Today we've exclusively brought you our reviews and benchmarks of the world's fastest PC – the Yoyotech Fi7epower MLK featuring the 3.73GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition worth £3,995. And you'll soon be able to win one courtesy of our colleagues over at PC Plus who have one to give away.
The magazines are offering readers the chance to win a PC built to the same spec as the fastest ever (and that's official) single-CPU computer that the world has ever seen, as we've reviewed here. The PC is also packed with some of the very latest technology, including the new Intel Core i7 965 processor (which is clocked to a staggering 3.73GHz), ATi graphics, 9GB of Corsair memory and one of Intel's latest SSDs. Quite simply, the Fi7epower MLK is like nothing you've ever used before. You should trust us when we say that you want to have one – because we do too!
The machine is the first single-socket PC to break the 100 mark in SPECint, which is one of the toughest and certainly one of the most important CPU benchmarks around. We put it through some rigorous testing as you can see.
The latest issue of PC Plus is available from 18 November from all good newsagents for £5.99, but you can enter now.
And here are the system specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7 processor 965 (clocked to 3.73GHz with quad-core SMT enabled)
Motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe mainboard
Memory: 9GB Corsair DDR3 performance memory
Primary hard disk: Intel X25-M 80GB SSD boot drive
Secondary hard disk: Samsung F1 1TB data drive
Graphics: ATi Radeon 4870x2 Crossfire graphics accelerator with 2GB GDDR5
Optical drive: LG Blu-ray multiburner
Case: CoolerMaster HAF 932 enthusiast chassis
PSU: CoolerMaster Silent Pro 700 modular power supply unit
Operating system: Microsoft Windows Vista 64 Ultimate
Now read our review of the PC and of the stunning Core i7 Extreme Edition CPU.







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worldtvpc
February 10th 2009
10. how about some contests open to non-uk crowd - like north americans :)
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markhandley
December 8th 2008
9. Sounds impressive, I would be interested in tryin it with some of the 3D Design software I use.
Regards
Mark
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enduro
November 22nd 2008
8. sounds absolutely great wish I 've had one
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stevie44
November 12th 2008
7. Intel Core i7-powered PC
Great looking machine would love to own one
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cherubic
November 4th 2008
6. For such price I can build 2 rigs with the same CPU performance, better disk performance, and more FPS in games. So it is just a waste of money.
2 itworks4me,
all HD4870x2 come with 2 slot cooling system by reference design, not just HIS.
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itworks4me
November 3rd 2008
5. It has a 1TB Samsung drive as well in the spec.
If the system runs off a simple 700w PSU, then you can bet that heat will not be an issue.
Also, the unique design of the HIS 4870x2 card means that the GPU heat is ejected straight out of the back of the system - not recirculated inside as with other designs.
Perhaps more intriguing than 'What will this be worth next year', is "At what point in the future will this spec be considered 'only good enough for secretarial work' ?"
:~)
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dc_ikaruga
November 3rd 2008
4. How long can it hold the crown though? And how much is will this be worth this time next year?
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ankajo
November 3rd 2008
3. A beast of a machine. But what about the heat?
Why not put in liquid cooled elements, which will justify this expensive machine. Why not have Raid drives instead of the SSD of only 80GB. Its a desktop not a laptop! For such a config you won't need SSD.
For the rest it is going to be a bright future.
Thanks
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tjholland
November 3rd 2008
2. yea, 80 gb isn't much......but i think if you throw in 1 tb whomever wins it would be just fine
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farooque_suhail
November 3rd 2008
1. Well, the specs are pretty amazing. Although, i don't think 80GB would be enough when people actually start using it.
Overall, awesome!
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