to add a second graphics card later, which makes the £749 Ice5 5770 HD all the more attractive.

Verdict

The Mesh Ice5 5750 HD may prove difficult to upgrade and its one-year warranty looks a little stingy, but this excellent PC offers better value for money than any other contender.

Mesh Computers begin 2010 with a Review Win

2010-01-08T01:57:00.005Z

Happy new year 2010 from Mesh Computers, and its shaping up to be a good year already with a review win for the Matrix II 925 MX. Expertreviews.co.uk gave the PC a full 5 out of 5 stars rating, with Computer Shopper also heaping praise on the machine in the February '10 issue.

"Mesh's Matrix II is stunningly quick in Windows and ideal if you do a lot of video or photo editing"

For the full review written by Alan Lu at expertreviews.co.uk take a look below:

Mesh's Matrix II 925 MX is a real powerhouse thanks to a 2.8GHz AMD Phenom II X4 925 processor and 4GB of RAM. This combination meant this PC did very well in our application benchmarks. Its overall score of 101 was the best we've seen for a PC at this price. The one downside is that the processor fan is quite loud. This can easily be replaced with a quieter fan if you find the noise distracting, though.

The Matrix II 925 MX was less impressive in our game tests. Its integrated Radeon 4200 graphics managed only single-digit scores in our gaming benchmarks. A more powerful PCI Express x16 graphics card can be added to boost performance, but the 300W power supply may not provide enough energy for power-hungry graphics cards as well as other upgrades and may need to be replaced.

Although the Matrix II isn't brimming with as many internal expansion options as other PCs we've seen, there's space for another optical drive. There are also two 3?in bays, both of which can be used for internal devices such as hard disks or external devices such as a memory card reader or floppy drive. Unlike other PCs we've seen, it has enough SATA ports to connect all the devices it has bays for. There are two free RAM slots and a massive 16GB of RAM can be fitted.

There are two PCI slots and a PCI Express x1 slot for accommodating peripherals such as TV tuners or wireless adaptors. There are also coaxial and optical S/PDIF ports for connecting a surround-sound amplifier.

Mesh's Matrix II 925 MX is a great PC if you need fast application performance on a budget. However, you'll need to budget more for a dedicated graphics card to replace its weak integrated chip if you want to play games and it's irritatingly loud, so it's not perfect.

Mesh Computers win PC Advisor Best Buy Award with the Mesh Ice 7 DX11

2009-11-27T14:37:00.004Z

Mesh Computers have won the PC Advisor Best Buy Award for the Mesh Ice DX11. Check out the full review below from PC Advisor, written by Paul Monckton

The Mesh Ice 7 DX11 Windows 7 desktop PC offers staggering gaming performance with an HD 5850 chip under its belt.

With the release of AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cards, we're seeing the first DirectX 11.0-capable PCs submitted to our Test Centre. It's no surprise that all four of the new PCs featured here include a 1GB Radeon HD 5850 card, including the Mesh Ice 7 DX11.

The strongest overall performance is delivered by the Mesh Ice 7 DX11. Despite its Intel Core i7 920 processor having now been discontinued, it's still widely available and offers great value for money. The performance of this chip is superb, propelling the Mesh to a WorldBench 6 speed score of 139 points.

A 6GB allocation of DDR3 RAM is provided, fitted into an Asus P6T SE motherboard. This is a good offering - the two machines based on Intel's newer Core i7 860 CPU come with only 4GB - yet the price of the Mesh Ice 7 DX11 remains reasonable.

Gaming performance is very good indeed, and the Mesh Ice 7 DX11's HD 5850 delivers a noticeable increase in performance over the HD 4890 found in older systems in this price category. It comes with support for DirectX 11.0, which is necessary for several forthcoming games as well as some new functions built into Windows 7.

A pair of 500GB hard drives are provided in a Raid 0 configuration. This setup offers enhanced performance over single-drive offerings, but it takes only one drive to fail in the Mesh Ice 7 DX11 for you to lose the data stored on both.

The Mesh Ice 7 DX11's 22in full-HD monitor delivers high-quality images. You don't get a Blu-ray drive, but this remains an excellent PC for both work and gaming.

Mesh Matrix II 925 HD wins the Best Buy Award from Computer Shopper!

2009-11-16T15:37:00.003Z

Mesh Computers have done it again! This time at Computer Shopper, with the Matrix II 925, scoring a Best Buy award.

Take a look at the full review from Computer Shopper by Kat Orphanides, posted online at Expertreviews.co.uk.

Mesh's Matrix II 925 HD isn't the fastest PC £650 can buy, but it's a well-rounded system. The lack of processing power comes from the choice of a 2.8GHz Phenom II X4 925, which can't compete with the Intel Core i5 processors in similarly priced PCs. However, Mesh has realised that few people need the power of a Core i5, and has instead used the money saved to install a few more useful components.

