Pros
- Low-cost power system
Cons
- Graphics performance was lackluster
At A Glance
Low-cost power system with lots of storage and an Audigy 2 ZS sound card will please multimedia buffs.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Inventory Number | 24614 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Pentium D 830 |
| Processor speed | 3000.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 1024.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 19.0 inches |
| Monitor model number | Gateway FPD1965 |
| Display type | LCD |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra |
| Video Bus | PCI Express |
| Storage | |
| Raid type | none |
| Drive size | 500.0 GB |
| Other storage | Five-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 | 2.0 |
| 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 Home |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) |
| Five-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 | 3 |
| External Drive Bays | 4 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 5 Score | 89 |
| World Bench 5 Word Score | Fair |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Mozilla | 581 |
| Multitasking | 673 |
| WinZip | 407 |
| Microsoft Office XP | 572 |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| ACD Systems ACDSee | 613 |
| Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL | 333 |
| Adobe Photoshop | 388 |
| Discreet 3ds Max DirectX | 306 |
| Windows Media Encoder | 335 |
| Ahead Nero | 505 |
| Musicmatch Jukebox | 547 |
| Adobe Premiere | 525 |
| Roxio VideoWave | 275 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Very Good |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 123.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 124.83 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 131.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 251.43 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 250.57 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 264.58 Frames per second (higher is better) |
