PC Makers Announce Fermi Gaming Machines
CyberPower was first out the gate with an announcement. CyberPower's Black Pearl, Black Mamba Fang Series and Gamer Xtreme 3D lines will all carry options for Fermi. Coupled with Intel's six core Core i7 CPUs, it makes for a hefty machine.
Not too long after CyberPower's announcement hit the Web, similar announcements from other companies began to do the rounds. Origin PC announced options for a GTX 470 or GTX 480 on the Genesis desktop late on Friday. Similar to CyberPower, there's also an option for Intel's Core i7-980X.
Maingear is getting in on the action too, and wants us to "party like it's 2099" with its SHIFT desktop boasting an option for a triple configuration that carries a price tag of more than $6,000. Party indeed, Maingear.
Digital Storm is spicing up its Black|OPS gaming machine with Fermi too. According to the release, the Enthusiast model packs Intel's Core i7-930 and a GTX 480, and starts at $2,891. The Extreme model boasts an i7-980X and dual SLI GTX 480s; this starts at just over $5,000.
Don't forget to check out our Fermi review!
*Press releases via Hot Hardware
I don't remember seeing all these news for ATI 5xxx
I really think this one was uncalled for, it was expected...
What next an article saying that stores will actually sell it!!!
Of course they will
And.....cyberpower is always the first....always xD
If you're building a machine on CyberPowerPC, and want to add a second GPU to a configuration, they'll charge you as much as $899 to put in an HD 5970. Can't wait to see what their price for a GTX 480 will jump to once the cards go on sale, and people have to deal with the reality of the short supply.
I don't remember seeing all these news for ATI 5xxx
I really think this one was uncalled for, it was expected...
What next an article saying that stores will actually sell it!!!
Of course they will
In other news: Electric Companies Raise Rates in the Face of Higher Demand
Really even if Fermi fixed the power issues and released a driver that gave it the significant increase over the 5xxx's that where promised I would still hope that we'll be WELL past this tech by 2099! I'm hoping we'll be into holographic tech by 2050 at the latest. Horrible inaccurate advertisement!
Fermi is not a Lamborghini... maybe a Toyota
Your missing the point, its a performance/enthusiasts card. Toyota is not a performance/enthusiasts brand.
From the benchmarks I saw the GTX470 is sitting squarely in between the 5850 and the 5870 and the GTX480 is in between the 5870 and the 5970 in terms of both price and performance.
5850 ~ $300
470 ~ $350
5870 ~ $420
480 ~ $500
5970 ~ $700
Not that I'd buy one because of the temps they run at but they seem to fill gaps in AMD's lineup.
No I think only a fanboy would make a comment like that. The Fermi cards have proved in benchmarks to perform superior to comparable ATI cards with AA enabled. So to someone who cares about AA Fermi is an attractive option. Admit that it does something right and is not just irrelevant. If nothing else it will help you get your ATI card for cheaper. Also if ATI had sold their 5850/5870 for MSRP I would have one in my system by now. But since they wanted to maximize profits they most likely cost themselves my business. What they should have done sold at MSRP to get all these new Nvidia guys on their boat.
So where were you going with this comment?
And this one...
Depends on what type of person you are. If you're a metro d-bag, then you'll buy it for the name, looks and show factor. If you're an enthusiast, then you're buying it for the 0-60, 60-0, etc. You get the point.