One is the huge 1TB hard disk, which should cater for all your storage needs. Next is the great 22in Iiyama E2208HDS monitor. It's one of our favourite budget monitors, with accurate if slightly pale colours that retain their intensity from most viewing angles. Its full HD resolution is a perfect match for the Matrix II's Blu-ray drive for watching HD movies. It's easy to connect surround-sound speakers, too. The Radeon HD 4850 graphics card lacks the power to satisfy serious gamers, but is beefy enough to play the latest games at reasonable quality levels. The comfortable keyboard and mouse are reliable wired models from Logitech.

The Matrix's compact microATX case reduces fan noise to a soft hum. It doesn't take up much space, either. There isn't much room for upgrades, but the Asus M2N68-VM motherboard provides just about everything you'll need, including eight-channel audio and an eSATA port. The only notable omission is FireWire. The graphics card blocks the only PCI-E x1 slot, but doesn't get in the way of the SATA ports. Cables are all neatly routed and there are two free PCI slots. The motherboard has two free memory slots, which can be used to upgrade from 4GB to a total of 8GB of RAM.

Unless you really need the extra grunt of a Core i5 processor, this is a great buy for £650. It even comes with 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium installed. The Matrix II 925 HD wins our Best Buy award.

Mesh Matrix II 550BE Wins PC Advisor Best Buy Award!

2009-10-20T13:34:00.003+01:00

The accolades keep rolling in for Mesh Computers at the moment, with the Mesh Matrix II 550BE winning the PC Advisor Best Buy Award. The Verdict was that "The Mesh Matrix II 550BE PCA offers unbeatable value and class-leading performance. If you want a gaming PC for less than £500, nothing else here comes close."

See the full review from PC Advisor written by Paul Monckton below:

Systems at this price point always involve compromises - a meaty processor or a powerful graphics card will obliterate a £500 budget. But the Mesh Matrix II 550BE PCA not only achieves the highest WorldBench 6 real-world speed score of the group, it also provides staggering gaming performance that leaves the competition stuttering and flickering in its wake.

We were somewhat surprised to find an AMD CPU under the hood of our Best Buy machine, and the Mesh Matrix II 550BE PCA's 3.1GHz Phenom II X2 500 BE marks a turn-around for our previously Intel-dominated PC charts.

All the systems reviewed here feature ATI graphics cards, but the Mesh Matrix II 550BE PCA's HD 4870 outclasses the competition and takes gaming to a new level of performance.

Other components are standard fare, with the Mesh Matrix II 550BE PCA's smart black case concealing 4GB of DDR2 memory and a 500GB hard drive. The 19in display is perfectly acceptable but lacks a digital input. Usefully, Mesh preinstalls the CyberLink DVD suite.

One slight niggle, however, is the Mesh Matrix II 550BE PCA's one-year warranty, which is disappointing in comparison with the two-year guarantees offered elsewhere.

Verdict

The Mesh Matrix II 550BE PCA offers unbeatable value and class-leading performance. If you want a gaming PC for less than £500, nothing else here comes close.

Mesh Matrix II 5870XT wins PC Pro Recommended!

2009-10-16T16:06:00.003+01:00

Mesh Computers with the Mesh Matrix II 5870XT has picked up a second award - this time from PC Pro giving it an A-List rating. Check out the full review below from PC Pro reviewer Mike Jennings.

It may be a mere six months since ATI launched the Radeon HD 4890 as its single-GPU flagbearer, but the HD 5870 wasted no time in usurping it last month. The new card deservedly won a place on the A List on its PC Pro debut, and Mesh is the first manufacturer to include it in its Matrix II 5870XT PC.

The HD 5870 certainly boasts impressive credentials: it’s ATI’s first desktop 40nm part, the world’s first DirectX 11 GPU and boasts 1,600 stream processors, 2.15 billion transistors and a core clock speed of 850MHz, alongside 1GB of 1,200MHz GDDR5 memory.

This tantalising specification resulted in excellent gaming performance. In our 1,920 x 1,200 very high quality Crysis test, for instance, the Mesh returned an impressive average framerate of 39fps. More demanding tests didn’t faze the card, either; in fact, only a mammoth 2,650 x 1,600 test at very high settings caused the HD 5870 problems – it only managed 24fps – but you'll only reach that resolution if you shell out a lot more on a huge 30in TFT. Nevertheless, it’s an excellent performance that’s only marginally bettered by recent PCs we've reviewed with dual GPUs.

