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War Machine M1 Elite

CPU: 3-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6850 • Graphics Adapter: EVGA 8800 Ultra • Monitor Model: Samsung 226BW • Total HD Size (GB): 300 • WorldBench 6 Word Score: Superior • Price When Reviewed: $3846
WarMachines M1 Elite (Front)
WarMachines M1 Elite (Front)
WarMachines M1 Elite
WarMachines M1 Elite
78.3 Good
Last updated
January 03, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Richard Jantz
Pros
  • Superior performance
  • Great expandability
Cons
  • Expensive
  • Lacks hard drive space
  • Pricing:Average: $3846 (11/2/2007)
  • Performance:Superior: 92
  • Features:Fair: 65
  • Design:Very Good: 84
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Average: $3846

Average: $3846

Performance Superior: 92

Superior: 92
WorldBench 6 Tests - Superior: 121
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 318 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 331 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 311 
Firefox 2 214 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 334 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 197 
Multitasking 244 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 353 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 196 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 183 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score Superior 
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 161.27 
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 172.03 
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 160.7 
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 161.23 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 195.42 
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 185.95 
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 193.42 
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 184.03 

Features Fair: 65

Fair: 65
Basics
CPU 3-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6850 
System Memory 4096 
Video & Display
Graphics Adapter EVGA 8800 Ultra 
Graphics Board Type PCI Express 
Graphics Board RAM (MB) 768 
Graphics Board RAM Type DDR2 
Monitor Model Samsung 226BW 
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 
Optical Drive Speed 10 
Expansion
PCI Slots 2 
PCI Express Slots 5 
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 2 
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 2 
Open Slots 4 
External Drive Bays 6 
Open External Drive Bays 5 
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 Creative X-Fi 
Audio Channels 7.1 surround 
Network Adapter gigabit network adapter 
Case Type Tower 
Operating System Windows Vista Ultimate (64 bit) 
Other Included Hardware S-video cable, DVI adapters, mouse pad. 
Included Software Creator 9 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Very Good: 84

Very Good: 84
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