MaxForce Revolution GTX

A no-compromises gaming PC to grow with

IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR a more-than-capable PC with good gaming muscle, MaxForce PC's Revolution GTX is worth a look. This $1,497 computer will get you there, bring you back, and keep you smiling in both directions.
There are two keys to the Revolution GTX's prowess. The first is a 3GHz Intel COre 2 Duo E8400 processor overclocked to 3.6GHz; the second is a huge Cooler Master heat sink with a horizontally mounted 120mm fan that keeps the CPU cool.
MaxForce unlocks the gaming arena for you with an Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX graphic card, which gave us strong 3DMark06 DirectX 9 (DX9) scores of 14,387 at 1,280x1,024 resolution; 12,088 at 1,600x1,200; and 8,456 at 2,560x1,600-not the best we've achieved, but impressive for a system in the Revolution's class.
In the world of DX10 gaming, we found the Revolution best suited to 1,280x1,024 venues. At that resolution, frame rates on our demanding tests were very playable: 34 frames per second (fps) in World in Conflict, 30,4 fps in Call of Juarez, 57.8fps in Company of Heroes, and 46.7fps in Supreme Commander. Those titles were still decently playable at 1,600x1,200, though there was a little bit of visual stuttering. The only thing that survived when we pumped the resolution up to 2,500x1,600, however, was Supreme Commander, which held up at 38fps.

On the back panel and th etop of the spacious Cooler Master CM-690 midtower case, you'll find 10 USB ports and a pair of FireWire ports. We'd probably opt for a second Western Digital 640GB Serial ATA 3.0Gbps hard drive, and there's plenty of expansion room inside the case-10 bays in total, split evenly between those for front-accessible 5.25-inch and internal 3.5-inch drives. --Bill O'Brien.
source: Computer Shopper October 2008.
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