Partnering this groundbreaking GPU is a 3.2GHz AMD Phenom II X4 965 processor, one of the most powerful quad-core parts in AMD’s range. It may not be as revolutionary as the graphics card, but the Mesh still delivered an excellent result of 2.03 in our suite of application benchmarks.

This score may not see the Mesh challenging its A-Listed competitors for raw power – the Wired2Fire Hellspawn XFire used an overclocked Intel Core i5 chip to score 2.45 in our benchmarks – but the Matrix II is still one of the fastest AMD-based systems we’ve seen and offers more than enough speed to cope with demanding applications.

Mesh has packed 4GB of RAM, a 1TB hard disk and a Blu-ray drive into the Matrix II 5870XT, to ensure there’s plenty of space for large media collections, as well as the capacity to play high-definition movies.

It's all crammed into the popular NZXT Hush case. It may not look as sleek or feel as sturdy as other favourites such as the Antec Nine Hundred Two, but the Hush’s main strength is noise prevention: layers of sound-absorbing foam and dozens of rubber washers keep vibrations and hums to a minimum.

The result is a system that, while far from silent, is relatively quiet for such a powerful beast. The Akasa Nero CPU heatsink and that graphics card cooler mean there’s a constant whirr from the side of the chassis but, thankfully, it’s kept to a manageable level and is unlikely to prove distracting.

The chassis is neat and tidy elsewhere, with bundles of cables lashed together and out of sight, although the bulky components mean working inside is tricky. The two spare DIMM sockets are very close to the Akasa Nero, for instance, and adding a new hard disk into one of the four empty, tool-free bays will likely require removal of the graphics card.

Outside the case, Mesh has included decent peripherals. The Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS offers a full-HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080, with solid image quality, especially when handling lighter tones –although we did notice backlight bleed at both the top and bottom of the screen. The choice of Logitech Deluxe 660 wireless keyboard and mouse is good, although perhaps lacking the precision demanded by serious gamers.

With all the power inside, we assumed the Mesh would tip the scales above £1,000 but it comes in at a reasonable £912 exc VAT. This looks good value when stacked up against its A List competition. The £869 Mesh Elite Ice 5 Pro can't match the Mesh for gaming prowess, while the two graphics cards of the £1,199 Wired2Fire Hellspawn XFire proved barely faster for that wedge of extra cash.

It’s this combination of price and performance that makes the Mesh so tempting. It may fall slightly behind some rivals in our 2D tests, but it's still a very fast machine, and its gaming performance is top class without resorting to a giant graphics card that sounds like a Hoover. If you’re searching for a cutting-edge gaming rig that doesn’t break the bank, the Mesh Matrix II 5870XT is flavour of the month.

MESH Matrix II 5870XT wins PC Advisor Recommended award

2009-10-01T11:33:00.007+01:00

Review time again, and this time its the MESH Matrix II 5870XT which has picked up a PC Advisor Recommended award. Featuring a ATI Radeon 5870 HD graphics card, and powered by AMD's flagship CPU, PC Advisor has lauded it as a supremely fast gaming PC costing less than £1,000.

No other sub-£1000 PC they've seen had come anywhere close to the MESH Matrix II 5870XT's level of gaming performance, with the Radeon 5870 HD propelling it to over 40fps on the HQ Crysis test - that's at least 10fps faster than the best of the rest.

Check out the full PC Advisor review by Paul Monckton below:

Fitted with the latest ATI Radeon 5870 HD graphics card and powered by AMD's flagship CPU, the MESH Matrix II 5870XT is a supremely fast gaming PC costing less than £1,000.

With the exception of nVidia's hugely expensive GeForce GTX 295, this new single-GPU graphics card stomps all over anything else on the market today, including AMD's former champ, the twin-processor Radeon HD 4870 X2.

No other sub-£1,000 system we've seen so far can come anywhere close to the MESH Matrix II 5870XT's level of gaming performance. The Radeon 5870 HD propels it to speeds of 40fps in our high-quality Crysis test - at least 10fps faster than the best of the rest can muster.

Furthermore, this is currently the only graphics card capable of forthcoming titles such as DiRT2 from Codemasters. These will push the 5870 still further ahead of the competition in both performance and image quality. You'll also be able to use Microsoft's DirectCompute 11 API, allowing the graphics card to take on other duties more effectively, such as seamlessly converting video for use on your portable media player. Older cards are limited to DirectCompute 10.0 or 10.1.

See also: HIS Radeon HD 5870 1GB review

A total of four monitor outputs include a pair of DVI ports as well as both HDMI and DisplayPort connectors, all of which (thanks to AMD's ‘Eyefinity' feature) can be used simultaneously to enable ultra-high resolution multi-screen gaming. However, our review MESH Matrix II 5870XT PC is supplied with a single 22in Iiyama full-HD monitor (for £50 more you can get the 24in monitor pictured).

