Pros
- Good performance for a budget system
Cons
- No digital audio outputs
- LCD screen is a little dark
At A Glance
This well-constructed, moderately priced model proves you don’t need to pay much to get a PC with strong performance.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Inventory Number | 25283 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 |
| Processor speed | 2130.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 1024.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 17.0 inches |
| Monitor model number | ViewSonic VA702b |
| Display type | LCD |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | EVGA e-GeForce 7600 GS |
| Video Bus | PCI Express |
| 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 | 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 | 8.0 |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD±R DL/DVD±RW |
| Second Optical Drive Speed | 16.0 |
| Second Optical Drive Type | DVD-ROM/CD-RW |
| Included Drives | 1 |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows XP Home |
| 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 | 6 |
| Parallel Port | Yes |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower (Midsize) |
| Internal Drive Bays | 2 |
| External Drive Bays | 6 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 5 Score | 117 |
| World Bench 5 Word Score | Superior |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Mozilla | 307 |
| Multitasking | 385 |
| WinZip | 322 |
| Microsoft Office XP | 519 |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| ACD Systems ACDSee | 464 |
| Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL | 276 |
| Discreet 3ds Max DirectX | 249 |
| Adobe Photoshop | 277 |
| Windows Media Encoder | 260 |
| Adobe Premiere | 344 |
| Roxio VideoWave | 234 |
| Ahead Nero | 468 |
| Musicmatch Jukebox | 446 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Superior |
| Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 30.93 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 46.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 73.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 91.43 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 48.78 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 74.21 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 94.74 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 127.99 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 152.23 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 173.13 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 187.13 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 293.52 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 379.78 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 400.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
