Pros

  • Competitively priced
  • 1TB of storage

Cons

  • Basic keyboard and mouse

At A Glance

The Video Pro offers midrange performance at an excellent price, though we would upgrade the peripherals.

The Specs

Pricing
Inventory Number 34869
Processor
Processor type Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Processor speed 2830.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 8192.0 MB
Display
Included monitor No
Display size 20.0 inches
Monitor model number Sceptre X20WG-Naga II-b
Display type LCD
Graphics
Primary Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD 4850
Video Bus PCI Express
Video Memory Type DDR3
Storage
Raid type RAID 0
Drive size 1000.0 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 4.0
Green
Energy Star compliant 0.0
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type BD-RE
Second Optical Drive Type DVD±RW
Included Drives 2
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64 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) (x3)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x4)
Slots 4
Parallel Port Yes
Case
Chassis style Tower (Midsize)
Internal Drive Bays 3
External Drive Bays 7

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 120
WorldBench 6 Rating Very Good
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 230  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 335  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 199  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 321  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 323  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 323  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 202  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 262  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 212  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 261
Gaming
Overall Graphics Score Good
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 120.07  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 111.62  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 95.36  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 59.84  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 84.09  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 83.46  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 77.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 50.16  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 161.23  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 164.67  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 164.03  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 163.97  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 2560x1600 46.23  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1920x1200 70.77  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1680x1050 80.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1024x768 88.47  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 2560x1600 60.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1920x1200 84.57  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1680x1050 87.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1024x768 87.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 192.94  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 203.31  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 209.67  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 211.59  Frames per second (higher is better)