The Dell Alienware Aurora ALX hi-end gaming desktop is specially designed for all those hardcore gamers out there. The gaming rig comes jam packed with a liquid cooled Intel Corei7 975 3.60GHz (8MB Cache) Quad Core Processor with a factory overlocked option, dual 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon HD 5870 – ATI CrossFireX, up to 12GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM, up to 2TB 7200RPM with RAID 1+0 technology or 256GB Solid State Drives, and dual Drives including a 6X Dual Layer Blu-ray disc burner. The desktop also comes with an Active Vent louver system, an internal “theater” lighting system and an AlienFX lighting system that will help you customize with more than 25 billion possible accent lighting color combination. The price starts at $2,299 upwards, depending on the specs. [Dell]
Kopin will release a wearable computer next year which is dubbed as the Kopin Golden-i Gen.2. The computer features head- and body-tracking courtesy of a Hillcrest Labs FreeSpace sensor, noise-cancellation, Nuance speech-recognition, SSD and microSD memory and an ARM Cortex A8 processor. Units are also expected to have a Bluetooth headset, a 15-inch virtual PC display, a head-gesture recognition and a voice-control. Pricing info is still unknown. But, we are sure it won’t be cheap. [Slashgear]
SGI today announced the immediate availability of Octane III, the company’s first personal supercomputer that provides whisper-quiet operations, easy-to-use features, low maintenance requirements and support for standard office power outlets. The Octane III supports up to 80 high-performance cores and nearly 1TB of memory for unparalleled performance. It is also easily configurable with single- and dual-socket node choices, and provides a wide selection of performance, storage, graphics, GP-GPU and integrated networking options.
The Octane III is currently available in a variety of powerful configurations:
- Ten dual-socket, Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5500 series-based nodes.
- One dual-socket, Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5500 series-based workstation with advanced nVidia graphics and/or GP-GPU card support.
- Nineteen single-socket, Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 3400 series-based nodes.
- Nineteen single-socket, Dual-Core Intel Atom processor-based nodes.
In addition, this personal supercomputer supports Microsoft HPC Server 2008, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems. Linux configurations include SGI ProPack and ISLE cluster management software. The SGI Octane III Personal Supercomputer with a basic configuration is priced at $7,995. [SGI]
The DosPara Prime Magnate JF desktop PC is powered by an Intel Core i5-750 CPU with a 256MB of nVidia GeForce 8400GS, a 3GB of RAM (PC3-10600), a 320GB of HDD, and a DVD Super Multi. The computer is perfect not only for gaming but also for basic PhotoShop editing usage. It is priced at 54,980 Yen or equal to $600. [DosPara]
The Vigor Stealth is one of the gaming PC in the market that adopts an nVidia Ion platform. What makes this gaming PC more interesting is that it also comes equipped with a liquid-cooling solution allowing user to overclock this PC. The Stealth NE comes with a powerful specification, which is more than enough to run all high definition games and multimedia content. Features include an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, up to 8GB RAM, max 500GB hard drive or 250GB SSD, an nVidia GeForce GTS 250 graphics card with a 1GB DDR3 memory, a Blu-ray drive, a 7.1ch audio, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, and Windows Vista OS. The price starts at $899 upwards, depending on the specs. [Vigor]
CyberPower comes back with five new factory overclocked gaming systems in the form of the Gamer Xtreme 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 & 5000 series. These gaming rigs are currently available with an Intel Core i5 750 (2.66GHz), i7 860 (2.80 GHz), or i7 870 (2.93 GHz) processors. The new line of Gamer Xtreme models will also feature CyberPower’s Venom Boost technology, which provides factory overclocking with full warranty. For a limited time offer, customers can request a free Pro OC Venom Boost, which overclocks the CPU 10% or more. The desktop with basic configuration is priced at $749. [Press Release]
Dell’s new Inspiron XPS 8000 desktop PC is the answer for those who are searching for a gaming PC with an affordable price tag. Priced at around $800, the computer is powered by the atest Intel CoreTM i5 and CoreTM i7 processors with a high-performance nVidia GeForce graphics up to 1.8GB of VRAM. [Dell]
If you have at least 88900 Yen ($963) in your pocket, then you can purchase the Epson Endeavor MR6500. The desktop is powered by the latest Intel Core i5-750 CPU with a P55 Express Chipset motherboard. Other features include a 250GB of HDD, a DVD Drive and an nVidia GeForce 9500GT with 512MB of VRAM. Sadly, the Epson Endeavor MR6500 only has a poor 1GB of RAM (PC3-10600), so you should upgrade it to make this computer run faster. [Akihabara]
PC modder Zbysek has creatively built his Project MiniCooker PC, complete with blue LED “gas burners” that looks real. He built the entire system by hand, including welding together the metal chassis, creating custom plastic knobs, and fake burners out of acrylic. The Minicooker PC Oven Casemod features an Intel Pentium D820 3.5GHz CPU with the MSI 975X Platinum, a 2GB DDR2 Kingston 800MHz, and an nVidia EVGA 9600GT graphics card, a WD Caviar 80GB hard drive, and the Tagan Easycon 580W PSU. Video after the jump. More
The Thermaltake Element Q is a new fanless Mini-ITX case that is ideal for very small systems built on Intel’s Atom and NVIDIA’s ION platforms. Measuring 130mm x 220mm x 330mm and weighing at only 2.7Kg, the Element Q is small enough to fit on the shelf between your books. Quietness is provided for by an overall fanless design with ventilation grids on the right, left, and back side. The pre-installed 200W SFX power supply also works without fan to eliminate noise and energy consumption. The Element Q mini-ITX chassis will be available for approximately $59. [Thermaltake]
