Origin launches hybrid Xbox 360, luxury gaming PC

[Matthew DeCarlo]

st1ckm4n said:
Why the hell would you want an Xbox if you have that lol. Four top-end GPU's, and you want a 720p mid-range-graphics console... yeah right.

Because no matter how many GTX 480s are in the system, you can't play Xbox 360 exclusives on a PC.

 

[Guest]

How much will this be worth in a couple of years?

 

[Miyasashi]

The funny thing is, the newer Xbox is only around 250-300 euro/dollar and some uber computer is ranging from 1500-6000 euro/dollar, if you buy both you still have lots left to spend if you had 17.000 in your hand lol

 

[Leeky]

Its sponsored by Target! "Aim here!"

Very excessive, certainly something for the lottery winners out there!

Is the Xbox and the PC rolled into that one case then? I can't really see where the Xbox is....

 

[jonelsorel]

Guest said:
4 GTX 480s = no available expansion slots for anything.

What exactly would you need to expand this crazy pc to?

 

[Richy2k9]

hello ...

cool ... with such device i'm sure i can go back home (the moon) ... says the rabbids ... now lets put it on the bottom of the pile

i think it's so expensive, whomever buying this must have a lot of money, humm... OK, let's go get that person!

well would be nice if we could also get a PS3-PC hybrid with liquid cooling, was thinking of building one myself, but don't have time, who knows maybe soon!

cheers!

 

[jonelsorel]

Overpriced ****. Check parts prices at newegg, I bet you can buy a lot more with 7000$. And who would want an Xbox when you have a 20x more powerful machine? Beats me..

 

[Lokalaskurar]

Not even all my computers combined costs $17.000! But hey, having one of these around the shop will definently attract customers!

 

[Leeky]

Not even all my computers combined costs $17.000! But hey, having one of these around the shop will definently attract customers!

You won't be saying that once arrows start appearing on its front!!

 

[HaMsTeYr]

Well, if you got that much money to spend on this kind of machine, you'd probably invest on an external DAC instead of a sound card anyway. My sources tell me they best any sound card out there and they cost way more as well.

 

[St1ckM4n]

Matthew said:

st1ckm4n said:
Why the hell would you want an Xbox if you have that lol. Four top-end GPU's, and you want a 720p mid-range-graphics console... yeah right.

Because no matter how many GTX 480s are in the system, you can't play Xbox 360 exclusives on a PC.

Well in the same way, there are Wii/PS3 and any other consoles that have specific games for just those consoles. What I was getting at more, is that 4x 480's will let you play tri-screen 3D, any game. Why you'd want to put up with dodgy 720p graphics after witnessing bliss, I will never know lol.

 

[Matthew DeCarlo]

Gotcha st1ckm4n. Fair enough. I guess for me, visuals are a second priority. Gameplay matters more.

 

[princeton]

Matthew said:
Gotcha st1ckm4n. Fair enough. I guess for me, visuals are a second priority. Gameplay matters more.

The best gameplay in the world could be ruined by mediocre controls. You know like every good console game that isn't on pc. Just kidding . But I still can't get the feel of console controls when i know how much better my mouse and keyboard is.

 

[Guest]

Kind of pointless to put the Xbox in there since you can't go on Live with a modified system. <shrug>

 

[St1ckM4n]

Well this is actually the first proper mod of an Xbox I've ever seen. What would be awesome is someone.. somehow.. modding the CPU of consoles to be used for PC games. :O

 

[Guest]

That is incorrect. The other 3 PCI express slots are still usable, only not as a 16 pins slot. It will be considered by the motherboard as an 8 pins slot, if I remember correctly.
Also, if the four graphic cards are not placed in the right slots, that is 1-3-5-7, they will not be used as 16 pins. Only the first will, the others will be detected as 8 pins.
If you don't beleive it is possible, check here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARhJrOKNlv0

 

[Guest]

oups, last post was addressed at madboyv1.

 

[Guest]

put in a PS3 instead of an Xbox and I'll buy one.

 

[Guest]

I'd be afraid I'd get raided for growing marijuana in the house when my electric meter started spinning at 8000 rpm's

 

[RealXboxMaster]

Useless!!. $17k for this.... ah ah. for $17k I'll invest it somewhere else where it will make me money. You will NEVER EVER use this type of power on this machine. it's OVER KILL...wasted power for what????? ............so you can run a FPS @ 600FPS....lol

 

[lpmjames]

sign me up for one..

 

[satty]

I'll buy this if i was a billionaire or something...!!
I cant spend that much(yet) for gaming

 

[en0nym0us]

princeton said:
That;s quite the beast. But I wonder why they kept it using onboard sound. For $17,000 there's no reason not to have something like an X-FI titanium. That aside than that I'd do anything for one.

X-FI? lol. HT Omega FTW.