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Modtech Civic-64FX

Modtech Civic-64FX
Friday December 31, 2004
Written by Dan Chiappini
Tags: performance
AUD
$6400
Price at time of review.
It’s one of the facts of the gaming hobbyist’s life: cutting edge games require cutting edge hardware. It’s as set in stone as Moore’s Law (which is itself now 40 years old). Every 12 to 18 months you need to upgrade or get left behind. Our contenders this month make a very good case for starting with a clean slate, and none more so than this month’s winner, the Modtech Civic-64FX.
Vendor Modtech
CPU model/brand AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
Memory capacity 2GB
RAM type PC3200
HD capacity 2 x 74GB
HD type SATA
Graphics 256MB Albatron GeForce 6800 Ultra
Monitor model/brand BenQ FP937s
Screen size 19in
Price 6400
Supplier Modtech
This article appeared in the January, 2005 issue of PC Authority.
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