Falcon Northwest Claims Fastest PC

Got deep pockets and the compulsory need for speed, and something custom that nobody else has without having to do it yourself? Then you’ll be familiar with the Falcon Northwest name.

Falcon Northwest is claiming it have the fastest system money can buy, and I believe it. The customized system comes with a pretty hefty price tag as well, $500 just for the custom paint job alone – which doesn’t make it faster, not even the ‘flaming’ paint job.

So what are the specs of this ‘Evel Knievel’ computer you say?

Intel Core i7-965 Extreme @ 3.79GHz
12GB of 1,066MHz DDR3 RAM
Dual 1GB ATI Radeon HD 4870-X2
1TB 7,200RPM Hitachi Hard Drive
80GB Intel X-25M Solid-state Drive
$8,028.00 price tag

So how does Falcon Northwest claim this is the fastest PC ever? Simple - it managed to score 60fps+ running Crysis on the highest possible settings using all the bells and whistles and DirectX 10 features. The unfortunate part is that running Crysis like this requires a lot of money — but definitely adds bragging rights to your belt. Although, shelling out a ton of money just to brag about Crysis isn’t probably going to get you compliments and praises.

Falcon Northwest has been in the high-end custom gaming system business long before other PC makers even considered the idea — since 1992 to be exact. The Falcon Northwest team has extensive experience in building very solid, very extreme (and expensive), gaming systems.

Falcon, like other similar firms, also offers its customers custom paint jobs that are oozing with quality but also come at a premium. These are not your standard spray paint jobs, powder coats, etc. Rather, the paints are professional grade automotive paint.

If you’re interested in seeing what you can piece together and see a price-tag that will blow your wallet up, head over to the Falcon Northwest system builder page here. We had fun playing with the system builder and its many options, seeing what money can buy. Don’t forget, if you have requests that don’t fit into the system builder, you can contact Falcon Northwest directly for customized orders.