Vicious PC Assassin SE
William O’NealPrice: $2,899 rating: 4.4
If the UGM was simply a cost-benefit analysis, Vicious PC��s Assassin SE would win hands down: It��s fast, stable, and, at $2,899, a real bargain. While the top three contenders ship with AMD��s 64 FX-51 processor and the GeForce FX 5950, the Vicious PC showed up with the Athlon 64 3200+ and a GeForce FX 5900. Neither part is top-of-the-line, but both make the machine much more affordable. That said, Vicious squeezes the most power capable out of its machine. It��s built around an MSI K8T Neo MS-6702 VIA-based motherboard, and it rocks 1GB of PC3200 DDR 400 memory and 72GB of storage in the form of two 36GB Western Digital drives in a 72GB RAID-0 configuration.
Vicious�� machine wasn��t the fastest machine in this roundup, but��aside from the small amount of storage��I like the component choices. Vicious has also proven that you don��t need to spend a king��s ransom to get a screaming, stable machine.
What��s Unique?
This machine is all glammed up with its nifty clear case.
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