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Performance
Overall rating	84
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.	Very good: 109 (Windows XP Professional)
Base configuration	Outstanding
CPU	2.4-GHz Athlon 64 FX-53 CPU
System memory	1024MB of DDR400 SDRAM
Hard drive (GB): Total capacity. May represent multiple hard drives.	Two 74GB hard drives configured as RAID 0, and one 250GB drive
Monitor size and model	22-inch NEC MultiSync FE2111SB CRT
Graphics: Most integrated graphics systems use the PC's main RAM.	256MB ATI Radeon 9800 XT
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).	Tower
Open bays, slots	One internal and two externally accessible bays; four slots
Extra features	Outstanding
Removable-media drives	8X DVD±RW and 48X CD-RW drives, media-card reader
Sound card	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Speakers	Logitech Z-680
Communications	V.92 modem, network adapter, eight USB 2.0 ports, three FireWire ports
Software	Microsoft Works Suite 2004
Other	N/A
Graphics quality: Based on new testing begun in the November 2002 issue. Insufficient data for systems tested in previous months.	Very good
Setup and ease of use	Very 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.	Insufficient data
: Lifetime refers to the lifetime of the product.	One-year parts and labor warranty; 24-hour daily toll-free support during warranty period