A Dream PC but no Vista
Before you read any further, note that I am about to describe a PC that costs upwards of $9000. The custom paint job for the case alone costs $930. So for most people, this post is like one of those describing a $30 million home in Beverly Hills, entertaining to read about but not a guide to a purchase. The details are given at PC Magazine. The PC is made by Falcon and has the newest Intel quad core chip overclocked to run at 3.7 GHz. PC Magazine says:
Such overclocking will get you your money’s worth in performance. The Mach V’s scores of 17,730 on 3DMark06 at 1,280-by-1,024 resolution (and 12,595 at 2,560-by-1,200), 123 frames per second on Prey at 2,560-by-1,200, and 48 fps on Company of Heroes (also at 2,560 by 1,200) are all the highest scores I’ve seen yet. Likewise, its Windows Media Encoder (50 seconds) and Adobe Photoshop CS2 (25 seconds!) scores are the fastest I’ve seen on those tests.
What amuses me is that this ultra-machine comes with Windows XP. It’s much slower with Vista installed. To be fair, it must be noted that the souped up graphics cards don’t have drivers optimized for Vista. Still, it makes you wonder.
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