Gamer Infinity

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CYBERPOWER'S GAMER Infinity 870 is an almost identical specification to our favourite Fusion Colossus, but with a more powerful Core 2 Duo bathed in blue light under the hood.

Like the Colossus, the Infinity 870 uses an ASUS P5K as the basis for a 3GHz overclock, with the bus set to 425MHz, OCZ's Gold memory sticks running 850MHz, and the Duey's multiplier dropped a notch to seven. It's a setup that's solid as a rock, and as you can see from benchmark results it's a solid performer too.

The machine particularly loved higher widescreen resolutions in Source engine games, including the beta version of upcoming mod Fortress Forever, though raising the screen size and all the detail options in BioShock and Supreme Commander did make its knees wobble. With twinned 8800 Ultras and a Core 2 Extreme, the Commodore XX is better suited to such punishing levels of detail, in some instances delivering more than double the frame rate. That's where your money goes.

There's also CyberPower's three-year warranty to consider, and 30-day money back guarantee which allows you to get a refund on the price you paid. Take note though - should you decide to change your mind, you'll be charged a 15 per cent restocking fee, or in the case of this model, around £120. That's perhaps a bit steep.

PC Zone Staff