Housed in a black brushed-aluminium NZXT Hush system case, the MESH Matrix II 5870XT PC remains quiet. This is thanks to a sound-insulated interior which dampens the soft whirr of the specially selected cooling fans inside.

The Asus M4A79XA EVO mainboard comes with two x16 PCI-Express slots supporting an upgrade to dual graphics cards using CrossFireX. Two sticks of DDR3 RAM provide a total of 4GB - with a pair of empty slots of upgrades.

Our WorldBench result of 126 points reveals general application performance to sit at the lower end of what we'd expect from a similarly priced PC based on Intel's Core i7 920, so while the MESH Matrix II 5870XT offers exceptional value for gamers, those hungry for the ultimate overall performance may wish to spend a little more for a faster processor.

Verdict

The MESH Matrix II 5870XT is powerful, well-constructed and built with quality components, but the Radeon 5870 HD takes it to a whole new level of gaming performance at an affordable price.

Mesh Launch Worlds first DX11 PC!

2009-09-23T17:18:00.004+01:00

With the launch of DX11 today, MESH have celebrated this with the launch of the worlds first DX11 ready PC.

Featuring the ATI Radeon HD 5870, the world's most powerful, advanced and efficient GPU this PC is fully DX11 capable as soon as Windows 7 is launched.

Head over to Mesh's website to check the Slayer DX11 range of PC's for yourself!

MESH Matrix II 955BE Hush wins ComputerActive Buy IT award!

2009-09-23T16:13:00.003+01:00

It's award time again, and Mesh have scooped another one - this time its the ComputerActive Buy IT award. The MESH Matrix II 955BE Hush was awarded 5 / 5 stars and praised for its excellent computing performance, high quality 22in widescreen monitor and quiet operation.

Take a look at the full review below from Orestis Bastounis over at Computeractive.

"Portable computers such as laptops and netbooks are fine if you have to get things done on the move.

However, they don’t cope particularly well with demanding tasks such as video editing or playing recent games. To do that you will need a more powerful computer, and that means a desktop PC such as the Mesh Matrix II 955BE Hush.

The Hush takes its name from the NZXT Hush case it comes in, which is designed to be quiet.

The case’s blue light and curved door make it look attractive and futuristic, although that only extends to the front panel: the rest of the case is a much more generic-looking black number.

A layer of foam covers the inside to muffle noise from the fans and hard disk. In use, we found the noise dampening to be fairly effective at keeping the PC quieter than most, although it is far from silent.

Mesh has chosen an AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black processor, an ATI Radeon HD4870 video card and 4GB of main system memory in the Hush.

The combination of a powerful processor and video card is essential for playing the most up-to-date PC games in high resolution and with the detail settings turned up.

Although there are faster alternatives available, these would have raised the price of the Hush considerably.

Mesh is selling the entire computer for £799 (excluding delivery) so has chosen wisely, as both the processor and video card offer excellent value and are easily capable of playing any game on the market today.

This price also includes a widescreen 22in Iiyama ProLite monitor with a 16:9 aspect ratio.

That’s the same as most widescreen television programmes so you wont have to put up with black bars when watching shows (most computer widescreens have a 16:10 aspect ratio).

Although the screen is too small to make high-definition video a big deal, the Hush also comes with a Blu-ray drive, which will read and write DVDs and CDs as well as reading Blu-ray discs and HD DVDs, the short-lived former rival to Blu-ray.

Although the 22in screen is not an expensive model, its picture quality and colour representation were very impressive.

The Hush comes with Windows Vista 64-bit installed on the 750GB hard disk, which should be enough storage for most people, unless you have an exceptionally large music collection.

However, Mesh could have easily included a larger 1TB disk without adding much to the cost.

There is plenty of room for expansion, both inside and outside: it has 12 USB ports at the back, along with surround sound outputs.

It also includes a Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse, plus Microsoft Works 8.5 for word processing, spreadsheets and other office tasks.

Although this is a good-value gaming computer, at £799 it's slightly more expensive than similar PCs from other retailers and some of Mesh's own cheaper products.

The Matrix II Hush does offer superb gaming performance, though, and although it isn't silent, the fact that it’s quieter than most will be a bonus, as is the excellent monitor."

MESH LAUNCHES Ice5: Cool Core i5 PCs from £599

2009-09-14T14:48:00.001+01:00

London, UK – 8th September 2009: MESH Computers today announced the launch of its Ice5 range of personal computers, with system unit prices starting at just £599 inc vat.

When Intel launched its powerful Nehalem technology in November 2008, the Core i7 processor quickly became a firm favourite with high-end enthusiasts, professional users and game players.

