We're still waiting for the official press release, but that's ASUS first gaming desktop attempting to intimidate you from the CeBIT floor. The ARES CG6150 is said to offer "breathtaking performance in a menacing armor-cladded case." We'll see. One thing's for sure, they've taken more than a few design hints from
Alienware. Republic of gamers, unite!
Update: Details are in. Under the armor you'll find a Core 2 Extreme CPU with support for up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, NVIDIA's 3-way SLI graphic technology, up to 4 Terabytes of hard disk, Dual Power power modules and liquid cooling. Grrr.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Ashley Allen @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:28AM
Did someone say Cylon head?
superfresh @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:30AM
By your command...
kalith @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:31AM
Optimus prime are you there?
Smart People Play Tuba @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:43AM
Yeah, it looks cool, but think about how much cheaper it would be if they didn't put all that effort into making it look cool. Or, on the flip side, how much faster it would be if they spent said effort on improving performance?
Kamokazi @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:02AM
@smart people
1) PCs like these are not designed to be the best bang-for-the-buck
2) If you're putting in the best components money can buy, how can you improve performance? Last I knew, Asus didn't dabble in processor microarchitecture. And I really doubt they used any proprietary board for this system it's probably a high-end model from their regular motherboard lineup.
(If you were a tuba player, you might have known this already.)
Bryan @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:09AM
Come on, let's see the red LED's do the cylon "swoosh"
CosterMonger @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:19AM
@Bryan,
don't forget about the sound effect as well.
Ellianth @ Mar 3rd 2008 11:02AM
Man, I'm tempted to put that thing on and wear it as a helmet.
Bryan @ Mar 3rd 2008 11:44AM
On the final episode of Battlestar Galactica, the crew of the Galactica is shocked to discover that the beloved gaming PC they had been using was actually the final of the 12 models!
asphixiated @ Mar 4th 2008 12:18AM
Does anyone else think it looks like an alienware desktop?
the ridges on the side view are uncanny
Kelmon @ Mar 4th 2008 3:05AM
@Smart People Play Tuba
No, it does not look cool - the designer needs to be dragged out into the street and shot. It's entirely possible that I'm just too old for this stuff now (early 30s) but I want my stuff, whatever it may be, to look stylish and this just isn't. Yes, no one likes a plain beige box but this is going way the heck out the other side. Alienware has a lot to answer for...
riggs @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:32AM
EYE CAN HAZ TEH HALOZ?
JC @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:39AM
U CAN HAZ PUNCH IN DE FACE ONLY IF IT FIXZ UR STOOPID LOLCATZ GRAMMER.
riggs @ Mar 3rd 2008 12:56PM
damn my bad folks, i was stuck in 2006.
Liam @ Mar 3rd 2008 3:11PM
It looks more like a Daft Punk's headgear.
Rev. Matt oxley @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:34AM
holy crap...i like...love the carbon fiber chassis, and the specs in teh kybd.
wonder if they will sell these w barebones or as a DIY kit????
Dan @ Mar 3rd 2008 6:08PM
I would be a very happy person if they did :D
(I don't have that kind of money to spend - for the hardware!)
stitifier @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:35AM
I think this may be the one instance where a question of "Can it play Crysis?" is actually deserved. Fancy-pants styling or not, what matters most is what's inside. And to be totally honest, my office is beige, to go with my beige computer. I'd totally have to deck out my desk in sheet metal to make this rig fit in.
Chebwa @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:36AM
That's sure to impress the ladies!
Nate @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:37AM
I'll call him Bender.
Alan Strangis @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:45AM
I love how it manages to look equally tacky and cool.
Kei @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:48AM
dudes Asus VS Alienware is now like Alien VS Predator.
LegendZ28 @ Mar 3rd 2008 12:43PM
Horrible?
Jamma @ Mar 3rd 2008 1:47PM
You're right. Two working and popular things that when
mixed = fail
Andrew @ Mar 3rd 2008 3:25PM
Whoever wins, we get pwn3d.
Dan @ Mar 3rd 2008 6:10PM
That was a good game...
Esat @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:48AM
It looks like its about to explode under tremendous gas pressure within it, its bursting at the seams!
frankXchange @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:51AM
It reminds me a bit of the old SGI Octanes. It looks more Ferrari-ish than the Ferrari laptop. How about putting gull-wing access panels on the sides to complete the picture?
rahul @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:54AM
now, only thing to do is sell one of my kidneys and get this baby... not! computer hardware is so everchanging.. happy to stick wid consoles..
consoles FTW!
Skawt @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:12AM
Die.
Zeus.:God @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:39AM
Gimme' a 5000 dollar budget, and I'll get a more powerful machine than any console, and more games running at higher resolutions and higher quality sound, with much better graphics, with better online play than any console on a comparable setup.
