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Sys Performance 850A

Athlon-850 system with outstanding performance, corporate goodies, and room to grow.

  

WHAT'S HOT: Coming with twin 20.5GB hard drives (connected by a Promise Ultra ATA/66 RAID card), the Sys Performance 850A offers ample storage. One of the first Athlon-850 systems we've tested for the Top 100, it zoomed to a score of 198 on our PC WorldBench 2000 benchmark tests--respectably high even for a system running Windows NT 4.0.

WHAT'S NOT: For $2549, we'd like to see more than just a standard 17X-40X CD-ROM drive.

WHAT ELSE: The 19-inch ViewSonic Professional Series PF790 monitor displays crisp text up to the maximum resolution of 1280 by 1024, but colors look washed out. The Matrox G400 Max graphics card offers comprehensive output options: dual-head display, S-Video, and composite out for connecting a second monitor or for television or DVD playback.

BEST USE: With a speedy Athlon-850 CPU inside, this PC should keep power users ahead of the performance curve for a while.


SUMMARY
Sys Performance 850A


PC WorldBench 2000 score of 198, AMD Athlon-850 CPU, 128MB of SDRAM, 512KB L2 cache, two 20.5GB hard drives with RAID card, Windows NT 4.0, Matrox G400 Max graphics board with 32MB of SGRAM, 19-inch monitor, 17X-40X CD-ROM drive, network card, case lock, Creative Labs SB Live Value audio, Altec Lansing ACS21W speakers; 6-year warranty on CPU and main RAM, 3-year warranty on other parts, 5-year labor warranty, free unlimited support, 24/7 toll-free support (support hours drop to 9 hours Monday-Friday after one year).

$2549
800/613-9963
www.sys.com

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