Reviews

Xi MTower IGE-Stacker

• Review
• Test Report
• Pricing

• Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $3299 (8/3/2007)
• Performance:Superior: 100
• Features:Poor: 56
• Design:Good: 77

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $3299

Very Inexpensive: $3299

Performance Superior: 100

Superior: 100

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	282
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	305
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	486
Firefox 2	177
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	318
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	173
Multitasking	215
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	323
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	182
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	180

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score	Superior
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	187.27
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	174.07
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	145.73
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	171.33
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	226.86
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	226.22
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	228.41
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	232.49

Features Poor: 56

Poor: 56

Basics
CPU	3-GHz Core 2 Duo E6850
System Memory	2048

Video & Display
Graphics Adapter	EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX
Graphics Board Type	PCI Express
Graphics Board RAM (MB)	768
Graphics Board RAM Type	DDR3
Monitor Model	Viewsonic VX2255wmb
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	8
Second Optical Drive Type	DVD-ROM/CD-RW
Second Optical Drive Speed	16

Expansion
PCI Slots	2
PCI Express Slots	5
Open PCI Express X16 Slots	2
Open PCI Express X1 Slots	0
Open Slots	4
External Drive Bays	6
Open External Drive Bays	4
Internal Drive Bays	4
Open Internal Drive Bays	2

Ports
Serial Ports	0
Parallel Ports	0
Front USB Ports	4
Rear USB Ports	6
Front FireWire Ports	1
Rear FireWire Ports	1

Other
Audio Adapter Model	Realtek High Definition Audio
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	cables: USB, S-video
Included Software	Cyberlink, Power DVD, BitDefender Antivirus one year, Game Bundle CD, Office PRO 90 days free trial, Nero Suite 1 v.6.6

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 Good: 77

Good: 77

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