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The Cyberpower Infinity X123 Pro has been a very interesting system to review over the last couple of weeks. Hitting the market at £899, it clearly designed to extract the maximum amount of gaming performance at that price-point – something that quickly becomes clear when looking at the RTX 3060, which alone takes up almost half the budget of the entire system.
In that regard, the system is certainly successful as it is indeed highly capable for 1080p and 1440p gaming. I have to be honest, I thought the i3 would prove a bit of a limitation for this GPU, but our testing today has clearly shown otherwise. You could argue that paying extra for an i5 is going to be more ‘futureproof' – which is likely going to be true – but it is hard to say when the quad-core i3-12100F just won’t be up to snuff. Right now anyway, it is the clear value choice and does not hold back the RTX 3060 at all.
The thing I would say on that however, is if you do want to upgrade the system, keep a close eye on the price list. To switch from an i3-12100F to an i5-12400F on Cyberpower’s website will currently set you back £214 – which is absolutely ridiculous considering the real-world price difference between the two CPUs is only about £65. Cyberpower is charging three times that on their configurator, which really is quite outrageous.
My other criticism of this system comes down to the SSD and the case. A 500GB SSD is just not big enough in 2022, and I ran out of space after installing just four games. I do think that could have been avoided however, as in my opinion, the Lian Li O11 Air Mini is too expensive for this system. A cheaper case could shave £50 off the cost, putting that extra budget towards a 1TB SSD.
That aside however, the bang for the buck here really is excellent, and the i3 and RTX 3060 can motor through the latest games. It’s not quite perfect, but it is cracking value at £899.
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Pros
- Excellent for 1080p and 1440p gaming.
- Intel i3-12100F is a great value gaming CPU.
- Runs cool and quiet.
- Low power draw.
- Free peripheral bundle included.
Cons
- Only 500GB storage space.
- O11 Mini takes up a fair chunk of budget that could be put towards a bigger SSD.
- MicroATX motherboard leaves a lot of empty space in the chassis.
- Upgrading to an i5 using Cyberpower's website is ridiculously expensive.
KitGuru says: For £899, it's hard to deny the value on offer here for 1080p and 1440p gaming. That said, a few tweaks could have resulted in an even more balanced system.
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