Entered CNET Catalog:
06/09/2003
SKU: 1539
Manufacturer: ABS Computer
Manufacturer description
ABS provides the highest quality computer products and premium services to its clients. In addition to quality products, customer service is among the highest priorities. ABS never compromises efforts to provide the "best overall value" for its customers.
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User Rating: 
10/10
Alienware who vs ABSby - April 23, 2004
Pros: This Pc shouldnt even be compared to alienware. Why think about the motherboard that's inside this beast and also Falcon Northwest uses them for the highend P4 systems..All I can say is that ABS has done a great job of compiling good quality components an
Cons: None.........being compared to alienware........should be Falcon Northwest.....
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User Rating: 
8/10
Great deal for perormance seekerby - October 12, 2003
Pros: great value and upgradeability potential; I knew i made the right choice in purchasing this computer when i fired it up for the first time. A clean desktop! only with the more essential icons and shortcuts displayed, and a lot less of that useless crap
Cons: fan lights could become annoying.
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User Rating: 
9/10
A reasonably priced top-of-the-line system, at last!by - October 1, 2003
Pros: Awesome performance for price, inclusion of all the top brand-name products, better pricing compared to Alienware, ease of setup.
Cons: Took a bit longer than expected to arrive (3 wks after ordering), otherwise no complaints.
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User Rating: 9/10
ABS ish Krazee!!!by - June 18, 2003
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X5 ish the best computer u can get today on the market. i juss got mines today for only $2,900 shipping include. n i tell ya ish better the alienware. my friend got an alienware like 2 weeks ago n i thought dat was koO but then i got my X5 n was blown away n i saved at least 600 dollars at the most. it has practically the same features as alienware expect the kick a$$ case. but the X5 comes wit a choice of games n ish good to noe i dont have to hassle around fo dose games kuhz it comes wit it. ehehe. if your gonna get a top of the line high end computer dis is the one to have. and you have at least saved 300-600 dollars.
User Rating: 8/10
Alienware vs. ABSby - June 18, 2003
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I am literally torn between Alienware & ABS. Alienware looks great. ABS is much cheaper and more customizable. Both perform head-to-head. I wanted Alienware but I have heard absolute horror-stories about defective shipments and crashes-right-out-of-the-box. That has made me graviate towards ABS. Can anyone please give me some input? Which company should I go with? Need help!!!!
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ABS Ultimate X5 specifications
- General
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Type
Personal computer
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Product Form Factor
Mid tower
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Width
8.1 in
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Depth
18.3 in
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Height
16.7 in
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Color
Piano black
- Processor
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Type
Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz
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Installed Qty
1.0
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Max processors supported
1.0
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Processor main features
Hyper-Threading Technology
- Cache Memory
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Type
L2 cache
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Installed Size
1.0 MB
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Cache Per Processor
1 MB
- Mainboard
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Chipset type
Intel 875P
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Data bus speed
800.0 MHz
- RAM
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Installed Size
1.0 GB / 4.0 GB (max)
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Technology
DDR SDRAM
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Memory Speed
400.0 MHz
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Memory Specification Compliance
PC3200
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Form Factor
DIMM 184-pin
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Features
Two DDR channels
- Storage Controller
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Type
1.0 x RAID - Integrated
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Controller interface type
Serial ATA-150/DMA/ATA-133(Ultra)
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Storage controller interface channel qty
3.0
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RAID level
RAID 1
, RAID 0+1
, RAID 0
- Storage Controller (2nd)
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Type
1 x RAID - Integrated
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(2nd) storage controller interface type
Serial ATA-150
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:Controller Interface Type:Channel Qty
2
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RAID level
RAID 1
, RAID 0
- Storage
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Floppy drive type
3.5" 1.44 MB floppy
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Hard Drive
2.0 x 74.0 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-150 - 10000.0 rpm
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Hard Drive (2nd)
None
- Optical Storage
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Type
DVD±RW - IDE
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CD / DVD read speed
40x (CD) / 12x (DVD)
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CD / DVD write speed
40x (CD) / 4x (DVD-R) / 8x (DVD+R)
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CD / DVD rewrite speed
24x (CD) / 2x (DVD-RW) / 4x (DVD+RW)
- Optical Storage (2nd)
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Type
DVD-ROM
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Read Speed
16x
- Storage Removable
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Type
None
- Monitor
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Monitor Type
Display - CRT
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Diagonal Size
19.0 in
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Viewable Size
18.0 in
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Max Resolution
1600 x 1200
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Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch
0.21 mm
- Graphics Controller
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Type
AGP 8x - Plug-in card
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Graphics Processor / Vendor
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
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Video Memory
256.0 MB / 256.0 MB (max) DDR SDRAM
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Digital Video Standard
Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
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Max Monitors Supported
2.0
- Audio Output
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Type
Sound card - Plug-in card
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Sound card name
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2
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Sound output mode
6.1 channel surround
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Audio output compliant standards
AC '97
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Speaker(s)
1.0 x Center channel
, 2.0 x Subwoofer
, 2.0 x Right / left channel
, 1.0 x Right / left rear channel
- Input Device
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Type
Mouse
, Keyboard
- Telecom
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Modem
None
- Audio Input
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Type
None
- Networking
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Networking
Network adapter - Integrated
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Data Link Protocol
Gigabit Ethernet
, Fast Ethernet
, Ethernet
- Expansion / Connectivity
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Expansion Bays Total (Free)
4.0 ( 2.0 ) x Front accessible - 3.5" x 1/3H
, 2.0 ( 1.0 ) x Front accessible - 3.5" x 1/3H
, 3.0 ( 1.0 ) x Internal - 5.25" x 1/2H
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Expansion Slots Total (Free)
4.0 ( 4.0 ) x AGP Pro 8x - DIMM 184-pin
, 5.0 ( 1.0 ) x PCI - Socket 478
, 1.0 ( 0.0 ) x ASUS Wi-Fi slot
, 1.0 ( 2.0 ) x Processor
, 1.0 ( 0.0 ) x Memory
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Interfaces
1.0 x Audio - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
, 1.0 x Hi-Speed USB - Line-out (center/subwoofer/rear center) - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9)
, 1.0 x Parallel - Line-in - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25)
, 6.0 x Display / video - RS-232C - Mini-phone 3.5 mm
, 1.0 x Keyboard - DVI-Analog/Digital - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
, 1.0 x Serial - S-video output - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
, 1.0 x Audio - Line-out - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style)
, 1.0 x Display / video - VGA - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style)
, 1.0 x Audio - Line-out (rear) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
, 1.0 x Network - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - RJ-45
, 3.0 x Microphone - Generic - Mini-phone 3.5 mm
, 1.0 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - Generic - 29 pin combined DVI
, 1.0 x Display / video - SPDIF output - 4 pin USB Type A
, 1.0 x Audio - Input - 4 pin mini-DIN
, 1.0 x Mouse
, 1.0 x Audio
- Printer
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Type
None
- Power
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Power device type
Power supply
- Operating System / Software
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OS Provided
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
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Software
Drivers & Utilities
, Microsoft Works 7.0
, Microsoft Rise of Nations
, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004
- Manufacturer Warranty
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Service & Support
Limited lifetime warranty
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Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - Parts - 1 year
, Limited warranty - Labor - Lifetime
