Product Review
Specs:
Intel Quad-Core Q9400 (2.66 GHz), 4 GB, 750 GB Standard, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
The Good:
Best in-class gaming performance; strong day-to-day application performance; plenty of upgrade room; compact, attractive case.
The Bad:
No Blu-ray drive option; outpaced on multithreaded applications and multitasking by a competing Dell of the same price.
The Bottom Line:
By tweaking its internal components to achieve maximum 3D performance, Velocity Micro has made its $999 Edge Z5 one of the most impressive lower-end gaming desktops we've ever seen. As long as you don't mind sacrificing a bit of productivity speed to get it, we recommend this system to any PC gamer on a budget.
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