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CyberPower Ultra Triton review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £450
inc VAT

CyberPower's overclocked AMD Fusion system with masses of RAM performs well and has plenty of upgrade potential

Specifications

3.5GHz AMD Fusion A8-3850, 8GB RAM, N/A display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

AMD’s latest Fusion processors are a cost-effective option if you want a quad-core PC without sacrificing features elsewhere. The Ultra Triton’s four-core AMD Fusion A8-3850 processor has been overclocked to an impressive 3.5GHz, which gives it a decent boost compared to non-overclocked A8-3850 systems we’ve seen. It managed an overall score of 80 in our tests: easily powerful enough to run any game or desktop software you need.

CyberPower Ultra Triton

The processor’s integrated Radeon HD 6550D graphics processor is good enough to run modern 3D games if you turn the quality and resolution settings down. It produced 19.8fps in Dirt 3 at 1,280×720 using high quality settings – turning the quality down further makes the game smooth enough to play. You can connect two monitors to any combination of the Triton’s HDMI, DVI or VGA outputs.

CyberPower has also taken the unusual step of kitting this PC out with 8GB of RAM – more than you’ll need for most Windows 7 applications, but worth having if you’re interested in heavy-duty image or video effects rendering or if you plan to run virtual machines. Four 1,333MHz modules occupy all of the Gigabyte GA-A75-D3H motherboard’s memory slots, but the board can handle a theoretical maximum of 64GB of RAM. That’s somewhat academic as the 16GB memory modules required for that extraordinary figure are rare.

CyberPower Ultra Triton inside

There’s plenty of scope to upgrade the Triton thanks to two PCI-E x16 slots, a couple of PCI-E x1 slots and three PCI slots. If you want to fit a high-end graphics card that requires additional power, though, you’ll have to use a Molex power adaptor to feed it, as the generic power supply lacks a PCI-E power connector. In fact, it has only a couple of extra SATA power connectors and one spare Molex plug.

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Basic Specifications

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ProcessorAMD Fusion A8-3850
Processor external bus125MHz
Processor multiplierx28
Processor clock speed3.5GHz
Processor socketFM1
Memory8
Memory typePC3-10666
Maximum memory64GB
MotherboardGigabyte GA-A75-D3H
Motherboard chipsetAMD A75

Ports

USB2 ports (front/rear)2/6
Firewire ports (front/rear)0/0
eSATA ports (front/rear)0/1
Wired network ports1x 10/100/1000
Wireless networking supportnone

Internal Expansion

Casemidi tower
PCI-E x1 slots (free)2 (2)
PCI-E x16 slots (free)2 (2)
Free Serial ATA ports3
Free memory slots0
Free 3.5in drive bays6

Hard Disk

Hard disk model(s)Samsung HD204UI
InterfaceSATA2
Total storage capacity2,000GB

Graphics

Graphics card(s)AMD Radeon HD 6550D
Graphics/video portsHDMI, DVI, VGA

Sound

SoundRealtek ALC889
Sound outputs7.1 line out, optical S/PDIF out, stereo line out, mic in
Speakersnone

Removable Drives

Supported memory cardsnone
Optical drive type(s)DVD+/-RW +/-DL

Display

Screen modelnone
Native resolutionN/A
Screen inputsN/A

Other Hardware

KeyboardLogitech Internet 350 Keyboard
MouseLogitech B110

Software

Software includednone
Operating systemWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Operating system restore optionWindows disc

Buying Information

Warrantyone year RTB parts, three years RTB labour
Price£450
Detailswww.cyberpowersystem.co.uk

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