Cyberpower Gaming Battalion 502 Windows 8 PC Review (FX 4170 / Radeon 7770)

The tests were performed in a controlled environment with the temperature maintained at a constant 19°C. Idle temperatures were measured after sitting at the desktop for 15 minutes. Load measurements were acquired by running FurMark and Prime95's Small FFTs setting together for 15 minutes. As this is a gaming system, we also decided to measure the temperatures while playing Battlefield 3.

We allowed the CPU cooler to operate at its default – PWM – settings.

Lacking any type of intake fan, the Cyberpower Gaming Battalion 502 system's component temperatures are surprisingly low, given the single exhaust fan and graphics card that flushes heat into the chassis.

MSI's effective cooler keeps the graphics core temperature at low levels, even when tasked with a demanding load. The stock AMD CPU cooler offers mediocre, yet perfectly acceptable performance. HDD temperatures are what suffer with the omission of a front intake fan, but a measured maximum of 33°C isn't a cause for concern.

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