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#68854 29-Sep-2010 14:20
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Anyone got a spare $30,000 lying around?  Mine with the built in PS3 please...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/4175784/Lamborghini-of-PCs-yours-for-just-30k

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It costs more than many cars and includes a built-in Xbox 360 but the creators of the world's fastest PC believe there is a market for the water-cooled beast.

Origin PC's "Big O" computer costs between AU$10,999 (NZ$14,397) and AU$22,799 (NZ$29,844), depending on the internal configuration.

Designed for serious PC gamers and those performing other computer-intensive tasks such as video editing and 3D rendering, the Big O includes the latest Intel processors and Nvidia graphics chips that have been tweaked to perform at speeds far greater than the manufacturers' specifications.

This tweaking process is known as overclocking and is often performed by geeks looking to wring maximum power out of their equipment. Overclocking generates significantly more heat and, to combat that, the entire machine is cooled by a liquid cooling system as opposed to fans.

Kevin Wasielewski, chief executive of Origin, said the machine was first created as part of a "Dream Machine" competition run in the US by CPU Magazine, which described the computer as the "ultimate PC", offering "everything and the kitchen sink".

He would not say how many people had ordered one of the computers so far but said all buyers chose different configurations and the internal hardware could be customised to suit different needs and budgets.

"The one that we built for CPU Magazine has an Xbox in it but we can also do a PlayStation 3 or Wii," said Wasielewski.

"This is not the type of machine that's built on necessity; it's more of a machine that's built on the ultimate entertainment factor. It's not that you need the system, but you want the system."

Wasielewski was previously a top executive at high-end computer maker Alienware but created Origin in 2009 with several colleagues after Alienware was acquired by Dell.

He justified the high cost of the Big O machine by saying it could not only run any game or application thrown at it, but it could also be used to create content such as games and fully rendered movies.

"When you think of the Big O, it's the Lamborghini, it's the Bugatti, of the PC. You could buy a car and go from A to B or you could buy a Lamborghini and do it in style," he said."




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  #385899 29-Sep-2010 15:19
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Hmmm. Waste of money.




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  #385923 29-Sep-2010 16:18
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awesome but somewhat pointless




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  #385939 29-Sep-2010 16:48
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That's like the price of the top end Mac Pro - plus possibly does more.

 
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