Pros
- Solid performance and design
- Plenty of free bays
Cons
- Expensive for the performance
- Massive power supply blocks bays
At A Glance
The Phenom-based Poly 790FX has the latest AMD CPU and ATI graphics, but is too expensive for the performance it delivers.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Inventory Number | 30994 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Phenom 9500 |
| Processor speed | 2200.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 4096.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 22.0 inches |
| Monitor model number | Samsung 226BW |
| Display type | LCD |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | ATI HD 3850 |
| Video Bus | PCI Express |
| Video Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Storage | |
| Raid type | RAID 0 |
| Drive size | 650.0 GB |
| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 3.0 |
| 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±RW |
| Second Optical Drive Speed | 8.0 |
| Second Optical Drive Type | DVD±RW |
| Included Drives | 3 |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64 bit) |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) |
| Available Interfaces |
|
| Slots | 5 |
| Parallel Port | No |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower (Midsize) |
| Internal Drive Bays | 0 |
| External Drive Bays | 9 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 95 |
| WorldBench 6 Rating | Very Good |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 282 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 368 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 294 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 513 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 388 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 447 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 253 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 341 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 263 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 308 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Fair |
| Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 121.57 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 125.57 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 127.37 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 128.17 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 127.85 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 148.18 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 142.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 143.11 Frames per second (higher is better) |
