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Performance
Overall rating	90
PC WorldBench 4: Performance word scores reflect comparisons of PCs in the same category (power or value) running the same operating system. See Your Guide to the Top 100 for more details.	Outstanding: 142 (Windows XP Professional)
Base configuration	Outstanding
CPU	2.2-GHz Athlon 64 FX-51
System memory	1024MB of DDR400 SDRAM
Hard drive (GB)	Two 120GB hard drives configured as RAID 0
Monitor size and model	19-inch Samsung SyncMaster 191T LCD
Graphics: Most integrated graphics systems use the PC's main RAM.	256MB Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro
Case type: Vertical cases are towers (over 20 inches), midsize towers (15.5 to 20 inches), or minitowers (under 15.5 inches). Horizontal cases are desktops (5 inches or taller) or compacts (under 5 inches).	Midsize tower
Open bays, slots	4 internal and 3 externally accessible bays, 2 slots
Extra features	Very good
Removable-media drives	4X DVD±R/RW drive, 16X DVD-ROM drive, flash media reader (CompactFlash I/II, Memory Stick, SD card/MultiMediaCard, SmartMedia)
Sound card	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Speakers	Logitech Z-680 (5.1 channel)
Communications	V.92 modem, 10/100 network adapter, 6 USB 2.0 ports, 2 FireWire ports
Software	Microsoft Works Suite 2004, McAfee VirusScan 8
Other	802.11g wireless PCI adapter
Graphics quality: Based on new testing begun in the November 2002 issue. Insufficient data for systems tested in previous months.	Outstanding
Setup and ease of use	Good
Vendor's reliability/service: A vendor's score is based on surveys of PC World readers. Vendors receiving insufficient data scores did not generate enough responses to our most recent survey for us to make a determination.	Good/Insufficient data
Support Policy: Lifetime refers to the lifetime of the product.	One-year parts, lifetime labor warranty; lifetime 9-hour weekday toll-free support.