Pros

  • Superior performance
  • Inexpensive for a Gaming PC

Cons

  • No media card reader
  • No legacy ports

At A Glance

This overclocked dual-core system outgunned pricier, quad-core systems.

The Specs

Pricing
Inventory Number 30438
Processor
Processor type Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
Processor speed 3000.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 2048.0 MB
Display
Included monitor No
Display size 22.0 inches
Monitor model number Viewsonic VX2255wmb
Display type LCD
Graphics
Primary Graphics Chipset EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX
Video Bus PCI Express
Video Memory Type DDR3
Storage
Raid type RAID 0
Drive size 300.0 GB
Expansion slots
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 2.0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 0.0
Number of PCI slots 2.0
Number of PCI-Express Slots 5.0
Green
Energy Star compliant 0.0
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Speed 8.0
Optical Drive Type DVD±RW
Second Optical Drive Speed 16.0
Second Optical Drive Type DVD-ROM
Included Drives 2
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit)
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
Available Interfaces
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x6)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (front) (x4)
  • FireWire Port (rear)
  • FireWire Port (front)
Slots 4
Parallel Port No
Case
Chassis style Tower (Midsize)
Internal Drive Bays 4
External Drive Bays 6

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 128
WorldBench 6 Rating Superior
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 177  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 318  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 180  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 282  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 305  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 486  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 173  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 323  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 182  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 215
Gaming
Overall Graphics Score Superior