Once you look past the initial price, there is a lot more value in PCs than consoles if you know what you're doing.
John @ Mar 3rd 2008 11:45AM
give me a 5000 budget and i will buy one of each of the new consoles, an hdtv, and a home theater system, and look cooler than you on your computer.
Chebwa @ Mar 3rd 2008 11:28AM
You're going to make a $5,000 PC that is more powerful than a $300 console!? WOW!
What witch's trickery is this!?
Zeus.:God @ Mar 3rd 2008 11:35AM
Wow, Chebwa... Why is it you always misinterpret what I'm saying? Do you do it on purpose?
I said a 5000 dollar budget to build a machine that will not only outperform the consoles with better sound, visuals, at higher resolutions with a quality monitor, but I will also be able to purchase more games.
Of course for 5000 bucks you can buy a more powerful PC, but that wasn't my point. Please read before making dumb comments.
surfrdawg @ Mar 3rd 2008 5:19PM
that's why consoles are for casual gamers and pc's are for the hardcore
Chebwa @ Mar 3rd 2008 12:43PM
"Gimme' a 5000 dollar budget, and I'll get a more powerful machine than any console, and more games running at higher resolutions and higher quality sound, with much better graphics, with better online play than any console on a comparable setup."
All you said was that for five grand you will have a PC more powerful than a console and "more games running at higher resolutions." Phrase your comments better and they won't be left open for supposed "misinterpretation."
And like the guy above me also stated, give a console player five grand and he'll come away with a setup much more impressive than a stacked PC would be. PC gaming is drying up.
http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=42663
He says it best.
Zeus.:God @ Mar 3rd 2008 4:30PM
Chebwa, it doesn't matter. It was pretty damn easy to understand. It's not my fault you can't interpret for shit.
Oh, and that's a laugh- a console setup more impressive? Yeah, right. I'm talking about playing games- you can get a PC that will run the latest games at max settings (maybe not Crysis) with resolutions as high or higher than what consoles push with a nice sized monitor, surround sound, and more games on a 5000 dollar budget than if you could with a comparable PS3 or Xbox 360 setup.
But, then again, I wouldn't expect an ignorant fool such as yourself to understand.
Chebwa @ Mar 3rd 2008 5:15PM
Man Zeus, with the namecalling... you're an angry little teenage God, aren't you?
But I am still confused as to what your original point was. Give you $5,000 and... you'll do what? Buy $5,000 in stuff? Whew, congratulations. You got me, and you have proven PCs are better to console gamers everywhere. With $5,000 you really COULD buy a lot of PC stuff!
But then, I'm just an ignorant fool. Maybe I misunderstood...
surfrdawg @ Mar 3rd 2008 5:22PM
tbh it doesn't take 5k to get a sweet gaming rig. it only costs about 1.5k, which is about the same for a console and an hdtv capable of playing games at full resolution anyway.
+console games are more expensive and pc's are for the hardcore
DarkLightConnection Unbanned @ Mar 3rd 2008 7:09PM
surfrdawg: Yeah, but for 1.5k you get the gaming CPU and a small-ish 19" screen (or worse, no screen at all)... with 1.5k you get the consoles AND a good 32" (or a not-so-good but still decent 42")... or you could go for an el-cheapo 32" and get also surround sound (you're forgetting that part on the computer)
Zeus.:God @ Mar 4th 2008 9:58AM
Sorry, Chebwa, but you honestly are pretty damn stupid. You've proven it time and time again, and apparently most of the Engagdet commentors fit in the same category as you.
xthaox @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:09AM
it definitely looks cool, but kinda ... fat!?
dont you think? like it ate too much of smthing
LegendZ28 @ Mar 3rd 2008 1:04PM
Really? Would it have killed you to type out "something"? I mean seriously.
KNfLrPn @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:20AM
Isn't it 'armor-clad'?
oltootto @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:21AM
Saying they took a leaf from Alienware's books is a friendly way of putting it... they like freakin' stole the whole forest from their library, huh?
bertbusdriver @ Mar 3rd 2008 8:00PM
umm... asus actually makes that case for Alienware. I believe it's called the Asus Vento. It's been around for at least 1.5 year or so...
Once again, I'm afraid engadget makes unfounded accusations about companies copycatting designs from each other. Not every vaguely rectangular shaped mp3 player is an ipod clone, you know!
oltootto @ Mar 17th 2008 9:25AM
hm my bad I didn't know that: thanks for the extra knowledge!
rodsky @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:23AM
whoever set it up must have a serious dandruff problem
atz6975 @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:30AM
Must be fast, even the photo gallery is fuzzy...
I bet THAT mouse can catch a cat!
Namssorg @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:39AM
PUT THE ALLSPARK IN MY CHEST!!