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War Machine M1 Elite

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Pros
Superior performance
Great expandability
Cons
Expensive
Lacks hard drive space

Pricing: Average: $3928 (8/8/2008)
Performance: Superior: 92
Features: Fair: 65
Design: Very Good: 84

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Average: $3928

Performance

Superior: 92

WorldBench 6 Tests - Superior: 121
WorldBench 6 Score	121

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	318
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	331
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	311
Firefox 2	214
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	334
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	197
Multitasking	244
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	353
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	196
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	183

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score	Superior

Features

Fair: 65

Basics
CPU	3-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6850
System Memory (MB)	4096

Video & Display
Graphics Adapter	EVGA 8800 Ultra
Graphics Board Type	PCI Express
Graphics Board RAM (MB)	768
Graphics Board RAM Type	DDR2
Monitor Model	Samsung 226BW
Monitor Type	LCD
Monitor Size	22

Storage
Hard Drives	2
Total HD Size (GB)	300
RAID Type	striped
Optical Drive Type	DVD±R DL/DVD±RW
Optical Drive Speed	10

Expansion
PCI Slots	2
PCI Express Slots	5
Open PCI Express X16 Slots	2
Open PCI Express X1 Slots	2
Open Slots	4
External Drive Bays	6
Open External Drive Bays	5
Internal Drive Bays	4
Open Internal Drive Bays	2

Ports
Serial Ports	0
Parallel Ports	0
Front USB Ports	4
Rear USB Ports	6
Front FireWire Ports	1
Rear FireWire Ports	1

Other
Audio Adapter Model	Creative X-Fi
Audio Channels	7.1 surround
Network Adapter	gigabit network adapter
Case Type	Tower
Operating System	Windows Vista Ultimate (64 bit)
Other Included Hardware	S-video cable, DVI adapters, mouse pad.
Included Software	Creator 9

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Very Good: 84

War Machine M1 Elite Desktop Computer Review

by Richard Jantz

- With ominous images of skulls embossed on its sides, Project War Machine's M1 Elite is clearly targeted at gamers. But this gaming PC's strong performance and flexible configuration options make it a worthwhile choice for any power user.

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