• On MovieTome: TRANSFORMERS 2 SPOILERS!
advertisement

Cyberpower Gamer Ultra 8500 SE (AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000 ) comparison

Remove from comparison Remove Remove Remove Remove Remove
Product name
Dell Inspiron 531
Play CNET Video
Close

Dell Inspiron 531

CNET Editors' choice
Price Check Prices Check Prices Check Prices Check Prices Check Prices
CNET editors' rating
Average user rating
Release date June 26, 2007 January 30, 2007 April 23, 2007 June 21, 2004
The Bottom Line The Cyberpower Gamer Ultra 8500 SE looks like a great deal, but we question the overall Cyberpower buying experience. Four years of negative reader comments about this company led us to investigate. Cyberpower promises to improve, but you should still proceed with caution. The last of the major desktop vendors to update this year's desktops, Dell used that time to good advantage. On some tests, the Inspiron 531 is even faster than systems that cost $500 more. Keep your gaming and digital media ambitions modest, and this PC should deliver nearly everything you'd want in a mainstream system. Gateway's recently revamped mainstream desktop has plenty of configurability and a fair price. This particular config sacrifices overall performance for 3D gaming power, which some of you will appreciate. We'd rather it was more well-rounded. Velocity Micro's PCs are always easy on the eyes, and that trend continues with this midrange gaming model. We have some reservations about its performance for the cost, but if you're inclined toward upgrading you might be willing to forgive that it's a little slow today. The fast CPU and the new chipset give this otherwise adequate PC a sturdy foundation with a ton of potential.
Similar Products Compare more products Compare more products Compare more products Compare more products Compare more products
Features
Graphics Controller Info unavailable NVIDIA GeForce 6150
PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce 7500 LE TurboCache supporting 512MB - 256 MB
PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT - 256 MB
PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5750 - 256 MB
Storage Removable Info unavailable Info unavailable None
None
None
TV Tuner Type Info unavailable Info unavailable None
None
Info unavailable
Optical Storage (2nd) Info unavailable Info unavailable None
DVD-ROM
None
Floppy Drive Info unavailable Info unavailable None
3.5" 1.44 MB floppy
3.5" 1.44 MB floppy
Storage Controller Info unavailable Info unavailable Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) ; IDE
Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-150 ) ; IDE
Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-150 ) ; IDE ( ATA-100 )
Type Info unavailable Info unavailable Personal computer
Personal computer
Personal computer
Hard Drive (2nd) Info unavailable Info unavailable - None
- None
- None
Memory Allocation Technology Info unavailable Info unavailable TurboCache supporting 512MB
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Printer Info unavailable Info unavailable None
None
None
Processor Main Features Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Hyper-Threading Technology
Platform Technology Info unavailable Info unavailable Intel VIIV Technology
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Optical Storage Info unavailable DVD?RW
DVD?RW (+R DL)
DVD?RW
DVD?RW
Manufacturer Warranty Info unavailable Info unavailable 1 year warranty
1 year warranty