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Palicomp Excalibur 630OC-19 review

Verdict:

A dedicated graphics card makes the Excalibur great for playing games, but the 19in monitor is a little disappointing

Review Date: 4 Jun 2010

Price when reviewed: £499

Reviewed By: Barry de la Rosa

Our Rating 3 stars out of 5

Basic Specifications

Part Code EXCT1
Review Date 4 Jun 2010
Rating *** stars out of 5
Processor AMD Athlon II X4 630
Processor external bus 215MHz (2150MHz HyperTransport)
Processor multiplier x14
Processor clock speed 3GHz
Processor socket AM3
Level 1 cache 4x 128KB
Level 2 cache 4x 512KB
Memory 4
Memory type DDR2
Maximum memory 16GB
Motherboard ASRock K10N78
Motherboard chipset Nvidia GeForce 8200

Ports

USB2 ports (front/rear) 3/8
Firewire ports (front/rear) 0/0
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) Western Digital Caviar Black (WD5001AALS)
Interface SATA 300
Total storage capacity 500GB
Spindle speed 7,200rpm

Graphics

Graphics card(s) 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5670
Graphics/video ports VGA, DVI, HDMI

Sound

Sound ATI HD audio
Sound outputs 7.1 line out
Speakers N/A

Removable Drives

3.5in floppy drive no
Supported memory cards SD, SDHC, CF, Memory Stick PRO Duo, MMC, RS-MMC, microSD, Memory Stick Micro (M2), xD
Optical drive model Optiarc AD-7241S
Optical drive type(s) DVD+/-RW +/-DL

Display

Viewable size 19 in
Screen model BenQ G900WD
Native resolution 1,440x900
Response time 5ms
Screen inputs VGA, DVI

Other Hardware

Modem No
Keyboard generic wired keyboard
Mouse generic wired mouse

Software

Software included Nero Burning ROM 9
Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Operating system restore option Windows disc

Buying Information

Warranty one year RTB
Price £499
Details www.palicomp.co.uk
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User comments

avoid palicomp

don't buy from them systems have different lower spec and support never reply to emails premium rate number leave you on hold

By hilltownbob on 19 Jun 2010

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