GamePC releases specs, benchmarks

Specifications, pricing and benchmarks for GamePC's dual-CPU Excalibur computer system have been announced.

The system's main components include: two Intel Celeron 300MHz CPUs overclocked to 450MHz; Abit's BP6 mainboard with 128MB of Micron PC100 CAS2 SDRAM; Western Digital's Expert ATA-66 18GB hard drive; a Voodoo3 3000 video card; a Diamond Monster Sound MX300 sound card; a USR/3Com 56K modem; and a Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 SE dual-boot OS.

GamePC says that with the upcoming release of several new applications and games that support multiple CPUs, systems like this will become increasingly popular in the near future.

The Excalibur computer sells for about $2,000. Additional specs with benchmarks are provided on GamePC's web site, at www.gamepc.com .