In the last few months there have been many changes in the country and the world, but rarely there is reason to expect too much from the desktop of the budget. However, the HP Pavilion p6710f, only available in Staples, offers some. Although in many respects identical to its predecessor, the p6610f Pavilion ($ 529.98 list, 3.5 stars), it introduces two important changes that help maintain this model to 2011, the first of this Fall its third full hard drive, from 750 GB to 1 TB. Perhaps more importantly, while also reducing cost — the previous Machine cost approximately 530 $, you can get one for only $ 479.98 (list). You must enter a typical victim of computing and graphics performance that almost every system requires a budget, but even so, p6710f gives a little for your money.
Project
Like most other members of the Family Pavilion p6710f midtower case is equal parts bare bones and elegant. Predominantly black, glossy front panel, trimming of silver and white power button light is on when the computer is on. Two 5.25 inch disk (which contains only the top of the optical drive, in this case a LightScribe-enabled DVD burner) are hidden behind the hinged door. The ports on the front panel can be found by moving down the Panel below the second 5.25: you will find there the microphone and headphone jacks and two USB 2.0 ports, but not the much faster USB 3.0 (which are to be found anywhere, not on the computer). Card reader 15-in-1 is located, unobscured, at the top of the front panel.
The rear panel of the desktop, where you'll find ports is digital audio, 5.1 analog audio, Ethernet, and four more USB 2.0 ports. Also present are the VGA and DVI ports to connect two displays simultaneously (unfortunately, there is no HDMI port for outputting high-definition video); and even add card in the slot of a MiniCard, which enables you to connect an external antenna (included) needed for access to Wi-Fi 802 .11b/g/n.
If you want to expand the capabilities of your computer, you have several options inside the case. In addition to additional 5.25 inch drives listed above, there are two empty spaces on hard disks 3,5 inch, two additional slots of RAM if you want to increase the amount of computer memory and four expansion slots (one PCI Express x 16, and three using the PCIe x 1) If you want to loose the potential on the desktop.
Features
Athlon II X 4 640 CPU with p6710f sport Quad processing and 3 GHz clock speed, which nicely complements the 4 GB of DDR3 memory on the desktop will be able to take full advantage of — thanks to its 64-bit operating system Windows 7 Home Premium. ATI Radeon HD 4200 integrated graphics is fairly standard selection and sufficient for daily processing, if not serious playing games, but you will need to provide your own monitor-this system does not come with one. 1TB hard drive is a nice touch, giving you a huge amount of space to store documents, photos, music, video, or nearly anything you can imagine. Unfortunately, the hard drive comes preloaded with bloatware and free sample for your HP MediaSmart suite, Norton Internet Security, Microsoft Office Starter 2010 and so on.
Keyboard and mouse, which comes from p6710f are standard, a remarkably attractive vintage HP, the former with the keys a wide and flat and its optical model designed for both left and right handed users. One-year limited warranty support 24 x 7 either online or by toll-free telephone.
Customers who buy from staples that can make use of several services retailer offers. This includes the setting up of the new system, the transmission of data from the old PC to install new software, and technical assistance and protection plans range in price from 14.99 to $ 169.99.
Performance
From the point of view of efficiency, p6710f offers what might predict from the desktop of the volumes and prices: decent current performance without much in the field and whistles. Is he on our PCMark Vantage 6,081 test complete system; 3.35 in the reference rendering Cinebench R11 5. 2 Minutes 32 seconds to convert the video file in the brakes, and 5: 52 needed for processing pictures in Photoshop CS5 with 12 different filters and effects. In all cases, these results are nominal for the course of the budget of the desktop. If you want slightly faster rendering of the media can be downloaded from the desktop as expensive as the gateway SX2850-33 ($ 549.99 list, 3.5 stars) which test ended in a 2-minute-second braking 24 and testing CS5 at 4: 15.
The results of 2,392 and 65 in the 3DMark Vantage, respectively, in the entry (1,024-by-768) and Extreme (1,920 by 1,200) presets, prove that the game will not be a forte of this system, especially in medium resolution and above. Because the ATI Radeon HD 4200 integrated graphics system does not support DirectX 11, we can start our usual test of Lost Planet 2; and we were also unable to test a graphically intense Crysis. Similarly priced and equipped with systems like the SX2850 Gateway-33, Acer Aspire AX3400-U2012 ($ 449.49 list, stars 3.5), and even in the HP Pavilion p6727c-b (list $ 749.99, 4 stars), but earned the frame rate single-digit, so probably you can expect the same from the desktop. If you are interested in any kind of serious games, you may want to add a discrete graphics card to enhance p6710f the weakness in this section.
No identifiable games tezyzne is one of the most significant attacks on HP Pavilion p6710f, but even this can be fixed without too much space to the price (good, basic video adapters are available for $ 200 or less). Better-rounded experience, including larger monitors and longer warranties, our Editors ' Choice, HP p6727c, the total is stronger. The desktop, you can continue, if you need a computer that can do some things, however, absolutely not be graphic demon dynamo or speed.
THE TEST RESULTS
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