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Arbico Phenom 5550 QCS review

Verdict:

The unlocked processor provides excellent performance, but the 19in monitor is small and the budget graphics card will struggle to play games.

Review Date: 7 Aug 2010

Price when reviewed: £530

Reviewed By: Barry de la Rosa

Our Rating 2 stars out of 5

Basic Specifications

Part Code Phenom 5550 QCS
Review Date 7 Aug 2010
Rating ** stars out of 5
Processor AMD Phenom II X2 550 (unlocked to 4 cores)
Processor external bus 200MHz (2GHz HyperTransport)
Processor multiplier x15.5
Processor clock speed 3.1GHz
Processor socket AM3
Level 1 cache 4x 128KB
Level 2 cache 4x 512KB
Memory 4
Memory type DDR3
Maximum memory 16GB
Motherboard Biostar TA770-E3
Motherboard chipset AMD 770

Ports

USB2 ports (front/rear) 2/6
Firewire ports (front/rear) 1/0
eSATA ports (front/rear) 0/0
Wired network ports 1x 10/100/1000
Wireless networking support none
Other ports none

Internal Expansion

Case midi tower
PCI-E x1 slots (free) 2 (1)
PCI-E x16 slots (free) 1 (0)
Free Serial ATA ports 4
Free memory slots 2
Free 3.5in drive bays 4

Hard Disk

Hard disk model(s) Samsung SpinPoint F3 HD502HJ
Interface SATA 300
Total storage capacity 500GB
Spindle speed 7,200rpm

Graphics

Graphics card(s) ATI Radeon HD 5550
Graphics/video ports VGA, DVI, HDMI

Sound

Sound HD audio
Sound outputs 5.1 line out
Speakers none

Removable Drives

3.5in floppy drive no
Supported memory cards none
Optical drive model Optiarc AD-5240S
Optical drive type(s) DVD+/-RW +/-DL

Display

Viewable size 19 in
Screen model Digimate DGM L-1935WD
Native resolution 1,440x900
Response time 5ms
Screen inputs VGA, DVI

Other Hardware

Modem No
Keyboard Logitech Deluxe 250 Keyboard
Mouse Logitech B110

Software

Software included none
Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Operating system restore option Windows disc

Buying Information

Warranty two years RTB
Price £530
Details www.arbico.co.uk
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