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Uberclok Ion
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Uberclok Ion

Dell XPS 630
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HP Pavilion Slimline S3330f
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Gateway FX7020
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Price Check Prices $1,319.00 $942.50 to $980.32 Check Prices Check Prices
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Release date November 05, 2007 February 26, 2008 February 01, 2008 December 01, 2007 January 07, 2008
The Bottom Line Thanks to its overclocked CPU and 3D card, the Uberclok Ion delivers excellent performance for its price. It also offers a reliable upgrade path due to its SLI motherboard. We also like its Web site. We'd like to see more from Uberclok before we make too strong a recommendation, but this system makes a great first impression. With its second full-fledged gaming PC, Dell shows that it understands the mainstream gaming desktop as well as the high-end. The Dell XPS 630 delivers everything a gamer would want in a sub-$2,000 PC, from its components, to its case, to its powerful software. We've seen no better system in this newly competitive category. The HP Pavilion Slimline S3330f delivers a remarkable combination of features, value, and flexibility. It excels as both a traditional desktop, and a full-fledged living room PC, complete with a Blu-ray and HD DVD drive. Any nongamer in the market for a sub-$1,000 PC should put this system at the top of their list. Maingear's Ephex combines aggressive overclocking and a refined sense of what gamers want in a high-end PC. Crysis remains a challenge for even a top-of-the-line PC like this one, but if you can get past that hitch (and the multi-thousand-dollar price tag), we'd recommend this system in a second. Gateway's FX7020 matches an AMD quad-core CPU and a fast Nvidia graphics card to make a compelling gaming PC, with some basic multimedia features to boot. Upgraders looking for a deal might wish Gateway had added a beefier power supply, but as is, this is a fine PC for its price.
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Features
Graphics Controller NVidia GeForce 8800GT
PCI Express 2.0 x16 - ATI Radeon HD3870 - 512 MB
PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT - 256 MB
Info unavailable PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT - 512 MB
Storage Removable None
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None
Info unavailable None
TV Tuner Type Info unavailable None
Digital and analog TV - ATSC - NTSC
Info unavailable Digital and analog TV - ATSC - NTSC
Optical Storage (2nd) Info unavailable None
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Info unavailable None
Floppy Drive Info unavailable None
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Info unavailable None
Storage Controller Info unavailable Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 )
Serial ATA ; None
Info unavailable Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) ; IDE
Hard Drive (2nd) Info unavailable - None
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1 x 750 GB - Standard
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Type Info unavailable Personal computer
Personal computer
Info unavailable Media center
Video Input Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Video capture adapter
Printer Info unavailable None
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Info unavailable None
Platform Technology Info unavailable Info unavailable AMD LIVE!
Info unavailable AMD LIVE!
Optical Storage DVD?RW
DVD?RW
DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROM with LightScribe Technology
Info unavailable DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM with Labelflash Technology
Manufacturer Warranty Info unavailable 1 year warranty ( On-site )
1 year warranty
Info unavailable 1 year warranty
Hard Drive (3rd)