CyberPower Infinity Achilles XT review

There are two PCI-E x1 slots, but one’s blocked by the graphics card, and we’d have preferred more. There are, however, three PCI slots, all of which are vacant, and a second PCI-E x16 slot (which actually runs at x4), that you can use for PCI-E x1 or x4 expansion cards. There’s plenty of room to add extras such as TV tuners and Wi-Fi cards. At the back of the motherboard there are eight USB ports, which is generous for a budget board. Only two of them are USB3, though. There are another two standard USB ports on the front panel, too. On top of that are the usual 7.1 analogue audio outputs, a PS/2 port and a Gigabit Ethernet port, but no eSATA port.

The supplied keyboard and mouse do their job well. The Logitech K120 keyboard rattles a little, but is accurate to type on and the B110 mouse is comfortable to use. Unfortunately, the Edge10 M2410XX monitor didn’t do much to impress us. It’s a matt 23.6in 1,920×1,080 monitor with DVI and VGA inputs, but it has a strong blue tint that’s noticeable on white backgrounds.

At £800, this PC comes close to matching the specification and performance of many systems that cost £200 more. Its non-overclocked processor is powerful enough to run modern and future software. At this price, we can even forgive the small SSD. It’s a great value system, but we strongly recommend buying it without the monitor.