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DESKTOP REVIEW

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Evesham Axis 1200 DDR Ultra review

Processor
Processor manufacturer: AMD
Processor model: Athlon
Clock speed: 1.2 GHz
Motherboard
Motherboard: ASUS A7M266
Processor socket: Socket A
Chipset: AMD 761 + VIA VT82C686B
Data bus speed: 266 MHz
Memory
RAM installed: 256 MB
RAM capacity: 2.048 GB
RAM type: SDRAM
Interfaces & networking
Serial: 2
Parallel: 1
USB: 2 (+ 2 extra on a daughtercard)
Expansion slots (free): 5 (2)
Hard drive storage
Hard drive size: 60.5 GB
Rotation speed: 7200 rpm
Storage controller: VIA Ultra-ATA/100
Optical storage
CD / DVD read speed: 32x CD
CD / DVD write speed: 12x CD
CD / DVD rewrite speed: 10x CD
Video
Graphics processor: nVidia GeForce2 Ultra
Graphics RAM: 64 MB
Graphics card: nVidia GeForce2 Ultra
Display
Display technology: Diamondtron-NF
Display diagonal size: 19 in
Audio
Sound card: Sound Blaster Live! (OEM)
Cabinet (chassis)
Case form factor: tower
Tool-free access: no
Front-accessible bays: 1
Internal bays: 1
OS & software
Operating system: Windows ME (also tested under Windows 2000)
Software included: Works Suite 2001, Nero Burning ROM 5, CyberLink PowerDVD 3.0, Creative utilities
Service & support
Standard warranty: 2 years on-site, 3rd year return to base
Miscellaneous
Other: tool-free drive bays
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Overview

Evesham Axis 1200 DDR Ultra

Editors rating
Rating: 7.9
Verdict

A very fast PC, and much better value than any Pentium 4 system at the moment.

Typical price

£ 1739

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