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PC Magazine
September 12, 2008
Joel Santo Domingo |
The Hottest Gaming Boxes We've looked at the latest gaming systems: The rigs are imposing, pricey and faster than ever.   |
PC Magazine
April 25, 2008
Joel Santo Domingo |
Falcon Northwest FragBox 8500 This "budget" high-end gamer lets you get your power to go. |
PC Magazine
April 27, 2010
Joel Santo Domingo |
Dell Optiplex 780 USFF The Dell Optiplex 780 USFF is one of the best ultra small form factor desktop and monitor combinations out there.... Apple iMac 27-inch (Core i7)... Dell Inspiron 580s... Velocity Micro Raptor Signature Edition... Gateway FX6831-01... etc. |
PC Magazine
October 6, 2008
Joel Santo Domingo |
Sweet $1,000 Desktop PCs You'll be amazed at the goodies $1000 can get you: a quad-core processor, up to 6GB of RAM, a large hard drive, a Blu-ray drive, discrete graphics, and even a TV tuner. |
PC Magazine
February 26, 2009
Joel Santo Domingo |
Dell Studio XPS 435 In its Studio XPS 435, Dell provides a handsome rig that puts up good gaming and great multimedia numbers at a very competitive price. |
PC Magazine
September 9, 2009
Joel Santo Domingo |
AVADirect GT3 Core i7 Gaming System AVADirect fits plenty of 3D prowess in a small case with the portable GT3 Core i7 Gaming System. |
PC Magazine
December 16, 2009
Joel Santo Domingo |
Polywell MiniBox P5500C With quad-core power and copious storage, the Polywell MiniBox P5500C is well suited to be a transportable graphics workstation or gaming rig. |
PC Magazine
November 3, 2008
Joel Santo Domingo |
Falcon Northwest Mach V (Core i7) The Falcon Northwest Mach V sports the new Intel Core i7 Extreme processor and 12GB of RAM, making this one fast Falcon. |
PC Magazine
September 23, 2008
Joel Santo Domingo |
Cyberpower Gamer Ultra SLI Basic If you're new to gaming, or have a soft spot for the old games (Doom 3, anyone?), the Cyberpower Gamer Ultra SLI Basic is an inexpensive gaming PC worth checking out. |
PC Magazine
June 10, 2011
Joel Santo Domingo |
Velocity Micro Edge Z40 The Velocity Micro Edge Z40 entry-level gaming desktop PC has class-leading 3D and multimedia performance for the price. |
PC Magazine
May 1, 2008
Cisco Cheng |
Alienware Area-51 m15x The Alienware Area-51 m15x looks like it could subjugate the earth with its power and futuristic styling! |
PC Magazine
August 1, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
CyberPower Gamer Ultra 8500 SE The CyberPower Gamer Ultra 8500 SE proves that you don't need a crazily expensive system to start playing games. |
PC Magazine
March 11, 2010
Joel Santo Domingo |
Maingear Shift The Core i7-980X-equipped Maingear Shift gaming desktop combines blazing benchmark scores with a design that intelligently manages the copious heat that gaming desktops generate. |
PC Magazine
November 16, 2005
Joel Santo Domingo |
Gaming Systems Gone Wild Alienware Aurora 7500 SLI... Dell Dimension XPS 600... Falcon Northwest X2-4800 SLI... iBuyPower Aeon... Overdrive Torque SLI... Polywell Poly 939N4-SLI2... Velocity Micro's Gamers' Ede DualX... Voodoo Omen a121... |
PC Magazine
September 12, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
Gateway FX530XT (8800GTX) The latest Gateway FX530XT, with "factory overclocked" GeForce 8800 GTX graphics, churns out performance to rival systems costing much, much more. |
PC Magazine
October 23, 2009
John R. Delaney |
HP Pavilion p6267c-b The HP Pavilion p6267c-b is a stylish quad-core desktop with a generous amount of memory, good-sized hard drive, and a beautiful 25-inch LCD monitor... HP TouchSmart 300-1007... Compaq Presario CQ5210f... etc. |
PC Magazine
February 10, 2006
Joel Santo Domingo |
Velocity Micro Vision GX The new Velocity Micro Vision GX: An affordable system with flair... Cyberpower Gamer Ultra 8500 SE... Cisnet NASCAR PC... |
PC Magazine
February 28, 2008
Joel Santo Domingo |
Gateway FX7020 The Gateway FX7020 is a mid-level gaming system for those who want to dabble in 3D gaming but whose current system isn't fast enough. |
