HP Pavilion Elite m9517c Desktop PC (NO Monitor, PC only)

Product Description
The HP Pavilion Elite delivers an amazing high-end home entertainment experience, DX10 3D Mainstream gaming and power for the most demanding PC tasks. This premium PC's enhanced features and technology put everything you need where you want it. 

The Pavilion Elite PC features a built-in wireless antenna for fast, flexible 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networking. Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition with Service Pack 1 lets you take full advantage of the 64-bit processor and expanded system memory. One touch of the HP Easy Backup button lets you back up your files instantly, helping to protect irreplaceable photos and files. Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe Technology lets you etch custom, silkscreen-quality labels and artwork directly onto LightScribe-enabled CDs and DVDs. A recessed landing pad on top of the chassis offers a convenient place for connecting USB and FireWire devices. The front-panel 15-in-1 memory card reader makes it easy to transfer photos, music and other files to and from your digital camera and other peripheral devices. 

HP MediaSmart Software Suite
It's your one-stop multimedia & entertainment center to create photo slideshows, share personal videos, listen to your favorite music playlists & watch DVD movies. 

The world's favorite PC
HP computers are designed to perform and built to last. That's why we're the world leader in consumer PCs. HP has sold more than 60 million consumer PCs since 1998 - more than any competitor - and won more PC Magazine Editors' Choice Awards than any other company. 

Capability meets possibility
The 64-bit edition of Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 is for serious computer users who have advanced high-performance needs. This latest edition integrates Windows Vista innovation with cutting-edge PC hardware to deliver expanded memory, stronger security and enhanced reliability. Security features such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP) and Microsoft PatchGuard offer additional protection against a wide range of threats, while increased memory improves the performance of applications with heavy memory demands. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 includes the latest operating system improvements and enhancements from Microsoft. 

Latest processor technology
AMD Phenom processors enable true multi-core solutions for a new dimension in performance to deliver an exquisitely powerful, intensely visual and strikingly efficient computing experience. 

Service and support
HP stands behind our products and protects your investment with award-winning service and support available around the clock by phone, e-mail and online. HP Total Care offers expert assistance 24x7 with toll-free telephone support at 1-800-HPINVENT (1-800-474-6836) in English and Spanish in the United States or English and French in Canada. Take advantage of real-time online chat or send an e-mail - usually answered within one hour. A desktop icon offers one-click access to online technical support, troubleshooting and downloads.

Processor and Memory:

AMD LIVE! Ultimate Digital Entertainment - AMD Phenom X4 9550 Quad-Core Processor

8GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM memory (4x2048MB for ultimate performance)

3600MT/s System Bus

Hard Drive and Multimedia Drives:

1TB 7200RPM Serial ATA hard drive

Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe Technology

Write: 16x max DVD+/-R, 4x max DVD???????R DL, 8x max DVD+RW, 6x max DVD-RW, 5x max DVD-RAM, 40x max CD-R, 24x max CD-RW

Read: 6x max BD-ROM, 16x max DVD-ROM, 40x max CD-ROM

Audio, Video and Graphics:

High Definition Audio, 8 speaker configurable

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE graphics card with 256MB dedicated video memory, DVI and HDMI capabilities and support for Blu-ray, HD DVD and Microsoft DirectX 10; up to 2302MB Total Available Graphics Memory as allocated by Windows Vista

Connectivity:

10/100Base-T network interface

Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n

Ports/Slots:

2 external 5.25" (one available)

1 external 3.5" (occupied)

2 internal 3.5" (one available)

3 PCI Express x1 (two available)

1 PCI Express x16 (occupied)

Front panel 15-in-1 memory card reader supports Smart Media, xD, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital (SD), Compact Flash I, Compact Flash II, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo, RSMMC, MMC Mobile, MMC+, Mini Secure Digital, IBM Microdrive

4 USB 2.0 port(s) (back)

2 USB 2.0 port(s) (front)

2 FireWire (IEEE 1394) port(s) (1 front, 1 back)

Headphone; Microphone (front)

2 PS/2; Digital Audio Out; LAN; Microphone/Line-in/Line-out; Rear speaker-out; Side speaker out; Center (subwoofer) (back)

DVI and HDMI included on graphics card

Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor:

HP wireless keyboard and wireless optical mouse with extended range (up to 30 feet)

Additional Software and Information:

HP MediaSmart Software Suite

muvee Reveal Premium

Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe

Microsoft Works 9

Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 Trial: 60-day trial version

Adobe Reader 8

Norton Internet Security 2009: Protect your PC out of the box (60 days of complimentary live updates)

HP Easy Backup

Operating System:

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition with Service Pack 1