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Sys Technology Performance 64
| Overall rating | 79 |
| PC WorldBench 5: 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: 96 (Windows XP Home) |
| Base configuration | Good |
| CPU | 2.4-GHz Athlon 64 3700+ |
| System memory | 512MB of DDR400 SDRAM |
| Hard drive capacity (GB) and configuration | 80GB hard drive |
| Monitor size and model | 19-inch ViewSonic P95f+ CRT |
| Graphics: Most integrated graphics systems use the PC's main RAM. | 128MB PNY Verto GeForce FX 5900 SE |
| 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 | Three internal and three externally accessible bays; three slots |
| Extra features | Very Good |
| Removable-media drives | 16X DVD-ROM/48X CD-RW combo drive, media-card reader |
| Sound card | Integrated ADI AD1980 |
| Speakers | Altec Lansing 251 |
| Communications | V.92 modem, gigabit network adapter, seven USB 2.0 ports, two FireWire ports |
| Software suite | Corel WordPerfect, Ulead PhotoImpact, Quicken 2003 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Support policies: "Lifetime" refers to the lifetime of the product. | One-year parts and labor warranty; lifetime 24-hour daily toll-free support |
Sys Technology Sys Performance 3700+/64
Performance 64 Review, by Andre Kvitka October 4, 2004
The Sys Performance 3700+/64 is plain-looking but well designed and proved to be nimble in our tests. With a 2.4-GHz Athlon 64 3700+ CPU and 512MB of DDR400 SDRAM, this PC earned an impressive score of 96 on our WorldBench 5 tests-one of the highest scores from a value system that we've seen so far.
This $1674 PC comes in a black midsize tower case with two USB ports visible on the front panel; a third USB port is hidden behind a door, along with the power switch, DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive, a FireWire port, and media-card slots. We liked the roomy case interior, which was easy to access by removing thumb screws and snapping off the case lid. The positioning of the internal drive bays was particularly convenient: We were able to add or remove drives by pulling or pushing them toward the open side of the case rather than toward the back of the case. Of the four open PCI slots, just three were usable--the fourth was blocked by the external audio jack extension.
The configuration we tested included an 80GB hard drive and a PNY Verto 5900 SE graphics card with 128MB of RAM. This graphics processor helped the system perform admirably in our graphics tests: At 1024 by 768 resolution and 32-bit color, it reached 121 frames per second in Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and 243 frames per second in Unreal Tournament 2003.
The 19-inch ViewSonic P95f+ CRT is a midrange monitor, but it still delivers very good quality--it displayed bright, vivid colors along with fine details in our visual tests. The audio produced by the integrated sound and 5.1 Altec Lansing 251 speakers, however, sounded thin and distant during our DVD playback, and didn't match the sound quality of more expensive gaming systems.
In addition to the usual assortment of drivers and a Windows XP system-restore disc, the Performance 3700+/64 came with a nice selection of applications, including Corel WordPerfect, Ulead PhotoImpact, and Intuit's Quicken 2003. The collection of manuals and discs, however, was messy; we would have liked some sort of container or folder to organize all this stuff, or better yet, to have them consolidated onto fewer CDs.
Upshot: Uncomplicated design, good performance, and a reasonable price make the Sys Technology Performance 3700+/64 an attractive proposition--but we'd recommend configuring it with higher-quality speakers.
Andre Kvitka
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