Pros
- Full immersion cooling
- Superb design
Cons
- Extremely expensive
- Tricky to upgrade
At A Glance
Impressive PC cools its parts by immersing them in oil, but more upgradable, cheaper, and faster (graphics-wise) PCs exist.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Inventory Number | 39749 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 |
| Processor speed | 3200.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 4096.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 24.0 inches |
| Monitor model number | Samsung SyncMaster 2493HM |
| Display type | LCD |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 |
| Video Bus | PCI Express Triple-SLI |
| Video Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Storage | |
| Raid type | RAID 0 |
| Drive size | 2240.0 GB |
| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 0.0 |
| Open PCI Express X1 Slots | 0.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express Slots | 3.0 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 0.0 |
| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Speed | 2.0 |
| Optical Drive Type | BD-RE |
| 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 |
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| Parallel Port | No |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower |
| Internal Drive Bays | 3 |
| External Drive Bays | 3 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 163 |
| WorldBench 6 Rating | Superior |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 150 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 300 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 142 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 251 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 321 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 230 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 111 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 192 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 165 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 180 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Very Good |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 | 165.94 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 | 164.16 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 | 163.81 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 | 164.59 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 | 117.61 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 | 112.27 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 | 114.34 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 | 112.57 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 2560x1600 | 94.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1920x1200 | 106.07 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1680x1050 | 113.03 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1024x768 | 130.83 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 2560x1600 | 102.47 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1920x1200 | 122.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1680x1050 | 126.47 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1024x768 | 128.47 Frames per second (higher is better) |
