October 30 2011

Looking for high-end performance desktops? Let's check out some power house eh?

Maingear Shift Super Stock

Specs:
5Ghz Core i7-2600K; 8GB DDR3; Two 120GB SSDs, 2TB hard drive; Blu-ray/DVD±RW combo; no monitor; Three Nvidia GeForce GTX 580s (1GB each); Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

Pros:
Benchmark-busting graphics and gaming speed; priced significantly below previous extreme gaming machines

Cons:
Quad-core CPU, while impressively overclocked, can't match Intel's six-core chip in multi-core-optimized applications

Price:
$4,699 or P200,274.58


Origin PC Genesis

Specs:
3.33GHz Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (overclocked to 4.5GHz); 6GB DDR3; Two 50GB SSDs (RAID 0), 1.5TB hard drive; 12x Blu-ray burner; No monitor; Three Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 cards (1.5GB); Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

Pros:
Insanely fast in all respects; reasonably priced for a no-compromise PC; dual solid-state drives in RAID

Cons:
Extremely limited card expansion; boot drives are cramped; large and heavy

Price:
$6,699 or P285,515.94

Digital Storm Black Ops Enix

Specs:
3.4GHz Intel Core i7-2600K (overclocked to 4.7GHz to 5.2GHz); 8GB DDR3; 128GB SSD, 1TB hard drive; BD-ROM/DVD±RW combo; No monitor; Two Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 cards (1.5GB each); Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

Pros:
Compact case for a gaming PC; drives pop out for easy access; USB 3.0, SATA 6Gbps support

Cons:
Limited internal expansion; tricky-to-use slot-loading optical drive

Price:
$3,355 or P285,515.94

Dell XPS 8300

Specs:
3.4GHz Intel Core i7-2600; 8GB DDR3; 1.5TB hard drive; BD-ROM/DVD±RW; ATI Radeon HD 5870 (1GB); Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

Pros:
High productivity, gaming performance; attractive design; USB 3.0; two-year onsite warranty

Cons:
Comparatively pricey; limited upgradability

Price:
$1,379 or P58,773.92

Gateway FX6803-25

Specs:
2.8GHz Intel Core i7-930; 9GB DDR3; 1.5TB hard drive; BD-ROM/DVD±RW; No monitor; ATI Radeon HD 5850 (1GB); Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

Pros:
Excellent for mainstream gaming; Blu-ray drive; easy to install more hard drives

Cons:
Flimsy drive-bay door; lacks USB 3.0

Price:
from $899.99 or from P38,358.19