Intel’s latest generation of processors (codenamed Sandy Bridge) has ushered in a new era of blistering performance, with the Core i7-2600K providing the best set of benchmark results we’ve ever seen. We’ve been eager to see how the chip performs in a full PC, and Yoyotech has beaten its rivals to the punch with the Fi7epower 4.8.
Of the four new processors, Yoyotech has employed the K edition of the Core i7-2600, taking advantage of its unlocked base clock to bump up the stock speed from 3.4GHz to 4.8GHz. And with Intel’s new improved Turbo Boost system in place, those impressive numbers should rise even further with the processor under load.
Predictably, the result is record-breaking performance. The Yoyotech’s overall score of 3.49 in PC Pro’s application-based benchmarks is the best we’ve seen by a colossal margin: the previous record-holder, the Palicomp Kinetic Hydro-X, scored “only” 2.91 with the help of its previous-generation Core i7 processor.
That’s enough power to sate power users for some time to come, and gamers will be similarly happy. An AMD Radeon HD 6970 – the company’s current flagship card – provides graphical grunt. A score of 44fps when we ran our Very High quality Crysis benchmark at 1,920 x 1,080 and with 4x anti-aliasing activated is a good result, but it’s beaten by the Chillblast Fusion Dimension, which scored 51fps thanks to its Nvidia GeForce GTX 580, and the Palicomp system, which extracted 69fps from its pair of Radeon HD 6850 cards.
Elsewhere, there’s 8GB of RAM, twice as much as we’re used to seeing in all but the most expensive of machines, and plenty of storage, courtesy of a 2TB hard disk; Yoyotech hasn’t found room in the budget for an SSD or Blu-ray drive.
Yoyotech has packaged this blistering power in a lovely looking chassis. The curvaceous BitFenix Survivor is a model we haven’t before seen in PC Pro Labs and, while its can’t compete in size with the likes of the NZXT Phantom or Cooler Master HAF X, it makes a good first impression thanks to a slick design and elegant, hard-wearing matte finish.
Removing the side panel is slightly tortuous – you have to unscrew the pair of curved ends on the rear of the system before using thumbscrews to remove the panel – but you’ll be glad you did. The black finish is carried over to the interior, and Yoyotech has employed a modular PSU to help create an extremely tidy system.
Warranty | |
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Warranty | 1 yr return to base |
Basic specifications | |
Total hard disk capacity | 2,000GB |
RAM capacity | 8.00GB |
Screen size | 22.0in |
Processor | |
CPU family | Intel Core i7 |
CPU nominal frequency | 3.40GHz |
CPU overclocked frequency | 4.80GHz |
Processor socket | LGA 1155 |
HSF (heatsink-fan) | Thermaltake Frio |
Motherboard | |
Motherboard | Asus P8P67 PRO |
Motherboard chipset | Intel P67 |
Conventional PCI slots free | 2 |
Conventional PCI slots total | 2 |
PCI-E x16 slots free | 1 |
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 | 1 |
PCI-E x1 slots total | 2 |
Internal SATA connectors | 4 |
Internal SAS connectors | 1 |
Internal PATA connectors | 1 |
Internal floppy connectors | 0 |
Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
Memory | |
Memory type | DDR3 |
Memory sockets free | 0 |
Memory sockets total | 4 |
Graphics card | |
Graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards? | no |
3D performance setting | Low |
Graphics chipset | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
Graphics card RAM | 2.00GB |
DVI-I outputs | 2 |
HDMI outputs | 1 |
VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 0 |
DisplayPort outputs | 1 |
Number of graphics cards | 1 |
Hard disk | |
Hard disk | Samsung Spinpoint EcoGreen F4 |
Capacity | 2.00TB |
Hard disk usable capacity | 1.86TB |
Internal disk interface | SATA/300 |
Cache size | 32MB |
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 |
Monitor | |
Monitor make and model | Iiyama Prolite E2208HDS |
Resolution screen horizontal | 1,920 |
Resolution screen vertical | 1,080 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
Pixel response time | 5ms |
Contrast ratio | 1,000:1 |
Screen brightness | 300cd/m2 |
DVI inputs | 1 |
HDMI inputs | 1 |
VGA inputs | 1 |
DisplayPort inputs | 0 |
Additional Peripherals | |
Speakers | N/A |
Speaker type | N/A |
Sound card | Realtek HD Audio |
Peripherals | N/A |
Case | |
Chassis | BitFenix Survivor |
Case format | Full tower |
Dimensions | 230 x 510 x 502mm (WDH) |
Power supply | |
Power supply | N/A |
Power supply rating | N/A |
Power supply efficiency | N/A |
Free drive bays | |
Free front panel 5.25in bays | 1 |
Rear ports | |
USB ports (downstream) | 8 |
eSATA ports | 3 |
PS/2 mouse port | yes |
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 1 |
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 1 |
Modem | no |
3.5mm audio jacks | 6 |
Front ports | |
Front panel USB ports | 2 |
Front panel eSATA ports | 1 |
Front panel memory card reader | no |
Mouse & Keyboard | |
Mouse and keyboard | Dynamode wireless keyboard and mouse |
Operating system and software | |
OS family | Windows 7 |
Recovery method | N/A |
Software supplied | N/A |
Noise and power | |
Idle/eco noise level | N/A |
Peak noise level | N/A |
Idle power consumption | 140W |
Peak power consumption | 468W |
Performance tests | |
Overall application benchmark score | 3.49 |
Office application benchmark score | 3.01 |
2D graphics application benchmark score | 3.57 |
Encoding application benchmark score | 2.89 |
Multitasking application benchmark score | 4.49 |
3D performance (crysis) low settings | 230fps |
3D performance setting | Low |
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