With the launch of the Core i5 processor, Intel is making the next generation of intelligent performance available at a lower price point, which will appeal to a much wider audience.

MESH Computers, the UK’s number one award winner, has created the MESH Ice5 range to deliver this new processor to market – with systems like the MESH Ice5 750x starting at just £599 inc vat.

Tony Riccardi, Sales and Marketing Director for MESH Computers said, “In addition to our popular black chassis, MESH will also be offering a special edition, all-white version – which perfectly encapsulates the clear, cool imagery of the MESH Ice5 range”.

Giving his customers a glimpse of what is to come, Riccardi said, “MESH Ice5 systems are available immediately and, for gaming enthusiasts, we will be launching full DirectX 11 versions very soon”.

In terms of positioning, Riccardi was clear “Many customers want to own processors built on Intel’s powerful Nehalem architecture and the Core i5 series will make that dream possible to many more”.

Available immediately, the MESH Ice5 range starts at £599 inc vat and goes through to the Ice5 Pro at £999

MESH Computers has been designing, manufacturing and supporting PC systems in the UK since 1987 and has its headquarters in London.

Support lines are open Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 8:00pm with additional support also available on Saturdays from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

MESH LAUNCHES CUTE: FULL HD COMPUTING FROM £399

2009-08-21T09:06:00.003+01:00

London, UK – 18th August 2009:

MESH Computers today announced the launch of its CUTE range of FULL HD systems, in a variety of colours, with prices starting at just £399 inc vat.

Armed with a Blu-Ray drive, Radeon HD graphics and a DVB-T Tuner, this system defines a new usage model for the 21st century... one in which consumer-friendly PCs are affordable, fully featured and provide a full set of multi-media functionality through a customer’s existing HD TV.

The unit itself uses a mini-ITX chassis available in 4 colours (Red, White, Blue and Black), with a 2.7GHz dual core AMD processor and AMD 780G chipset mainboard – which features the Radeon HD 3200 graphics processor (includes Avivo visual processing technology).

The Blu-Ray drive plays full HD films, silky smooth at 1080p, as well as allowing the creation of CDs and DVDs – all of which is made easy through CyberLink’s Blu-Ray Suite (supplied).

Tony Riccardi, Sales and Marketing Director for MESH Computers said, “When you consider that customers can pay hundreds simply for a Blu-Ray player in their living room, the MESH Cute solution is a bargain. It’s a great little PC that draws around 100w – so it’s economical too”.

“You also need to consider the new usage models for the living room. Wanting to see Youtube videos or music with your family and friends, watching things on iPlayer that you may have missed as well as having a huge additional hard drive for recording TV programmes through the DVB-T card”.

Speaking about the raw processing power of the new MESH Cute range, Riccardi said “With a dual core AMD processor running at 2.7GHz, there’s plenty of power under the Cute’s tiny bonnet”.

Available immediately in 4 colours, the MESH Cute starts at £399 inc vat.

MESH Computers has been designing, manufacturing and supporting PC systems in the UK since 1987 and has its headquarters in London.
Support lines are open Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 8:00pm with additional support also available on Saturdays from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

Mesh XGS PII 955CS wins Computer Shopper Best Buy award

2009-08-18T09:34:00.004+01:00

At MESH we always try to put together award winning systems, and we're happy to say that we've done it again with the Mesh XGS PII 955CS, which has just been awarded a Best Buy by Computer Shopper magazine.

The XGS PII 955CS recorded 5 out of 5 stars rating and Computer Shopper reviewer Kat Orphanides summed up the review as saying "We're not sure how Mesh can provide 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hard disk and a top-notch processor for only £800, but we're certainly impressed"

To celebrate this win, MESH are offering a £50 discount of the ticket price on this system - simply use the voucher code 50XGS230809G to qualify!

For the full review, please visit expertreviews.co.uk or read the whole thing below.

Mesh's XGS PII 955CS has a 3.2GHz Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition processor, the fastest in AMD's current range, and a huge 8GB of memory. This combination gives excellent performance at a reasonable price. The Overall score of 112 in our application benchmarks was 12 per cent quicker than our reference PC. Most users won't make full use of all that memory, but those editing HD video will certainly feel the benefits. If you need even more power, the Black Edition processor gives plenty of overclocking options.

The ATI Radeon HD 4770 graphics card helped the 955CS to a high frame rate of 54.8fps in Call of Duty 4 and 25.1fps on the challenging Crysis test. It's easy to boost frame rates in Crysis by reducing the anti-aliasing setting. We've seen more powerful cards in £800 PCs before, but unless you're a serious gamer the HD 4770 is a good choice, which is why it's our current Best Buy.

