Novatech iReign i7 review
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Verdict
Underpowered and untidy, and looks too expensive when compared with better rivals
Review Date: 24 Jun 2011
Reviewed By: Mike Jennings
Price when reviewed: £874 (£1,049 inc VAT)
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Features & Design
Value for Money
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | iReign i7 |
| Review Date | 24 Jun 2011 |
| Price ex VAT | £874 |
| Price inc VAT | £1,049 |
| Overall rating |
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| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 1 yr return to base |
| Basic specifications | |
|---|---|
| Total hard disk capacity | 1,000GB |
| RAM capacity | 8.00GB |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | Intel Core i5 |
| CPU nominal frequency | 3.30GHz |
| Processor socket | LGA 1155 |
| HSF (heatsink-fan) | Intel low profile cooler |
| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus P8P67 Pro |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel P67 |
| Conventional PCI slots free | 2 |
| Conventional PCI slots total | 2 |
| PCI-E x16 slots free | 2 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 3 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Internal SATA connectors | 6 |
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory sockets free | 0 |
| Memory sockets total | 4 |
| Hard disk | |
|---|---|
| Hard disk | Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 |
| Capacity | 500GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 465GB |
| Internal disk interface | SATA/300 |
| Spindle speed | 7,200RPM |
| Cache size | 32MB |
| Hard disk 2 make and model | Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 |
| Hard disk 2 nominal capacity | 500GB |
| Hard disk 2 formatted capacity | 465 |
| Hard disk 2 spindle speed | 7,200RPM |
| Hard disk 2 cache size | 32MB |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Optical drive | LiteOn iHOS104 |
| Optical disc technology | Blu-ray reader |
| Optical disk 2 make and model | Sony Optiarc A5-5260S |
| Rear ports | |
|---|---|
| USB ports (downstream) | 8 |
| FireWire ports | 1 |
| eSATA ports | 2 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 1 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 1 |
| Modem |
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| 3.5mm audio jacks | 8 |
| Graphics card | |
|---|---|
| Graphics card | Gigabyte GV-N560OC-1GI |
| Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards? |
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| 3D performance setting | Low |
| Graphics chipset | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
| DVI-I outputs | 2 |
| HDMI outputs | 1 |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 1 |
| Number of graphics cards | 1 |
| Additional Peripherals | |
|---|---|
| Sound card | Realtek HD Audio |
| Case | |
|---|---|
| Chassis | Novatech Gaming Case |
| Case format | Full tower |
| Dimensions | 200 x 480 x 439mm (WDH) |
| Power supply | |
|---|---|
| Power supply rating | 750W |
| Free drive bays | |
|---|---|
| Free front panel 5.25in bays | 2 |
| Front ports | |
|---|---|
| Front panel USB ports | 2 |
| Front panel eSATA ports | 1 |
| Front panel memory card reader |
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| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| OS family | Windows 7 |
| Noise and power | |
|---|---|
| Idle power consumption | 82W |
| Peak power consumption | 345W |
| Performance tests | |
|---|---|
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 153fps |
| 3D performance setting | Low |
| Overall Real World Benchmark score | 1.00 |
| Responsiveness score | 0.92 |
| Media score | 1.06 |
| Multitasking score | 1.02 |
User comments
"two 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 hard disks arranged in a RAID0 array"
The comment surely has to be: Why RAID-0?
By JohnGray7581 on 24 Jun 2011 
Speed
I'm guessing it's because it gives a great first impression. It's only when a drive fails that this impression deteriorates. Rapidly.
By AndyChips on 24 Jun 2011
Ireign presumably pronounced eye-rain rather than Irene
I prefer to use a regularly updated external backup destination which is the better option over than relying on RAID mirroring anyhow. So the failure of RAID 0 would not be too painful to recover from should it happen.
By mr_chips on 25 Jun 2011
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