HP is a successful name in the area of desktop PCs and notebooks. Now, HP has come up with an ultimate desktop PC keeping in mind the interest and love of desktop lovers. It is true that still there are many people interesting in voting positive for desktop PCs though the notebooks are ruling the entire world.
HP Pavilion P7744Y desktop PC always occupies a special place in the pavilion series desktops category with its wireless networking feature. Mother Board of this desktop is H-141-uATX (Eton/EtonL). This desktop is powered through Intel Pentium E5800 processor and comes with 4GB RAM and integrated graphics through Intel GMA X4500. There are many successful features are bundled with this desktop and priced reasonably.
Intel Pentium E5800 Processor Details:
The processor is an Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor and clocked at 3.2 GHz. It has two cores with a Bus speed of 800 MHz. Its socket is 775. There is a possibility to upgrade this processor as below ( according to HP):
Mother board of the HP Pavilion P6744Y supports all the above-mentioned processor upgrade successfully.
System memory:
System memory always plays a vital role in the performance of a desktop. This desktop PC is arranged with 4GB DDR3 DIMMS only memory and this is arranged in two channels. These channels are of two DDR3 DIMM (240-pin) sockets. It can support up to 4GB on 64-bit PCs.
Video Graphics:
This HP Pavilion P6744Y comes with an integrated graphics using Intel GMA x4500. Also, this desktop can support PCI Express x16 graphic card too if needed. It is essential to remember that you can use either integrated graphics card or else PCI Express x16 slot at one time.
Audio:
The HP Pavilion P6744Y PC is equipped with a sound card that had 6 channels. Its maximum bit depth is up to 24-bit and its AUDIO CODEC is ALC662.. It can support SPDIF digital too.
Networking:
This desktop pc is arranged with 10-Base-T Ethernet LAN for wired connectivity. There is 802.11 b/g/n PCI-E Mini card too for the wireless connectivity.
Hard Drive:
The HP Pavilion P6744Y is arranged with huge hard drive space as 1 TB. This hard drive interface is SATA with a transferring rate of 3.0 Gb/sec. This hard drive rotates at 7200 rpm.
Optical Drive:
This desktop comes with one SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe technology. This drive can read and write CDs and DVds in multiple formats.
| Formats/Disc types | Write speeds | Read speeds | Storage capacity |
| DVD | |||
| DVD-ROM SL | NA | up to 16x | up to 4.7 GB |
| DVD-ROM DL | NA | up to 8X | up to 8.5 GB |
| DVD+R SL | up to 16x | up to 12X | up to 4.7 GB |
| DVD+R DL | up to 12x | up to 8x | up to 8.5 GB |
| DVD+RW SL | up to 8x | up to 8x | up to 4.7 GB |
| DVD+RW DL | not supported | ||
| DVD-R SL | up to 16x | up to 12x | up to 4.7 GB |
| DVD-R DL | up to 12x | up to 8x | up to 8.5 GB |
| DVD-RW SL | up to 6x | up to 8x | up to 4.7 GB |
| DVD-RW DL | not supported | ||
| DVD-RAM | up to 12x | up to 12x | 4.7 GB |
| CD | |||
| CDROM | NA | up to 40X | up to 700 MB |
| CDR | up to 40X | up to 40X | up to 700 MB |
| CDRW | up to 32X | up to 32X | up to 700 MB |
| CD-DA | NA | up to 32X | up to 700 MB |
| Video CD | NA | up to 16X | up to 700 MB |
Card Reader:
HP Pavilion P6744Y comes with 15-in-1 multimedia card reader.
Supports the following cards:
Case:
The case of this desktop PC is Mid-Size ATX.
Power:
This desktop needs 250w power supply.
I/O Ports:
This desktop comes with two USB ports, one headphone jack and one microphone jack as front I/O ports. It has Video Graphics adapter, four USB 2.0 ports, RJ45 Network adapter, Line In Port, Line Out port and Microphone port as Back I/O ports.
Input devices:
This desktop comes with HP USB keyboard and HP USB optical mouse as input devices.
Software:
This desktop PC comes with genuine Micrososft windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition, HP MediaSmart DVD, Windows DVD maker, CyberLink DVD Suite, HP Games, HP MediaSmart Software Suit, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, Windows Live Essentials, PDF Complete Special Edition and some more.
HP Pavilion series desktop PCs are already gained huge attention from everyone. These desktops are famous for the powerful performance along with latest features. These pavilion series desktops are also famous for their inexpensive price too. This time there is another pavilion series desktop PC credited to this category as HP pavilion P6714Y.
This desktop has every essential feature that a buyer is looking for and satiates well to all the desktop needs perfectly. This desktop is a recent addition to pavilion series and unveiled on 27th December, 2010. Motherboard of this desktop is M2N68-LA (Narra5) and powered through AMD Athlon II X4 640 Processor. Latest integrated graphics through NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE is making this desktop quite suitable for gaming and other entertainment needs too. This desktop got 4GB DDR3 RAM and integrated Realtek ALC 888S audio for the decent sound quality. All these features and powers are indicating pretty reliable performance from this latest pavilion series desktop PC.
Motherboard:
Mother Board of HP Pavilion P6714Y desktop is M2N68-LA (Narra5), which is a product from Pegatron. This mother board form factor is microATX-24.4cm x 24.4 cm. Its front side bus speed is 2000MT/s with a processor socket of AM2.
Processor:
The processor of this desktop is AMD Athlon II X4 640. This processor is clocked at 3.0 GHz with total four cores. Socket of this processor is AM3 and Bus speed is 4000MHz.