All this impressive hardware is slotted into Mesh's latest own-brand chassis. The black-and-red case looks rather snazzy, and should please anyone

who likes their PC to stand out. Inside, there's a 1TB hard disk for storage, and plenty of room to install extra drives. We liked the convenient USB, eSATA, FireWire and audio ports mounted above the front fascia. It's well built, but although it has vibration-dampening hard disk caddies, there's no other sound-proofing. This makes it a bit noisy when compared to systems with sound-proofed cases such as Mesh's award-winning Matrix II 940CS. It's also power-hungry, consuming 148W when simply idling.

The Asus M4A79 Pro motherboard is well designed, with everything sensibly laid out. With the graphics card in place, only one of the two PCI-E x1 slots is available. However, there are three PCI slots, too, so you shouldn't have any trouble adding expansion cards.

Logitech's Deluxe 660 cordless keyboard and mouse set mean you aren't tied to your PC with cables. They work well enough, but the keyboard feels somewhat spongy. The 22in widescreen Iiyama ProLite E2208HDS monitor is outstanding, with a fast 2ms response time, a 1,920x1,080 resolution and great image quality. Colour saturation wasn't as vivid as we've seen from some screens, but this is an excellent display whether you want to play games, watch HD movies or work with multiple applications.

The XGS PII 955CS is fantastic value. It comes with more processor power and RAM than any similarly priced system we've seen. The ATI Radeon HD 4770's performance isn't powerful enough to excite serious gamers, but it's still quick enough to handle the latest games. The XGS PII 955CS is a great choice for those wanting a really powerful PC. It wins our Best Buy award.

Mesh Elite Ice 7 wins PC Advisor Recommended Award

2009-07-27T10:32:00.004+01:00

PC Advisor Magazine has awarded the Mesh Elite Ice 7 the PC Advisor Recommended Award. This £799 system was quoted as having "[The Mesh Elite Ice 7] is a good all-round PC system, featuring the Intel Core i7 920 processor at a new low price."

Here's an excerpt from the review

This PC system from Mesh represents a breakthrough specification at the price.

Priced at £749, the Mesh Elite Ice 7 is the first system we've seen at this price to include the Intel Core i7 processor, now reduced in price by Intel. Until now, to get one of Intel's quad-core i7 CPUs, system prices would be closer to £1,000.

The Mesh Elite Ice 7 is built around a Mesh-branded case, relatively solid and a step-up from some of the flimsier boxes we see in the Test Centre. On the silver-painted plastic front panel is a dual-layer DVD writer, and four different slots for various memory cards. Also here you'll find two USB plus a full-size FireWire 400 port.

An Asus P6T SE motherboard includes the usual raft of pre-configured ports, accessible from the rear panel, with interesting extras such as Toslink digital optical audio, another FireWire port, and even eSATA. Six RAM slots are populated by three 1GB cards, making future upgrades straightforward.

Other expansion possibilities include space for two more hard disks and three optical drives.

Aside from the two cooling fans built into the HEC 550W power supply, three more fans can be found: on the case rear panel, over the CPU and on the HIS-branded ATI HD 4850 graphics card. Overall, system noise was moderate.

Included in the package price is a 22in widescreen LCD monitor, the PCA Gold Award-winning Iiyama E2208HDS. Based on a 1920-1080 full-HD TN panel, it gives not the most colourful of images, but instead errs toward the neutral side. Combine that with its matt anti-glare finish, and you should find it to be more relaxing for long-term use than any shiny screen or one that over-saturates colour.

For the full review, please see PC Advisor's site, then head over to our site to see the Mesh Elite Ice 7

Mesh dumps big brands for Edge

2009-07-21T15:51:00.009+01:00

MESH Computers launch the new customisable range of laptops as reported in Inquirer.

UK SYSTEM BUILDER Mesh Computers has decided to can 'famous brands' like Asus and MSI in favour of its own brand range of customisable notebooks it calls Edge.

Mesh's push towards Edge started out rather quietly about two weeks ago. The company reports it has already boosted sales and ASPs, adding that its margins are up as a result.

"As soon as we cut the old brands and pushed the Mesh Edge range into the market, we not only saw a significant jump in sales but ASPs have also increased by more than 30 per cent", said Tony Riccardi, Mesh's sales and marketing director.

"Mesh was first to market with many of the old SKUs from brands like Asus and MSI, but more recently our customers have been asking about greater levels of customisation and that is something that we can only offer with our own brand," explained Riccardi.

Pricing for Mesh's own brand machines starts at £599 for the T6400-based unit, going up to £1,999 for the Q900 Xtreme with GTX280 graphics, Blue-Ray drive and 18.4" screen.

