Graphics are handled by a 256MB Radeon X1600 PCI-Express video card, and all files are stored on a pair of 250GB SATA 7200 RPM hard drive in a Raid 0 stripe array.
2GB of 533MHz DDR2 provides the system's RAM. The Venture system we reviewed is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 CPU array running at 2.66 GHz on an Intel ATX mobo. Systemax was generous to send over one of their Venture units, the C2D, for our review, and we bring back this report. The company seems to realize, however, that not all PC buyers have an extra three or four grand burning a hole in their pockets, so for the more budget-conscious out there, they've developed the Venture line, a series of PCs targeted at the $1000-$1500 price point, primarily designed for the casual gamer as well as the Media Center crowd. The company's main focus (according to their investor relations web site) is in crafting PCs for use in the business and home office/small office space, however, recently the company has ventured boldly into the gaming arena, constructing systems with fanciful model names like the Warhawk, the TigerShark and the Wildcat.
Systemax isn't a name that most gamers might recognize right off the bat, but that may change soon.