Acer's updated Predator gaming desktop swoops down from the trees to decapitate the competition

When launched back in 2008, Acer's Predator desktop was a mean gaming rig -- and we don't just mean because it had a tendency to actually set things on fire. We're pretty sure the new, just announced revision of the desktop won't suffer the same ailment, a non-customizable update that sports a 2.8GHz Core i7 930 CPU, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 GPU, 1.5TB of storage, 12GB of DDR3 RAM, and an asking price of one buck under $2,000. That's a solid deal, and the new black and orange case design looks solid too, every bit as loud as old orange and black one. It's just perfect for showing your opponents just how serious you are about your gaming, though we're thinking it might have been even more popular if the Stanley Cup had gone the other way.

[Greg Posted Jun 28th 2010 8:49AM]

Personally I'm a fan of mini-ITX and micro-ATX PCs having built one of each in the last fortnight (using minimalist black boxes from Silverstone) however I must confess to finding something very attractive to this aggressively styled case. A bit like an American muscle car.

[Bhima Posted Jun 28th 2010 9:44AM]

@Greg
If by american muscle car you mean a Pontiac from the 1980s.

[benderfender Posted Jun 28th 2010 9:18AM]

@DoomLight noooo
that's decepticon for sure

[Dale P Posted Jun 28th 2010 9:43AM]

This computer needs to GET TO DA CHOPPA!

[berbar Posted Jun 28th 2010 10:09AM]

I've always wondered if hardcore gamers really like such ugly rigs.

[clarinetJWD Posted Jun 28th 2010 11:42AM]

@berbar Nope.

[Imadedend Posted Jun 28th 2010 10:31AM]

Terrible specs... Try again acer

[oddtodd Posted Jun 28th 2010 10:37AM]

BLACKHAWKS!!!

Anyway, yeah, that thing's ugly, but if I had $2 grand kickin' around my house with nothin' to do, I'd probably get it and play Peggle.

[CooterLightman Posted Jun 28th 2010 10:47AM]

I'd build my own...but where can I get a Flyers case like that one?

:(

[Prevacator Posted Jun 28th 2010 10:55AM]

So let me get this straight, they had problems with their former cases catching on fire? So they put a GTX 470 in it?

BRILLIANT!

[Tman21901 Posted Jun 28th 2010 10:57AM]

I'm pretty sure that Flyers reference went over 96% of the readers' heads.

[ounkeo Posted Jun 28th 2010 11:15AM]

Not sure why the design is getting ragged on so much. I think it's awesome looking.

If I wanted a clean black case, I'd put together my own machine (which I do). The point of buying branded is for the case design and the support. You can easily put together a better machine than that otherwise.

[infamous1 Posted Jun 28th 2010 11:55AM]

ill stick with my Blackbird 002

[pc800 Posted Aug 8th 2010 7:22PM]

@infamous1 Best damn gaming pc they ever came up with. To this day, I still don't understand why they killed it. That thing was brilliant.

[todrick Posted Jun 28th 2010 12:04PM]

Thanks for the Hockey reference...
As a Anaheim Ducks fan, I was digging the color-scheme immediately... then I saw your Flyers reference and chuckled.

[WeiserHM Posted Jun 28th 2010 12:18PM]

But will it run OnLive?

[Guspaz Posted Jun 28th 2010 12:36PM]

It looks like some sort of lawn care equipment that you'd find in a garage...

[KupoCheer Posted Jun 28th 2010 12:39PM]

Totally a matter of personal taste, but these crazy cases always look horrible to me, and they never perform well either.

[University of Pi Posted Jun 28th 2010 1:17PM]

wow no mention of alienware in the comments

[vexx786 Posted Jun 28th 2010 5:21PM]

Amazingly performance
But ugly as hell

[icon808 Posted Jun 28th 2010 8:00PM]

Can u nuke it?

[Eternal Density Posted Jun 28th 2010 10:14PM]

Ugly; I hope it kills itself with fire.