CyberPower Gamer Ultra 9000 SE
William O’NealPRICE: $3,267
RATING: 4.1
Considering that the Gamer Ultra 9000 SE ships with an Athlon 64 FX-51 and a 256MB GeForce FX 5950, that $3,267 price tag is a bargain. It also includes Asus�� SK8N nForce3 motherboard, 1GB of PC3200 DDR 400, and two 80GB Seagate hard drives in a 160GB RAID-0 configuration. In spite of the top-notch parts in this rig, I was disappointed that it didn��t perform better. Its numbers were just slightly faster than those of the Velocity Micro and Gateway machines��rigs that had more storage options and were more stable. The 18-inch LCD it comes with works great, but I would have used more robust speakers.
Ultimately, the Gamer Ultra 9000 SE is a good gaming computer with an interesting mix of top-notch and mid-range components��but for the price, I expected more competitive results.
What��s Unique?
The CPU fan is automatically controlled by the motherboard and comes on when the CPU reaches specific temperatures.
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