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Reviews of the Asus Essentio CG5270-BP003

  • 7.1

    CNET Review

    July 31, 2009

    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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  • No Rating

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | November 21, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 71/100. The amount of rated reviews for this product is too low to calculate a reliable alaScore™.

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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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