Pros

  • Excellent performance
  • Lots of free bays

Cons

  • Pricey
  • Rudimentary documentation

At A Glance

This exceptional performer's extreme expandability will appeal to power users with serious storage requirements.

The Specs

Pricing
Inventory Number 30896
Processor
Processor type Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650
Processor speed 3000.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 2048.0 MB
Display
Included monitor No
Display size 22.0 inches
Monitor model number Samsung 226BW
Display type LCD
Graphics
Primary Graphics Chipset EVGA e-GeForce 8800 Ultra
Video Bus PCI Express
Video Memory Type DDR3
Storage
Raid type RAID 0
Drive size 1050.0 GB
Expansion slots
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 1.0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1.0
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±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM
Included Drives 3
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (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 9

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 131
WorldBench 6 Rating Superior
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 185  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 321  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 171  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 297  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 317  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 295  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 180  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 340  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 186  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 208
Gaming
Overall Graphics Score Superior