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Xi MTower PCIe

CPU: 3-GHz Core 2 Duo E6850 • Graphics Adapter: XFX 1X 8800 GTX • Monitor Model: DCL 24a • Total HD Size (GB): 300 • WorldBench 6 Word Score: Superior • Price When Reviewed: $3149
Xi MTower PCIe (Front)
Xi MTower PCIe (Front)
Xi MTower PCIe
Xi MTower PCIe
82.1 Very Good
Last updated
January 03, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Richard Jantz
Pros
  • Strong performance
  • Low-cost power system
Cons
  • Could use more hard drive space
  • Bundled LCD monitor could be better
  • Pricing:Inexpensive: $3149 (11/2/2007)
  • Performance:Superior: 92
  • Features:Fair: 68
  • Design:Very Good: 89
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Inexpensive: $3149

Inexpensive: $3149

Performance Superior: 92

Superior: 92
WorldBench 6 Tests - Superior: 121
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 307 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 320 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 532 
Firefox 2 193 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 327 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 186 
Multitasking 231 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 347 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 193 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 178 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score Very Good 
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 129.83 
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 169.03 
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 129.97 
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 155.63 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 203.28 
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 204.12 
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 204.66 
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 208.27 

Features Fair: 68

Fair: 68
Basics
CPU 3-GHz Core 2 Duo E6850 
System Memory 2048 
Video & Display
Graphics Adapter XFX 1X 8800 GTX 
Graphics Board Type PCI Express 
Graphics Board RAM (MB) 768 
Graphics Board RAM Type DDR3 
Monitor Model DCL 24a 
Monitor Type LCD 
Monitor Size 24 
Storage
Hard Drives 2 
Total HD Size (GB) 300 
RAID Type striped 
Optical Drive Type DVD+R DL/DVD±RW 
Optical Drive Speed 4 
Second Optical Drive Type DVD-ROM 
Second Optical Drive Speed 16 
Expansion
PCI Slots 2 
PCI Express Slots 5 
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 1 
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1 
Open Slots 5 
External Drive Bays 6 
Open External Drive Bays 3 
Internal Drive Bays 3 
Open Internal Drive Bays 1 
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 AD1988B-8CH Dolby Master Studio 
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 SLI Bridge Connector, SATA power cables, stereo audio cables, two DVI-to-VGA adapters, mouse pad, VGA cable, SATA cable, S-video cable, S-video to component cable, internal drive rails. 
Included Software Power DVD, BitDefender Antivirus, Nero Suite, Intervideo Windvd 5, Full games: Ghost Recon and Lost Planet. 
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: 89

Very Good: 89
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