Boston Venom 2500-0P Gaming PC Review

Acoustic, Power & Thermal Performance

Acoustic Performance

The Venom is whisper quiet even under extreme load running Heaven 4.0 and Prime95 concurrently. At idle, I could barely hear the fans moving and created such a joyous, silent desktop experience. I was surprised that the fan curve increased by 50%, but only resulted in an incremental dBA change. While it just fell behind the Azure, I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference without using a decibel meter. Honestly, the Venom is so quiet, it’s hard to believe.

Power Consumption

As you might expect, the extreme grade processor and leading Maxwell GPU results in a rather large power draw under heavy stress. The Venom even exceeds the 500w mark but is still well within the power supply’s operating range. With any high-end PC, power consumption isn’t a major issue, as performance is paramount.

Thermal Performance

The Venom’s capacity to dissipate heat is extraordinary despite the modest cooling apparatus. With a 120mm aluminium radiator, it’s surprising to see the 4.1 GHz overclock perform well within its thermal limits under the most strenuous of tests. This is mostly down to the very sensible 1.160 core voltage which maintains stability without increasing the temperatures too much from stock values. On another note, Maxwell’s GPU architecture is amazingly efficient and capable of reaching staggering performance in games without running too hot. The 83C delta allows for a modest manual overclock providing we can properly utilize the GPU’s 110% power limit.