Hey, that's Acer's overtly compensating tag line, not our take on this totally over-the-top gaming rig. Acer's new Aspire G7700 Predator desktop offers options such as an overclocking quad-core, Core 2 Extreme proc, up to 8GB of DDR2 800/1066 memory, and 3x NVIDIA GeForce
9800 GTX graphics cards kept in check by a liquid cooled core. It features what Acer calls a "world's first optical bay mechanism" revealing a pair of 5.25-inch drive bays which you can stuff with a DVD drive, Blu-ray/HD DVD drive or both. The box can be configured with up to 4x, 3.5-inch SATA hot-swappable hard drives (including
10k RPM raptors) with RAID support. No street date or pricing yet, but we've got plenty of pics in the gallery.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
waiownsyou @ May 21st 2008 2:23AM
Overkill much?
And seriously, if Optimus Prime was a PC, this is it. That damn robodude is always the biggest of everything.
DiscoCat5 @ May 21st 2008 2:28AM
hes smaller than megatron :I
DiscoCat5 @ May 21st 2008 2:30AM
speaking of which... anyone know why megatron didnt use that glowing sword (that comes out of his arm) when fighting megatron in the last fight scene? (too effective?...)
DiscoCat5 @ May 21st 2008 2:30AM
of the movie btw not the tv shows
Ace b @ May 21st 2008 3:32AM
@DiscoCat5
Dude,You Fail.
Original:" anyone know why megatron didnt use that glowing sword (that comes out of his arm) when fighting megatron in the last fight scene? (too effective?..."
Edited:" anyone know why Optimus Prime didnt use that glowing blade (that comes out of his arm) when fighting megatron in the last fight scene? (too effective?..)
I assume thats what you meant.
Charlie Calhoun @ May 21st 2008 5:56AM
@ Ace
Same idea here. I thought "huh.. I don't remember Megatron fighting himself..." Be cool if they had like schizophrenia or something though.
"Let's kill these humans"
"No! They're innocent!"
"KILL THEM!!"
"nooo!!"
Smeagol (Gollum) type thing, you know?
mattclarkie @ May 21st 2008 6:58AM
Looks like a car that has been in a crash. Even the wiper blades didn't survive the crash.
pcdsim @ May 21st 2008 8:55AM
And they're all smaller than Omega Supreme whose teeny compared to Unicron or Primus.
DiscoCat5 @ May 21st 2008 9:08AM
haha yes i guess i need to proofread my messages a bit better :p, but of course i meant megatron, but seriously anyone know why he didnt?
DiscoCat5 @ May 21st 2008 9:12AM
and before you pull me up for saying megatron, that one was sarcastic... just covering myself, never know what some poeple think on the net.
so in summary,
why doesnt OPTIMUS PRIME use the glowing sword that extends from his arm in the final battle scene when he is fighting MEGATRON?
could itb e that it would be too effective? thus changing the series of events after that battle.
and that pc looks pretty cool too. out of my price range though :(
Jacob Wilson @ May 21st 2008 2:25AM
No love for DDR3?
Kamokazi @ May 21st 2008 9:44AM
Pricey and doesn't really deliver the performance over DDR2 (yet). Although this rig is pricey in the first place, so, eh, whatever...
I think DDR3 will start to become more popular with Nahalem late this year/early next year.
WarMouse @ May 21st 2008 2:26AM
I challenge anyone to come up with a more overtly sexual tagline.
Pochi @ May 21st 2008 2:35AM
I defy anyone to buy this and not admit major sexual inadequacies.
Dualboot @ May 21st 2008 2:35AM
Here you go:
Faster. Deeper. Harder. LONGER!
ethana2 @ May 21st 2008 3:00AM
Yeah, wow. Good job acer.
ethana2 @ May 21st 2008 3:01AM
By the way, you're not allowed to own one of these rigs if you live within 5 miles of an elementary school...
Reader @ May 21st 2008 3:56AM
"this computer is like boning Jessica Alba"
Do I get a cookie?
linuxamp @ May 21st 2008 5:22AM
What about ... "WETTER" as in it's so wet.
It's liquid cooled so that line would be accurate.
Martin @ May 21st 2008 7:36AM
A sexier tagline surprised nobody else has thought of it already...
"iPredator"
I wonder if Apple will ever bring a gaming system/console to the market place.
urbanpeasant @ May 21st 2008 7:58AM
Penetrate your games!
r3loaded @ May 21st 2008 9:48AM
Martin, I also thought up "iPwn". See how it rhymes with iPhone? :)
Obligatory bit follows:
That's what she said...
michael @ May 21st 2008 11:04AM
what about The Sexual Predator:
Pwn some noob and T-bag him halo style!
