Reviews of the Asus Essentio CG5270-BP003
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CNET Review
The Good: Strong budget gaming desktop; power efficient; outperforms several other PCs in its price range.
The Bad: Extra large "gamer" style case suggests more capability than this system actually has.
The Bottom Line: Don't let the overlarge case get you too excited, but Asus has put together a compelling budget gaming PC with the Essentio CG5270-BP003. With fast gaming and general application performance, as well as a competitive price, this desktop will satisfy any aspiring PC gamer looking to save a buck.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 71/100. The amount of rated reviews for this product is too low to calculate a reliable alaScore™.
Manufacturer: Asus
Part number: CG5270-BP003
General
- Type Personal computer
- Product Form Factor Tower
- Built-in Devices Keyboard, LED panel
- Width 8.1 in
- Depth 21 in
- Height 18.1 in
- Weight 28.7 lbs
- Desktop type Gaming-friendly system
Processor
- Type Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 / 2.5 GHz
- Multi-Core processor technology Quad-Core
- 64-bit processor Yes
- Installed Qty 1
- Max processors supported 1
Cache Memory
- Type L2 cache
- Installed Size 4 MB
- Cache Per Processor 4 MB
Mainboard
- Chipset type Intel G43 Express
- Data bus speed 1333 MHz
RAM
- Installed Size 8 GB / 16 GB (max)
- Technology DDR2 SDRAM
- Form Factor DIMM 240-pin
Storage Controller
- Type 1 x Serial ATA - Integrated
- Controller interface type Serial ATA-300
Storage
- Floppy drive type None
- Hard Drive 1 x 750 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm
- Hard Drive (2nd) None
- Hard Drive (3rd) None
Optical Storage
- Type DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
- CD / DVD read speed 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
- CD / DVD write speed 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)
- CD / DVD rewrite speed 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 8x (DVD±R DL)
Optical Storage (2nd)
- Type None
Storage Removable
- Type None
Monitor
- Monitor Type None.
Graphics Controller
- Type Plug-in card
- Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
- Video Memory 1 GB GDDR3 SDRAM
- Digital Video Standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
Audio Output
- Type Sound card - Integrated
- Sound card name Integrated Audio
- Sound output mode 7.1 channel surround
- Audio output compliant standards High Definition Audio
- Speaker(s) None
Keyboard
- Keyboard interface USB
Input Device
- Type Mouse, Keyboard
Mouse
- Mouse technology Optical
Telecom
- Modem None
Audio Input
- Type None
Networking
- Networking Network adapter
- Wireless LAN Supported Yes
- Data Link Protocol Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
- Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays Total (Free) ( 1 ) x Front accessible - 5.25", ( 1 ) x Internal - 3.5"
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 0 ) x Processor - LGA775 Socket, 4 Memory - DIMM 240-pin, 1 ( 0 ) x PCI Express 2.0 x16, 1 PCI Express x1, 2 ( 2 ) x PCI
- Interfaces 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x Display / video - DVI-Digital - 24 pin digital DVI, 1 x Display / video - HDMI - 19 pin HDMI Type A, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 pin FireWire, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x Audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK, 8 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x Storage - eSATA-300 - 7 pin external Serial ATA
Printer
- Type None
Miscellaneous
- Features 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Power
- Power device type Power supply
Operating System / Software
- OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
- Software Adobe Reader 8.0, Nero 8 Essentials, Drivers & Utilities, Microsoft Works 9.0
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Card Reader
- Card reader Card reader
- Supported flash memory cards Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick Pro
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