After detaching the thick-tempered glass panels on Inferno 805, we are met by a rather sleek and very well-organised computer system. Although the cables are mostly out of the pathway of airflow, we still feel a few areas could be somewhat neater. But in general, Zoostorm has kept things tidy and should we need any extra cabling, it’s all tucked away carefully behind the motherboard tray.
Taking a closer look at the components selection, at the very heart of Inferno 805 is the Intel Core i7-6700K processor which touts a 4GHz base clock and up to 4.2GHz Turbo Boost. The 6700K sits on an ASrock Z170 Pro4Smotherboard which as its name suggests utilises the Intel Z170 chipset and cooling this chip is the Thermaltake Water 3.0 Performer closed loop all in one liquid cooler. The radiator and fan combo for this solution occupies the rear exhaust cooling fan location. The noise emitted from this cooler is noticeable during load but it does offer excellent thermal performance.
Immediately next to the CPU and its cooling block we have 32GB of Kingston HyperX Fury2400MHz DDR4. Bearing the CPU and memory in mind, this system is more than equipped for gaming, video/photo editing and content creation.
For graphics delivery this system takes advantage of the KFA GTX 980Ti. We’ve reviewed quite a few GTX 980Ti graphics cards and they’re more than up to the challenge of handling VR and ultra-high definition gaming. Later in the review we’ll test out the 3D performance.
As is common nowadays, Inferno 805 uses a solid state drive for its primary storage. Rather than use a SATA-based SSD this configuration uses a SanDisk X400 M.2 drive which comes with 512GB of capacity. This drive isn’t immediately noticeable since the graphics card completely conceals it – M.2 drives do have a tendency to generate more heat than other SSDs and therefore rely on good airflow inside the chassis to manage temperatures, so we’d have preferred an M.2 located in a more accessible slot. Perhaps Zoostorm could change the motherboard selection in future to assist with this.
Incidentally, the IN WIN 805 makes use of twin 120mm cooling fans for intake cooling – these fans are LED ready and emit a warm red glow once powered up.
On the subsequent pages we'll be testing out Inferno 805 to reveal the performance available.