PC Magazine
November 30, 2009
Joel Santo Domingo |
Apple iMac 21.5-inch (Core 2 Duo) The Apple iMac 21.5-inch (Core 2 Duo), the "baby brother" to the 27-inch iMac, is $500 less expensive, yet has much of same power... iMac 27-inch... eMachines ET-1331-02... Gateway SX2802-01... HP Pavilion p6207c-b bundle... etc. |
PC Magazine
October 14, 2010
Joel Santo Domingo |
Dell Studio XPS sx8100-2777NBC The Dell Studio XPS sx8100-2777NBC, a powerful, sub-$1,200 mainstream multimedia desktop, has the power to keep most multimedia mavens, and aspiring movie editors, happy. |
PC Magazine
October 23, 2009
Joel Santo Domingo |
Apple iMac 27-inch (Core 2 Duo) The Apple iMac 27-inch (Core 2 Duo) grows a few inches wider and gains a Mini DisplayPort, but does it offer enough to compete with the new Windows 7 multitouch systems?... eMachines ET-1331-02... etc. |
PC Magazine
January 29, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
Gateway FX530XT (Vista) The Gateway FX530XT is a fast, high-powered Vista-powered gaming platform at a good price, though we're still waiting for the games and graphics drivers to really test its mettle. |
PC Magazine
June 12, 2008
Cisco Cheng |
Dell XPS M1730 (Penryn) The Dell XPS M1730 (Penryn) gaming laptop racks up the best 3D scores we've seen, but it's hefty in both weight and price... Alienware Area-51 ALX (QX9770)... Falcon Northwest FragBox 8500... |
PC Magazine
July 20, 2009
Joel Santo Domingo |
Averatec D1133 The 18-inch Averatec D1133 is a pretty all in one desktop PC, and it's cheap to boot. |
PC Magazine
June 15, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
Falcon Northwest Mach V (Radeon HD 2900 XT) The latest, super fast iteration of the Mach V from Falcon Northwest proves once and for all that gaming under Windows Visa needn't be slouchy. |
PC Magazine
July 10, 2008
Joel Santo Domingo |
Alienware Area-51 ALX (QX9770) With the Area-51 ALX (QX9770), Alienware blasts one off into deep space. This rig puts up some awesome gaming and multimedia performance numbers, with a price tag to match. |
PC Magazine
October 6, 2006
Joel Santo Domingo |
Dell Dimension C521 An AMD processor in a Dell? Who'd have thunk it? A compact and versatile desktop with a decent bang for the buck, the Dell Dimension C521 is a good first AMD effort from Dell... Overdrive Core2.X-Fire... |
PC Magazine
May 21, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
Systemax Venture DH53IV The Systemax Venture DH53IV is a mainstream multimedia PC at a decent price that gets the job done, though its design is more about blending in than standing out... Systemax VX2 B67IVU... |
PC Magazine
May 17, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
Systemax Venture VX2 B67IVU The Systemax VX2 B67IVU packs a lot of multimedia performance into a system that sells for half the price of more ostentatious rigs. |
PC Magazine
September 20, 2010
Joel Santo Domingo |
Acer Aspire Predator AG7750-U2222 The Acer Aspire Predator AG7750-U2222 has class-leading performance, expandability, and features. |
PC Magazine
March 7, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
Acer Aspire L310 The relatively tiny Ace Aspire L310 desktop is one to consider for the design-minded or space-constrained... HP Slimline s3020n... Dell Dimension E521... |
PC Magazine
September 28, 2005
Anderson & Domingo |
Use Your Imagination: Eight Digital Content Creation Desktops HP Media Center 7160n... Sony VAIO VGC-RA842G... Dell Dimension 9100... Power Mac Dual 2.7GHz... Falcon Northwest Talon X2 3800... Gateway FX400MC... Velocity Micro Vision 64 LX-V... Voodoo Doll D210... |
PC Magazine
October 16, 2006
Joel Santo Domingo |
Velocity Micro Raptor DCX Still a member of the $5G club, the Velocity Micro Raptor DCX gaming desktop manages to pack a lot of technology into its flagship box. Like its namesake, the Raptor is a predatory machine, especially as configured here. |
PC Magazine
May 11, 2009
Joel Santo Domingo |
