Benchmarks
PCMark Vantage Results
Longer bars are better
3DMark Vantage Results
Longer bars are better
Far Cry 2 Results
1920 x 1080, Ultra High Quality
Average framerate in frames per second (f/s)
Longer bars are better
Battle Forge Results
1920 x 1080, Very High Quality
Average framerate in frames per second (f/s)
Longer bars are better
Test System Spec
CPU Intel Core i5 750 2.67GHz
Chipset Intel P55
Memory 4GB Kingston KHX DDR 3-1333
Graphics AMD ATI Radeon HD 5850
Storage Intel X25-M SSD
OS Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
COMMENTS
I don't know
I don't know why you guys are so negative, if swap out the MOBO and RAM, and then replace the HD, PSU and case you end up with a pretty decent machine.
Elite?
Elite? No tlikely.
If it's anything like my Pavilion Elite m9505f :
- The BIOS is a cut down piece of s***.
- Does NOT support fan control from the motherboard.
- Ships with inadequately cooled, buggy video card.
Mine was one of the "notorious" MSI Geforce 9500 GS (which MSI don't even list on their web-site ... Probably 'cause they're embarassed by it's crap performance and the fact that 99% of the "Mk. 1" cards had to be replaced because of defective fans. The replacement runs WAY too fracking hot.
I will be trying to rebuild my elite into a better tower, but the comment earlier about "customized" connectors doesn't make it sound like a fun rebuild.
Cheers,
CC ("")(>o.o<)("") "O Hai Dere!"
Motherboard
The motherboard is an MSI - quite possibly the dullest MSI that your reviewer has ever seen
Is there a worse grade than "Fail"?
Does this Pavilion Elite share the same Truckee motherboard (Made by Pegatron) as the Pavilion Elite running the I7-920 chip? If so, prepare for frequent and never-ending BSOD's and HP's legendary (not in a good way) customer service. Don't believe me? Google it yourself - Pavilion Elite + Blue screens of death. You're got a LOT of reading ahead of you.
I wouldn't touch the HP Elite series with a 39 1/2 foot pole until they start using Intel mobos in their Elite series. You have been warned.
Wow.
I actually don't understand how they've taken all those parts and managed to make them perform so poorly. Your test system (practically identical to a system I own, just a different make of SSD) is much cheaper to build and outperforms it in every area.
Maybe they used cheapest mobo. and RAM that money can buy?
