HP Firebird with VoodooDNA 802 Desktop PC at 1:29 AM

General Features

Operating system Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition with Service Pack 1

Processor Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 (2.66GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)

Memory 4GB

Memory speed PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2 x 2408MB for ultimate performance)

Total memory slots 2 DIMM (240-pin, DDR2) (occupied)

Maximum memory expansion N/A

Graphics card Dual SLI NVIDIA GeForce 9800S MXM 3.0 graphics cards with 512MB DDR3 memory on each card

TV & entertainment experience N/A

PCI expansion 2 PCI-E x8 slot (MXM) (occupied) ; 2 PCI-E x1 mini socket slots (two available) ; 1 Mni-PCI socket (available)

Hard drive 500GB (2 x 250GB) 5400RPM Serial ATA hard drive

Primary CD/DVD drive Slot-load SuperMulti DVD Burner: 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 6x DVD±R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD-ROM, 24x CDR, 24x CDRW, 24x CD-ROM

Secondary CD/DVD drive N/A

Networking 10/100/1000Base-T network interface

Sound card Integrated audio

Speakers N/A

Front-side bus (processor dependent) 1333MHz

Power supply 350W external power supply

I/O ports Front panel 5-in-1 memory card reader: supports xD, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), Mini Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo; 6 USB 2.0 ports (Back); 1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) port; Headphone; Microphone; Optical Audio Out; (Back); 2 eSATA (Back); HDMI out; DVI-I out (Back); ExpressCard-54 (Back); DC in (Back)

Software, full versions Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe with: Cyberlink PowerDirector; CyberLink Power2Go; CyberLink DVD Play

Software, introductory versions Grisoft AVG Professional anti-virus (1 year subscription)

Trial Internet service N/A

Dimensions Unpackaged: 6.20" (w) x 17.80" (L/D) x 18.90" (H) approx.; Packaged: 23.31" (W) x 10.20" (L/D) x 24.92" (H) approx.

Basic warranty Hardware: One year parts and labor from date of purchase ; Software: 1 year technical toll-free phone assistance.

GAMING PC, Smart G31 Gaming System at 1:21 AM

Our Smart G31 Gaming System is targeted for the value conscience gamer who still wants to play all the current generation games on the market. Its low cost yet high in performance parts like the Core 2 Duo processors and ATI/NVIDIA graphics cards deliver the framerates needed to game at home and online.

This system can reliably play most older games on high settings while current and new games will be playable on medium to low settings.

Components and Technology: Intel® G31 chipset motherboard are the best value to performance motherboards available on the market. With its ability to accept Intel Core 2 Duo and Quad processors for the best computing performance possible. Dual channel DDR2 800 memory and a multitude of SATA ports will enable expansion for more hardware later on.
Intel® Core™2 processors offer the best performance for playing today's most demanding games. Our smart gaming system can be configured with a dual-core or quad-core processor depending upon your budget and needs. The dual-core is best for playing games at the highest possible frame rates while the quad-core is best for the multi-tasking gamer.
NVIDIA® GeForce® video cards offer the best gaming performance compared to any other video cards on the market.
ATI® Radeon™ video cards offer the best value to performance ratios of any brand of graphics cards.
800 MHz DDR2 memory offer the very best in gaming memory modules. Offering a blazing fast 800 MHz data transfer rate, these memory modules are going to be able deliver the memory bandwidth your system needs to play today's graphically intense games.
WD® SATA hard drives are some of the fastest and most reliable hard drives available on the market. The WD Caviar® offers tremendous storage space while the WD VelociRaptor™ offers amazing read/write performance and loading times.
Windows® XP and Vista™ operating systems allow you to play the most demanding games, run the latest applications, and offers the best reliability. We offer XP for the users who like familiarity and ease of use and Vista for the power users.

AMD DUAL CORE GAMING PC W/ nVidia 9600 + 4GB RAM at 1:12 AM

Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ Socket AM2
CPU Fan AMD Original AM2 CPU Fan
Motherboard ECS nVidia GeForce 7050M-M Motherboard
Memory 4GB DDR II 800 Memory 240 Pin (Kingston) 　
Hard Drive Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA II
Optical Drive LG 22X DVD RW + Dual Layer
Video nVidia GeForce 9600GT 512MB DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI HDTV
Audio Realtek ALC662 6-channel HD Audio
Network Card Onboard 10/100 Network Card
Ports 6 USB 2.0 Ports, 1 Parallel, 1 1394a
Case 1285 Deluxe Black Tower Case
Power Supply 600 Watt Heavy Duty Power Supply
Warranty 1 Year Parts 3 Years Labor Warranty & Life Time Toll Free Support
Assembly Fully Assembled and Tested

Acer Veriton X270-ED7400C at 1:09 AM

Price as Tested: $499.00 List
Type: Business
Processor Family: Intel Core 2 Duo
RAM: 3 GB
Storage Capacity: 160 GB
RAID: No
Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 7100
Primary Optical Drive: Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW

Acer's Veriton X270-ED7400C seems tailor-made for the struggling economy. It's a business PC that only costs $500, but it provides a better experience in running a business than a nettop or netbook. The Veriton eschews some features to hit its low price, but it should be enough to help the majority of one-to-three-person shops keep their books straight and conduct business, whatever their specialty.

