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More…Polywell certainly named this power desktop computer correctly. Its 3.2-GHz Core 2 X9770 CPU is Intel's current state-of-the-art Extreme (overclockable) chip, which means that this is an extremely fast desktop. At $4799 (as of August 8, 2008), it's also extremely expensive. Then again, no one ever said state-of-the-art would be cheap; the X9770 CPU alone costs nearly $1500; the equally fresh-from-the-mint MSI nVidia GeForce GTX280 graphics card, about $500; and the 4GB of DDR3 1600 memory goes for nearly as much. But the steep cash outlay that's called for buys you a knock-your-socks-off WorldBench 6 score of 141, as well as a gaming experience of 207 to 266 frames per second. Extremely fast indeed.
Polywell Poly X4800-Extreme
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Multimedia
| Audio Adapter Model | Integrated Realtek High Definition Audio |
| Audio Channels | 7.1 surround |
| Graphics Board RAM Type | DDR3 |
| Video chipset | MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX280 |
| Installed video memory | 1024 MB |
| Video bus | PCI Express |
Software
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit) |
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Optical Drives
| Optical Drive Speed | 6 |
| Optical Drive Type | BD-RE |
| Second Optical Drive Speed | 8 |
| Second Optical Drive Type | DVD±RW |
Expansion Slots
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 1 |
| Number of PCI slots | 2 |
| Open PCI Express X1 Slots | 2 |
| PCI Express Slots | 5 |
| Slots | 5 |
Display
| Included monitor | No |
| Monitor model number | Acer AL2416WBSD |
| Display type | LCD |
| Display size | 24 inches |
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Pros
Blazing performance
Lots of rear panel ports
Cons
Not all that stylish
Bottom Line
Pricey desktop provides blow-your-socks-off performance and lots of rear port connectivity.
Polywell Poly X4800-Extreme Power Desktop PC
Poly X4800-Extreme Review, by Jon L. Jacobi, PC World August 21, 2008
Part of the X4800-Extreme's excellent performance is due to a hard-drive setup we're beginning to see often on the power chart--pairs of 10,000-rpm, 300GB Western Digital WD3000GLFS VelociRaptor hard drives in a RAID 0 configuration. Not only are these 2.5-inch models mounted on 3.5-inch adapter sleds (as Western Digital calls them), they're energy-efficient. The sleds function as giant heat sinks that work so well that the drives are nearly cool to the touch even when in heavy use.
The X4800-Extreme is built around an extremely capable Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 motherboard with the most comprehensive array of rear-panel connections that I've ever seen in a PC. Besides a whopping eight USB 2.0 ports, the machine has both normal and 4-pin (mini) FireWire ports, optical and coaxial S/PDIF audio-out, six analog audio (7.1), and two gigabit ethernet ports. It also has motherboard headers for a pair of 2-port eSATA rear-slot breakout panels.
The X4800-Extreme's midtower case is sturdy and roomy, with flip and slide levers that let you swap in expansion cards and drive bays easily. Even so, the case setup is not as impressive as recently reviewed desktops from Xi Computers and Cerise Computers; both of those models mount power supplies at the bottom of the case for better stability, while the Poly X4800-Extreme mounts its 1000-watt Sparkle Power Magna 1000 power supply at the top.
The bundled Logitech 650 wireless mouse and keyboard were both comfortable to use. The Polywell-labeled Acer 2416 24-inch wide-screen LCD's picture was also easy on the eyes, but I found the silverish bezel a little distracting. Personally, I wish they'd matched the case with a black bezel.
That said, the X4800-Extreme is about power, not style. For sheer performance, it has no equal on the chart.
--Jon L. Jacobi
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PCWorld Lab Results
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Performance Comparison with Similar Desktops
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Performance
| Adobe Photoshop CS2 | 270 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX | 327 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering | 277 |
| Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 208.3 |
| Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 207.73 |
| Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 198.57 |
| Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 199.3 |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1024x768 | 120.53 |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1680x1050 | 115.03 |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1920x1200 | 108.83 |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 2560x1600 | 77.73 |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1024x768 | 121.4 |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1680x1050 | 116.9 |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1920x1200 | 111.93 |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 2560x1600 | 80.87 |
| Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 285.44 |
| Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 266.55 |
| Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 286.93 |
| Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 266.69 |
| Firefox 2 | 182 |
| Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 | 319 |
| Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 | 174 |
| Nero 7 Ultra Edition | 212 |
| Overall Graphics Score | Very Good |
| Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 | 181 |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 | 117.55 |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 | 112 |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 | 108.68 |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 | 89.67 |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 | 171.46 |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 | 147.77 |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 | 105.56 |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium1920x1200 | 137.56 |
| Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 | 163 |
| WorldBench 6 Score | 141 |
| WorldBench 6 Word Score | Superior |
WorldBench 6 Tests
| Multitasking | 200 |
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