http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/ Engadget Comments for Origin's Genesis gaming desktop gets reviewed: blisteringly fast, but oh-so-pricey http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/So will any other piece of technology bought today. Name one thing that is still mainly popular that has gone unchanged for five years. Didn't think so. The whole point of technology is to have the latest and greatest at current time. Not later.

Plus, this would be a cheap boat anchor. Check out the 60lber at this site.
http://www.discountmarinesupplies.com/product.cgi?group=71312&product=86513

1000$!!! This is a smart investment. ]]>Jan 21st 2010 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/
That's too much, more like 1.5 years]]>Jan 21st 2010 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/PS2 is still awesome and it's like 10 years old!!]]>Jan 21st 2010 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/AH-ha, but the slim version was released... I know that hardly counts. But not all 120 million consoles are still in use... :)]]>Jan 21st 2010 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/
I pay in time, so my budget systems are just high-end workstations plus a few years. I upgrade and reuse components, so each system tends to be $200 or less.]]>Jan 22nd 2010 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/
6GB of DDR3-1600 should be 12GB of DDR3-2000.
80GB SSD should be a 128.
1TB HDD should be at least 2TB, probably even four in two RAID arrays.

]]>Jan 21st 2010 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Just to clarify, I don't mean the benchmarks. They are pretty damn nice. I mean when I think $5K, I think it best have the best of what's available. "Spared no expense!"]]>Jan 21st 2010 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/
Hell no, they got it right going Intel for the SSD, but it should be 160GB just because that's Intel's top capacity. Actually, we should probably be seeing a 512GB Colossus in there, or a 64GB X25-E with a Velociraptor or Colossus for a second tier between the smaller SSD and a 2TB drive.

Yeah, I'm with you, anyone with a clue could do so much better with $5000. Hell, you could build that machine plus a nice little file server. Or build a damned fine gaming laptop, get a nice ultraportable like an X200s, and build a file server.]]>Jan 21st 2010 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Yes, pretty unimpressive, give me 2 months until Fermi is released and my PC will rock this one.]]>Jan 21st 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/
Now if I only had $5000 lying around...]]>Jan 21st 2010 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/
Time for a new "But can it play..." game]]>Jan 21st 2010 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/But can it play Spore? Or, should I say, Will EA allow you to play Spore with all that shit DRM?]]>Jan 21st 2010 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/but can it play StarCraft?]]>Jan 22nd 2010 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/
Checked out Dog House...Price was way higher on Dog House.......]]>Jan 22nd 2010 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Like... this?
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/system-builder-marathon,2050.html

Uhhhhhh, smaller isn't always better. If you want small go with a laptop. Then it's portable. ]]>Jan 21st 2010 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/-Gaming
-Smaller form factor

Pick one.]]>Jan 21st 2010 10:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/
http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=338&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=61&g=d]]>Jan 21st 2010 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/maingear-shift-reviewed-7-000-can-shatter-a-lot-of-records/

I doubt the 5970 will make that much of a difference.]]>Jan 21st 2010 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/
Dude, the 80's called, they want their Dungeons and Dragons / Thundercats lunchbox back

*give Darren Murph wedgie]]>Jan 21st 2010 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 21st 2010 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 22nd 2010 12:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/
but hey it already looks ugly maybe its already garbage

er for that price wait yea theres that. any time i see specs/price of gaming desktops it just reminds me how much of a rip off my alienware area 51 was but hey... neon lights ehh? sigh]]>Jan 22nd 2010 12:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/First to point out build, usually computer gamer enjoy making their own builds, and can create very great systems and keep prices down at that. $5000 is just so over the top, you could build 3 great gaming systems out of that budget.
But onto the rest of my rant about this build,
1. You NEVER start with dual GFX cards, dual GFXs should be used to improve your system later with upgrading, it's much more sensible and cost effective to buy a better SINGLE GPU (that also includes dual core GPUs)
2. Liquid cooling has never been that cost effective, or is recommended. Aside from risks of leakage, its actual performance increase is negligible compared to its price. It also makes your computer incredibly heavy and a pain to move if you ever have to. Air works quite fine (unless you have a university research computer with 9 GPUs)
3. Case looks fairly plain for a "luxury" computer. Not to say I like a bunch of lights and flare, but if you're paying this incredible price for a rip-me-off computer, you'd expect a little more work than regular box with decals painted on.
4. What's also laughable is that it comes with "Home Premium" with this price tag. At least you'd think they'd be kind enough to include ultimate with this, but sadly no. You're stuck with either sticking with some features turned off, or buying it from your local retailer or university, or pirating.
5. Due to the unnecessary dual GPUs, you're left with only 2 slots left, being one a PCI and the other PCIe. How nice to know you're so limited to expansion after mortgaging your house to buy a new computer.
6. Since we are talking about a premium price computer, I'd like to mention the audio is just simple on board. No special high def, or super high quality audio, but just basic average audio hardware. Surprising when they seemed to try and beef up the rest of the components.

So for a 5k gaming computer, this is really overdoing it. You're left with unnecessary components, and a very hefty bill. Yes this will play video games very nicely, but I think you'll soon be having empty pocket remorse. That's all I have to say about this for now.]]>Jan 22nd 2010 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/1. Disagree with this, why wait.....What’s wrong with enjoying it now?
2. Disagree again. A CPU's life span will be increased running cooler (I like to OC) Also, I don’t move my PC around the house, if I want to sit on the couch and watch TV and post on engadget I'll use my note book instead of moving my Desk Top :)
3.Ummm did you read the review? The case above is not the case in the review.....
4.Not 100% on this one, what options will be turned off that i will need in a gaming system?
5.The EVGA MB comes with Four PCI E slots, One PCI E 1, and One PCI slot So after 2 graphic cards (that have Dual GPU's) You still have room to expand, but what more do you need? maybe a sound card, and there’s room for it.
6.Agreed, but there’s room for it :)

They say in the review "it's possible to build a system using the company's configurator for less than half that price."

]]>Jan 22nd 2010 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/origins-genesis-gaming-desktop-gets-reviewed-blisteringly-fast/Jan 22nd 2010 9:09AM