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Pros

  • Excellent graphics for the price
  • Lots of rear-panel connections

Cons

  • Middle-of-road performance overall
  • Uninspiring case aesthetics

At A Glance

It’s not the fastest PC around, but this gaming-oriented power desktop delivers stellar graphics performance.

The Specs

Pricing
Inventory Number 44040
Processor
Processor type Intel Core i7 920
Processor speed 2660.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 3072.0 MB
Display
Included monitor No
Monitor model number ViewSonic VA2226W Widescreen
Graphics
Primary Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
Video Bus PCI Express
Video Memory Type DDR5
Storage
Raid type none
Drive size 1000.0 GB
Expansion slots
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 1.0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 2.0
Number of PCI slots 4.0
Number of PCI-Express Slots 2.0
Green
Energy Star compliant 0.0
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type BD
Second Optical Drive Type DVD±RW
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64 bit)
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
Available Interfaces
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x8)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (front) (x3)
  • FireWire Port (rear)
  • FireWire Port (front)
Slots 4
Parallel Port No
Case
Chassis style Tower (Midsize)
Internal Drive Bays 4
External Drive Bays 6

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 129
WorldBench 6 Rating Superior
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 172  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 330  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 189  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 357  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 287  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 213  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 163  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 999  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 171  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 198
Gaming
Overall Graphics Score Superior
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 204.48  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 210.23  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 202.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 150.42  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 125.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 128.65  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 124.78  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 119.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 224.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 220.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 226.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 224.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 2560x1600 91.53  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1920x1200 119.67  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1680x1050 126.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1024x768 127.17  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 2560x1600 114.17  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1920x1200 129.67  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1680x1050 130.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1024x768 125.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 289.76  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 274.22  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 294.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 278.12  Frames per second (higher is better)