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Acer announced new additions to its premium Predator gaming line in Berlin, which include the Orion 9000 series gaming desktops with Windows 10 and the Predator X35 monitor leveraging Nvidia G-Sync and Acer HDR Ultra technologies for ultra-smooth performance and stunning visuals.
The commanding aesthetics of the Predator Orion 9000 series feature a black-and-silver spacecraft-like exterior with customisable RGB (red, green and blue) lighting along the sides of the front bezel.
“The Predator Orion 9000 is the most powerful PC we’ve ever made,” said Jeff Lee, General Manager, Stationary Computing, IT Products Business, Acer. “With 4-way graphics and 18-core processors, it is a platform that takes gamers and intense graphic users beyond their dreams.”
It features liquid cooling and Acer’s IceTunnel 2.0 to keep the temperature down while the game heats up. Huge metal mesh panels on the front and top allow more cold air in and the rising hot air of the liquid-cooled CPU out, while up to five 120mm fans in the front, top, and back channel cool air through the chassis. Part of the airflow is redirected towards the back of the motherboard tray to cool the storage devices. The graphic cards feature blower-style fans to drive the heat out from the back, while the PSU is self-contained to avoid thermal interference.
As one of the initial major OEMs to bring AMD’s latest Radeon RX Vega graphics to a gaming desktop, Acer raises the bar with the capability to support up to 4 Radeon RX Vega cards to deliver near-photorealistic imagery — in real-time at high resolutions in stereo and at high refresh rates.
“We are thrilled that Acer has chosen the AMD Radeon RX Vega graphics card for their highest performing PC ever made. A single RX Vega enables ultra-high resolutions and a tear-free, buttery smooth 60 frames per second,” said Scott Herkelman, VP and General Manager, Gaming, Radeon Technologies Group at AMD.
The Predator Orion 9000 will offer up to a Intel Core i9 Extreme Edition 18-core processor and up to 128GB quad-channel DDR4 memory, allowing it to handle compute-intensive tasks with ease while providing exceptional performance.
“The new Intel Core X-series processor family raises the bar for what’s possible with desktop computing, delivering up to 18 cores and 36 threads for incredible performance and extreme megatasking raw power,” said Anand Srivatsa, General Manager of the Desktop Platform Group, Intel. “This unprecedented level of power is on full display thanks to our strong partnership with Acer on the Predator Orion 900 featuring the Intel Core i9 Extreme Edition processor.”
Connectivity includes two USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports (one Type-C and one Type-A), eight USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (one Type-C and seven Type-A) and two USB 2.0 ports (Type-A). The Predator Orion 9000 series support a total of three M. 2 slots to extend the ability to increase the speed, power and capabilities of the PC, and four PCIe x16 slots provide ample expansion for video cards.
Meanwhile, the 35-inch (21:9) X35 monitor sports an immersive 1800 curve and a brilliant (3440 x 1440) WQHD resolution. The fast four milliseconds response time and high 200Hz refresh rate combined with Nvidia G-Sync, makes gameplay smooth and lifelike with no tearing or visual artefacts.
