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Xi MTower IGE-SLI

CPU: 2.93-GHz Core 2 Extreme X6800 • Graphics Adapter: EVGA 8800 GTS • Monitor Model: Sceptre X22WG-Gamer • Total HD Size (GB): 300 • WorldBench 6 Word Score: Superior • Price When Reviewed: $3595
Xi MTower IGE-SLI (Front)
Xi MTower IGE-SLI (Front)
Xi MTower IGE-SLI (Back)
Xi MTower IGE-SLI (Open)
81.5 Very Good
Last updated
September 12, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Kirk Steers
Pros
  • Very fast performance
  • High frame rates on graphics
Cons
  • Water-cooling lines hamper access
  • Hard-drive space is low for a power PC
  • Pricing:Inexpensive: $3595 (6/19/2007)
  • Performance:Very Good: 89
  • Features:Poor: 54
  • Design:Very Good: 87
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Inexpensive: $3595

Inexpensive: $3595

Performance Very Good: 89

Very Good: 89
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 282 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 307 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 472 
Firefox 2 182 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 316 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 173 
Multitasking 226 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 326 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 179 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 185 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score Very Good 
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 157.67 
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 162.8 
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 146.1 
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 133.3 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 203.98 
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 200.71 
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 194.08 
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 168.96 

Features Poor: 54

Poor: 54
Basics
CPU 2.93-GHz Core 2 Extreme X6800 
System Memory 2048 
Video & Display
Graphics Adapter EVGA 8800 GTS 
Graphics Board Type PCI Express 
Graphics Board RAM (MB) 320 
Graphics Board RAM Type DDR3 
Monitor Model Sceptre X22WG-Gamer 
Monitor Type LCD 
Monitor Size 22 
Storage
Hard Drives 2 
Total HD Size (GB) 300 
RAID Type striped 
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM 
Optical Drive Speed 4 
Expansion
PCI Slots 2 
PCI Express Slots 5 
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 2 
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1 
Open Slots 5 
External Drive Bays 7 
Open External Drive Bays 3 
Internal Drive Bays 4 
Open Internal Drive Bays 2 
Ports
Serial Ports 0 
Parallel Ports 0 
Front USB Ports 3 
Rear USB Ports 6 
Front FireWire Ports 1 
Rear FireWire Ports 1 
Other
Audio Adapter Model integrated 
Audio Channels 7.1 surround 
Network Adapter gigabit network adapter 
Case Type Midsize tower 
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) 
Other Included Hardware USB and S-Video cables 
Included Software CyberLink Power DVD, BitDefender AntiVirus, game bundle, Nero Suite 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) Three 
Parts Warranty (years) Three 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Very Good: 87

Very Good: 87
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