Cryo Tetrad

The Cryo Tetrad exploits the new Intel Core i7 technology and performance of the Quad with its Hyper Threading (HT), Triple channel memory and Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) bus speeds to its limit.  Offering new extremes of power from a custom built PC for extreme gamers and power users.

Cryo Advantage - The Tetrad X58 continues the pedigree of the Core i5 based Cryo Quad in providing a high-performance custom built pc for professionals or gaming.

At the heart of the design is the Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme CPU and almost uniquely support for both ATI® CrossFire™ and NVIDIA® SLI™ multi-GPU technology. Partnered with the new Intel X58 chipset and low latency DDR3 memory at up speeds up to and in excess of 2GHz the Tetrad has achieved record benchmarks as one of the fastest desktop PC’s (see Custom PC Benchmark Leaderboard). As with all our other models its powerful components are enshrined within the luxury cool brushed aluminium Lian-Li P60 case. The P60 is one of the coolest and quietest cases available. Owning the Tetrad grants you entry into the elite club of extreme PC owners with extraordinary flexibility and power to upgrade and expand.

Leading Edge Technology - The Intel Core i7 processors bring the unmatched power of up to six processing cores and HyperThreading together creating effectively twelve threads of concurrent execution capacity.

The Core i7 is already proving itself to be the world’s fastest CPU. It achieves this with its completely new cache architecture and on-chip integrated memory controller. This new design allows memory bandwidth to release the full potential of the processing power of four high-speed cores beyond that offered by its predecessor Core 2. The CPU’s throughout the Core i7 range respond better than ever to Cryo Boost™ Triple Overclocking and Optimisation with even the entry level CPU achieving 4GHz clock speeds and higher.

Extreme Cooling - All this power and additional circuitry on the one CPU comes at a high price in terms of heat produced and power consumed. The Tetrad accommodates this with even at the entry level enhanced compact water cooling from the incredible Corsair H50 to quietly and efficiently cool the processor. Electing for our Extreme Water or Phase cooling systems will only offer you even higher performance headroom.

High Performance Graphics - Crossfire or SLI - Both nVidia and ATI are offering compelling and powerful graphics solutions and the Tetrad comes standard with the world’s fastest single GPU graphics in the form of the nVidia GTX 470 with 448 processing cores.

Our experience is that generally a dual GPU card may well provide quite variable performance advantages so we have not made it a standard option even though the Radeon HD5970 could offer even higher performance in some scenarios. However we have provided all ATI and nVidia graphics cards as options for you to select as you prefer. You can choose to not only double but triple or even quadruple your graphics power and deliver higher frame rates, faster rendering times and more realistic PC gaming and 3D environments. For fully immersive graphics supporting the highest resolution, DirectX 11, physics processing and anti-aliasing. For the folding enthusiasts the cards can also enhance folding power by as much as over 10,000 ppd.

64-bit Ready - Already the 4GB limit imposed by 32-bit operating systems is looking very limiting especially considering your 1-2GB graphics card effectively halves what might be available. The Tetrad includes full 64-bit support unleashing the full potential of its high-end hardware, applications and games. We offer options for all versions of Windows® 64 bit. A 64-bit operating system can process twice as much information as a 32-bit version, and can use significantly more random access memory (in theory 2^64 or 18 exabytes, but practically 128GB).	Large Screen and High resolution support - To appreciate the power of the Tetrad you really need to see it on a large, fast, bright, high contrast monitor with accurate colour representation. Ideally we’d recommend a widescreen LCD from 24in upwards, with high contrast (at least 10,000:1) and with fast response times (5ms or less). The monitor options offered will allow you to run at the highest quality and resolution option settings without ghosting or artefacts. The graphics power in the Tetrad is capable of resolutions above HD’s 1080p. Together with the high definition multi-channel audio card option it represents an ideal platform for video and music editing, 3D modelling or enjoying a Blu-ray movie.
Storage - Hard drives - The Tetrad options allow you to flexibly choose whether you want a high performance (in excess of 400MB/s sustained read transfer rates) or high capacity (over 8TB) storage subsystem, or both. That’s enough capacity to store thousands of cinematic feature films and millions of music titles. You can choose RAID 0 (striping) to double, triple or quadruple read transfer rates or RAID 1 to increase data security with a simultaneous online backup (mirroring). Alternatively RAID5 will provide both a secure backup and higher performance with the ability to hot swap a drive should it fail. With more than one RAID controller onboard you can choose to have multiple RAID sets to use as System and Data drives for example. We offer extreme industrial storage options with separate RAID controller cards, Solid State Drives (SSD’s) and 15000rpm Enterprise Class drives.	Memory Performance - The Tetrad has 3GB of triple channel DDR3 1600MHz low latency memory as standard. Together with almost 50% more memory bandwidth offered by Core i7 this ensures that data retrieval is seamless and lag-free. You can optionally add up to 12GB of memory with speeds over 2GHz for unprecedented encoding, decoding and multitasking capabilities. The combination of high speed disk and memory in the Tetrad offer the shortest possible load and execution times. Engineering out bottlenecks and reducing the natural latency and delays inherent in the component subsystems increases your multitasking abilities, allowing for more complex applications, extreme gaming, 3D content creation, video and music editing. The typical high street PC design is engineered to meet the undemanding needs of the internet, email, word processing and spreadsheets. Our selected combination of high speed low latency DDR3 memory, Intel® Core™ i7 processors, X58 chipset, multi-GPU technology, and Cryo Boost™ Triple Overclocking and Optimisation combine to deliver a powerful professional multimedia system.
Soundcard and Optical drives - To experience that fully immersive and realistic experience 7.1 high definition surround sound is essential. We experience the world around us using all our senses simultaneously and sound provides us with the second most important of those senses. The Tetrad is engineered to enable you to experience the fidelity of fine and expressive musical instruments and the sharp crashes and thundering bass of special effects in PC games, movies and music with 3D imaging and placement of sound sources.  Sophisticated sound cards are options to enable you to take full advantage of pro sound Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) capabilities.

Cryo Tetrad

Key Benefits

• The most processing power available in an air cooled desktop PC, outperforming most of the competitions' liquid cooled PC's
• Already 2-3 years ahead of all the main manufacturers PC technology providing you with a high performance PC with an extended lifetime
• Offering 30% or more performance benefits over a standard PC of the same configuration
• Obsolescence designed out so that your investment lasts longer, and you feel greener
• Cryo Boost™ - Overclocking and Optimisation for unrivalled performance and stability
• Personal service and support by one of our experts assigned to your build - NOT a telesales agent
• 20 years of practical design expertise from our industrial and commercial performance critical background
• Fully braided internal Cable Management included at no extra cost

What you get

• The base unit with the above specification plus any options you have selected below or customisations you have asked for
• We assume you already have your own preferred keyboard, mouse and monitor
• Our Two Year Warranty (T&C's available on request)
• Our standard obsolescence assurance policy and component upgrade support
• Please allow 10-14 days for delivery (21 days for special orders or with water or phase-change cooling)

See our design and build Ethos for further benefits offered by a Cryo PC.

Cryo Tetrad

Cryo Tetrad

Technical Specification (A)

Cryo Tetrad

Technical Specification (B)

Take a guided tour of the Lian-Li P80/P60 case design features:

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