Corsair One i300

A gorgeous and compact gaming PC packed with some of the best components money can buy

- ALAN DEXTER

Stylish and powerful, this PC packs in a range of high-end components

PRICE £3,667 (£4,400 inc VAT) from corsair.com/uk

The Corsair One i300 mini PC was one of the most eye-catching launches at CES 2022, with the component company cramming some of the best tech around into a stylish, compact case. I’m talking top-of-the-line components such as the Intel Core i9-12900K, a liquid cooled Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, not to mention a 2TB SSD and up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM.

It’s also by far the most expensive Corsair One launched to date, with a starting price of £3,500: that’s with a non-Ti GeForce RTX 3080 and 32GB of memory. If you want the i300 with an RTX 3080 Ti, you’ll part with £4,200. And if 64GB of DDR5 memory tickles your fancy, not only will you pay £4,400 but the RTX 3080 Ti drops down to an RTX 3080. (Or you can travel to the US, where a 64GB model is available for $5,000 plus tax.)

That’s a high price, but if you’re dying to get an RTX 3080 Ti then the current worldwide shortage of this card limits your options. The card alone costs £1,500 at the moment, if you can find it for sale.

Different by design

Further justifying the high price is the Corsair One i300’s compact design, measuring not much bigger than the Xbox Series X console. This makes it a great PC for hooking up to a TV in your lounge, but also means it fits nicely on a desk. Those compact dimensions also ensure it’s easy to move from place to place. Naturally, it’s nowhere near as portable as a gaming laptop such as the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (