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Compaq dc5750

CPU: 2-GHz Athlon 64 X2 3800+ • Graphics Adapter: ATI Radeon X1150 • Monitor Model: HP L2045w • Total HD Size (GB): 80 • WorldBench 6 Word Score: Very Good • Price When Reviewed: $1204
Last updated
January 03, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Alan Stafford, PC World
Pros
Cons
  • Pricing:Very Expensive: $1204 (1/28/2008)
  • Performance:Good: 76
  • Features:Fair: 61
  • Design:Good: 73

Pricing Very Expensive: $1204

Very Expensive: $1204

Performance Good: 76

Good: 76
WorldBench 6 Tests - Very Good: 62
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 902 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 610 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 929 
Firefox 2 404 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 442 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 331 
Multitasking 501 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 1113 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 292 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 482 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score Poor 
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 9.27 
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 8.5 
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 8.5 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 21.99 
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 15.83 
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 10.27 
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 6.45 

Features Fair: 61

Fair: 61
Basics
CPU 2-GHz Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 
System Memory 1024 
Video & Display
Graphics Adapter ATI Radeon X1150 
Graphics Board Type Integrated 
Graphics Board RAM (MB) Using main memory 
Graphics Board RAM Type Using main memory 
Monitor Model HP L2045w 
Monitor Type LCD 
Monitor Size 20 
Storage
Hard Drives
Total HD Size (GB) 80 
RAID Type none 
Optical Drive Type DVD-ROM 
Optical Drive Speed 16 
Expansion
PCI Slots
PCI Express Slots
Open PCI Express X16 Slots
Open PCI Express X1 Slots
Open Slots
External Drive Bays
Open External Drive Bays
Internal Drive Bays
Open Internal Drive Bays
Ports
Serial Ports
Parallel Ports
Front USB Ports
Rear USB Ports
Front FireWire Ports
Rear FireWire Ports
Other
Audio Adapter Model Integrated Realtek AC'97 Audio 
Audio Channels 2.1 surround 
Network Adapter gigabit network adapter 
Case Type Compact 
Operating System Windows Vista Business (32 bit) 
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 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Good news/bad news for HP?s Compaq line of desktops: Core components are quite reliable, but overall reliability is below average. 
Reilability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems Average 
Reports of products with failed components Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Better than Average 
Reports of products arriving with problems Better than Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Worse than Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Average 
Overall quality of service Average 

Design Good: 73

Good: 73
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