YoyoTech lays claim to the world's fastest PC

PC builder makes use of cheaper components to create a high-performance computer for business use

Charanjit Kohli: Customers get excited when they see performance barriers being smashed

The yoyo is known for its ups and downs, but YoyoTech is definitely on an upswing at the moment.
If its claims are to be believed, the PC maker has built a PC capable of 50 per cent more performance than a Sun Sparc workstation.

The good news for PC builders is that a high-performance PC can be built from a cheaper component: Intel’s Core i7.
YoyoTech claimed PC builders and integrators have the perfect cheap, high-performance product for business clients.

YoyoTech’s managing director and owner, Charanjit Kohli, said Intel’s new technology should be a cause for optimism.
Intel Core i7 is a family of three Intel desktop x86-64 processors. It is the first processor family to use the Intel Nehalem microarchitecture, which, according to Kohli, is the most significant change in architecture since the Pentium Pro.

“This creates positive waves in the market for everyone,” he said. “The new processors get customers excited, especially when they see performance barriers being smashed.”

Until customers realise that there has been a significant leap in the price-performance ratio, there
could be a good opportunity for resellers to sneak in and benefit from a juicier margin for themselves, he argued. “It is good that Intel’s Core i7 processors come with a healthy margin for resellers.”

Integrating the memory controller has allowed Intel to enable triple-channel memory. This means that the optimal configuration for most customers will now be 6GB rather than the 4GB that previous technologies employed.
“Smart sellers will see this as a way to increase Ram sales by 50 per cent,” said Kohli.

The YoyoTech machine boots from an Intel solid state drive and uses a 2GB HIS 4870x2 graphics card, increasing the Fi7epower MLK1640’s price to £4,000. But system builders could offer a complete range of Core i7-based systems from as little as £999, according to Intel.

“Intel has a strong tradition of innovation and market development,” said Gerald Grattoni, Intel’s UK channel manager.
“Our Core i7 range brings the power of parallel processing to the desktop. That has not been done before.”