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Dell XPS 730 H2C: Dell's brand-new XPS 730 H2C high-end gaming PC ticks off all the right boxes and even manages to pull off a few new tricks, at least for Dell. It's the first PC that Dell will ship with a factory-overclocked CPU and memory. Our $6,747 review unit features the latest quad-core...; Tags: Video cards, Processors, Dell Computer Corp., Maingear Ephex, XPS 730, XPS 730 H2C, hard drive; Product reviews 2008-05-01
maingear ephex (Intel and ATI): Welcome to $5,184 of gaming PC. We haven't reviewed a high-end desktop like this Maingear Ephex in a while, largely because we've wanted to upgrade our gaming benchmarks. Now that we're able to tackle the high end again, we're surprised at what we've found. On most titles, you can expect...; Tags: Games, Desktops, Intel Corp., performance, Uberclok, ATI Technologies Inc., Maingear, Maingear Ephex, PC, game; Product reviews 2008-02-21

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Puget Deluge-i L2: If we've learned anything about the first part of this year, it's that you can get an outstanding gaming PC for about $1,500. That's why we're so stymied by Puget Systems' Deluge-i L2. For $4,877, this system only barely edges out its midrange competition. It also can't compete with a...; Tags: Processors, Deluge-i L2, Puget Systems, Intel Core 2 Duo, Maingear, hard drive, PC; Product reviews 2008-04-08
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week: Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the Dish Network's HD DVR, an overclocked quad-core gaming PC from Maingear, and an input device for graphic artists. by CNET News.com; Tags: Quad-core, Photograph, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-02-23
AVADirect Core 2 Duo SLI Gaming System (Intel Core 2 Duo E6700): AVADirect's newly updated Core 2 Duo SLI system comes with a $3,600 price tag and a lot to like for a gaming PC. This particular configuration also has a few problems with it, mainly a dual-core rather than a quad-core CPU, as well as a seizure-inducing front-panel fan controller. You...; Tags: Games, Processors, Consumer electronics, DVD, Intel Core 2 Duo, AVADirect, game, Velocity Micro, Velocity, hard drive, Intel Corp.; Product reviews 2007-08-10

Falcon Northwest Mach V (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800): We've stayed away from the $6,000-plus gaming PCs for awhile, largely because the shift to Windows Vista has thrown the high-end PC market into a state of uncertainty. Still, we agreed to review this Mach V from Falcon Northwest because the company sent us a configuration with two long-rumored but...; Tags: Desktops, Processors, Consumer electronics, DVD, Falcon Northwest, Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Corp., PC, Intel Core 2 Duo; Product reviews 2007-07-26
Maingear F131 SLI (Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600): Maingear's new F131 SLI gaming PC comes at our recent Velocity Micro Editors' Choice winner strong and hard. Both are equally well-designed, and while the Maingear is a bit more expensive at $4,200, it also includes a few features the Velocity Micro lacks, at least in the PC it sent...; Tags: Games, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Consumer electronics, Processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Maingear, Velocity, Velocity Micro; Product reviews 2007-06-29
Gateway FX530XT (Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX): With this newest reiteration of its high-end FX530XT, Gateway finally brings it flagship desktop in line with the other enthusiast PCs in its class. And all it took was a graphics card. Our $4,449 build comes with an overclocked GeForce 8800 GTX. Combine that with the system's familiar overclocked Intel...; Tags: Video cards, Games, Processors, NVidia Corp., Gateway Inc., Gateway FX530XT, Maingear, Nvidia GeForce; Product reviews 2007-05-31
Velocity Micro Raptor DCX (ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT): We've given Velocity Micro plenty of good reviews in the past, but this might be the best PC we've ever seen from the midsize vendor. True to its specialty of building powerful, smartly configured gaming desktops, this Raptor DCX comes in at $3,995, but it feels like you're getting a...; Tags: Games, ATI Radeon, Velocity, Velocity Micro, Raptor, DCX, card, PC, game, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp.; Product reviews 2007-05-14
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week: Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including an LG handset with a very unique design, a semiportable gaming system from Maingear and a Samsung Blu-ray player.; Tags: Blu-ray, LG Electronics Inc., Blu-ray disc, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., handset, photograph, game; Image galleries 2007-05-12
Maingear X-Cube (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800): Maingear may not have changed its X-Cube's case since we last looked at one about a year ago, but the hardware and software on the 2007 model are entirely brand new. With the latest in everything, this high-end, semiportable gaming system has a comparable price tag, coming in around $4,570...; Tags: Performance management, Processors, Intel Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, Maingear X-Cube, Maingear, performance; Product reviews 2007-05-09
Shuttle XPC P2 3700g: The Shuttle XPC P2 3700g is the newer, Intel version of the AMD-based XPC P2 2700 model we reviewed earlier this year and adds a couple of important upgrades. First, the P2 3700g features Intel's Core 2 Duo processors, which our tests show improve overall performance. Using the same chassis...; Tags: Desktops, Processors, Shuttle, Maingear, power supply, Falcon Northwest, card, SFF, graphics; Product reviews 2006-11-20
Shuttle XPC P2 2700: The WinBook Jiv Mini trumped even the Apple Mac Mini for the number of features you can pack into a tiny media PC, and both models make the traditional bread box-size small-form-factor (SFF) case look downright gigantic. With Intel and AMD both increasing their chips' power efficiency, we expect this...; Tags: Processors, Games, Shuttle, XPC P2 2700; Product reviews 2006-07-20
WinBook Jiv Mini: Hardly a week goes by it seems without another Mac Mini-style Media Center showing up on our doorstep. The WinBook Jiv Mini manages to pack more features into a smaller package than any small-form-factor (SFF) system we've seen to date. Not much bigger than a standard router, it boasts an...; Tags: Media Center PCs, DVD, Consumer electronics, Desktops, TV & Home Theater, WinBook, WinBook Jiv Mini, WinBook Jiv, Jiv Mini; Product reviews 2006-06-26
Maingear X-Cube: We don't usually get to make sweeping declarative statements, but Maingear has given us the opportunity. Its small-form-factor (SFF) X-Cube gaming desktop is the most advanced PC in its class. No other vendor of a pseudo-portable gaming computer offers a more up-to-date system. This $3,300 PC is by no means...; Tags: Chipsets, Desktops, Semiconductors, Processors, Network technology, Maingear X-Cube, Maingear, PC; Product reviews 2006-06-20
Enpower Media Center Xpress Special Edition: Good things come in small packages, according to popular lore, and PC Club's pint-size Enpower Media Center Xpress Special Edition certainly tries to live up to that axiom, cramming lots of hardware into a small-form-factor (SFF) case. Putting the special in Special Edition are the twin SLI graphics cards, something...; Tags: Media Center PCs, TV & Home Theater, Processors, SFF PC, Enpower Media Center Xpress Special Edition, SFF case; Product reviews 2006-06-16