Pros
- Fast PC
- Easy to upgrade
Cons
- Open PCI Express X1 slots are blocked
At A Glance
Very fast, expensive PC with two graphics cards will appeal to hard-core gamers and graphics pros with deep pockets.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Inventory Number | 24615 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Athlon 64 FX-57 |
| Processor speed | 2800.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 1024.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 19.0 inches |
| Monitor model number | Samsung SyncMaster 930BF |
| Display type | LCD |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTX (two cards) |
| Video Bus | PCI Express |
| Storage | |
| Raid type | RAID 0 |
| Drive size | 500.0 GB |
| Other storage | Four-in-one media-card reader |
| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 0.0 |
| 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 |
| Second Optical Drive Speed | 16.0 |
| Second Optical Drive Type | DVD-ROM/CD-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 |
|
| Slots | 2 |
| Parallel Port | Yes |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower |
| Internal Drive Bays | 6 |
| External Drive Bays | 6 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 5 Score | 114 |
| World Bench 5 Word Score | Very Good |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Mozilla | 301 |
| Multitasking | 551 |
| WinZip | 302 |
| Microsoft Office XP | 517 |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| ACD Systems ACDSee | 430 |
| Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL | 256 |
| Adobe Photoshop | 281 |
| Discreet 3ds Max DirectX | 232 |
| Windows Media Encoder | 338 |
| Ahead Nero | 409 |
| Musicmatch Jukebox | 389 |
| Adobe Premiere | 339 |
| Roxio VideoWave | 279 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Superior |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 161.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 162.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 170.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 368.34 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 373.88 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 391.66 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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