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Reviewed on September 10, 2009
Velocity Micro's Edge Z30 is the best deal going right now for midlevel gaming PCs featuring Intel's new Core i7 chips. The overclocked Core i7 860, a fast Nvidia graphics card, and a solid selection of features all around make it easy for us to recommend this system to anyone looking for a capable gaming desktop.
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Velocity Micro, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Blu-ray drive, optical drive, video card, Dell, Intel, chipset, 64-bit, Blu-ray, motherboard, CPU, games, PC
CNET review:
8.9
Excellent
Check prices$1,099.00
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Reviewed on November 3, 2008
Thanks to an expensive new motherboard requirement, Intel's new Core i7 desktop processors will remain enthusiast and professional-level parts until more affordable complementary hardware comes out later next year. Speed never comes cheap, however, and if you're willing to spend for it now, you'll find yourself in possession of the fastest CPU on the market.
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Intel, Intel Pentium 4, motherboard, CPU, chipset, Intel Pentium, platform, memory stick, dual-core, AMD
CNET review:
8.7
Excellent
Check prices$1,298.95
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Reviewed on June 1, 2006
AMD's new high-end dual-core CPU offers plenty of bang for the buck, outpacing Intel's Pentium 965 Extreme Edition, which costs $200 more. Sounds like a good deal, but wait to see what Intel's next-gen Core 2 Duo chips have to offer when they debut later this year.
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AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Athlon, AMD, chipset, Intel, Intel Pentium, CPU, DivXNetworks, Intel Core 2 Duo, multimedia, motherboard
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Check prices$79.95
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Reviewed on February 12, 2009
We expect anyone who purchases the Dell XPS 625 will be pleased with its robust midrange gaming components and the software that makes it easy to overclock them. We just wish Dell had been more aggressive with its pricing and that you didn't have to spend more money to make the most of this system's standout features.
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Dell XPS, Gateway Inc., Dell, AMD, motherboard, chipset, 64-bit, Intel, PC
CNET review:
7.5
Very good
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on July 17, 2007
The quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6850 keeps the desktop CPU performance belt tied firmly around Intel's waist at a price that helps offset the lack of sizable performance gains. New products at the end of the year may outclass this new chip when they arrive, but for now, the QX6850 reigns supreme.
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Intel Core 2 Extreme, quad-core, clock speed, bus, Intel, Intel Core 2 Duo, motherboard, multimedia, AMD, CPU, chipset
CNET review:
8.3
Excellent
Check prices$1,405.95
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Reviewed on July 21, 2009
We hate to criticize PCs that strive to balance performance and power efficiency, because the goal is noble. But despite its visual charm, Maingear's Pulse requires too many speed compromises to entice PC gamers, and too few benefits over a competing system from HP. Its base configuration may have some appeal as a digital entertainment system, but this higher-end Pulse needs the core technology to catch up to its aspirations.
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Maingear, Blu-ray drive, savings, NVidia, digital media, Intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia GeForce, motherboard, gamer, HDMI, chipset, Intel, games, PC, video
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Reviewed on May 22, 2006
AMD's Athlon 64 FX-62 helps usher in the new Socket AM2 chipset, but incremental performance gains make AMD look vulnerable to Intel's next-gen chips, due later this year.
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AMD Athlon 64, Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon, AMD, chipset, Intel, CPU, leader, dual-core, motherboard
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Reviewed on March 22, 2006
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Intel Pentium, Intel, AMD Athlon 64, AMD, AMD Athlon, power supply, chipset, DivXNetworks, motherboard, CPU, NVidia
Pricing not available
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