Origin Millennium review

New yr, new look. That’s a really literal assertion from Origin PC because it gave its customized chassis a tempered glass and aluminum makeover on the daybreak of 2018. The boutique PC builder was one of many first customized laptop firms to introduce their very own PC instances in 2014. Since then, new fads and the RGB craze outpaced Origin’s unique design, in order welcome as a contemporary new look is, it feels a bit overdue.

Past mere seems to be, the Origin Millennium stays probably the most customizable PCs on the earth. The corporate can arrange this laptop with any motherboard orientation and elements of your selecting. Simply take into account that it’ll possible price a fairly penny.

Pricing and availability

The configuration you see to the best price a grand complete of $four,311 (about £three,050, AU$5,440). That’s a whopper of a price ticket and, shockingly, we will construct a PC for lower than half the worth with elements available at retailers.

After all, when shopping for an Origin PC, you’re not simply paying for the PC elements; there’s additionally the service, full customizability, skilled wiring, fine-tuned overclocking, one yr of free half substitute, in addition to a lifetime of help and labor from Origin included within the value right here.

In comparison with different boutique PC builders like Digital Storm and Maingear, you’re additionally going to search out related going costs for this configuration.

Design

The brand new Millennium is far more streamlined than in years previous. Origin had finished away with sculpted plastic aspect panels with small acrylic home windows and changed them with full sheets of smoked tempered glass (an non-obligatory improve from the inventory strong aluminum aspect panels).

There’s been an increasing number of use of tempered glass in all trendy PC instances, so Origin is a bit late to the sport right here. However, on the similar time, we’re glad the boutique PC maker took its time to develop a rear door design that opens with well-hidden hinges and magnetic latches. It’s a way more elegant mounting system in comparison with nearly all of PC instances that simply use 4 thumbscrews.

The brand new Origin Millennium feels extra strong as a complete, because of a majority of its chassis now being made out of aluminum. It’s a welcome enchancment over the flimsy plastic shell used for the earlier version.

We’ve discovered loads of different small enhancements to the design of the Origin Millennium throughout. The ability provide now has a shroud that can assist you additional cowl up any wires. Likewise, the recessed ports on high of the case are even higher hidden now beneath a sliding cowl.

Final time, we applauded the unique Origin Millennium only for having a swing-out door that hid all of the 5.25-inch bays and a scorching swappable exhausting drive cage, however this new chassis has an excellent cleaner look now.

Though the brand new Origin Millennium seems to be sleeker than earlier editions, it’s really bodily bigger. Measuring in at 9.75 x 24.eight x 25.three inches (24.eight x 62.9 x 64.three cm; W x D x H), it is a system that’s going to take up appreciable desk area or a small part of your ground.

Efficiency

With an Intel Core i7-8700K processor and two Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti graphics playing cards for a mixed 22GB of video reminiscence – twenty-two gigabytes! – how might this PC not carry out effectively? 

The Origin Millennium completely obliterated all our benchmarks with scores a lot greater than something we’ve examined earlier than – all with out overclocking any elements.

Admittedly, we haven’t reviewed many techniques with two graphics playing cards in SLI or CrossFire – so the closest PC we will in contrast it with is the Alienware Area 51 Threadripper Edition. However, even with a 16-core processor, a single Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti can’t compete with two working in SLI. 

The Origin Millennium runs away with a 7,000 level greater TimeSpy rating amongst different feats.

Gaming benchmarks present the Millennium may simply play video games at body charges leaning in direction of the 100 frames per second (fps) mark at a 1080p decision and Extremely-quality settings. After plugging the gaming desktop into the three,440 x 1,440 decision Alienware 34 Curved Gaming Monitor, we have been additionally capable of get pleasure from Doom and Witcher three: Wild Hunt at blistering 160-170 fps and 100-130 fps, respectively.

Closing verdict

The Origin Millennium is a gaming desktop that may ground you in each efficiency and value. When dressed to the nines as our configuration has been, this rig can completely steamroll by any activity or video games you throw at it.

That stated, we wouldn’t frivolously half methods with $four,311 (about £three,053, AU$5,437). As a substitute, we’d a lot moderately simply construct the PC on our personal for half the quantity – even contemplating the part pricing local weather on the time of writing – and have far more cash left over for nearly any gaming monitor of our selecting.

The brand new Origin Millennium is a giant step up in seems to be and construct high quality, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a gaming desktop meant for many who simply need a rig constructed by consultants. On this regard, Origin delivers utterly with a PC that may be constructed to order with all of the elements you want in a clear case that’s additionally straightforward to improve.