Digital Storm Bolt II

Compact. Beautiful copper paint job. Overclocked Intel Core i7-4790K CPU and Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti card. Includes wireless Xbox controller. Rewritable Blu-ray drive. Tiered warranty on tech support, parts, and labor

Pricey. No internal expansion room

With its attractive copper paint job, and powerful components, the Digital Storm Bolt II ($3,489 as tested) certainly catches the eye. This small-form-factor gaming desktop houses some very powerful components, including an overclocked CPU, a...

Ultra-slim design ; Powerful component choices ; Liquid-cooled CPU

Gets very hot (although it remains stable) ; Front-panel ports mounted on the side of the case ; Optical drive can't be omitted from custom orders

The Bolt II is a powerful desktop gaming system without the desktop footprint. Could it go in your living room? Sure. Could it go in your office? Absolutely. It’s a beautiful system, regardless of what use you find for it. Awkward ports and a hot case...