Whilst buying a gaming rig may not be high on the priorities of most gamers right now, if it is then you can do worse than check out Maingear’s latest range, the F1X series. There are three offerings in the range, namely the F1X 750, 500 and 200, all of which feature ePhex, Maingear’s award winning design, space for six, yes six hard drives and a unique dual chamber design which splits out those hard drives from other heat-producing pieces of kit. Here are the hard numbers on the big boy F1X 750 of the series

* Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit
* 2 x PCI Slots, 1 x PCI Express X1 Slots, 2 x PCI Express X16 Slots
* 8 x USB Ports, 2 x FireWire Ports, 1 x eSATA Ports
* 5 x Audio Out Jacks, 2 x Line In Jacks, 2 x Microphone Jacks
* 4 x DVI Video outputs, 2 x Display Ports, 2 x HDMI Ports
* Coaxial Connector
* S/PDIF Connectors
* Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 3.33GHz
* 12 GB of DDR3 1333 (PC-10600)
* 6 Memory Slots
* Maximum Memory Supported 24GB
* 80GB Intel X-25M Gen2 SSD
* 1.5TB Western Digital Green SATA HDD
* DVDRW Dual Layer & Blu-Ray Burner
* 24-bit 192kHz High Definition Audio
* 7.1 Channels
* Dual AMD ATI Radeon HD 5870 Graphic cards in CrossFire
* Max res 2560×1600, six total monitors supported
* RJ-45 10/100/1000Mbps
* 20.5 x 8.15 x 25.4 inches

We hope you managed to take all of that in! But of course with such a large list of specs comes a large price tag weighing in at $5160. Of course the F1X 750’s lesser siblings rock in at smaller figures, 500 at $3100 and the 200 at $2250 but if you’re really serious about your gaming it’s gotta be the F1X 750 that catches your eye and wallet. These suckers are all available at Amazon, click below for the specific model

F1X 750

F1X 500

F1X 200

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Sporting a ’super bright’ 22 inch widescreen, Averatec’s latest offering, the D1005 Series AIO (All-in-One) has been unleased for a nifty price tag of US$800. If you’re cramped for a bit of desk space or just like the neatness of AIO models then your hard-earned $800 will get you the following bells and whistles

* 22 inch WSXGA Wide Screen LCD with 1680×1050 native LCD resolution
* Pentium Dual Core Processor (E5200, 2.5Ghz)
* 3 GB of DDR2 SO-DIMM memory in 2 slots
* 320GB SATA HDD
* Wireless LAN (802.11N Compliant)
* Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN
* Built-in 2.0MP camera
* Windows Vista® Home Premium
* Built-in SuperMulti DVD Burner
* 6-in-1 Media Card Reader, (5) High Speed USB 2.0, (1) DVI-I video port
* 20.9″W x 8.8″D x 18.5″H
* 27.6 lbs
* Microphone Input Jack
* Headphone Output Jack

We don’t think that’s too bad a set of specs for $800 and all squeezed into a small form factor too. Averatec are aiming the D1005 at both business and college students

Its sleek design and small footprint make it an attractive system to sit on top of your desk without taking up a lot of space. As people downsize their office space and college students head back to the dorm, saving valuable desktop real estate is top of mind.

We actually reckon that the Averatec D1005 will have a broader appeal than that though and may be attractive to any PC user out there. You interested? Then browse on over to the Averatec site.

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Every PC manufacturer seems to be announcing a new desktop unit with the Core i7 processor from Intel at the moment. And not to be left out, Acer have just announced the Aspire M7720 which is powered by the said Intel Core i7. It will initially only be available in Acer’s homeland of Taiwan, but we would expect it to be appearing overseas pretty soon. Other features on the M7720 include

* Intel quad-core 2.66GHz Core i7 920 processor
* 3 GB DDR3 memory, expandable up to 12GB
* 750 GB HDD
* ATI Radeon HD 4850 with 1GB DDR3 memory

Pretty impressive specs and with a sexy price tag of around US$1200 in Taiwan, the Aspire M7720 won’t be making a too serious dent in your wallet either. So come on Acer, don’t keep this little sucker to yourselves!

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The Mini PC Nova Lite PX24 has been unleashed by the boys at ASUS and a fine piece of kit it looks too. They claim that it is the world’s smallest PC to offer 1080p HD playback. Here are a few more bits and pieces about the unit

* dedicated graphics card pumping out 1080p
* 241 x 183 x 51 mm
* low 26db noise level
* built-in speaker with 5.1 channel optical outputs
* 1.2 GHz Intel Celeron 220 CPU
* 2 GB memory
* SATA II HDD either 160 or 250 GB capacity
* sports Vista with Media Centre software
* HDMI and DVI-I outputs
* DVD drive

Yet again no Blu-Ray love - guys the war is over - and no price tag as of yet either. So we’ll hold back on the cheers or booes for the moment but as far as looks go, we’ll give the Nova Lite a definite ‘Sexy’ mark.

Source: ASUS

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What happens when you overclock a 3.2GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 to 4.0GHz? You get the re-vamped Alienware Area-51 ALX, that’s what. The backroom boys at Alienware have ramped up the ALX to a stunning 4.0 GHz of processing gaming speed. 4.0 GHz is described as the processor’s “maximum stable output” and just to prove how extreme 4.0 really is, the unit comes with a liquid-cooling system to prevent meltdown mid-gaming session. Needless to say its other specs are just as exciting

* choice of twin NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GPUs or an ATI CrossFireX configuration with dual ATI Radeon 3870 X2 cards
* up to 4GB of 1,600 MHz Corsair Dominator DDR3 memory
* two 500GB HDDs in RAID-0
* dual-layer DVD burner
* dual ethernet ports
* optional Blu-Ray burner

Now for the downside, the basic model with one video card, 1GB of RAM and obviously without Blu-Ray burner will set you back over US$5,500. Ouch! Of course tacking on a few more bells and whistles will sky-rocket that tag up over the US$7,000 mark and that’s before you start looking at monitors and speakers. Not for the financially faint-hearted. However we’re sure that the package matches its price tag in performance so once you’ve fragged your way through your first session, the dent in your wallet will just be a distant memory.

Anyone for a game of Pac-Man?

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I’m always on the look out for weird and wonderful designs in the tech world and the UNI from Richard Choi certainly fits the bill.

The modules compartmentalise your PC into its different functional areas, STORE for storage, THINK for CPU etc. This allows easy and convenient removal and upgrade of each area without having to hack into your PC box. Data transmission between the modules is provided by the Network HomePlug technology (200 Mbps) and wireless USB (480 Mbps).

I must admit the concept is excellent and the design stylish however I have noticed a change in the way desktops are built these days. Not so long ago warnings of warranty invalidation were slapped all over the outside of your box in case you were tempted to whip out a screwdriver and delve inside. But my latest desktop has no labels and in fact the insides are definitely designed with ‘user upgrade’ in mind. So I think Richard may have missed the boat with the UNI concept, 10 out of 10 for style Richard but 0 for timing.

Source: Yanko Design

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Back in January we showed you the World’s Smallest PC. Well now we may have another contender for the title. Calao, a small French firm based in the Alps, is about to launch a USB based Linux single-board computer, the USB-9260. It measures a cute 3.3 by 1.4 inches and runs at 190MHz. Not exactly speedy but what do you expect from a ‘puter you could lose in your laptop bag!

As for memory, it has 64MB of SDRAM and 256MB of flash, and there’s an ethernet port with a couple of USB 2.0 ports as well. These little puppies will probably be of more use for industrial or manufacturing purposes but could still be a status symbol at the next Linux users convention.

Source: Linux Devices

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