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Polywell Poly P3503

CPU: 2.93-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6800 • Graphics Adapter: Nvidia GeForce 8800 Ultra • Monitor Model: Samsung 225BW • Total HD Size (GB): 648 • WorldBench 6 Word Score: Very Good • Price When Reviewed: $3999
Polywell Poly P3503 (Front)
Polywell Poly P3503 (Front)
Polywell Poly P3503
Polywell Poly P3503
80.3 Very Good
Last updated
September 12, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Richard Jantz
Pros
  • Fast for an inexpensive system
  • Large amount of hard-drive space
Cons
  • No legacy ports
  • No SLI support
  • Pricing:Average: $3999 (7/22/2007)
  • Performance:Superior: 90
  • Features:Fair: 60
  • Design:Good: 79
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Average: $3999

Average: $3999

Performance Superior: 90

Superior: 90
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 303 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 320 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 301 
Firefox 2 187 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 326 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 178 
Multitasking 214 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 556 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 193 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 222 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score Superior 
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 177.03 
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 179.6 
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 176.03 
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 167.1 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 219.52 
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 217.95 
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 217.16 
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 205.19 

Features Fair: 60

Fair: 60
Basics
CPU 2.93-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6800 
System Memory 2048 
Video & Display
Graphics Adapter Nvidia GeForce 8800 Ultra 
Graphics Board Type PCI Express 
Graphics Board RAM (MB) 768 
Graphics Board RAM Type DDR3 
Monitor Model Samsung 225BW 
Monitor Type LCD 
Monitor Size 22 
Storage
Hard Drives 3 
Total HD Size (GB) 648 
RAID Type striped 
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM 
Optical Drive Speed 8 
Second Optical Drive Type DVD-ROM/CD-RW 
Second Optical Drive Speed 16 
Expansion
PCI Slots 2 
PCI Express Slots 4 
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 1 
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 2 
Open Slots 5 
External Drive Bays 6 
Open External Drive Bays 3 
Internal Drive Bays 4 
Open Internal Drive Bays 1 
Ports
Serial Ports 0 
Parallel Ports 0 
Front USB Ports 3 
Rear USB Ports 6 
Front FireWire Ports 0 
Rear FireWire Ports 1 
Other
Audio Adapter Model Integrated SoundMax Digital HD 
Audio Channels 7.1 surround 
Network Adapter gigabit network adapter 
Case Type Midsize tower 
Operating System Windows Vista Ultimate (64 bit) 
Included Software Nero 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) Five 
Parts Warranty (years) Three 
Weekday Support Hours 9 
Saturday Support Hours 0 
Sunday Support Hours 0 
Other Service After 1 year, lifetime 8-hour daily, 4-hour Saturd 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Good: 79

Good: 79
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