Velocity Micro Raptor Z90

2 reviews

Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 reviews of Velocity Micro Raptor Z90. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Velocity Micro Raptor Z90 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by (pcmag.com)

Velocity Micro Raptor Z90

The system maintains enough room to fit the two ATI Radeon HD 5970 graphics cards, plus room for another graphics card, but as far as I know there's no benefit (or support) for three 5970 cards simultaneously. A PCI slot shares the same real estate as...

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

The Velocity Micro Raptor Z90 is a good "bang for the buck" as far as hardcore gaming PCs go, if you can claim that for a $5,500 system. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles that some competitors have, but it offers leading class performance for...

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Expert review by : Nathan Edwards (maximumpc.com)

Velocity Micro Raptor Z90

The Velocity Micro Raptor Z90 is the first production rig we've tested that boasts Intel's new Core i7 microarchitecture—and it really cooks. Velocity cranked the 3.2GHz clock speed on Intel's quad-core Hyper-Threaded Core i7-965 Extreme Edition to...

Blazingly fast, aesthetically pleasing, and well made

Front-panel bezels could be more firmly secured

We have just one quibble with this rig. The snap-in front-panel bezels are hard to keep in place, and, in fact, were rattling around inside the case when we opened it for the first time. Fortunately, they’re so light, they didn’t cause any damage. We...

Jan, 2009

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