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Palicomp CORE6 1055OC35 review

Verdict

A loud, dual-fan graphics card is the only minor flaw in this impressive six-core base unit

Review Date: 15 Jun 2010

Reviewed By: Mike Jennings

Price when reviewed: £666 (£783 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
6 stars out of 6

Performance
5 stars out of 6

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Details
Part Code	EXC8
Review Date	15 Jun 2010
Price ex VAT	£666
Price inc VAT	£783
Overall rating
Performance
Features & Design
Value for Money

Warranty
Warranty	1 yr return to base

Basic specifications
Total hard disk capacity	1,000
RAM capacity	4.00GB
Screen size	N/A

Processor
CPU family	AMD Phenom
CPU nominal frequency	2.80GHz
CPU overclocked frequency	3.50GHz
Processor socket	AM3
HSF (heatsink-fan)	Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2

Motherboard
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3
Motherboard chipset	AMD 770
Conventional PCI slots free	2
Conventional PCI slots total	2
PCI-E x16 slots free	0
PCI-E x16 slots total	1
PCI-E x8 slots free	0
PCI-E x8 slots total	0
PCI-E x4 slots free	0
PCI-E x4 slots total	0
PCI-E x1 slots free	3
PCI-E x1 slots total	4
Internal SATA connectors	6
Internal SAS connectors	1
Internal PATA connectors	1
Internal floppy connectors	1
Wired adapter speed	1,000Mbits/sec

Memory
Memory type	DDR3
Memory sockets free	2
Memory sockets total	4

Hard disk
Hard disk	Samsung EcoGreen F3 HD503HI
Capacity	500GB
Hard disk usable capacity	465GB
Internal disk interface	SATA/300
Spindle speed	7,200RPM
Cache size	16MB
Hard disk 2 make and model	Samsung EcoGreen F3 HD503HI
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity	500GB
Hard disk 2 formatted capacity	465
Hard disk 2 spindle speed	7,200RPM
Hard disk 2 cache size	16MB
Hard disk 3 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 3 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 4 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 4 nominal capacity	N/A

Drives
Optical drive	Sony Optiarc AD-7241S
Optical disc technology	DVD writer
Optical disk 2 make and model	N/A
Optical disk 3 make and model	N/A

Rear ports
USB ports (downstream)	10
FireWire ports	2
eSATA ports	1
PS/2 mouse port
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	1
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	1
Modem
3.5mm audio jacks	6

Graphics card
Graphics card	Gigabyte GV-R580OC-1GB
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards?
3D performance setting	Low
Graphics chipset	ATI Radeon HD 5850
Graphics card RAM	1.00GB
DVI-I outputs	2
HDMI outputs	1
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	0
DisplayPort outputs	1
Number of graphics cards	1

Monitor
Monitor make and model	N/A
Resolution screen horizontal	N/A
Resolution screen vertical	N/A
Resolution	N/A x N/A
Pixel response time	N/A
Contrast ratio	N/A
Screen brightness	N/A
DVI inputs	N/A
HDMI inputs	N/A
VGA inputs	N/A
DisplayPort inputs	N/A

Additional Peripherals
Speakers	N/A
Speaker type	N/A
Sound card	N/A
Peripherals	N/A

Case
Chassis	Cooler Master Scout
Case format	Full tower
Dimensions	197 x 500 x 495mm (WDH)

Power supply
Power supply	Thermaltake Evo_Blue
Power supply rating	750W

Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays	3

Front ports
Front panel USB ports	4
Front panel memory card reader

Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard	N/A

Operating system and software
OS family	Windows 7
Recovery method	Windows disc
Software supplied	AVG AntiVirus 9 Free, OpenOffice 3, Nero 9

Noise and power
Idle power consumption	151W
Peak power consumption	369W

Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score	2.09
Office application benchmark score	1.54
2D graphics application benchmark score	2.52
Encoding application benchmark score	1.72
Multitasking application benchmark score	2.59
3D performance (crysis) low settings	121fps
3D performance setting	Low

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User comments

How Fast?

Is this is same Palicomp who advertise 11.6GHz PCs on eBay?

By pveater on 8 Jul 2010

Barge Pole

Yes, certainly looks like it. Their marketing practices are highly misleading to say the very least. From what I've seen on forums, their support isn't exactly up to scratch either. I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole.

By Nutter44 on 29 Jul 2010

palicomp customer

I purchased from this company. I suggest you research them before you buy. I wish I did!! The computer works but not the spec i ordered very misleading. And customer care? What customer care!!!

By Duke08 on 8 Sep 2010

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