OMEN PC, VoodooPC's flagship packs Intel quad-core action

If you really, absolutely, positively need to have the sweetest gamer rig at your neighborhood-friendly LAN party, then you may want to check out VoodooPC's latest offering, the OMEN PC. We're pretty sure this is the first Intel quad-core desktop that we've seen on the market, and boy it sure doesn't disappoint. It's loaded up with your choice of an ATi Crossfire or an NVIDIA SLI graphics card 2GB of DDR2 RAM, an 80GB SATA drive, a Pioneer dual-layer 16X DVD burner, a Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Music audio card, a near-silent liquid cooling system and an "advanced chamber airflow layout" (i.e. BTX). Of course, all of that gadgetry doesn't come cheap, no sir -- that'll cost you $5500, and that's before taxes and shipping. Did we mention that VoodooPC is throwing in a t-shirt too? That seals the deal, no?

[Via Slashgear]

[theo Windebank @ Nov 3rd 2006 11:00AM]

Meh, macs are better!

[Yaya @ Nov 3rd 2006 11:01AM]

80GB hard drive? For the price of a '98 honda civic (yes I did look that up) I would hope for at least a TB.

[Dave @ Nov 3rd 2006 11:07AM]

It would be nice to have this PC, because it's definitely sweet. It is certainly not sweet that it costs $5500. It's madness I say.

[Omar G. @ Nov 3rd 2006 11:30AM]

Base HD is 80 gigs. For $12 more, you can get a 160 gig and for $30, you can upgrade to a 250 gig. Beyond that, the pricing gets quite a bit steeper, especially if you opt for a 10k-speed drive.

[James @ Nov 3rd 2006 11:36AM]

That t-shirt better be worth $2000.

[EgoProwler @ Nov 3rd 2006 11:41AM]

Did you see this in the tech specs sheet? How the heck are you supposed to get one of these bad boys if you can't ship it!?

Delivery No Shipping (Pickup)

[TS @ Nov 3rd 2006 11:41AM]

If base price is $5500, why would you even start with an 80Gb-freaking HDD? Is ~$2,200 in profit not good enough for you? You need to get that extra $15 by not supplying a 250 GB drive standard?

[E @ Nov 3rd 2006 11:50AM]

Macs are better?

Maybe in 6 months when they get around to releasing a quad-core system at some queer mac show.

[AEMV @ Nov 3rd 2006 12:03PM]

"Maybe in 6 months when they get around to releasing a quad-core system at some queer mac show."

WTF??

dude, go to www.apple.com/macpro

Cheaper, cooler and better, TODAY.

[mountain_racer @ Nov 3rd 2006 12:20PM]

www.apple.com/macpro

Oh, and they DO ship! Doh!

[steve @ Nov 3rd 2006 12:25PM]

first quad core desktop?

looks at his mac pro...... hmmmmmmm

[marc @ Nov 3rd 2006 12:47PM]

"Cheaper, cooler and better, TODAY."

Two dual cores does not=Quad core processor. I am waiting for their dual Quad Core Cloverton beasts coming out around MacWorld time.

[Cry Havoc @ Nov 3rd 2006 12:54PM]

"www.apple.com/macpro

Oh, and they DO ship! Doh!"

Silly Apple fanbois should learn what they're talking about. Of course, that's nothing new.

Two dual cores != Quadcore.

Good try though. I'm sure your ego peaks daily when you look at/stroke your computer.

[Ben @ Nov 3rd 2006 1:41PM]

I thought one had to get a server classed OS from MS to utilize more than 2 processors if one intends to use windows that is.

[theo Windebank @ Nov 3rd 2006 1:54PM]

cool i started a small debate about macs :D im happy

[Joe @ Nov 3rd 2006 2:42PM]

HP just bought VoodooPC to fend off Dell and its Alienwares� Im surprised that engadget didn�t post news about this.

[Aron Trimble @ Nov 3rd 2006 3:43PM]

Why does it matter that the 4 cores reside on one chip instead of two?

[Keaton @ Nov 3rd 2006 7:15PM]

@ Aron Trimble

4 cores on one chip results is less FSB bandwidth bottlenecking.... supposedly.... I hear the Cloverton's communicate over the FSB causing bottlenecks.... Cloverton is just basically 2 Woodcrest's spliced together... Don't worry too much all you "Mac Freaks"... Cloverton's are just as good as the dual Woodcrest's in your Mac Pro's. Yorkfield will be the real quad Processor for all you "Mac Freaks" to worry about.... One 8 MB L2 cache shared by 4 processors running at 1333 MHz FSB... Now thats going to be fast as blazes....

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[bannas @ Nov 3rd 2006 7:17PM]

uhhh
"advanced chamber airflow layout"
its actually flipped ATX or what ever its called
Lian-Li uses it on some of there cases
i think Thats where these cases come from

[Gert @ Nov 30th 2006 8:54AM]

Bullshit, i bet it doesn't even run doom