If you like to tinker, this is definitely one of the better cases to be working with. Opening up the Z68 is easy, with only a pair of thumbscrews standing in the way. The internal wiring is very neat, though the two graphics cards will limit your space a bit. You'll find one open PCI slot, one open PCIe x16 slot, and one open PCIe x1 slot; however, all but the x1 are blocked by the graphics cards. The four RAM slots are occupied, as are the three 5.25-inch bays inside the chassis, but there are five (of eight) 3.5-inch bays open for hard drives and the like.

As for software and documentation, the Genesis Z68 comes with a lot. Not only do you get about six recovery discs (including EVGA software, Windows 7 Home Premium, and a Blu-ray drive installer disc), but also three booklets and a couple of other peripherals. Origin sends along all of the extra parts (in case you want to get rid of something in the multimedia dock, I assume), as well as two micro-HDMI-to-HDMI converter cables, and an Origin poster and a T-shirt. I'm not sure that all of this swag is useful (though the converter cables are definitely convenient), but it's kind of cool anyway.

There's honestly not a lot wrong with the Origin Genesis Z68, except for the fact that it won’t look stunning for very long, unless your own abode is immaculate. It’s powerful, pretty, and fully-connected. Plus, the price is hard to beat: Older performance machines run from $4000 () to $8000 (), but have been summarily outpaced by this comparably inexpensive rig. The rankings will almost certainly realign once the old behemoths are updated, but the fastest machines money can buy have reached the realm of mere mortals.