Lenovo ThinkCentre M58p Eco Ultra Small "Ultra Small" doesn't stand for low-powered for the Lenovo ThinkCentre M58p Eco Ultra Small.... Cybernet iOne-GX31... Acer Veriton X270-ED7400C... Lenovo ThinkCentre M58e... Acer Veriton X270-ED7400C... |
PC Magazine
September 18, 2008
Joel Santo Domingo |
Top Desktops Under $500 For less than $500, you can get a solid everyday PC that will let you work with photos, music, video, and more. Dell Inspiron 530... eMachines T5274... HP Compaq Presario SR5610F... Lenovo IdeaCentre K210... |
PC Magazine
November 4, 2005
Joel Santo Domingo |
Overdrive Torque.SLI With its red auto-grade paint job and lit cooling fans, the Overdrive Torque.SLI is a gaming rig with no airs of being anything else but a 3D performer... Polywell Poly 939N4-SLI2... Velocity Micro's Gamers' Edge DualX... Voodoo Omen a121... |
PC Magazine
July 9, 2010
Joel Santo Domingo |
Dell Studio XPS 7100 The Dell Studio XPS 7100 sits at a genre-straddling nexus as a multimedia PC that also plays 3D games well. |
PC Magazine
April 10, 2009
Joel Santo Domingo |
Apple Mac Pro (Quad-Core) The Apple Mac Pro (Quad-Core) is a better overall performer on day-to-day tasks than its eight-core sibling. |
PC Magazine
January 29, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
Dell Dimension E521 (Vista) The Dell Dimension E521 is a solid, mainstream dual-core Vista machine that's a couple steps up in performance and price from a bargain-basement desktop... eMachines T5224... |
PC Magazine
September 6, 2006
Joel Santo Domingo |
High-End Vista-Ready Desktops Think you're ready for Windows Vista? These high-end desktops can take anything that Microsoft's upcoming OS has to throw at them: Falcon Northwest Mach V, Gateway FX510XT, WinBook Jiv Mini, and Sony Vaio VGC-LS1. |
PC Magazine
January 3, 2011
Joel Santo Domingo |
Maingear F131 Super Stock The Maingear F131 Super Stock is an overclocked beast for the game grid. It has stratospheric performance, but better yet it doesn't have a stratospheric price tag. |
PC World
January 25, 2007
Richard Baguley |
Exclusive: First Vista PC Tests In our tests, the first desktops loaded with the new operating system prove to be solid performers, but some rough edges remain. |
PC Magazine
April 17, 2006
Joel Santo Domingo |
Voodoo Omen a121x Extreme Gamer PC Voodoo's Omen a121x will crush your unimaginative definition of gaming PCs... Vigor Force Recon LE... |
PC Magazine
July 19, 2010
Joel Santo Domingo |
AVADirect Nano Cube The AVADirect Nano Cube is a speedy, compact desktop for gaming enthusiasts. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2006
Loyd Case |
Gateway FX530XT The Gateway FX530XT offers an overclocked quad-core Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor and the latest ATI graphics hardware, and it does so at a fairly reasonable price... Dell XPS 710... |
PC Magazine
December 8, 2005
Joel Santo Domingo |
Cyberpower Gamer Ultra 8500 SE The Cyberpower Gamer Ultra 8500 SE is a good compromise between high performance and reasonable cost with a little bit of style... Cisnet NASCAR PC... |
PC Magazine
July 14, 2006
Joel Santo Domingo |
Falcon Northwest Mach V with Core 2 Extreme The Falcon Northwest Mach V gaming desktop runs Intel's long-awaited Core 2 processor. It's the new desktop performance champ, and the one others will be chasing around the track for quite a while.... Cisnet A7099... Dell 3007WFP... |
PC Magazine
January 17, 2007
John R. Delaney |
Alienware Area-51 7500 Powered by an overclocked Intel quad-core Core 2 Extreme processor and an nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX graphics card, the Alienware Area-51 7500 is one fast, albeit noisy, desktop PC with a customizable lighting system and a hefty price tag. |
PC Magazine
March 19, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
Dell XPS 710 H2C The Dell XPS 710 H2C backs up its imposing appearance with 3D performance. |
PC Magazine
March 23, 2006
Joel Santo Domingo |
Sony VAIO VGC-RC210G The Sony VAIO VGC-RC210G is a slick multimedia desktop with ViiV compatibility, lots of hard drive space, and room for upgrades. |
