Yoyotech XDNA 760 review

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Intel’s Core i5-760 is the driving force behind the XDNA 760, and Yoyotech has managed to eke maximum performance out of its four cores with a hefty overclock. The new 4.2GHz clock speed (up from the stock 2.8MHz) generated a result of 2.87 in our application benchmarks. That’s the best result we’ve ever seen, easily beating the A-Listed Wired2Fire Hellspawn XFire, which scored 2.49, and the Chillblast Fusion Photo OC III, which returned an even faster 2.55 in the same tests. It’s proof that only the most demanding users will find the XDNA 760 wanting for power.

Remarkably, the Yoyotech marks the first time we’ve seen an Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 in the wild since its March release. Back then, its superb performance was offset by a high price, but here it looks more tempting thanks to a score of 36fps in our 1,920 x 1,080 Very High quality Crysis benchmark and a 32fps score in the same test with 4x anti-aliasing activated.

Yoyotech XDNA 760

The latest games clearly won’t be a problem for this system, and our temperature tests showed it won’t get hot under the collar doing so either. The processor idled at 38 degrees Celcius and peaked at 67, and the graphics chip ran at a comfortable maximum temperature of 84 degrees.

A 64GB Kingston SSD keeps Windows 7 Home Premium feeling snappy – our tests show that it’s almost twice as fast as the 1TB Samsung SpinPoint F3 hard disk that’s included for traditional storage – and a Blu-ray reader is sandwiched between the fan controller and water-cooling reservoir.

Four gigabytes of RAM is fine but, when compared to the whopping 12GB included in the Chillblast, it looks a little mean. Nevertheless, there’s plenty to like about the XDNA 760. It’s expensive, sure, but enthusiasts will be able to appreciate both the superb performance and the tricked-out, high-quality chassis. If you want to splash the cash on a high-end base unit, we can think of few better than this.

Warranty

Warranty1 yr return to base

Basic specifications

Total hard disk capacity1,064
RAM capacity4.00GB
Screen sizeN/A

Processor

CPU familyIntel Core i5
CPU nominal frequency2.80GHz
CPU overclocked frequency4.20GHz
Processor socketLGA 1156
HSF (heatsink-fan)Watercool Heat Killer CPU block

Motherboard

MotherboardAsus P7P55D-E
Motherboard chipsetIntel P55
Conventional PCI slots free2
Conventional PCI slots total2
PCI-E x16 slots free1
PCI-E x16 slots total2
PCI-E x8 slots free0
PCI-E x8 slots total0
PCI-E x4 slots free0
PCI-E x4 slots total0
PCI-E x1 slots free1
PCI-E x1 slots total2
Internal SATA connectors6
Internal SAS connectors1
Internal PATA connectors1
Internal floppy connectors1
Wired adapter speed1,000Mbits/sec

Memory

Memory typeDDR3
Memory sockets free2
Memory sockets total4

Graphics card

Graphics cardNvidia GeForce GTX 470
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards?no
3D performance settingLow
Graphics chipsetNvidia GeForce GTX 470
Graphics card RAM2.00GB
DVI-I outputs2
HDMI outputs0
VGA (D-SUB) outputs1
DisplayPort outputs0
Number of graphics cards1

Hard disk

Hard diskKingston SSDNow V-Series 64GB
Capacity64GB
Hard disk usable capacity59GB
Internal disk interfaceSATA/300
Spindle speedN/A
Cache sizeN/A
Hard disk 2 make and modelSamsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity1,000GB
Hard disk 2 formatted capacity931
Hard disk 2 spindle speed7,200RPM
Hard disk 2 cache size32MB
Hard disk 3 make and modelN/A
Hard disk 3 nominal capacityN/A
Hard disk 4 make and modelN/A
Hard disk 4 nominal capacityN/A

Drives

Optical driveSamsung SH-B083L
Optical disc technologyBlu-ray reader
Optical disk 2 make and modelN/A
Optical disk 3 make and modelN/A

Monitor

Monitor make and modelN/A
Resolution screen horizontalN/A
Resolution screen verticalN/A
ResolutionN/A x N/A
Pixel response timeN/A
Contrast ratioN/A
Screen brightnessN/A
DVI inputsN/A
HDMI inputsN/A
VGA inputsN/A
DisplayPort inputsN/A

Additional Peripherals

SpeakersN/A
Speaker typeN/A
Sound cardRealtek HD Audio
PeripheralsN/A

Case

ChassisCooler Master HAF X
Case formatFull tower
Dimensions230 x 550 x 599mm (WDH)

Power supply

Power supplyThermaltake ToughPower XT
Power supply rating775W

Free drive bays

Free front panel 5.25in bays2

Rear ports

USB ports (downstream)6
FireWire ports2
eSATA ports2
PS/2 mouse portyes
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports1
Modemno
3.5mm audio jacks6

Front ports

Front panel USB ports4
Front panel FireWire ports1
Front panel eSATA ports1
Front panel memory card readerno

Mouse & Keyboard

Mouse and keyboardN/A

Operating system and software

OS familyWindows 7

Noise and power

Idle power consumption183W
Peak power consumption452W

Performance tests

Overall application benchmark score2.29
Office application benchmark score1.43
2D graphics application benchmark score2.91
Encoding application benchmark score2.35
Multitasking application benchmark score2.46
3D performance (crysis) low settings167fps
3D performance settingLow

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