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Product name	ASUS Essentio CM6870-US-2AA - Core i5 3450 3.1 GHz : none.	Asus Essentio CM6870 Close	ASUS Essentio CM6870-US-3AB - Core i7 3770 3.4 GHz : none.	HP Envy h8-1455 - Core i7 3770K 3.5 GHz : none.	Origin Chronos (February 2012) Close
Price	$1,232 at 1 store	$1,634 at 1 store	$1,493 at 1 store Rebate Rebate amount: $50 Exp. date: 1/31/2013 $50 Prepaid American Express card by mail!	$999 to $1,099 at 3 stores	$1,199 at 1 store
CNET editors' rating	Not yet rated	3.0 stars Good Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	4.0 stars Excellent Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating	0 stars No reviews, write one!	0.5 stars out of 1 review	5.0 stars out of 1 review	3.5 stars out of 1 review	4.5 stars out of 3 reviews
Release date	May 23, 2012	April 29, 2012	May 23, 2012	October 30, 2012	February 01, 2012
The Bottom Line		Intel's new CPUs are the most compelling feature in this new Asus Essentio CM6870 desktop. Otherwise, it's just another midtower.			The Origin Chronos shows the strength of small boutique vendors with a fast, affordable, and compact little desktop that I can recommend to any PC gamer.
Basic specs
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Audio Output	Integrated - 7.1 channel surround	Integrated - 7.1 channel surround	Integrated - 7.1 channel surround	Integrated - 7.1 channel surround	Integrated - 7.1 channel surround
Type	Personal computer	Personal computer	Personal computer	Personal computer	Personal computer
Video Memory	1 GB GDDR3 SDRAM	2 GB GDDR3 SDRAM	Info unavailable	2 GB DDR3 SDRAM	1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM
Product Description	- 3rd Gen Core i5 ASUS Essentio CM6870-US-2AA i5-3450 3.1 GHz - Monitor : none.	- 2nd Gen Core i7 ASUS Essentio CM6870-US-3AD i7-3770 3.4 GHz - Monitor : none.	- 3rd Gen Core i7 ASUS Essentio CM6870-US-3AB i7-3770 3.4 GHz - Monitor : none.	- 3rd Gen Core i7 HP Envy h8-1455 i7-3770K 3.5 GHz - Monitor : none.	Chronos (February 2012) - 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz Origin Chronos i3-2100
Storage Controller	Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-600 ) ; Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 )	Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-600 ) ; Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 )	Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-600 ) ; Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 )	Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-600 )	Serial ATA
Optical Storage (2nd)	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	None
Optical Storage	DVD±RW	DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROM	DVD±RW	DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROM	DVD±RW (±R DL)
Hard Drive (2nd)	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	None	Info unavailable
Processor	3rd Gen Core i5 1 x Intel 3 i5-3450 / 3.1 GHz ( Quad-Core )	Intel 2nd Gen Core i7 1 3 i7-3770 / 3.4 GHz ( 3.9 GHz ) ( Quad-Core )	3rd Gen Core i7 1 x Intel 3 i7-3770 / 3.4 GHz ( Quad-Core )	3rd Gen Core i7 1 x Intel 3 i7-3770K / 3.5 GHz ( 3.9 GHz ) ( Quad-Core )	Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz ( Quad-Core ) 1 2 i3-2100
RAM	12 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800	16 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz	16 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800	12 GB (installed) / 32 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC - 1333 MHz - PC3-10600	8 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800
Cache Memory	Info unavailable	8 MB	Info unavailable	8 MB	3 MB L3 cache
Dimensions (WxDxH)	6.8 in x 16.5 in x 16.1 in	6.8 in x 16.5 in x 16.1 in	6.8 in x 16.5 in x 16.1 in	6.9 in x 16.2 in x 16.3 in	Info unavailable
Hard Drive (3rd)	None	None	None	None	None
Weight	19.8 lbs	19.8 lbs	19.8 lbs	26.5 lbs	Info unavailable
Monitor	none.	none.	none.	none.	Info unavailable
Hard Drive	1 x HDD 2 TB - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA	1 x HDD 2 TB - Serial ATA-300	1 x HDD 2 TB - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA	1 x HDD 2 TB ( 16 GB flash ) - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA	750 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-600 - Serial ATA
Packaged Quantity	1	1	1	1	1
Graphics Controller	NVIDIA GeForce GT 520	NVIDIA GeForce GT 620	Intel HD Graphics 4000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology	AMD Radeon HD 7570	nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCI Express x16
Storage Removable	None	None	None	Info unavailable	None
Networking	Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g	Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g	Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g	Bluetooth 4.0 Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11g	Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet
Product Form Factor	Tower	Tower	Tower	Tower	Tower
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition	Windows 8 64-bit Edition	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
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