Review: Cyberpower Infinity X117 GT

Conclusion

Intel's 11th Gen desktop CPUs don't do enough to halt the march of AMD Ryzen, but they do provide some healthy competition, and that's never a bad thing.

Keeping things interesting in the second-tier arena, the eight-core, 16-thread Core i7-11700K is a solid if not spectacular fit for a high-performance PC. With improved IPC and native support for PCIe 4.0, the 11th Gen chip serves as a viable alternative to AMD's similarly-equipped Ryzen 7 5800X, and we could see pricing fluctuate in the weeks ahead as the two jostle for position.

Building on the strengths of the Intel chip, Cyberpower's Infinity X117 GT adds 16GB of fast memory, a super-speedy WD SN850 SSD and GeForce RTX 3070 graphics. A heady mix in the performance stakes, yet we'd like to see a little more attention paid to cable management and fan noise, and the £2,300 price tag isn't favourable in the face of AMD-powered competitors.

Bottom line: Intel has begun to make its way back into the conversation, but with the likelihood of limited CPU upgrade paths and higher-than-usual power consumption, there's a ways to go before the likes of the Infinity X117 GT can be deemed worthy of recommendation.

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The Infinity X117 GT gaming PC is available to order from Cyberpower.

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