Inside, there are plenty of empty tool-free drive bays and cable management to help keep things tidy and easy airflow through the PC’s case. There’s also space to install more fans top and bottom should you feel the need to increase the cooling further. There’s a lot of empty space inside, so other than for airflow reasons, this case is rather larger than it needs to be. More importantly, we find a Pentium Anniversary Edition processor overclocked to 4.5GHz and cooled by a sizeable Cooler Master Hyper TX3 heatpipe cooler. The processor is complemented by 8GB of DDR3 RAM and both as installed in an Asus H81M-D Plus motherboard. As you will guess from its name, this motherboard uses an unlocked version of the Intel H81 Express chipset to allow unofficial overclocking of the CPU at lower cost.
Cyberpower infinity Apollo Pro review: class-leading gaming speeds
This cost saving has allowed Cyberpower to install an MSI GeForce GTX 760 graphics card delivering the same level of class-leading gaming speeds as similar cards delivered by Chillblast and Scan. The result is top notch performance in one of the least expensive PCs of the group test. The 4.5GHz overclock gives a slight edge over Chillblast’s 4.3GHz system, while the low-cost motherboard makes the Infinity Apollo Pro considerably less expensive than Scan’s 3XS Performance GT. (See all Budget PCs reviews.)
Cyberpower infinity Apollo Pro review: testing problems
Unfortunately we encountered a couple of problems during testing. First of all, the built-in network adapter on the motherboard failed to work, so we had to use an external USB one instead. Then the system crashed during the first run of our torture test. Subsequent runs of the torture test completed successfully however, and we gave it an extra-long run just to make sure. The system is supplied with a 23.6in AOC full HD display, featuring an ultra-thin bezel and a subtle red wine colouring. Its TN panel can’t match the colour reproduction or viewing angles of an IPS display, but its 2ms response time and large screen area is perfect for gaming. You also get a Cooler Master Devastator combo comprising a high resolution MS2K mouse and backlit MB24 keyboard featuring a toughened design and dedicated multimedia keys.