"Mesh has 'priced these notebooks to sell' and every unit offers excellent value for money, perfect for the current financial market," said Riccardi.

Riccardi went on to tell the INQ that the laptop market is "booming", with more than nine million mobile PCs expected to be sold in the UK over the next 12 months. Making his case for dumping the big brand SKUs in favour of Mesh's own customisable Edge line, Riccardi told us "there will always be the 'smarter user' who knows exactly what they want. That's the kind of user we have been attracting."

Asked about the company's sourcing operation for notebooks, Riccardi told us, "It is definitely hard work." He added, "You need to spend a lot of time in China, speaking with the OEM/ODM factories before making your choice." But he concluded that the boost Mesh is seeing in notebook sales and profitability "both tell me that it was time well spent".

Mesh Matrix II 920 Wins Best Buy at Computer Shopper

2009-03-09T10:15:00.004Z

The Mesh Matrix II 920 has picked up another award, this time from Computer Shopper, winning the coveted Best Buy award.

The Matrix II 920 features a Phenom II X4 920 CPU, running at 2.80GHz with four cores. This combined with the ATI Radeon HD 4850 resulted in the Matrix II passing the gaming benchmarks with ease.

The review also praised the NZXT silent chassis used by the Matrix II, along with the full HD picture courtesy of the Iiyama E2208HDS monitor.

You can read the full review where the Matrix II scored 5 out of 5 stars over at Computer Shopper's site.

Overclockers 3d Review the MESH Matrix II 920 (Phenom II) PC System

2009-02-19T20:43:00.004Z

James Napier over at Overclockers 3D has given a fantastic review of the Mesh Matrix II 920. The high powered Phenom II based PC underpinned by AMD's dragon platform excelled in the rigourous tests that it was put through, and James praised the value for money that the whole system represents.

Check out his full review here.

The same system has also had an excellent 6 star review over at PC Pro by Mike Jennings, who described the system as "a package that offer not only good performance, but also a good selection of components and an excellent chassis at a great price."

Read his full review over at PC Pro's site, here.

Mesh enters dragon’s den

2009-01-19T14:28:00.001Z

PC maker Mesh – one of the last companies standing in the UK system builder space – has launched a new range based on AMD’s Dragon Technology Platform.

Tony Riccardi, Mesh’s sales and marketing director, was bullish about the company’s continuing survival and said Mesh enjoyed a strong bond with AMD.

“We are really excited about the AMD Phenom II processor technology on its own," he said. "But what makes this launch special is the strength that is created when systems are 100 per cent based on the powerful Dragon Platform.”

The 15-year partnership between Mesh and AMD has made the UK PC maker a strategic launch partner for every generation of AMD processor, he claimed.

“We can see all the positive ways in which AMD is developing as a company and the launch of the Phenom II processor shows that AMD continues to be a serious competitor,” he said.

The Matrix II range begins with an AMD Phenom II X4 920-based PC at £749, featuring an HIS 4850 IceQ graphics accelerator on an AMD chipset mainboard from Asus, with a 22in Iiyama widescreen HD monitor.

At the top end of the range, the Matrix II X4 940 uses AMD processors running all four 64-bit cores at 3GHz, with a 1GB HIS 4870 IceQ4+ graphics card. The hard drive doubles to 1TB and the system comes complete with a Blu-Ray drive.

However, it is not all about processing power, Riccardi warned.

“Look and feel is important to our customers so we selected the Hush chassis for a great-looking brushed metal finish,” he said.

Written by Nick Booth, taken from channelweb.co.uk

Mesh Computers launch new Intel Core i7 range

2008-11-19T16:59:00.006Z

Mesh Computers are pleased to announce the launch of three new systems featuring Intel's new Core i7 CPU - the Elite Pro i7 920SL, the Xtreme Pro i7 920BR and the Xtreme Pro i7 940.

These systems powered by Intel's new Core i7 quad core range of CPUs are amongst the most powerful desktop machines available today. Reviews of the i7 by PC Pro have shown them to be the fastest in the world!

Intel's new Core i7 features an integrated north bridge, using the new QuickPath transport technology to interface directly with system memory.

All three systems include ultra fast DDR3 memory, a first for the Intel platform.

With features such as Blu-Ray and Nvidia GTX 280 graphics, the new i7 based systems from Mesh are the ultimate Christmas gift for any power user and avid gamer.

Backing British Business

2008-11-07T12:49:00.005Z

Many of you may already know that the Sun newspaper is running a Back British Business campaign, and as an award winning UK PC manufacturer Mesh computers fully support this initiative.

Mesh is a UK based organisation, and have been manufacturing PC's in the UK for over 21 years. As Sir Alan Sugar mentioned in his recent Sun article, if we are to ride out this latest recession we need to take a leaf out of France's book and start supporting ourselves.

