Pros
- Strong price-to-performance ratio
- Good upgradability
- Comprehensive connections
Cons
- Internal wiring could be better organized
- Few front-panel connections
At A Glance
With a few minor exceptions, the 97B provides most of what you’d expect from a reasonably priced high-performance PC. Few can match its combination of power, gaming prowess, and cost.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor count | 1 |
| Processor speed | 3.2 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 6144.0 MB |
| Graphics | |
| Number of Graphic Cards included | 1 |
| Video Bus | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| Video Memory Type | DDR5 |
| Graphics Type | Card |
| Storage | |
| Other storage |
|
| Drive size | 1080.0 GB |
| Drive Controllers | Serial ATA |
| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 2.0 |
| Open PCI Express X1 Slots | 1.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express Slots | 6.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express x16 slots | 0.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express x4 slots | 0.0 |
| AGP slots | 0.0 |
| Number of PCI slots | 1.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express x8 slots | 0.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express x1 slots | 1.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots | 3.0 |
| Power | |
| Power Supply Manufacturer | OCZ |
| Power Supply Model | OCZ |
| Power Supply Wattage | 600 watts |
| Motherboard | |
| Motherboard Model | X58A-UD5 |
| Motherboard Manufacturer | Gigabyte |
| Optical Drive | |
| optical_drive_1 | LG UH08LS10 |
| Included Drives | 2 |
| optical_model_1 | LG UH08LS10 |
| Optical Drive Type | BD |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| SD card | Yes |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Smart media | Yes |
| XD picture card | 1 |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Slots |
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| Case | |
| Internal Drive Bays | 4 |
| Chassis Color | Black |
| Chassis style | Tower (Midsize) |
| External Drive Bays | 6 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 155 |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 168 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 319 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | 192 |
| File Compression | 159 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 186 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 207 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing | 272 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 280 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 146 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 158 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 | 207.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 | 143.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 | 165.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 | 147.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 | 152.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 | 126.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 | 218.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 | 214.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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