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November 7, 2007

CyberPower Power Infinity Pro 'Penryn' desktop PC review

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Opening the side panel (insulated to keep the system's noise levels down) is easy, and the neat and tidy interior has plenty of room for expansion. Adding upgrades couldn't be much easier, thanks to a tool-less design that features push-button locks and pull-out aluminum racks for easy hard-drive installation. But some upgrades could be costly. For example, adding a matching pair of Corsair XMS 1GB DDR3 RAM sticks to raise the system's memory to 4GB would cost about $400 - that's £200 to you and I. A Thermaltake V1 CPU cooler, four 120mm case fans, and a cooling attachment for the graphics board provide sufficient thermal management.

The $4,299 (about £2,150 ex VAT) PCyberPower Power Infinity Pro we tested represents only one of several different configurations that CyberPower offers. Our test system also came with a generous 1.8TB of hard-disk space, consisting of two 150GB, 10,000rpm Western Digital Raptor drives (configured in a RAID 0 array) for performance and two 750GB, 7200rpm Hitachi drives for backup and data storage that can hold hundreds of hours of video.

The included dual Sylvania 22in wide-screen monitors (SK2201W-B) have thin bezels that make positioning them closely side by side easier, but you get no height-adjustment control for maximum flexibility in setting them up. The picture quality was very good, with crisp readable text (even at 8 points) and nicely saturated colour when we viewed still or moving images. The cordless Logitech MX3200 keyboard presents a host of useful extra keys and a wrist pad that's comfortable to type on. The MX600 laser mouse also benefits from an ergonomic design that fits nicely in the hand.

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