Pros
- Extras such as digital hi-fi connections
Cons
- Slim case offers limited expansion
At A Glance
This system, which comes in a desktop-oriented case, provides a good balance of performance, expandability and price.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Inventory Number | 24348 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Sempron 3100+ |
| Processor speed | 1800.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 1024.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 17.0 inches |
| Monitor model number | AG Neovo M-17 |
| Display type | LCD |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Asus EN6600/TD |
| Video Bus | PCI Express |
| Storage | |
| Raid type | RAID 0 |
| Drive size | 240.0 GB |
| Other storage | Five-in-one media-card reader |
| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 0.0 |
| Open PCI Express X1 Slots | 3.0 |
| Number of PCI slots | 3.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express Slots | 4.0 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 0.0 |
| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Speed | 16.0 |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD+R DL/DVD±RW |
| Included Drives | 2 |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows XP Professionalfessional |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) |
| Five-in-one media-card reader | 1 |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Slots | 5 |
| Parallel Port | Yes |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Desktop |
| Internal Drive Bays | 3 |
| External Drive Bays | 2 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 5 Score | 85 |
| World Bench 5 Word Score | Very Good |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Mozilla | 545 |
| Multitasking | 944 |
| WinZip | 444 |
| Microsoft Office XP | 564 |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| ACD Systems ACDSee | 603 |
| Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL | 379 |
| Adobe Photoshop | 416 |
| Discreet 3ds Max DirectX | 329 |
| Windows Media Encoder | 562 |
| Ahead Nero | 402 |
| Musicmatch Jukebox | 589 |
| Adobe Premiere | 463 |
| Roxio VideoWave | 385 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Very Good |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 86.23 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 100.07 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 105.87 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 120.29 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 184.55 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 219.29 Frames per second (higher is better) |
