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Dell Dell Optiplex 740 Minitower Desktop Computer (Athlon 64 3800+ 2.40GHz/80GB/512MB)

77

Good
  • Pros
  • Innovative case design
  • Very quiet
  • Cons
  • Integrated graphics models have VGA only
  • Some parts could be expensive to replace
  • Performance: Very Good: 84
  • Features: Very Good: 81
  • Design: Very Good: 80
Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.
Performance
Adobe Photoshop CS2675
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX614
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering846
Firefox 2364
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1409
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0309
Nero 7 Ultra Edition898
Overall Graphics ScorePoor
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5274
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0390
WorldBench 6 Score70
WorldBench 6 Word ScoreSuperior
WorldBench 6 Tests
Multitasking459
About the Test Center

What You Should Know about the Dell Optiplex 740 Minitower Desktop Computer (Athlon 64 3800+ 2.40GHz/80GB/512MB)

Compact Case Is Designed for Smaller Work Areas

This compact computer is smaller than the standard and midsize tower PCs that fit under your desk, making it ideal for limited work areas. Small case designs vary, too. However, such PCs tend to be underpowered (especially on gaming), and mini cases also have few available expansion slots and drive bays. Generally you'll have to expand the system via USB, FireWire, or eSATA peripherals, so make sure your compact system has a large number (and assortment) of ports.

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