LENOVO ThinkPad W700 at 1:03 AM

Processor1
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9400 (2.53GHz 1066MHz 6MBL2)

Operating system12
Genuine Windows Vista Business

Display type
17" WXGA+ LCD 200NIT

System Graphics
NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M 48-core CUDA parallel computing processor 512MB (dedicated)

Total memory
2 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)

Pointing Device
Ultranav + Fingerprint Reader

Storage subsystem4
Internal RAID - Not Enabled

Primary Hard Drive
Non-RAID HDD, 160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm

Optical device5
CD-RW/DVD-ROM 24x/24x/24x/8x Max Combo Ultrabay Enhanced (Serial ATA)

Bluetooth
Integrated Bluetooth PAN

Wireless Card10
ThinkPad 11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter III

Battery
9 cell Li-Ion Battery

Warranty7
2757: 1 Year Depot Warranty - TopSeller

Falcon Northwest Talon (Core i7-950) at 12:53 AM

Price as Tested: $2,437.00 Direct
Type: Gaming
Processor Family: Intel Core i7
RAM: 6 GB
Storage Capacity: 500 GB
RAID: No
Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce GTX 285
Primary Optical Drive: Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW

Falcon Northwest has always sent me insanely priced systems with performance to match: Witness the almost $9,000 FragBox 2 (Core i7) I recently reviewed. For the launch of Intel's updated Core i7 processors, Falcon has built something more reasonable: a $2,437 (direct) high-end gaming rig, the Falcon Northwest Talon (Core i7-950). It's a contender for hard-core gamer PC of the year, eschewing gimmicks like a flashy case for simple design, great build quality, and blistering performance. If you don't want to build your own yet want a braggable gaming rig with high benchmark scores, take a look at Falcon's latest.

CyberPower Black Pearl at 10:59 PM

Our review unit's configuration included a 3.2GHz Intel Core i7 965 processor--the fastest CPU you can purchase on the market today--but only 3GB of DDR3-1600 RAM; it also carried two super-fast, 10,000-rpm 150GB Western Digital VelociRaptor hard drives in a striped RAID configuration, plus a 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 drive for storage.

Two XFX GTX 280 graphics boards in an SLI configuration handle video responsibilities--a curious choice, since a single ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics board can output nearly the same performance. Sure enough, the Black Pearl managed to outpace our current gaming performance champion, the Falcon Northwest Mach V, on only one of our games tests: 124 frames per second to 119 fps in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (at normal quality and 2560 by 2100 resolution). Retested at high quality settings and same resolution, the Mach V topped the Black Pearl on Enemy Territory, 112 fps to 82 fps-the latter being an average score in the gaming PC spectrum.

The CyberPower system fared better against its peers on our Unreal Tournament 3 tests, delivering frame rates that trounced similarly priced rivals by more than 30 fps at both medium and high quality settings. The Mach V beat the Black Pearl on both benchmarks, but it also costs twice as much. Nevertheless, we were disappointed by the Black Pearl's WorldBench 6 score of 148 in the PC World Test Center, an average mark for a power PC and 15 points below the Mach V's 163).

The interior of the Black Pearl's Cooler Master ATCS 840 tool-free chassis offers room for whatever expansions you might want to make to this already loaded setup. The case has five 5.25-inch drive bays and six 3.5-inch drive bays, two PCI Express x16 card slots, one PCI Express x4 card slot, and one PCI card slot. The two XFX GTX 280 video cards dominate the motherboard's PCI connections, but you can squeeze in another PCI Express x4 card if you wish. Our system configuration filled four of the five available 5.25-inch drive bays with a Sony Optiarc Blu-ray reader and DVD burner, a media-card reader, and a two-bay fan controller--not a bad array of add-ons. On the front of the Black Pearl, CyberPower's included an NZXT Sentry LX fan controller, which enables you to check temperatures on your rig and adjust fan speeds accordingly.

Connectivity options on the back of the system start with eight USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 400 port, one eSATA port, optical and coaxial SPDIF connections, integrated 5.1 surround sound, and two gigabit ethernet ports. On the front, you'll find five USB 2.0 ports, a second FireWire 400 port, and a second eSATA port. As configured, our Pearl lacked only an HDMI port and a DisplayPort.

CyberPower bundled Microsoft's Sidewinder mouse and X6 keyboard with our review unit. The former offers plenty of buttons for gaming, as well as on-the-fly sensitivity toggles, macro recording functionality, and a button that launches Vista's games explorer. The keyboard provides macro functionality, swappable "normal" and "gaming" keyboard modes, rapid-fire button locks, a removable keypad, and a ton of fat, backlit buttons.