RAID Level 0 stripes data across both hard drives, which improves performance for some disk-intensive tasks. The FastTrack66 controller supports up to four drives and can be reconfigured for other RAID levels that support fault tolerance. The 700A's Business Winstone 99 score of 28.5 is a mere 5 percent below that of the 700MHz Pentium III-based Dell reference system's score of 30.0. Both systems use graphics cards based on nVidia's new GeForce graphics chip, and they both dish out nearly identical, amazingly fast 2D and 3D graphics performance. The Aureal sound card pumps its audio out to an Altec Lansing ACS54 speaker system, which includes four satellites and a subwoofer.
Audio quality is clear and loud, delivering gut-thumping bass.
The 19-inch Mag InnoVision 800V monitor maintains a bright image and sharp focus up to a resolution of 1,024x768. At higher resolutions, the focus becomes a bit soft, all the way up to the maximum setting of 1,600x1,200. Users who open up the 700A's chassis will note that Sys put considerable thought into designing the inside of the box. Recognizing that many of its customers frequently upgrade system components, Sys has made everything inside the case easily accessible. The company even went the extra mile by routing the cables outside of the airflow channels.