OneLove @ May 21st 2008 11:40AM
...thats what she said!
Colin Potter @ May 21st 2008 2:26AM
what does it do deeper?
I like the overall design of the case though... its kind of cool and it doesn't look like anything i've seen before
cough* http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/video-hands-on-with-the-gmc-bulldozer-r4-computer-case/
but seriously.... HD-DVD?! that better be a no-cost add-on!
Michael @ May 21st 2008 2:50AM
Jesus. That thing looks like the lovechild of Optimus Prim and a Super Nintendo.
mike @ May 21st 2008 3:25AM
@colin
Not surprising: its supposed to look like a giant clitoris.
linuxamp @ May 21st 2008 5:24AM
The case does look quite deep as does it's height. Width looks pretty normal though.
Pjkli @ May 21st 2008 9:03AM
@Mike
The clitoris is just a myth. How could they design it to look like something they've never seen before?
Erik @ May 21st 2008 2:30AM
Paint it red with gold highlights, add in a little logo, and an extra $500 on to the price tag.
What do you have then?
The official Iron Man rig.
monkfishbandana @ May 21st 2008 6:43AM
Guess what that sound is.
The sound of the Acer marketing, design and finance departments kicking themselves.
Jordan @ May 21st 2008 2:38AM
Harder Better Faster Stronger!
Eh @ May 21st 2008 2:43AM
How did they get Shirow Masamune to design a case for them?
doylemb @ May 21st 2008 2:58AM
Anyone else think that thing is rockin an Iron Man Mk III look?
frankXchange @ May 21st 2008 3:00AM
It would be much cooler if the front cover served a purpose other than to make it look like Iron Man's travel bag. I wonder if they also offer a blue glowing round mouse that attaches to your hand, a hud, and a radial keyboard (like in the movie).
Laughing Man @ May 21st 2008 3:10AM
I can't find a good reason to care. Go Orange!
ben @ May 21st 2008 3:11AM
Add a few more angles and moving parts and I'm sold!
iDanD123 @ May 21st 2008 3:33AM
Oh comeon, 8GB ram? a quad core?
HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF THE MAC PRO?!!!!!!!!!
Mac Pro
2x3.2GHz Quad Core
32GB Ram (Upgradeable to more)
4 Hot Swappable HDD bays
And UNIX, OpenGl, etc.
Ryback @ May 21st 2008 3:40AM
Wow! Those specs makes the Mac Pro the ultimate gaming rig! Doesn't it...?
FTY @ May 21st 2008 4:17AM
Build the best Mac PRO and then go build a PC with exactly the same spec, compare prices and wonder how a fucking Apple case costs ~5k.
nh @ May 21st 2008 4:25AM
Oh comeon, 32GB ram? Eight core?
HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF BLUE GENE/L?!!!!!!!!!
Kizorblade @ May 21st 2008 7:20AM
Too lazy FTY, why don't you go try?
Two Xenon processors, yadda yadda
Oh, and it also can't sound like a jet.
Ryback @ May 21st 2008 3:41AM
And now for the mandatory comment: Does it play Crysis?
iDanD123 @ May 21st 2008 3:47AM
Yes, very well, if you boot windows on it.
This mother will run vista ultimate 64 bit with crysis with ease
triforceOFcourage @ May 21st 2008 4:31AM
"This mother will run vista ultimate 64 bit with crysis with ease"
And so does my rig...except I payed half that.
WTF is with the Iron Man case tho? Scratch that...what the hell is the deal with overcompensation on all facets of this computer?
computer.dude.28 @ May 21st 2008 6:16PM
And now for the mandatory reply:
It obviously does, it isn't worth asking, and the only way your comment could be considered manditory would be if your goal was to piss people off.
Puneet @ May 21st 2008 3:46AM
oh my jesus christ holy optimus prime batman monkey balls !
kazicameron @ May 21st 2008 3:54AM
The best card you can get for a mac pro is the 8800gt and your stuck with only one of them. MACS SUCK FOR GAMES!!! But dont worry you can always buy the more expensive quadro fx card, it wont play games but you'll be able to design some more gay clothes for your wardrobe quicker.
AntiMatter @ May 21st 2008 4:01AM
Is a PC for game playing, coke swilling, pizza eating, over weight wasters. Whereas a MAC is for svelt, intelligent, diverse and balanced individuals who know computers are just tools and use them accordingly.
Ryback @ May 21st 2008 4:28AM
It was probably designed on a mac.