The Bolt II is power-packed and always keeps cool, squeezed into a small form factor gaming PC. But two major caveats: price and limited upgrade options.
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The world of PC gaming seems to ramp up the competition between retailers year in and year out. While many PC gamers prefer to build their own systems piece by piece, whether they order their parts online, make a trip to a local computer store such as...
The Digital Storm Bolt II is a sleek, powerful and highly customizable gaming desktop. Sporting an attractive chassis with powerful parts tucked beneath, the Digital Storm Bolt II is a small-form-factor gaming desktop that aims to deliver big...
The Bolt II is power-packed and always keeps cool, squeezed into a small form factor gaming PC. But two major caveats: price and limited upgrade options.
It's hard to say enough good things about this boutique rig, and too easy to point out the one or two foibles. They're given equal weight in this review, but for the most part, this machine burns through everyday tasks and the most processor-intensive...
Ultra-modern and compact, the Digital Storm Bolt II packs an extraordinary amount of gaming power into a custom-painted and -illuminated case less than half the size of a traditional desktop. It's all-around impressive, but bears a premium price. Read...
With its gorgeous copper paint job and compact build, the Digital Storm Bolt II gaming PC will be right at home on your desk or in your living room. But its single GPU means that performance leans more toward that of a midrange gaming rig, despite the...
The Bolt II proves that you don’t need a massive gaming tower to get massive gaming performance - as long as you’re willing to pay for the privilege of petite.
Our review unit clearly beats the value of the Maingear Torq, which is just slightly quicker and almost $2,000 more expensive. The Maingear also provides a full loop liquid cooling system, but that fact is somewhat irrelevant; it's not optional, and it...
The popularity of the living room PC concept has ebbed and flowed over the past decade. Luckily, the Bolt II doesn't make you commit to any one use for it. If you want to put the system on your TV stand, it has feet on its side and a Blu-ray player up...
You're also paying for convenience. If money is a concern, you may want to build your own PC or go with something that's less flashy, but if you're looking for a gaming PC that's good looking, powerful, and you aren't worried about a budget, the Bolt II is a great option.
Digital Storm's Bolt II is absolutely a work of art. They managed to engineer a beautiful and yet simplistic chassis, all while packing a ton of high-end hardware inside. You can choose to pimp out your Bolt II with the absolute top end hardware, or you...
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...