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PC Specialist Apollo Q8200 GTX+ in Desktop PCs

Verdict

A powerful machine, a lovely monitor and a reasonable price. Another winner from PC Specialist.

Review Date: 10 Nov 2008

Price when reviewed: £799 (£919 inc VAT)

Overall Rating
4 stars out of 6

Features & Design
4 stars out of 6

Value for Money
4 stars out of 6

Performance
5 stars out of 6

PCPRO Recommended

Details
Part Code Apollo Q8200 GTX+
Review Date 10 Nov 2008
Price ex VAT £799
Price inc VAT £919
Overall rating 4 stars out of 6
Performance 5 stars out of 6
Features & Design 4 stars out of 6
Value for Money 4 stars out of 6
Warranty
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Basic specifications
Total hard disk capacity 1,000
RAM capacity 4.00GB
Screen size 24.0in
Processor
CPU family Intel Core 2 Quad
CPU nominal frequency 2.33GHz
CPU overclocked frequency N/A
Processor socket LGA 775
Motherboard
Motherboard Asus P5K SE
Motherboard chipset Intel P35 Express
Wired adapter speed 1,000Mbits/sec
Memory
Memory type DDR2
Hard disk
Capacity 500GB
Internal disk interface SATA 300
Spindle speed 7,200RPM
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity 500GB
Hard disk 2 spindle speed 7,200RPM
Hard disk 3 make and model None
Hard disk 3 nominal capacity N/A
Hard disk 4 make and model None
Hard disk 4 nominal capacity N/A
Drives
Optical disc technology DVD writer
Optical disk 2 make and model None
Optical disk 3 make and model None
Rear ports
USB ports (downstream) 6
eSATA ports 1
Modem no
Graphics card
3D performance setting High
Graphics chipset Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+
DVI-I outputs 1
HDMI outputs 0
DisplayPort outputs 0
Monitor
Monitor make and model LG W2452T
Resolution screen horizontal 1,920
Resolution screen vertical 1,200
Resolution 1920 x 1200
Pixel response time 5ms
Additional Peripherals
Speakers Logitech S220
Speaker type 2.1
Sound card Realtek HD audio
Peripherals DVB-T TV tuner
Case
Case format Midi tower
Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard Logitech cordless desktop
Operating system and software
OS family Windows Vista
Noise and power
Idle power consumption 105W
Peak power consumption 153W
Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score 1.40
Office application benchmark score 1.17
2D graphics application benchmark score 1.61
Encoding application benchmark score 1.15
Multitasking application benchmark score 1.68
3D performance (crysis) low settings 34fps
3D performance setting High
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