Why (and how) Acer makes the most extreme PC gaming hardware

Why (and how) Acer makes the most extreme PC gaming hardware

By Joe Osborne

Acer Predator 21X

Acer has made something of a name for itself in the PC gaming world these past few years for some absolutely bonkers pieces of gaming hardware. The trend started with the Acer Predator 21X, a 21-inch gaming laptop with desktop parts inside.

The laptop costs $8,999 (about £6,729, AU$11,879) at the time of writing, and houses some of the most intense silicon available today. It also weighs a back-breaking 18.74 pounds (8.5kg).

Acer then followed up this barely mobile monster with an even more powerful machine, a desktop known as the Predator X. The company hasn’t even issued a price or release date for the PC yet. But, with two server-grade Intel Xeon processors and the latest, most powerful Nvidia graphics cards paired together via SLI, rest assured that it too will rival the down payment on your house.

Surely the market for these pre-built, mega-powered gaming PCs is tiny – how many people do you know with thousands in cash lying around? So, if that’s the case, then why does Acer bother crafting such power-packed PCs?

“You are right, X is pushing to the limit. But [that] may not be 100% limited to in terms of GPU performance, [hardcore] …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming

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