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| Author | Benny Har-Even |
| Published | 22nd Dec 2003 |
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TrustedReviews Newsletters| Manufacturer | Mesh |
| Model Name | Matrix 2600+BXT |
| Price inc VAT | £999 |
| URL | www.meshcomputer.co.uk |
| CPU, motherboard, memory & storage | |
| CPU | AMD Athlon XP 2600+ |
| Motherboard manufacturer & model | Asus A7N8X v2.0 deluxe |
| Chipset manufacturer & model | nVidia nForce2 Ultra 400 |
| System memory (quantity & type) | 512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM |
| Memory slots (occupied/free) | 3 1 |
| Max memory in current configuration/supported | 1.5Gb/3GB |
| Hard disk manufacturere & model | Maxtor 6 Y080M0 |
| Hard disk size/cache/interface & speed | 80Gb/ 8MB/S-ATA/ |
| Primary optical drive (make & model) | Sony DW-U10A |
| Primary optical drive (speed & supported media) | 4x DVD+/-R, 2.4x DVD+RW, 2x DVD-RW, 8x DVD read, |
| 24x CD-R 10x CD-RW 32x CD read | |
| Secondary optical drive (make & model) | Sony DDU1612 |
| Secondary optical drive (speed & supported media) | 16x DVD read 40x CD read |
| Graphics and sound | |
| Graphics card manufacturer & model | nVidia GeForce FX 5600 Personal Cinema |
| Graphics processor | nVidia GeForce FX 5600 |
| Memory & type | 128MB DDR SDRAM |
| Ports | DVI, analogue TV aerial, S-Video, Composite in/out |
| Audio controller (manufacturer & model) | nVidia MCP2 - Audio codec interface |
| Supported channels (ie 5.1) | 5.1 |
| Additonal features (S/PDIF etc) | SP/DIF digital out |
| Speakers (manufacturer & model) | Creative Inspire P580 |
| Display | |
| Monitor (manufacturer & model) | Sharp LL-T17A4-B |
| Viewable diagonal size (in) | 17in |
| Max resolution & refresh rate | 1280x1024 at 75Hz |
| Ports | DVI, D-Sub |
| Modem. Network card, etc | |
| Modem (manufacturer, model & speed) | 56k fax/modem |
| Network card (manufacturer & speed) | 2x integrated nVidia 10/100Mbit |
| Keyboard (manufacturer & model) | Logitech Internet keyboard |
| Mouse (manufacturer & model | Logitech M-BJ58 optical |
| Misc Hardware | none |
| Expansion and ports | |
| Internal 5.25in drive bays (total/free) | 3 2 |
| Internal 3.5in drive bays (total/free) | 0 0 |
| External 3.5in drive bays (total/free) | 0 0 |
| External 5.25in drive bays (total/free) | 4 1 |
| PCI slots (total/free) | 5 4 |
| Other slots | none |
| USB 2.0 ports (rear/front) | 4 2 |
| Firewire ports (rear/front) | 0 2 |
| PS/2 / Serial / Parallel ports | 2 1 1 |
| Other ports | midi/gameport |
| Software | Microsoft WorksSuite 2004, Pinnacle Studio 8 SE, Game bundle |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows XP Home |
| Warranty | |
| Warranty (years & type) | 2 years on-site, 3rd years RTB |
| Extras | Logic 3 gamepad and joystick |
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