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Pros

  • Neat, organized interior
  • Excellent performance

Cons

  • Case is rather plain
  • Not much upgrade room

Bottom Line

Origin's “low-end” Genesis is anything but: traditional mid-range components are joined by a heap of RAM and a pair of Nvidia graphics cards in SLI.

The Specs

Processor
Cache size 1.024 KB
Processor count 1
Processor speed 3379.2 MHz
Processor type Intel Core i5
Memory
Memory speed 1600.0 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Memory size 16384.0 MB
Storage
Other storage
  • CompactFlash
  • Memory Stick
  • SD Card
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
  • SDXC Card
  • SmartMedia
  • xD-Picture Card
Drive type Hard Disk Drive
Raid type RAID 0
Drive size 1280.0 GB
Storage Media
Compact flash 1
SD card 1
Memory stick 1
Smart media 1
XD picture card 1
Expansion slots
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 1.0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1.0
Number of PCI-Express Slots 4.0
Number of PCI slots 2.0
Number of PCI-Express x1 slots 1.0
Number of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots 3.0
Ports and Connections
SD/MMC Card 1
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) 1
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Center/Bass Out (1/8" mini)
  • Audio - Digital Optical
  • Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - RCA Digital Coax (S/PDIF)
  • Audio - Rear Surround Out (1/8" mini)
  • Audio - Side Surround Out (1/8" mini)
  • Combo - PS/2 mini-DIN Keyboard/Mouse
  • Combo - RJ-45/RJ-11 Ethernet/Modem
  • DVI (dual link)
  • Ethernet - RJ45
  • FireWire Port (rear)
  • HDMI
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (front) (x3)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x8)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus 3.0
  • eSATA
Slots
  • CompactFlash
  • Memory Stick
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick PRO
  • Memory Stick PRO Duo
  • Microdrive
  • MultiMedia Card (MMC)
  • SD Card
  • SDHC Card
  • SmartMedia
  • xD-Picture Card
SDXC Card or Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) 1
SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) 1
Included Software
Operating system Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 206
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 117  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 307  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking 137
File Compression 121  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Windows Media Encoder 116
CPU Graphics Rendering 157  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 100  seconds (lower is better)
Image Editing 206  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 260  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 142  seconds (lower is better)
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 322.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 186.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 180  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1920x1200 173.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 121.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 107.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 176.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 194.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 226.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 227.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 275.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1920x1200 223.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 189.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 201  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 201.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 314.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 204.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 109.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 120.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1920x1200 162.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1920x1200 201.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 202.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 193.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 204.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 312  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 198.4  Frames per second (higher is better)