If one compares the 1000 euro complete systems with cars in our comparison test, then they are the most powerful combination of a Passat Variant or a BMW Touring: Fast, but not as loud, as loud and expensive as a sports car payable. So we did not ask for “gaming-bolides” for our test, but rather high-end PCs, which do not get down to their knees when the game is more challenging.
What to look for
In order to be a true "power package for every purpose", it is important to find a mixture of high-performance components: What is the fastest motor when installed in the chassis of a small car? All branded brands Acer, Dell and Packard Bell have chosen "four-cylinder turbochargers" for the four core processors Intel Core i5 and Intel Core i7
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The test results in detail
If you want to enjoy the latest DirectX 11 games with your new computer, you can try this with all three computers, but it was in this area that the biggest differences were. No wonder the graphics card is one of the most expensive components of a complete system.
Rank 1: Packard Bell
Packard Bell, Acer and Dell rely on various models from AMD and Nvidia. The three computers with their Micro ATX motherboards do not offer much space for expansion cards. The housings in the test were very compact.
On all computers, Windows 7 Home Premium is preinstalled in the 64-bit version. This is also sensible, because only in this way can the eight GByte very generous memory storage of all test candidates use. If you want to use existing older peripherals like printers with these new computers, you should check before the purchase, if appropriate 64-bit drivers are present.
Even if our experience of many older 32-bit programs under Windows 7 64-Bit run smoothly, it can nevertheless in individual cases nevertheless to problems come. Under certain circumstances, you should adjust to the purchase of certain hardware and software components. An SSD as a system disk has not been tested in any of the computers, but the fast mass storage on a flash basis is still too expensive.
Test: Eight graphics cards in comparison
All manufacturers use conventional hard disks with a capacity of 1000 GB. Who thinks in a 1000-euro PC are USB 3.0 connections and the ability to play Blu-ray movies already standard, looks deceived. Only one of the three candidates showed up here in time. After all, all computers have a mouse, keyboard and a card reader included in the price.
The test goes this time to the complete computer Packard Bell iXtreme I9750 GE. Not everyone is aware that the traditional manufacturer Packard Bell (founded 1926 in the USA) belongs to the Acer group for a few years. In order to reduce costs, many identical parts are used for both brands.
It is therefore hardly surprising that the iXtreme I9750 GE seems to be something like the brave twin of the Predator G3600: Thus the computers of Acer and Packard Bell build on the same chassis and use identical mainboards. Unlike the Predator with its "rally stripes" the cover is rather reserved with the Packard Bell.
The Intel Core i7-2600 processor and eight GB of memory are also housed under the hood. However, the Packard-Bell-PC with an AMD Radeon HD 6870 as a graphics card is waiting for the Predator with the graphics performance with 17247 15530 points clearly ahead.
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Place 2: Acer
In the processor benchmarks, the Packard Bell is synonymous with points with the Acer, where the same CPU sits on the mainboard. The iXtreme I9750 GE is only a little bit smaller than the hard drive: the Western Digital WD10EARS with a terabyte capacity of only 75 MBytes / second, which is tuned to low volume and power consumption, makes it noticeable in a bit longer boot times with Windows and programs >
The compact computer with 43 watts for office applications and 160 watts in the 3DMark is very well suited for its performance. As an optical drive, the iXtreme only has a DVD burner, but the computer can offer smart features: The cardreader is flanked by two buttons. The left starts a slide show with an inserted memory card with images, the right one calls a backup program.
3rd place: Dell
In addition, the Packard Bell can be equipped with a removable frame for hard disks. Other points he makes with his software features, which includes a full version of Adobe Photoshop Elements.
The Acer Predator G3600, which was presented for the first time at Hanover's CeBIT in Hanover in February 2011, is one of the "small" models from Acers Gaming PC series. With its orange-red side stripes on the black case, it follows the familiar Predator-coloring, but appears much more subtly than the big Predator G7, which looks as if it had sprung from a science fiction strip.
