VoodooPC 24K - gold-plated luxury PC
We get the fact that VoodooPC offers upscale "luxury" PCs. But up
until now, we had to give them props for at least trying to pair high-end functionality with high prices, so that
would-be purchasers could justify their splurge based on the fact that they absolutely had to have a liquid-cooled PC
with 8GB of RAM, dual nVidia GeForce 6800 GT 256 PCI Express cards, an AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 and a VoodooPC t-shirt
(okay, maybe the t-shirt is an indulgence). But all of that is out the window with the latest from Voodoo: a 24-karat
gold-plated version of the company's Omen desktop. The specs of the Omen 24K appear to be pretty similar to the regular
Omen, which means it's a fast, powerful desktop targeted at extreme gamers and media producers. But 24-karat gold?
Voodoo's PR people may claim that this is "the type of PC that will show up in luxe holiday catalogues and under
Diddy's Christmas tree." We have a somewhat different take on it: this is the PC that show-off execs will position in
the front-office next to the leather couches and framed modernist paintings to convey just how successful they are.
Hmm. Maybe this will show up in those catalogs after all.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
shakeboy2k @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
yet another corny OEM adding bling to an already ugly product just to make some extra cash off of the growing number of affluent idiots.
i'm sure we'll see the same toolboxes who are currently driving hummers and escalades with gold trims and spinning rims sporting these gaudy pieces of sh!t (see also: diamond plated mp3 players and cell phones). good thing they can further show off their status, gratuitousness, cold hearts and *ahem* small wieners.
how lame.
SteveJ @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
It's hideously ugly. Then again those Scion xA's, or whatever the little one is called (who can remember?), sell, so what do I know?
pillowcase @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
pff. y'all just want one.
JohnP @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
You people have no idea what your talking about. VoodooPC's Omen is the largest most stunning PC built. If you have never seen one with your own eyes you shouldnt talk. Im sure you all own a Dell, or hypersonic, and think you know what a preformance PC is.
Nick @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
That thing is ugly as hell.
Varun Seth @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
Uh oh! It looks like someone is a little jealous!
Chiablo @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
In order to make this appeal to the very wealthy gamers, they need to do the following:
1. Make all of the heatsinks in the system out of pure 24k gold.
2. Put gold flakes in the liquid coolant.
3. Upgrade the video cards to be SLI 7800's or X1800XT crossfire setup.
Right now, it doesn't look much different than what I could do with a $5 can of gold spray paint.
Whiplash @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
You know, gangster rappers have ruined the allure of gold. To me, anything gold immediately looks tacky now. And this PC is REALLY tacky. Besides, there's nothing cool about it. It's just the same old box. When are PC makers going to really do something cool wtih PC design rather just coat the same old square boxes with different colors?
ela2 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
Great...just want I wanted a Pee Crappy machine. Maybe they'll come out with the J. Ho model next.
ginnal @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
Whiplash,
For gangster rappers gold has long been passe platinum is the metal du jour.
That said, this is just more oneupmanship, not only is my pc faster but it's coated in gold.
Personally I prefer Uday hussien's dual gold Uzis but nevertheless this conveys the message quite nicely, that is, that my penis is gigantic.
ela2 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
Jealous....over P. Diddy? Come on, that guy is about the worst hack for a musician there ever was. All this machine needs to do next is act something like the jive translator and ruin your favorite MP3's by mixing them into new P. Crappy hits. Vote or Die....yeah right how original.
Rustley @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
I can convert you PC to look like this, send me 7.95 plus P&P for a can of gold spray paint, you can even "gold plate" your mouse..
Mike @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
not only did they go out of their way to spray the case gold, but they went as far as to create a completely new motherboard standard, so as to allow the mounting of the motherboard to the other side of the chassis to give you that uber speschel look...
i'll pass...
John Doe. @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
This is wrong on so many levels...If nothing else the fact that there are people out there that can't even afford a computer and yet there are monstrosities like this. I mean last I checked there arent 24k cars. Wait. I dont want to know. *scared*
Brian @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
Doesn't plating such a bulky and unattractive object in gold ruin the whole point? Maybe if a mac mini or something small like that was plated in gold, i'd understand... but this is just far too unattractive. No amount of "gold plating" could ever make it anything other than what it is... just a simple, bulky, high-end (and probably overpriced) PC.
Brian
chris @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
one word "ugly"
Rustley @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
I can convert you PC to look like this, send me 7.95 plus P&P for a can of gold spray paint, you can even "gold plate" your mouse..
Martin @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
Wow.. I got the "Bling... bling", now all I need is to put a fishtank inside it.
nizzy1115 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
i doubt even one will sell. this is crazy, imo its more like a publicity stunt than anything to get their company more media...waste of $$....
Mike @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
uh, yeah, ignore that comment....
Chris Moran @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
Why?
As Chiablo kind of says: 'It should be improved on the inside first'.
But, where are the diamonds? Bling.
happy gilmore @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
like some rich person is gonna go for an atx cased computer? nope! maybe some type of itx case... but atx?
js @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
Does gold have a low melting temperature?
Justin Bell @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
Proof, one and for all, that wealth and taste do not necessarily go hand in hand.
t722 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
that's one FUGLY pc. For that money, I probably will use it to buy alienware or PowerMac Quad-core G5 with 16GB Ram and 1 TB HDD storage. (that's dream machine!) Seriously, you guys should check voodoo pc website, it looks very tacky, and very goth, oh yeah! and over-price for ugly design PC.
t722 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
that's one FUGLY pc. For that money, I probably will use it to buy alienware or PowerMac Quad-core G5 with 16GB Ram and 1 TB HDD storage. (that's dream machine!) Seriously, you guys should check voodoo pc website, it looks very tacky, and very goth, oh yeah! and over-price for ugly design PC.
Chris Moran @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
The question stands: why? Pure vulgarity is not a reason in itself. I would be too embarrassed to show it if some person gave it to me. The fish tank idea works, though.
Ed @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
Does anyone think that's a really, really ugly case?
Viet Hoang @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
man... This would look GREAT in Donald Trumps golden apartment.
(I kid)
Jacques @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
At least the Sultan of Brunei may finally find his purchase of golden panties (true story...) wasn't the most stupidly expensive of all times.
Goldmember @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
"I like GOOOOLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDD!"
May @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM
I agree with CHiablo:
Posted Oct 31, 2005, 3:04 PM ET by Chiablo
Right now, it doesn't look much different than what I could do with a $5 can of gold spray paint.