Origin PC stuffs 4.4GHz Core i7-980X, Fermi-based GTX 470 and 480 into Genesis desktop

Hope you didn't just pull the trigger on a new Origin PC Genesis, else you'll be forced to know that your rig was made obsolete in record time. Okay, maybe not obsolete, but there's precisely no doubt that you'd rather be rocking a new Fermi card than whatever you've got now. Right on cue, NVIDIA has launched its latest pair of powerhouse graphics cards, and as of right now, prospective Origin PC buyers can opt for either the GTX 470 or GTX 480 on the Genesis desktop. Better still, you can buy 'em in single, dual or triple SLI configurations, and in case you're down for paying the premium, a 4.4GHz overclocked Core i7-980X Extreme Edition CPU can sit alongside of it (or them).

[Shoemeister Posted Mar 26th 2010 7:03PM]

The inside of that tower looks like something out of Beakman's World.

[r34p3r Posted Mar 26th 2010 7:43PM]

@Shoemeister

I think it looks effin' sweet

[daytripper Posted Mar 26th 2010 11:41PM]

@Shoemeister
Looks to me like it is incubating something evil. Also +1 for the old school Brawny paper towel guy. The new gut looks too metro.

[wack Posted Mar 27th 2010 12:25AM]

@Shoemeister
does this come with a 2kw psu?

[da Black Anarch Posted Mar 26th 2010 7:15PM]

Yeah, yeah, yeah but, does it play Crysis?!

[Kyang Posted Mar 26th 2010 7:28PM]

@da Black Anarch It'll probably play it for you, yes.

[Broderbund Posted Mar 26th 2010 7:29PM]

@da Black Anarch This thing doesn't play crysis.. it destroys it

[youngf0x Posted Mar 26th 2010 7:32PM]

@da Black Anarch even on standby

[albinomexi Posted Mar 26th 2010 7:37PM]

It's like asking this computer if I can compute Chuck Norris

[Mobious Posted Mar 26th 2010 8:46PM]

@da Black Anarch
This thing doesn't play Crysis, Crysis plays it.

[Janvito5 Posted Mar 26th 2010 9:27PM]

@da Black Anarch

You mean Crysis 2 ?
Probably not...

[JeremyBenthem Posted Mar 26th 2010 7:58PM]

Unless there's actually something new or interesting about them, can we stop getting articles on high-end gaming PCs?
Most people here interested in that sort of bleeding-edge know how to build one

[masta vaan Posted Mar 26th 2010 8:01PM]

@JeremyBenthem
this isnt really the place for getting the know how... this is news (Ipad and WindowsPhone7Series news)

[masta vaan Posted Mar 26th 2010 8:01PM]

@JeremyBenthem
i forgot to mention, they are new and improved, though probably not super interesting...

[Schmitty338 Posted Mar 26th 2010 8:09PM]

Actually I would still be plenty happy with the 'last-generation' version with a 'paltry' AMD 5870 or 5970 in it...

[Gamecheater Posted Mar 26th 2010 8:19PM]

So.....How PSU's and watercooling setups are needed for the triple sli version?

[Gamecheater Posted Mar 26th 2010 8:19PM]

@Gamecheater

>How PSU

I meant How *many PSUs

[Concorde105 Posted Mar 26th 2010 10:05PM]

@Gamecheater
Why, a mere 7, of course!

[vVv Posted Mar 26th 2010 8:37PM]

Matte black computers FTW!
In case you were wondering that red glow from under the CPU fan is a high grade steel alloy heat sink melting and the red pinkish stuff in the tubes is lava. Oh and yes, there's no window of course. Frankly It's as cold as a quad socket Pentium 4 workstation running Solitaire.

[vVv Posted Mar 26th 2010 9:00PM]

Make no fuss about it, this thing can cancel an ice age, hell even a slew of ice ages...

Satan ordered two, but it was too hot for him.

Also most steel mils will be switching to this compact blast furnace.

[bighap Posted Mar 26th 2010 8:41PM]

Built one maxed out just for shits and giggles and it came to 12k lol

[Peytral Posted Mar 27th 2010 1:48AM]

@bighap
That's nothing, go configure a mac pro for unrealistic numbers.

[think before you react Posted Mar 26th 2010 8:49PM]

And all for the very low price of one gajillion dollars...

[refink Posted Mar 26th 2010 9:18PM]

this desktop rapes pedophiles

[zman Posted Mar 26th 2010 9:24PM]

Yeah, it'll run Crysis, but I think a better benchmark would be seeing how it performs running the Matrix.

[Kibbe17 Posted Mar 26th 2010 10:33PM]

I really really really really want to see this run Flight Simulator X. Everyone talks about crysis but FSX has such potential to be an amazing game/tool but few computers can actually run it on full specs and use that potential.. We shall see.

[martix Posted Mar 27th 2010 12:26AM]

Then again, disable LoD and then see if it runs Crysis, or any other game of similar scope.
That'll keep you warm enough in the winter. Actually there's an idea - next time you feel the chills fire up a game or one of them distributed computing programs if you feel more altruistic chances are it'll be stave off even an arctic blizzard.
And you also can also claim the prize for world's most expensive heater...
Well, sadly it seems that high-end gaming is slowly slipping into that "if you need to ask price, you can't afford it" category.

[buoy Posted Mar 27th 2010 1:38AM]

Just think. Well before the end of this decade we will have roughly this sort of power in our smartphones :)

[Massive Poop Posted Mar 27th 2010 2:15AM]

Does it do flash?

[Stangs55 Posted Mar 27th 2010 8:36AM]

Actually...I'd rather have my ATI 5970 in it....it's the same size but trounces the 480 in every test....

[PeterFnet Posted Mar 27th 2010 9:20AM]

hallowed are the ori

[Bocefuss4500 Posted Mar 27th 2010 12:28PM]

@PeterFnet

love stargate reference

[FrenchKiss Posted Mar 27th 2010 10:05AM]

Does it support Win98 second edition ???

[tomasse Posted Mar 27th 2010 12:23PM]

so, is this configuration, enough to run solitaire and minesweeper??????
Plus, if i built it on my own...i'll surelly spend less.