Pros

  • Superior case with great features
  • Nice keyboard and mouse

Cons

  • Somewhat limited rear ports
  • Bundled 19-inch LCD is on the small side

At A Glance

Cerise Computers has built of the nicest designed and largest capacity PCs we've tested.

The Specs

Pricing
Inventory Number 31767
Processor
Processor type Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
Processor speed 2660.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 4096.0 MB
Display
Included monitor No
Display size 19.0 inches
Monitor model number Samsung SyncMaster 953BW
Display type LCD
Graphics
Primary Graphics Chipset Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT
Video Bus PCI Express
Video Memory Type DDR3
Storage
Drive size 2000.0 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 3.0
Green
Energy Star compliant 0.0
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM
Included Drives 5
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit)
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
Available Interfaces
  • FireWire Port (front)
  • FireWire Port (rear)
  • Parallel - 25 pin D-shell (IEEE 1284A)
  • Serial Port
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (front) (x2)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x4)
Slots 3
Parallel Port Yes
Case
Chassis style Tower
Internal Drive Bays 6
External Drive Bays 5

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 113
WorldBench 6 Rating Very Good
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 227  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 336  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 218  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 350  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 339  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 340  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 208  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 401  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 209  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 247
Gaming
Overall Graphics Score Poor