Pros

  • Plenty of processing power
  • Well-situated USB ports

Cons

  • Interior is messy, with awkward cabling

At A Glance

This is a good system for power-hungry tasks like editing video, but its interior has sloppy cabling that may hinder expansio

The Specs

Pricing
Inventory Number 25276
Processor
Processor type Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
Processor speed 2600.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 2048.0 MB
Display
Included monitor No
Display size 19.0 inches
Monitor model number LG L1950S
Display type LCD
Graphics
Primary Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon X1900 XT
Video Bus PCI Express
Video Memory Type DDR3
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 1.0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1.0
Number of PCI slots 3.0
Number of PCI-Express Slots 3.0
Green
Energy Star compliant 0.0
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Speed 10.0
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW
Included Drives 2
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
  • FireWire Port (front)
  • FireWire Port (rear)
  • Parallel - 25 pin D-shell (IEEE 1284A)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (front) (x2)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x6)
Slots 4
Parallel Port Yes
Case
Chassis style Tower (Midsize)
Internal Drive Bays 4
External Drive Bays 6

Performance

Overall Rating
World Bench 5 Score 139
World Bench 5 Word Score Good
Office Productivity
Mozilla 273
Multitasking 341
WinZip 240
Microsoft Office XP 489
Content Creation
ACD Systems ACDSee 388
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 276
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 221
Adobe Photoshop 278
Windows Media Encoder 242
Adobe Premiere 301
Roxio VideoWave 238
Ahead Nero 183
Musicmatch Jukebox 415
Gaming
Overall Graphics Score Good
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 100.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 105.97  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 112.53  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 112.63  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 141.99  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 146.04  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 145.22  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 146.63  Frames per second (higher is better)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 156.47  Frames per second (higher is better)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 158  Frames per second (higher is better)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 163.67  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 440.69  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 446.97  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 474.46  Frames per second (higher is better)