ZT group’s Pro Gaming PC X6647 looks like a fast PC on paper, but it doesn’t live up to expectations. With Intel’s new 3.73GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition CPU and ATI’s 256MB Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition graphics card, we expected better results. The X6647’s 90.5 frames per second on Half-Life 2 (1,024×768) benchmark test was up to snuff, but its overall application score of 218 on BAPCo SYSmark was low for this processor.
The X6647’s black Cooler Master Cavalier case has an understated design, but it still includes touches gamers will appreciate, a clear side panel, a blue lighting strip, and a blue-lit fan onthe power supply.
The front mounted thermometer is better than the decibel meter, although the PC ran cool andquiet. You’ll find two USB 2.0 ports and a FireWire port up front, along with headphone and microphone jacks. Around back are four more USB 2.0 connectors and two more FireWire ports.
Internal expansion opportunities include two x1 PCI Express and two PCI slots, three hard drive bays, two 5.25-inch bays, and two memory slots. (The system came with 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM.) The single hard drive is a cavernous 400GB Seagate Barracuda. Multimedia components include a double-layer DVD±RW burner, a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive, and a seven-format memory-card reader with floppy drive.
Input devices consist of a wireless remote for the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum card and Logitech’s excellent Cordless MX Duo multimedia-keyboard and optical-mouse set. Amonitor and speakers are extra.
Specification
3.73GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
1GB DDR2
400GB hard drive; double-layer DVD±RW; DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo
ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition graphics (256MB)
Windows XP Home Edition
