Eyes-on ASUS' first gaming desktop: ARES CG6150

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.

Gallery: Eyes-on ASUS' first gaming desktop: ARES CG6150

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[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.

[nick @ Mar 3rd 2008 12:28PM]

Is that called ARSE? I must go back and read the doc....

[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.

[Qri @ Mar 3rd 2008 5:05PM]

Did someone change the R with the T key in the keyboard picture??

[KNfLrPn @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:20AM]

Isn't it 'armor-clad'?

[rodsky @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:23AM]

whoever set it up must have a serious dandruff problem

[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!