Pros
- Strong graphics performance and design
Cons
- Gaudy case; poor reliability and service
At A Glance
Strong graphics performance and a flashy design increase this PC's appeal to gamers.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | GAMERULTRA8500SE |
| Inventory Number | 25112 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Athlon 64 X2 4200+ |
| Processor speed | 2200.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 1024.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 19.0 inches |
| Monitor model number | ViewSonic VA902b |
| Display type | LCD |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | EVGA e-GeForce 7600 GT |
| Video Bus | PCI Express |
| Video Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Storage | |
| Raid type | none |
| Drive size | 250.0 GB |
| Other storage | Four-in-one media-card reader |
| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 0.0 |
| Open PCI Express X1 Slots | 2.0 |
| Number of PCI slots | 3.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express Slots | 4.0 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 0.0 |
| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Speed | 8.0 |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD±R DL/DVD±RW |
| Second Optical Drive Speed | 16.0 |
| Second Optical Drive Type | DVD-ROM |
| Included Drives | 1 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Parallel Port | Yes |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower (Midsize) |
| Internal Drive Bays | 3 |
| External Drive Bays | 7 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 5 Score | 105 |
| World Bench 5 Word Score | Good |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Mozilla | 353 |
| Multitasking | 443 |
| WinZip | 411 |
| Microsoft Office XP | 525 |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| ACD Systems ACDSee | 540 |
| Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL | 301 |
| Discreet 3ds Max DirectX | 267 |
| Adobe Photoshop | 336 |
| Windows Media Encoder | 259 |
| Adobe Premiere | 427 |
| Roxio VideoWave | 268 |
| Ahead Nero | 494 |
| Musicmatch Jukebox | 483 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Superior |
| Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 98.63 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 103.77 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 105.93 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 106.67 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 113.08 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 120.29 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 120.02 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 121.06 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 130.77 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 131.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 140.03 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 348.29 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 343.84 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 364.07 Frames per second (higher is better) |