There is a possibility for the processor upgrade as below:
System Memory:
There is 4GB DDR2 800 RAM arranged in this desktop PC. Speed of this memory is PC2-6400MB/sec. This memory is arranged in a dual channel. This channel only can support up to 4GB and no chances for the further upgrade.
Video Graphics:
HP Pavilion P6714Y comes with an integrated graphics facility through NVIDIA Ge Force 6150SE. Also, there is a possibility to have PCI Express x16 graphic card too. But, you can have either of the facility at one time only.
Audio:
This desktop is arranged with an integrated sound card that has 6 channels in it. This sound card can support SPDIF digital too with a maximum sample rate up to 192,000Hz.
Networking:
HP Pavilion P6714Y is arranged with 10-Base-T LAN and its interface is Realtek RTL8201N. Its data transfer speed is up to 10/100 Mbps. Its transmission standards are 10-Base-T Ethernet.
Hard drive:
Hard drive of this desktop is 1 TB and this is a SATA drive. The transfer rate of this hard drive is 3.0Gbps and spins at 7200rpm.
Optical drive:
This desktop comes with a SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe technology.
Card reader:
This desktop is arranged with one 15-in-1 multimedia card reader.
Case:
The case of HP Pavilion P6714Y is Mid-Size ATX.
Power Supply:
This desktop needs 250W power supply.
I/O Ports:
This desktop comes with two USB ports, one microphone jack and one headphone jack as front I/O ports.
There are PS/2 mouse port, PS/2 keyboard port, Video Graphics adapter, four USB 2.0 ports, RJ 45 jack, Line In port, Line Out Port and one microphone port as Back I/O ports.
Input Devices:
This desktop PC is arranged with one HP USB keyboard and one HP USB optical mouse as input devices.
Software:
This desktop PC comes with one Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition, HP Media Smart maker, Windows DVD Maker, CyberLink DVD Suite, HP Games, HP MediaSmart Software Suit, Windows Live Essentials, PDF Complete Special Edition and some more.
Here are the quick specification of the HP P6608F, which we present as part of the preview
- Intel Core i3-540, dual core, 3.06 GHz, Hyperthreading and turbo boost
- 4 GB RAM and 750 GB hard disk
- DVD writer with lightscribe technology
- Wireless networking
- 8 USB ports ( two on front and 6 on rear)
- Wired LAN RJ45 connector and VGA connector
The desktop comes with a USB keyboard and a USB optical mouse.
If you are looking for high end processing power you may like to take a look at some of the Sandy Bridge processor based notebooks.
Here is the quick specification of the HP Pavilion Elite HPE570T , as par of ( we are presenting only the relevant details to prevent you from confusing excess information)
- Intel Core i7-2600 Quad-Core processor 3.4GHz clock frequency ( turbo 3.80 GHz)
- 8 GB DDR3 RAM
- 1.5 Tera Byte ( 1500 GB) Hard Disk Drive
- DVD writer
- ATI Radeon HD5450, supports HDMI
- Window7 operating system
The core i7-2600, the quad core processor that powers the HP Pavilion Elite HPE570T is no doubt a fast processor at 3.4 GHz nominal clock frequency, that can rise to 3.8 GHz, if the programs so require. It has 8 MB of cache memory. The next generation of turbo boost technology further boosts its performance.
The 8 GB of DDR memory is one of the highest we have seen , even in high end machines. You are probably never going to use anywhere near it. The HP HPE570T also comes with 1.5 TB of hard disk.
The HDMI connector is an added feature that you can use to display the contents on an external HDTV.
Processor:
Compaq SG3-350UK desktop is arranged with an AMD Athlon II X2 245 processor which runs at 2.8 GHz speed. Its Chipset is AMD 760G. Its Cache memory is 1 MB.
This desktop comes with 4 GB system memory and this system memory is always good at flawless performance and for multi tasking. Its system memory is fixed and no facility for the expansion. The system RAM is of DDR3 SDRAM. Its system RAM arranged as 2 x DIMMs. It is equipped with 750 GB hard disk, which is huge for any desktop usage. This hard disk is of Serial ATA II and runs at 7200 rpm.
Display:
This desktop comes with 50.8 cm or 20-inches monitor of widescreen LCD display.
Motherboard:
Its motherboard bus speed is 2000 MHz and video output interface comes as PCI Express.
Optical Drive:
This Compaq SG3-350UK comes with a Double layer DVD RAM writer which can create silkscreen-quality disc labels with LightScribe.
Networking:
This desktop is integrated with 10/100 network card and the Data Link protocol is Ethernet and Fast Ethernet.
Size and Weight:
• Width: 17.5 cm.
• Depth: 41.4 cm.
• Height: 38.7 cm.
• Weight: 7.49 kg.
Audio and Video:
It has one Graphics processor as the latest ATI Radeon 3000 with up to 1.87 GB total graphics memory. There are few other ports relates to audio and video and those are, one 15-pin D-sub VGA port, one microphone jack, one headphone jack and integrated with Intel High Definition Audio Subsystem.
Input Devices:
This desktop arranged with USB keyboard and mouse.
Technical Features:
This desktop is arranged with six numbers of USB 2.0 ports, RJ45 LAN port, and two expansion slots as PCI Express x 1 and 6-in-1 memory card reader. This is a 64-bit ready desktop.
Other Details:
This desktop exterior color is of black and quite appealing. This black color is good against constant usage through rough and tear. This desktop will be supplied with a genuine Micrososft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition.
Conclusion:
This Compaq SG3-350UK is a perfect choice for home and business usage. It will also serve well for entertainment with its latest ATI Radeon 3000 graphics facility. Its price is quite economical and affordable too.