Origin Chronos

10 reviews

Dec, 2024

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size (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 reviews of Origin Chronos. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. Reviewers really like the usability. The design is also mentioned favorably, but reviews are divided on the size.

price, design, usability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Origin Chronos is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Joel Santo Domingo (pcmag.com)

Origin Chronos

The compact Origin Chronos raises the bar on high-end gaming desktops, showing that you don't necessarily need a massive tower PC to dominate on the game grid.

Excellent gaming performance. Eight US 3.0 ports. No Bloatware. Origin-branded Razer keyboard and mouse. Lots of storage.

No internal expansion room. Back gets warm during gaming sessions.

The Origin Chronos is a compact gaming rig that is fast enough to wipe the smiles off the smug (rich) gaming circle you may compete against. It's priced $2,500 less than the Falcon Northwest Mach V (Triple Titan), which used to be the pinnacle of...

Jan, 2014

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Expert review by : Rich Brown (cnet.com)

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The ; offers best-in-class gaming performance in a tidy, overclocked package.

Despite the Chronos' nice variety of options, gamers using multiple monitors will want to look for a system with room for multiple graphics cards.

The Origin Chronos shows the strength of small boutique vendors with a fast, affordable, and compact little desktop that I can recommend to any PC gamer.

Jul, 2012

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Expert review by : Rich Brown (cnet.com)

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The Origin Chronos small form-factor PC helps illustrate why I did not give the Alienware X51 an Editors' Choice Award. Alienware crammed some nice design innovation into its little PC, but unlike the Chronos, the X51 still shows performance...

The Origin Chronos offers best-in-class gaming performance in a tidy, overclocked package.

Despite the Chronos' nice variety of options, gamers using multiple monitors will want to look for a system with room for multiple graphics cards.

The Origin Chronos shows the strength of small boutique vendors with a fast, affordable, and compact little desktop that I can recommend to any PC gamer.

Mar, 2012

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Expert review by : Dustin Sklavos (anandtech.com)

Origin Chronos Review: The Ultimate LAN Box?

BitFenix's Prodigy enclosure , despite a couple of rough spots, emerged as a one-of-a-kind design and a substantial success for the company. BitFenix brought a remarkably flexible Mini-ITX enclosure to market at one of the lowest price tags we've ever...

Jul, 2012

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Expert review by : Gordon Mah Ung (maximumpc.com)

Origin Chronos Review

The Origin Chronos was an early bet on which system would be the fastest here, as we've seen what other vendors can do in Silverstone's fabulous FT03 case.

Fast and sexy, with a small foot print to boot

Extremely noisy under gaming loads

And that’s just a shame. Because, like the AVADirect, Origin’s is a majorly fast system that costs even less than the Falcon Northwest FragBox. But it’s just too damn noisy for us to recommend it.

May, 2011

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Expert review by : Michael Andronico (tomsguide.com)

Origin Chronos Review: A Compact Gaming Desktop Done Right

The Origin Chronos delivers excellent gaming performance in a compact chassis while making very few compromises. The system's console-shaped design makes it ideal for the living room, while its support for AMD Ryzen 7 processors and Nvidia's...

Sleek, living-room-friendly design ; Fairly upgradable ; Great overall performance ; Lots of customization options

Some of the better add-ons are pricey

The Origin Chronos delivers high-end gaming performance within a compact, customizable and easy-to-upgrade chassis.

Sep, 2017

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

"I purchased two of these."

Within a week of use I was getting a blue screen of death on one of the machines. I called Origin and tech support diagnosed it as a bad stick of ram right away. They replaced all of the ram, not just the bad stick. It shipped very quickly and...

Fast computer at a reasonable price.

Long lead time, it was a month before they shipped.

Nov, 2012

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I purchased two of these.

Fast computer at a reasonable price. Very helpful sales staff. Excellent support staff. Small form factor. My wife was impressed by the packaging, they were shipped in wooded crates.

Long lead time, it was a month before they shipped. No longer available at this price.

Nov, 2012

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So, I guess the ability to get Dual 3GB GDDR5 EVGA GTX 580 CLASSIFIED cards and an onboard HDMI to enable the use of 5 monitors doesn't constitute as "multiple"?

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Apr, 2012

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