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Mtower 64 AGE-SLI

CPU: 2.6-GHz Athlon 64 FX-55 • Graphics Adapter: EVGA e-GeForce 6800 Ultra • Monitor Model: ViewSonic VP191b • Total HD Size (GB): 600GB Hard Drive • Price When Reviewed: $3559
Xi MTower 64 AGE-SLI (Front)
Xi MTower 64 AGE-SLI (Front)
Xi MTower 64 AGE-SLI (Back)
Xi MTower 64 AGE-SLI (Open)
86.1 Very Good
Last updated
July 28, 2005
Test Center Reviewed by
Richard Jantz
Pros
  • Blazingly fast
Cons
  • Expensive price
  • Pricing:Average: $3559 (8/17/2005)
  • Performance:Superior: 96
  • Features:Very Good: 83
  • Design:Very Good: 85
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Average: $3559

Average: $3559

Performance Superior: 96

Superior: 96
World Bench 5 Tests - Superior: 125
World Bench 5 Component Results (seconds)
ACD Systems ACDSee 413 
Adobe Photoshop 292 
Adobe Premiere 331 
Ahead Nero 163 
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 231 
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 262 
Microsoft Office XP 516 
Windows Media Encoder 355 
Mozilla 329 
Multitasking 585 
Musicmatch Jukebox 412 
Roxio VideoWave 288 
WinZip 261 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score Superior 
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 162.33 
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 154.63 
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 152.37 
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 408.36 
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 405.75 
Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 389.51 

Features Very Good: 83

Very Good: 83
Basics
CPU 2.6-GHz Athlon 64 FX-55 
System Memory 2048MB Memory 
Video & Display
Graphics Adapter EVGA e-GeForce 6800 Ultra 
Graphics Board Type PCI Express 
Graphics Board RAM (MB) 256 
Monitor Model ViewSonic VP191b 
Monitor Type LCD 
Monitor Size 19 
Storage
Hard Drives 2 
Total HD Size (GB) 600GB Hard Drive 
RAID Type striped 
Optical Drive Type DVD+R DL/DVD±RW 
Optical Drive Speed 2.4 
Expansion
PCI Slots 3 
PCI Express Slots 3 
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 1 
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1 
Open Slots 5 
External Drive Bays 4 
Open External Drive Bays 3 
Internal Drive Bays 4 
Open Internal Drive Bays 2 
Ports
Serial Ports 0 
Parallel Ports 1 
Front USB Ports 2 
Rear USB Ports 6 
Front FireWire Ports 1 
Rear FireWire Ports 1 
Other
Audio Adapter Model Integrated Realtek ALC850 
Audio Channels 5.1 surround 
Network Adapter gigabit network adapter 
Case Type Tower 
Operating System Windows XP Home 
Included Software Corel WordPerfect Office 11 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) Lifetime 
Parts Warranty (years) Three 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Very Good: 85

Very Good: 85
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