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Acer's Predator gaming PC comes to the U.S.

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On October 2, 2008, 2:35 AM

Roughly four months after its official announcement, Acer’s Predator gaming desktop is finally set to combat the likes of the HP Blackbird 002, and Alienware Area-51 ALX. This highly stylized PC sports Core 2 Quad CPUs, Nvidia GeForce 9 series graphics, a liquid cooling system and, perhaps more importantly, non-stratospheric prices.


The Predator will be offered in two configurations, with a ‘low-end’ $1,649 version featuring a 2.5GHz Q9300 Core 2 Quad processor, GeForce 9600GT graphics, 4GB of RAM and dual 640GB drives configurable in RAID 0, 1 or 5. The upgraded model goes for $2,199 and bumps things up to a 2.83GHz Q9550 Core 2 Quad, GeForce 9800GTX graphics, and three 640GB hard drives. Both rigs run the 64-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium and are SLI-capable, so you can upgrade them post-purchase.

Acer is also rolling out a new G24 high-performance 24-inch LCD display to go with the system, featuring a 1,920 by 1,200-pixel native resolution, a 2ms response time, and contrast ratio of 50,000:1, for $399.99.

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  1. October 2, 2008 8:24 AM
    fullmetalvegan said:
    That's still incredibly expensive for what you get, I could do a much cheaper system with the same specs, or better for the same price.
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  2. October 2, 2008 3:23 PM
    eafshar said:
    ya 9600 is out of question for such a price. well u pay alot for the liquid cooling and the case
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  3. October 2, 2008 3:45 PM
    camuss15 said:
    The case and monitor look very nice, but the specs are definitely on the low side for the price...
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  4. October 2, 2008 10:19 PM
    pcnthuziast said:
    Over priced, under powered and UGLY!
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  5. October 3, 2008 9:21 AM
    mopar man said:
    I thought it was beautiful, but then again, the price killed me. If I could get the Case and Monitor , and just build it from there, though...
    Reply

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