iBUYPOWER's Core i7-powered LAN Warrior makes other SFF rigs weep

See that, Shuttle? Yeah, that's your worst nightmare. iBUYPOWER has just shocked the small form factor (SFF) world with a new rig that's potent enough to act as your standalone gaming machine. Equipped with a menacing look, a carry handle and room for two full-sized dual slot video cards, the aptly titled LAN Warrior caters to no one outside of the enthusiast niche. For the crowd willing to shell out for the latest and greatest, they'll find a Core i7 CPU (920, 940 and 965 Extreme available, up to five ventilation fans, an optional liquid cooling system, ASUS' Rampage II Gene X58 motherboard, up to 12GB of DDR3 memory, twin GeForce GTX 295 / Radeon 4870 x2 GPUs, four internal 3.5-inch bays, up to 6TB of HDD space, up to two Blu-ray writers, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n WiFi and a planet-killing 1000-watt power supply. Amazingly, the starting tag on this one is just $999, and it's available now from the outfit's website. Full release is after the break.

iBUYPOWER's Core i7-powered LAN Warrior makes other SFF rigs weep

iBUYPOWER Launches LAN Warrior – Small-Form Factor PC
Built for LAN Party Battles

Liquid cooled Core-i7 based LAN Warrior has room for 2 dual slot video cards
and up to 24GB of DDR 3

El Monte, CA – April 28, 2009 – iBUYPOWER, one of the largest gaming system manufacturers in the world, is excited to announce its first small form factor (SFF) system – LAN Warrior. Unlike previous attempts at SFF gaming systems, the LAN Warrior offers enough firepower to stand toe-to-toe with even the most advanced gaming systems, with room for up to two full-sized dual slot video cards, up to 24GB of Triple Channel DDR3, and a 1000W power supply.

Enthusiasts will appreciate the LAN Warrior's overclocking features and the SupremeFX X-Fi solution, which enhances the gaming experience with realistic sound-effects. iBUYPOWER also includes a carrying strap and harness system for taking the LAN Warrior on the road.

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"We designed the LAN Warrior for gamers that need more power than a gaming laptop can provide," said Darren Su, Vice President of iBUYPOWER. "With the space for 2 dual-slot video cards and a liquid cooled Intel Core i7 Processor, the LAN Warrior is just as powerful as systems twice its size."

iBUYPOWER chose the sleek NZXT Rogue case for its 3 120mm ventilation fan ports (expandable to 5 120mm fans) to keep the LAN Warrior running cool during even the most intense battles. The LAN Warrior's ESATA, Audio out, Card Reader, and two USB ports are all conveniently located on the system's front panel. Additionally, the system's removable power supply bracket and motherboard tray make future expansion a breeze. The case also features a lock on the front cable and pad lock loop on the back panel to protect the LAN Warrior's components from theft.
The LAN Warrior starts at just $999 MSRP and is available now exclusively at www.iBUYPOWER.com. iBUYPOWER systems come standard with 1 year limited warranty and lifetime technical support.

For additional information about iBUYPOWER please visit www.iBUYPOWER.com, or contact PR representative Mark Olson at 305.576.1171 x17 or [e-mail].
About iBUYPOWER

iBUYPOWER Computer, an enterprise in association with American Future Technology Corporation (AFT), is one of the largest system builders in the PC gaming industry. Located in Los Angeles County, iBUYPOWER's mission is to provide a complete computing solution to meet the needs of the surrounding community and customers nationwide. Currently, the company's product lines include gaming desktops, gaming notebooks, workstations, media center PCs, peripherals and multimedia products. www.iBUYPOWER.com

[PhoenixFox Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:30PM]

Unclosed bracket, sloppy writing and copy-editing!

[spamfree Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:28PM]

You must be new to Engadget, or any other blogs for that matter. Even real journalists nowadays have poor writing. I wouldn't hold blogs to such a high standard.

[dickweed Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:32PM]

"up to 6GB of HDD space"

I believe it is TB. :)

[Nerdtalker Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:36PM]

I love how these mistakes seem to happen seriously every other week.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:33PM]

Holy crap!!! 6GB of hard drive space!!! I'm selling my stocks and buying that bad boy! jk engadget, I still love you :0)

[coolbho3000 Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:34PM]

Looks like for that $999 minimum price you're getting a shell of a system.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:17PM]

Didn't iBuyPower win the worst customer service award as of lately?

[TheWalrus Posted Apr 28th 2009 8:25PM]

iBuyPower is pretty much the worst of everything. Why even buy a prebuilt?

[Ignatius Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:23PM]

For anyone curious about the maximum price (I'm that bored. :D), it's $11,692 with everything you could possibly get.

[RKN Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:34PM]

It can support two two-slot video cards? Most impressive. What would be the temperature inside the case?

[anexanhume Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:42PM]

The sun.

[Templarian Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:52PM]

@anexanhume, best laugh all day (more so because it's probably true).

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:38PM]

haha yeah 6gb? wow that beats umm well my windows 3.1 machine in terms of space then lol ( I am just jking plz fix engadget )

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:40PM]

In before "I can build this with $5 worth of parts from newegg and have enough left over for poptarts"...

[anexanhume Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:43PM]

I can build this with... awwww man.

[UnixSystemsEngineer Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:07PM]

Yes, but is there still time for a Beowulf Cluster joke?

[Michael Scrip Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:39PM]

I just want the case!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:53PM]

Here you go.

