Maingear's Prysma does Viiv Egyptian-style

We knew that shady Viiv spec had a few tricks up its sleeve, and apparently they involve completely pointless (well, rather pointed in this case) yet strangely mesmerizing form factors. The new pyramid-shaped Prysma Media Center PC from game PC manufacturer Maingear has support for the Viiv spec, and though the $1752 base configuration has a mere 512MB of RAM, 80GB HDD, and integrated graphics, there's plenty of room to grow. Of course, in keeping with the Viiv spec, there is gigabit Ethernet, 7.1 Intel HD Audio, and a Pentium D 920 Dual Core 2.8Ghz processor, so the PC should at least be able to push around a bit of HD content if you can manage to find some. Maingear rounds out the Prysma with dual NTSC tuners and some pricey ($299) custom color options.

[Plaid @ Apr 14th 2006 3:53PM]

Something to keep my razors sharp!

[Jonathan Keim @ Apr 14th 2006 4:21PM]

This is so stupid and way over price (ok maybe it does look cool, but the price is out rageous and then only get 513 ram)

[Fact @ Apr 14th 2006 4:32PM]

Egyptian style???? They aren't the only ones in history with Pyramids, let alone the first ones......

[doyouflip @ Apr 14th 2006 4:38PM]

No thanks. Give me something I can tuck away so the only thing I see is my wide screen.

[Silver @ Apr 14th 2006 4:39PM]

Some pharaoh is rolling in his sarcophagus right now...

[PDubNYC @ Apr 14th 2006 4:44PM]

#2 oh do shut up

[glacia00 @ Apr 14th 2006 4:47PM]

Hard to beat it for being different at least in a commercially made computer. Lots of whacky mods out there that are um... out there.

Maingear does some good gaming computers. The ATX motherboards were/are always cool.

who was the first? Just curious. Must be a third bunch o' pyramid bulders...
Egypt - around 2500 B.C.E.
Mesoamerica - around 100 B.C.E.

[applesucksLeo @ Apr 14th 2006 4:49PM]

Looks like tee-pee...does it come with peace-pipe ?

[taihen @ Apr 14th 2006 4:50PM]

they should have put an eye sticker on top and called it the Illuminati PC :)

[jason @ Apr 14th 2006 4:52PM]

Well, it's hard to dispute that the Egyptians were, by far, the best pyramid builders.

[LordJohnWhorfin @ Apr 14th 2006 5:03PM]

A computer fit for a Goa'uld.

[PEZ @ Apr 14th 2006 6:11PM]

Why don't you all go poo!

I leared in the ALIEN VS PREDATOR movie that Egyptions are the only ones who built pyrimids!

Cambodian peoples, and also Egyptions, as WELL as um.. I forget the other peoples.

[brian smith @ Apr 14th 2006 6:25PM]

I think they should include a glowing all seeing eye, throw in the old compass and square badge,
and call it the masonic illuminati conpsiracy pc :)

[[e-mail] @ Apr 14th 2006 6:31PM]

"who was the first? Just curious. Must be a third bunch o' pyramid bulders...
Egypt - around 2500 B.C.E.
Mesoamerica - around 100 B.C.E."

Cro-Magnon Moe made one from his own feces in 20,000 BC..

[Gihad Joe @ Apr 14th 2006 6:51PM]

The PC Modification scene did this a long while ago and this is another example of how corporations are following in our footsteps.

This is not the first Pyramid PC. Some other guy made on in his garage a while ago and posted the how to on the net. If you know the link to what I am talking about please post it.

[Jonathan Dolph @ Apr 14th 2006 6:59PM]

The oldest pyramid is in Greece and it's called "Hellinikon" I believe. It dates around 2,700 BC

[hawk @ Apr 15th 2006 10:44AM]

am I the only person who remembers a computer company that made a PC that was a cube that stood on one of its corners?

[D @ Apr 16th 2006 12:28PM]

to #16, there are pyramids older than 2700 BC in Egypt and believe it or not, Japan.

[yuppicide @ Apr 17th 2006 9:08AM]

This is a horrible idea. What was someone smoking when they call a meeting at the office to bring up the idea of a pyramid shaped PC and then every ass-kisser gather around to go "brilliant"?!

[Howard @ Apr 17th 2006 9:54AM]

It�s great to see small companies like MAINGEAR think out of the box. They get an A+ for innovation. Did you guys see the other pics? It looks real good next to your HDTV.