Velocity Micro Raptor Z90 (i7-3770K)

Speedy benchmark numbers. Less power hungry than previous gaming desktops. Includes USB 3.0, HDMI, Blu-ray, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi.

No eSATA. Not much faster than a less-expensive system on most tests.

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Blu-ray is read/write. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth onboard. Great overall performance. No bloatware. Nice aluminum chassis.

Slightly lags behind competitors in high-end gaming tests.

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Dual graphics card performance. Overclocked six-core processor. Lots of I/O ports. Can play Crysis on Ultra High setting. No Bloatware. Some expansion room.

Dated styling. Still expensive. C: drive is a little small. Won't burn Blu-ray discs.

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With Intel's new six-core CPUs and a pair of strong graphics cards, the ; delivers on its promise of fast gaming and multithreaded processing performance.

Intel's new six-core chips don't offer many benefits to gamers, who can still get a great deal from Intel's older quad core Core i7's.

Velocity Micro's Raptor Z90 offers everything we expect given its high-end components, but Intel's latest CPUs lack the value of its older chips, making this system and others like it recommendable to buyers with niche performance needs.