Black with Red LEDs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146044

Brushed steel Silver with Blue LEDs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146046

[dustandechoes91 Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:56PM]

I have one. It sucks. I did manage to fit an entire watercooling system inside, but I thought the case was poorly built. Not to mention the screws they gave me were so poor quality the heads snapped clean off when i tightened them.

[Michael Scrip Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:58PM]

Any other recommendations for a SFF case?

I wanna have a small system I can carry around to capture video on location. Or should I stick with towers?

[EGOvoruhk Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:06PM]

If you want a small system, build Mini ITX

MicroATX should not be labeled SFF. It is not small by any means

[YpoCaramel Posted Apr 28th 2009 8:35PM]

IIRC I don't think the case is as small as a Shuttle. Plus, think about the technicals - with around 800-900W of equipment in that small case, either the case actually pretty big or it has really fast fans. Which probably means loud.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 29th 2009 12:58AM]

Same case, different color, combo deal.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.184846

Nice savings.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 29th 2009 12:24PM]

How does this even compare in terms of total size? Had to do some conversions based on mfg specs - but REALLY?

Sugo SG05B 222 mm 176 mm x 276 mm = 10,783,872 mm3

Shuttle SX58H7 208 mm 189 mm x 325 mm = 12,776,400 mm3

NZXT Rogue 421 mm 276 mm x 368 mm = 42,760,128 mm3

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 29th 2009 3:21PM]

Honestly, if you just need a portable Video capture system, then you can get a nice laptop to do that, with the addition of a few adaptor plugs depending on what kinda video equipment you use.

And if you really need a SFF case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133035

It has a handle for easy carrying.

[newreformation Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:40PM]

It's the doom bunker!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:43PM]

I've been considering getting an i7 Fragbox from Falcon Northwest this summer. Anybody think this would be a better purchase? I'd rather not build my own, especially since I KNOW the Fragbox doesn't have heat issues like most SFF PCs, even with 2 dual GPU cards.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 29th 2009 9:51AM]

All i can say is ive heard and read good things about falcon, but man are they expensive

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 9:04PM]

Buy the Falcon Northwest over the IBuyPower. Personal experience in both cases. The Fragbox rocks. :-)

[Hydra Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:44PM]

Thats actually a good deal, DO WANT

[Slick Posted Apr 28th 2009 8:31PM]

No really, you can do better for yourself. & your wallet.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 29th 2009 12:42AM]

that $999 price tag means a i7 920, nv9600gt, 500gb hd, and 3gb of ram, and just a dvd drive.
really nothing special, and you don't even get a monitor with that

[Forcewinder Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:44PM]

there... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146043

Buy the rest yourself and save money.

[Michael Scrip Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:48PM]

Thanks!

[JustinM Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:52PM]

You wouldn't be saving much, and you get to be your own warranty. Like (probably) most of the people who read this blog, I work in IT, and I don't even build my own machines anymore. I got tired of fighting with several different companies when I got DOA parts. A little extra cost is worth it to me to have a reasonable expectation of getting parts that aren't going to fail in the first 48 hours.

I've gotten two computers from iBUYPOWER's sister company Cyberpower, and I've not had a bit of trouble with them related to part quality or build quality. Anything wrong with them was something I did myself. :p Plus, the three-year warranty, free lifetime labor and tech support...yeah, thanks but no thanks to homebuilt.

[dustandechoes91 Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:00PM]

@justin, I tried that once and bought a computer from cyberpower, for an entire month they couldnt tell me why it hadnt shipped and finally they said they were waiting for more of the graphics card i ordered. When i finally got it over a month late it not only had the wrong graphics card but the motherboard was DOA. I kept the card though because it was still an 8600GTS just the wrong brand, but once the motherboard came back it turned out the card was also DOA. Turns out they didnt test the machine at all.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:15PM]

LOL. Actually I did build mine myself. And you right, it is not for everyone. So if you are not very tech savvy, don't build your own PC. However, the guy this message was for specifically asked for a way to get just the case.

P.S. My warranties on my PC range from 3 to 5 years depending on the part. You bought a computer from CyberPower because you didn't want to build your own, not because their warranty is great.

[DWhizzle Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:18PM]

seems like a nice case for onnly $99... thanks for the info!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 29th 2009 12:56AM]

Same case, different color, combo deal.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.184846

Nice savings.

[M3Ki Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:44PM]

hmm, this or mac mini...

So hard to choose!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:57PM]

Bananas and forklifts, so hard to choose! They're both so similar and are intended to serve exactly the same purpose!

[RKN Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:00PM]

Totally different machines Brian.

[UnixSystemsEngineer Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:08PM]

Big Bang Theory... "Wrong is not an absolute. It's a LITTLE wrong to say that a Tomato is a vegetable. It's VERY wrong to say it's a suspension bridge."

[crescentdavid Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:11PM]

Humor check. Some have it, some don't. Applet gloom.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:46PM]

Check out my ill acronym skills brah!

[Dee Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:47PM]

I find it funny that they have a 3.5 "Floppy Drive" option, the ultimate gaming rig would have 5.25 also :)

[dMn Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:35PM]

Not to discourage anyone, but I built a rig for a friend with this case and it was a pain in the arse.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:25PM]

Intel had the worst board of the lot on release. Why on god earth would you overclock an SFF. I didn't have to pay for heating this winter because my i7 runs so hot.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:00PM]

uhhhhhh with only 6 GB i might as well pull out Windows 98. I'll assume that's TB.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:05PM]

"up to 6GB of HDD space"
Daaaayum. I want one.