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Polywell Poly 790FX

CPU: 2.2-GHz Phenom 9500 • Graphics Adapter: ATI HD 3850 • Monitor Model: Samsung 226BW • Total HD Size (GB): 650 • WorldBench 6 Word Score: Good • Price When Reviewed: $2999
Polywell Poly 790FX (Front)
Polywell Poly 790FX (Front)
Polywell Poly 790FX
Polywell Poly 790FX
77.2 Good
Last updated
January 03, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Jon L. Jacobi
Pros
  • Solid performance and design
  • Plenty of free bays
Cons
  • Expensive for the performance
  • Massive power supply blocks bays
  • Pricing:Inexpensive: $2999 (1/3/2008)
  • Performance:Good: 73
  • Features:Good: 77
  • Design:Good: 77
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Inexpensive: $2999

Inexpensive: $2999

Performance Good: 73

Good: 73
WorldBench 6 Tests - Good: 95
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 513 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 388 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 447 
Firefox 2 282 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 368 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 253 
Multitasking 308 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 341 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 263 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 294 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score Good 
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 128.17 
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 127.37 
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 125.57 
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 121.57 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 143.11 
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 142.4 
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 148.18 
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 127.85 

Features Good: 77

Good: 77
Basics
CPU 2.2-GHz Phenom 9500 
System Memory 4096 
Video & Display
Graphics Adapter ATI HD 3850 
Graphics Board Type PCI Express 
Graphics Board RAM (MB) 512 
Graphics Board RAM Type DDR3 
Monitor Model Samsung 226BW 
Monitor Type LCD 
Monitor Size 22 
Storage
Hard Drives 3 
Total HD Size (GB) 650 
RAID Type striped 
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM 
Optical Drive Speed 8 
Second Optical Drive Type DVD?R DL/DVD?RW/-RAM 
Second Optical Drive Speed 8 
Expansion
PCI Slots 2 
PCI Express Slots 5 
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 3 
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1 
Open Slots 5 
External Drive Bays 9 
Open External Drive Bays 3 
Internal Drive Bays 0 
Open Internal Drive Bays 0 
Ports
Serial Ports 1 
Parallel Ports 0 
Front USB Ports 2 
Rear USB Ports 6 
Front FireWire Ports 1 
Rear FireWire Ports 1 
Other
Audio Adapter Model Integrated SoundMAX ADI High Definition Audio 
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: 77

Good: 77
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