The Bottom Line
The Polywell Poly 865PE desktop PC system is an amazing performance system with an exceptional price for the package.
Pros
- Excellent Price
- Includes 19" CRT Monitor
- Good 3D Performance
Cons
- Could User Better Audio
Description
- Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz Processor with 800MHz Bus on a i865PE Based Motherboard
- 512MB PC3200 DDR Memory (2 DIMMs for Dual Channel)
- Western Digital 80 Gigabyte Special Edition Hard Drive
- 16x DVD-ROM and 52x CD-RW Optical Drives
- Integrated AC '97 Audio
- GeForceFX 5200 128MB Graphics Card
- Intel 10/100 Ethernet Port and v.92 56Kbps Modem
- 19" AOC Monitor9GLR CRT Monitor
- Eight USB 2.0 and Three FireWire Ports
- Windows XP Home
Guide Review - Polywell Poly 865PE
8/21/03 - Polywell's Poly 865PE desktop PC is an amazing value. The package includes a wide range of high performance components for a price much lower than competing systems. It is based around a Pentium 4 2.4GHz processor with the i865PE for an 800MHz Bus. Adding to the performance is a Western Digital 80GB Special Edition hard drive and 512MB dual channel memory. Graphics are powered by the NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 for good 3D performance and displayed on a large 19" CRT monitor. Optical drives include a 16x DVD-ROM and a 52x CD-RW burner. If there is one area that could use improvement it is the audio. The included AC '97 audio is decent, but a higher performance card would really round out this system.
