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Cyberpower Gamer Infinity i5 Hercules SE review

Verdict

Blistering pace and excellent build quality at an astonishingly low price

Review Date: 14 Dec 2009

Reviewed By: Mike Jennings

Price when reviewed: £560 (£644 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
6 stars out of 6

Performance
5 stars out of 6

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Details
Part Code	Gamer Infinity i5 Hercules SE
Review Date	14 Dec 2009
Price ex VAT	£560
Price inc VAT	£644
Overall rating
Performance
Features & Design
Value for Money

Warranty
Warranty	1 yr return to base

Basic specifications
Total hard disk capacity	500
RAM capacity	2.00GB
Screen size	N/A

Processor
CPU family	Intel Core i5
CPU nominal frequency	2.66GHz
CPU overclocked frequency	N/A
Processor socket	LGA 1366
HSF (heatsink-fan)	Intel low profile cooler

Motherboard
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2
Motherboard chipset	Intel P55
Conventional PCI slots free	1
Conventional PCI slots total	2
PCI-E x16 slots free	1
PCI-E x16 slots total	2
PCI-E x8 slots free	0
PCI-E x8 slots total	0
PCI-E x4 slots free	0
PCI-E x4 slots total	0
PCI-E x1 slots free	0
PCI-E x1 slots total	0
Internal SATA connectors	6
Internal SAS connectors	1
Internal PATA connectors	1
Internal floppy connectors	1
Wired adapter speed	1,000Mbits/sec

Memory
Memory type	DDR2
Memory sockets free	2
Memory sockets total	4

Hard disk
Hard disk	N/A
Capacity	500GB
Hard disk usable capacity	465GB
Internal disk interface	SATA/300
Spindle speed	7,200RPM
Hard disk 2 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 2 formatted capacity	N/A
Hard disk 2 spindle speed	N/A
Hard disk 2 cache size	N/A
Hard disk 3 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 3 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 4 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 4 nominal capacity	N/A

Drives
Optical disc technology	DVD writer
Optical disk 2 make and model	N/A
Optical disk 3 make and model	N/A

Rear ports
USB ports (downstream)	10
FireWire ports	1
eSATA ports	1
PS/2 mouse port
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	1
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	1
Modem
3.5mm audio jacks	6

Graphics card
Graphics card	ATI Radeon HD 4850
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards?
3D performance setting	Low
Graphics chipset	ATI Radeon HD 4850
Graphics card RAM	512MB
DVI-I outputs	2
HDMI outputs	0
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	0
DisplayPort outputs	0
Number of graphics cards	1

Monitor
Monitor make and model	N/A
Resolution screen horizontal	N/A
Resolution screen vertical	N/A
Resolution	N/A x N/A
Pixel response time	N/A
Contrast ratio	N/A
Screen brightness	N/A
DVI inputs	N/A
HDMI inputs	N/A
VGA inputs	N/A
DisplayPort inputs	N/A

Additional Peripherals
Speakers	N/A
Speaker type	N/A
Sound card	Realtek HD Audio
Peripherals	N/A

Case
Chassis	Cooler Master Elite 310
Case format	Full tower
Dimensions	191 x 479 x 437mm (WDH)

Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays	3

Front ports
Front panel USB ports	2
Front panel memory card reader

Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard	N/A

Operating system and software
OS family	Windows 7
Recovery method	Recovery disc

Noise and power
Idle power consumption	81W
Peak power consumption	199W

Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score	1.93
Office application benchmark score	1.31
2D graphics application benchmark score	2.21
Encoding application benchmark score	1.82
Multitasking application benchmark score	2.39
3D performance (crysis) low settings	139fps
3D performance setting	Low

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From around the web

Thanks for the review, unfortunately there is an error (as in Shopper). The system has 4GB of RAM so it will in no way stifle Win 7 or gaming performance.

The hum can be addressed by upgrading to one of the after-market CPU coolers, a passively cooled graphics card or BeQuiet PSUs we offer in the configurator.

Should you need more gaming grunt the full range of 5000 series cards is available now that the availability problems on the 5800s are over.

If there's anything more you'd like to know about our systems then have a look at our forum.

By CyberpowersystemUK on 15 Dec 2009

Completely misleading pricing

Looking on the CyberPower website, the only incarnation of this machine I can *easily* find costs a whopping £775 inc VAT!!! Quite a contrast to the quoted £644. VERY SURPRISED that this wasn't picked up in the comment from CyberpowersystemUK. I may be wrong about this; maybe the search on their website just isn't returning the right model.

By wizball on 16 Dec 2009

Review Comments

Wizball - thanks for your comment. The system is listed on Cyberpower's website with a monitor, which accounts for the high price - the model we reviewed was a base unit, so if you remove the monitor then the price is similar to it was when reviewed. It's also even cheaper if you stick with 2GB of RAM rather than 4GB.

By Mikey_Jennings on 16 Dec 2009

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