Pros
- Impressive mix of high end components
- Superb build quality and attention to detail
Cons
- Limited upgradeability
- Incredibly loud
At A Glance
While we love the attention to detail Digital Storm puts into most of the AventumâÂÂs construction, there are enough head-scratchers to warrant a bit of a pause before cutting a check for this nearly-$8,000 performance desktop. YouâÂÂre a little limited for upgradability, a bit more limited for multimedia support, and getting slower speeds than more fully stocked performance desktops that are arguably the same price.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor type | Dual Intel Xeon E5-2687w |
| Processor speed | 3.1 MHz |
| Cache size | 20.48 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 65536.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 98304.0 GB |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Discrete |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | nVidia Geforce GTX 690 |
| Secondary Graphics Chipset | Nvidia GeForce |
| Number of Graphic Cards included | 2.0 |
| Graphics Memory | 8.0 GB |
| Video Bus | PCI Express-SLI |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 4.0 |
| Raid type | RAID 0 |
| Drive size | 2288.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 7200.0 RPM |
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| Expansion slots | |
| Number of PCI-Express Slots | 4.0 |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) |
| Power | |
| Power Supply Wattage | 1200.0 watts |
| Motherboard | |
| Motherboard Chipset | C606 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 10.0 inches |
| Depth | 26.0 inches |
| Height | 30.0 inches |
| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Type | BD |
| Included Drives | DVD Drive |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 187.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 64.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 4978.0 score (higher is better) |
| Web Performance | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 19.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 432.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 30.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 164.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 126.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Encoding Audio | 118.2 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench Green Score | 52.0 |
| Working power usage | 32.9 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 259.8 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Gaming Score | 75.0 |
| Crysis 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 34.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 | 55.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 86.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 89.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 93.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 | 78.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 94.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 94.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 94.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 64.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 2560x1600 | 124.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 184.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 186.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1024x768 | 194.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 2560x1600 | 219.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 265.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 274.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 281.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