As part of Mesh's initiave on this, we have launched our new price pledge guarantee: Mesh will price match our PC's against any other PC manufacturer on a like for like specification.

MESH Computers launch New Designer Stylus Range & Build your own Laptops.

2008-09-02T15:27:00.000+01:00

MESH Computers launch New Designer Stylus Range & Build your own Laptops.

A new range of MESH PC's were launched today, showcasing the latest designs for those customers who are after a little bit more style from their PC.

The systems are based around the brand new Silverstone chassis; and utilising the latest technology from graphics card manufacturers ATi & Nvidia and latest Quad Core CPU's from AMD and INTEL these systems pack quite a punch.

Dario Rebaudengo, UK Sales Manager for MESH Computers said ".. the design and price/performance of these systems give our customers a real alternative to the traditional looking PC. When it comes to making a new PC purchase our customers are more discerning when it comes not only to the technology we use but to the design and feel on the PC itself. These systems represent enormous value for money combining style with performance previously unseen at MESH"

These systems are branded under the Stylus brand.

Dario Rebaudengo went on to say that " We are also pleased to be launching our new range of Build your own laptop range allowing customers to make the most of our production flexibility here at MESH Computers that our customers demand. The new range of laptops start at £699 "

Marketing @ Mesh Computers Top 10 All Time Movies

2008-02-29T11:09:00.003Z

Strictly non-computer post today. This one caused some controversy over in the marketing corner at Mesh, so we've decided to put it out to the general public.

Here is our (debatable) list of top 10 movies of all time!

1. Goodfellas

2. Aliens

3. Shawshank Redemption

4. Predator / or / Scarface

5. Godfather Part II

6. Raiders of the Lost Ark

7. Star Wars (Episodes 2,3,4,5,6)

8. Casino / or / Good the Bad and the Ugly

9. Resevoir Dogs

10. Pulp Fiction

Your list any different? Feel free to comment!

Mesh Owners Club Forums reach 1000 members... and counting!

2008-02-23T09:56:00.003Z

We're pleased to announce that the Mesh Owners Club Forum now has over a thousand members. Our forum is the best place to meet with other Mesh users, to get help and support for your Mesh Computer. It's also staffed by Mesh's expert technical support, so you know your problem will be solved. If you're not already a member, but own a Mesh Computer, then sign up today!

MESH Computers Launch AMD Triple Core

2008-02-15T15:00:00.004Z

MESH Computers launch AMD Phenom Triple Core and Phenom Quad Core.

A new range of MESH PC's were launched today, showcasing the latest AMD technology. The systems are based around the brand new AMD triple and quad core technology which has given users an alternative to the Intel Core 2 Duo range.

Dario Rebaudengo, UK Sales Manager for MESH Computers said ".. the price/performance of these systems give our customers a real choice when it comes to making a new PC purchase. These systems represent enormous value for money. AMD has priced these CPU's at a point where customers are able to choose high performance multi core CPU's at price points previously unheard of"

These systems are branded under the Matrix xXx brand and also showcase the new ATI graphics technology.

Dario Rebaudengo went on to say that " We are also pleased to be launching the new HD 3 series of ATI graphics cards which will make their first appearance in the new Matrix xXx series"

MESH Computers Clinch a PC Advisor Best Buy

2008-01-23T15:53:00.000Z

Mesh Computers have just picked up the PC Advisor Best Buy award for the Mesh G92 Titan. The G92 Titan was praised for its speed, hard drive space and the twin 8800GT graphics cards set up in an SLI configuration.

With 500GB hard drive space and 24" Monitor the G92 is a machine that is intended to become the center of any home entertainment experience with Creative Inspire A500 5.1 Surround Speakers included in the package to boot.

To see more on Mesh Computers, please visit our main site.

MESH Win PC PRO Labs Award

2007-12-05T15:07:00.000Z

MESH Computers have just picked up the prestigious PC PRO Labs award on Wednesday 5th 2007. The coveted award values MESH's dedication to bleeding edge technology and product line-up, putting MESH ahead of its competitors such as Apple, Acer and Dell. PC PRO's editor Tim Danton "No other manufacturer is quicker off the mark with new technology. Whether it's quad core PCs or budget systems, the Brent Cross company has impressed".

The Labs award also takes into account MESH's consistency in all of the Computers which have been submitted and reviewed by PC Pro over the last 12 months, including the number of Recommended, Labs Winner and A List awards won per appearance. Stefano Rebaudengo, Development Manager at MESH has commented "We're really pleased to receive this award from PC PRO, and it is a reflection of the effort the whole team has put in. MESH are looking forward to a successful 2008, with many new model launches planned over the year.