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Velocity Micro Raptor DCX (Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800)

With Dell and Alienware unveiling exciting new cases recently, we wonder if Velocity Micro is starting to feel a bit of a pinch. We continue to appreciate the clean lines of its high-end desktops, but the company has used the same case for a while now (the same can be...

Tags: Video cards, Processors, Semiconductors, Intel Corp., Velocity, Velocity Micro, Velocity Micro Raptor DCX, Velocity Micro Raptor, Raptor, DCX, Intel Core 2 Duo

Product reviews 2006-07-27

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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 ProMagix E2230

We've already written about Velocity Micro's lower-end Best Buy PC; now we take a look at the ProMagix E2230, a more ambitious $2,100 desktop. Like the less-expensive E2035, the higher-end E2230 combines a dual-core Intel CPU and a Nvidia graphics card to skew toward those looking for a decent gaming...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, Games, PCI, Raptor, Velocity, Velocity Micro, ProMagix E2230

Product reviews 2007-05-25

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

WinBook PowerSpec 9800

Before we found out that Dell was giving its customers the brush-off, we would have said that the $4,500 WinBook PowerSpec 9800, despite its great benchmark scores, wasn't nearly as attractive a system or a deal as the Dell XPS 700. Since Dell isn't shipping a comparable XPS 700 until...

Tags: Processors, WinBook, WinBook PowerSpec 9800, WinBook PowerSpec, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2006-08-08

Alienware Area-51 7500 (Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800)

Alienware is perhaps the best known of the high-end gaming PC vendors, thanks in large part to its distinctive alien-head chassis. We've never really liked the design; the plastic shell is cumbersome, and simple tasks, such as removing and reattaching the side panel, were a pain because of the sculpted...

Tags: Alienware, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp.

Product reviews 2006-07-27