iBuyPower lets out five liquid-cooled gaming desktops
By Darren Murph 
posted November 25th 2009 9:14AM
posted November 25th 2009 9:14AM
iBUYPOWER Launches Five New Super Cooled Gaming Rigs Available Exclusively at Newegg
The five new systems all feature an Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom II Processor cooled by an ASETEK CPU liquid cooling solution
El Monte, CA – November 24, 2009 – iBUYPOWER, a leading innovator in gaming PCs, is excited to announce four new gaming systems featuring an ASETEK liquid cooling available exclusively at Newegg. The five systems will range in price from entry level Gamer Extreme 922 SLC at just $989, to the fully loaded Gamer Supreme 979SLC at $3,999.
Extreme gamers will be drawn to the benchmark-dominating Gamer Supreme 979 SLC and its Intel Core i7 975 3.33Ghz processor, which is cooled by the powerful 240mm ASETEK Liquid Cooling Solution. Additionally, iBUYPOWER loaded the 979 with a whopping 12GB of DDR3 memory, 2 NVIDIA GTX295 graphics cards, a Blu-ray HD DVDRW Combo Drive, a 128 GB SSD and a huge 1.5 TB hard drive.
The Gamer Supreme 979 also features iBUYPOWER's proprietary Internal USB Expansion System with the Bluetooth add-on module which enhances control and boosts power to front panel USB ports and add-ons like card readers. The IES Controller accomplishes this by connecting front panel ports, which often struggle to power USB devices, directly to the computer's power supply.
Gamers on a budget will love the value provided by the Gamer Extreme 922 SLC, which pairs a NVIDIA GeForce GT220 with Intel's Core i7 860 2.8 GHz. The system also packs 4GB of DDR3 system memory, and a 500GB hard drive into NZXT's Apollo Gaming Tower.
Gamers with a little more to spend can take advantage of the powerful Gamer Supreme 919 SLC and Gamer Supreme 559 SLC. The 919 features a Core I7 870 2.93 GHZ processor and ATI Radeon HD4890 graphics card, while the 559 Gamer sports an AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHz processor and NVIDIA's GeForce GTX295 GPU. Both systems offer users 8GB of DDR3, 1 TB of storage space and stay cool with an ASETEK 120mm Liquid cooling kit.
For less than $1000 more those mid-range gamers can upgrade to the Gamer Supreme 929 SLC and its Intel Core i7 975 processors, dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 2GB graphics cards and Blue–ray DVDRW Combo Drive. Like the other iBUYPOWER SLC systems. the $2,499.99 priced Gamer Supreme 929 SLC keeps its NZXT Panzer Box Gaming Tower cool with an ASETEK liquid cooling solution. false
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Liquid cooled gamer rig with obnoxious LEDs and "aspirational" name -- but no SSD to make it cheaper? They know their market well.
thats some nice looking computers mab
They seem to make good PCs but they are not cheap. Also they charge extra for the operating system. So when you build a PC you think ohhhh i just build a pretty nice PC for $700 and than boom, you have to pay extra for OS.
You'd think for that much they should at least throw in a decent Logitech keyboard/mouse combo, but what do I know................
& they also let out 5 more workstations that are complete POS. iBuypower is the worst company EVER to do business with. they are the reason i started to build my own.
Makes one thankfull to have the skills
assembling such rigs. Just about every
box spec'd can/could be built for aprox
50-60% of posted price. And YES folks,
you can build yer own. Allot easier than
you'd ever believe.
I'd certainly think these guys coulda chosen some nicer looking cases.
@ChillyCat
Building your own PC is a pain. If you are doing it to keep the costs down then that's fine but it's not worth the hassle, in my opinion, and I'm honestly not convinced that it is significantly cheaper given that manufacturers can no doubt buy components at a cheaper price than you or I. Yes, there is something nice about having something you made yourself but I'm not a fan of the arse-clenching moment when you first switch it on and hope that everything works.
@ChillyCat
Have you tried spec'ing out a similar machine? I have an i7-860 based build in my cart right now at New Egg that's $40 more without the water cooling. Granted, I have a better case and slightly better RAM, but the truth is, this is being offered at pretty close to the cost of building on your own, plus keyboard and mouse (though I don't need them), plus a Windows 7 license. I don't think it's really all that expensive and I'm pretty surprised to see it clock in that low. If I didn't move my machine from place to place a few times a year (which makes WC a hassle), and I didn't read such terrible reviews of iBuyPower's service, this would be a serious consideration for any enthusiast, whether or not they can build it themselves.
I don't see the point of this brand... I mean look at their box, they looks like the ones i can buy at my local PC store... Looks like junk. They have at least to find some cool Alienhead logo, get a coherent design, know what i mean ;)
Here there's nothing that would switch me from buying those parts myself and building it in my garage.
@smover
Go right ahead... no one's stopping you from blowing up your garage. With you in it! LAWLAWLAWL
I've purchased a desktop from them before. It was about 2 years ago . TERRIBLE service. There seems to be like one guy in tech support (called about 10 times and always got him). There are English as a second language issues w/ them. They didn't ship on time or provide timely status updates. They shipped me a computer DOA. This is after it supposedly went through their rigorous burn in and testing. So, they obviously didn't even turn on the computer prior to shipping. I've had to ship back on my nickel for other issues. I strongly advise fellow Engadget'ers to steer clear.
why do all "gaming rigs" have these unbearable lights all over the case? i mean sure, its "cool" to show off to your friends but unless the whole thing is hidden under the desk the whole bling would be very distracting.
do you guys also have your rig lit up like a christmas tree?
@(Unverified)
Yeah I don't get that either. What's with all the unnecessary LEDs. I wanna be able to turn on a pc without all these lights flashing everywhere. I'm a grown ass man, not a little kid.
@(Unverified)
You don't keep it under your desk unless you want to let it catch dust.
Better don't sleep with your computer next to you with that kind of light
@DeviantmacG
oh you should try sleeping next to a broken alienware area 51 desktop where the lighting systems dont turn off and wakes up from sleep mode and rawrs at you when your sleeping
iPower: "Hey that's an ugly case, let's use that!"
ha can someone tell me why all four of them are so ugly