Pros
- Upgrades are uncluttered
Cons
- Chassis feels cheaply constructed
At A Glance
With terrific storage, this MTower appeals to power users who want high performance at a reasonable price.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Inventory Number | 24533 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Athlon 64 X2 4800+ |
| Processor speed | 2400.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 2048.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 19.0 inches |
| Monitor model number | ViewSonic VP191b |
| Display type | LCD |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | EVGA e-GeForce 6800 Ultra |
| Video Bus | PCI Express |
| Storage | |
| Raid type | RAID 0 |
| Drive size | 600.0 GB |
| Other storage | Four-in-one media-card reader |
| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 1.0 |
| Open PCI Express X1 Slots | 1.0 |
| Number of PCI slots | 3.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express Slots | 4.0 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 0.0 |
| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Speed | 4.0 |
| 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) |
| Four-in-one media card reader or Four-in-one media-card reader | 1 |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Slots | 2 |
| Parallel Port | Yes |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower (Midsize) |
| Internal Drive Bays | 5 |
| External Drive Bays | 4 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 5 Score | 130 |
| World Bench 5 Word Score | Superior |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Mozilla | 341 |
| Multitasking | 424 |
| WinZip | 261 |
| Microsoft Office XP | 502 |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| ACD Systems ACDSee | 452 |
| Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL | 271 |
| Adobe Photoshop | 304 |
| Discreet 3ds Max DirectX | 241 |
| Windows Media Encoder | 271 |
| Ahead Nero | 163 |
| Musicmatch Jukebox | 443 |
| Adobe Premiere | 312 |
| Roxio VideoWave | 247 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Superior |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 164.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 166.93 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 172.53 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 378.88 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 388.06 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 410.92 Frames per second (higher is better) |
