Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., October 2nd, 2003-
The featured system? - The Overdrive PC™ Corsa http://www.overdrivepc.com/
Powered by the ABIT IC7-G mainboard.
"The system design staff at Overdrive PC™ knows what it
takes to build a powerful and reliable gaming platform at an affordable
price. Every Overdrive PC™ system is comprised of top quality components
and has been specially configured for the specific needs and growing interests
of the gaming community. Our innovations and ongoing research into the
design of professional level gaming and multimedia platforms keeps Overdrive
PC™ well ahead of our competitors in performance, quality & satisfaction.
We are one of very few computer manufacturers with a perfect
"10" rating on ResellerRatings.com and we urge you to look into
the ratings of our competitors to see why Overdrive PC™ is second to none.
Overdrive PC™ works closely with gamers and hardware developers alike,
to insure that our products will excite you to own. Hand crafted wiring
and strict attention to detail is incorporated into every Overdrive PC™
system regardless of cost or application. We welcome all of your custom
builds and have designed a very friendly and functional DreamBuilder!
section for those that want to start from ground up in pursuit of their
ultimate gaming machine."
The VR Zone recently took a thorough look at some of the best contenders
and choose the Overdrive PC™ Corsa machine powered by the ABIT IC7-G motherboard.
It won. Here are some highlights:
"Motherboard: Overdrive PC chose the ABIT IC7-G motherboard
for their heavy weight computer. This is a great overall motherboard packed
with many nice features. The motherboard supports 4 SATA drives which
is a great feature and offers great expansion for later upgrades. The
motherboards 'tweakability' is by far the most impressive in the round-up
of (Intel) boards.
Components Conclusion
"This isn't going to be easy for anyone else including myself. I
sit here looking at these machines and think to myself, "They all
have high quality components". In the end, due to lack of tweakability
and extra features, Alienware could have selected a better motherboard
in the end. Although reliable and stable, I miss the small tweaking. If
this were an AMD only round-up, I honestly believe Voodoo PC would have
won the day because of their advanced cooling system which seemed quite
impressive. But, this time around, the Overdrive PC was the best overall,
using top components for everything except for an onboard sound adapter
used as well by Voodoo PC. Zeus PC has also chosen wisely overall with
their system components. If this box were rigged with a 3.2GHZ processor
she would seriously fly like an eagle.
Overdrive PC really cut the competition in the end. Being pre-tweaked
and overclocked, the system performs amazing in every way possible. Game
play is at its best and you never loose a frame in anything. Playing Elite
Force 2 on the system was also great as it was the first time ever that
I ran with everything on full without a single 'hiccup' in the system.
The look and finish on the case is just f'ing amazing and unique in its
own way as I believe they have the best overall paint job in the industry
on a PC. Dealing with the company is easy and enjoyable and their new
website is a treat to anyone's eyes. Shipping a pre-overclocked machine
can sometimes bother people, but for those who want every bit of performance
for their penny, you can be guaranteed they will do it. With a stock Intel
Pentium 4 3.2GHZ CPU, Mario was able to reach the 3780MHZ mark! This isn't
the world's record for overclocking a P4 CPU, but when considering it
is running an affordable and safe water cooling unit vs. a multi-thousand
dollar 'freeze type' system the efforts and end results of their performance
gains are top notch for a 'turn key' product carrying a full system warranty.
Mario is the gamer's man and I seriously love speaking to him. He can
calmly answer any of your questions at any given time. Getting a hold
of the company after hours is also great as they are often there to help
and answer any questions you might need answered. With great technical
minds that can help you from re-tweaking your system after a BIOS update
to telling you how to edit a game for better performance, they are there
for just about anything. The shear speed, reliability, looks, and support
has gone in their favor in the end. In this review I will be fully honest
and say nobody did it like Overdrive PC.
Overdrive PC – We truly need a parade for such an event! I would like
to offer the first ever "EVER" Blue Platinum Editors Choice
"Ultimate Power House Smack Down" Gaming Box. More than justified
at the end of the day with the notable craftsmanship. They will also take
home the best "Safest Cyber Sex Award" for the use of all those
rubbers. :D The usage of the cork backing material custom cut to fit under
the motherboard is revolutionary for PC design to prevent Joe "Big
Nerd" Bubba from pushing a new system component so hard that it micro
fractures the motherboard. It is all of the small things that truly took
me by surprise that this company does and it is 100% justified at the
end of the day. You can also see their current ResellerRating, which also
affirms what I have been saying about the company. Ending with a 99% overall
system score, the Overdrive PC is a true winner."
For the full review go here:http://www.vr-zone.com/reviews/gamingrigs/Index.html
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