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User reviews
"Awesome system" by fastdude007 on May 8, 2010
Pros: Video card, great processing power when rendering movies, DVD's. Sleep mode, beautiful videos on my new Samsung LED screen, colours are rich and deep. Very quite system.
Cons: No space for my older capture card. I had to buy a usb capture card. To install or replace one of the DVD drives for a Blueray writer I had to remove the power supply from the case.
Summary: It runs flawless, no hang ups or freeze ups in the first few weeks. At ... Read full review
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