As a processor, Acer uses the Intel Core i7 from the Sandy Bridge generation: it is one of the fastest processors for desktop computers. The CPU has a clock frequency of 3.4 GHz and can boom up to 3.8 GHz by a "turbo boost" mode.
Test winner: Packard Bell iXtreme I9750 GE
Expert opinion
The CPU is supported by eight GB of DDR3 memory. In the processor benchmark Cinebench R10, the Predator therefore runs up to the high-end, marking the top of the test field with 22983 points, just ahead of the Intel Core i7 -2600 of the Packard Bell.
The low-power graphics unit integrated in the CPU is not used with a PC of this class. Instead, a separate plug-in card with GeForce GTX 460 and a GByte graphics memory is provided for graphics display. However, the Nvidia chip clocked at 675 MHz belongs to the previous generation.
Test: Eight graphics cards in comparison
Its somewhat weak graphics performance makes itself with 15530 meters in the 3DMark Vantage noticeable: This is still enough for almost all games, that would be more possible, the even better priced Packard Bell PC with its Radeon HD 6870. Better to face In terms of gaming would certainly both computers a GeForce GTX 560 Ti or a Radeon HD 6950, which would however the price frame.
After all, the CPU of both the Predator G3600 and the Packard Bell PC is very strong, so it will be worth it to upgrade later in a year or two.
The lack of USB 3.0 support on the Predator G3600 is also a bit strange in a brand new computer. On the other hand, the hard drive slot is concealed behind a flap in the front of the housing: it takes up a 3.5-inch SATA hard disk, which thus becomes a removable disk for data or backups.
The Western Digital WD1001FAES is a terabyte of the Caviar Black family, delivering a transfer rate of 100 MB / s with an access time of only 12.9 milliseconds. On the other hand, only one DVD burner is installed as an optical drive. With the mouse and the keyboard, the Predator G3600 is once again a gaming machine: they come from gaming specialist Roccat.
The Dell XPS 8300 is a compact computer in an elegant white housing that can be classified as a gaming-ready multimedia PC, because the Micro ATX motherboard is equipped with a DVB-T analog- TV card A remote control for the MediaCenter integrated in Windows 7 is included with the 1079-Euro-PC.
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For the computing power, an Intel Core i5 -2500 with 3.3 GHz clock frequency is responsible for the XPS. If required, the quad-core processor can raise its clock rate up to 3.7 GHz, without having to do without the virtual core doubling HyperThreading. The memory is also large at the Dell eight GB.
This makes the compact computer at the PCMark Vantage a very good figure and is even a bit faster than the two computers of Acer and Packard Bell with their Core i7 processors. In the 3D benchmarks, however, the XPS 8300 with its Radeon HD 5770 carries the red lantern in this test.
The Dell is the only PC in the test field equipped with a bluray burner and also has a wireless LAN card.
The WLAN-n adapter is inserted in the form of a mini PCI Express card on the mainboard. Another card is responsible for USB 3.0. One of the two sockets is located on the back of the housing, the other is hidden behind a bezel in the front of the housing. The Logitech wireless desktop that comes with the PC is comparatively luxurious, and the software features have also gone a long way.
As the Packard Bell wins, the calculator is ranked first in the graphics benchmarks, and the other tests make it a very good figure thanks to its quad-core processor.
In addition, it can score through a good software package and clever extras such as a hard drive swap, a cardreader and a "backup button" function. It is incomprehensible that the device does not support USB 3.0, but the computer in office mode is very quiet and power-saving.
Packard Bell has the iXtreme I9750 GE the best combination of soft- and hardware succeeded. The Acer Predator G3600 placed behind it has a slightly lower "graphic" graphic card.
If you do not care about gaming, consider the Dell XPS 8300, after all, the only device tested with USB 3.0 and Blu-ray. Pleasing with all test devices were a low volume and moderate power consumption.
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