Can The Murderbox Play Crysis? It Should for $20K

[exfileme]

The murderbox extreme desktop can cost enthusiasts just over $20,000 before even installing EA's new shooter, Crysis 2.

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[internetlad]

But, can it play cr. . . oh nvm.

 

[kjsfnkwl]

Excuse me, "Crysys 2"?

 

[dontcrosthestreams]

out of date and overpriced, put together ones own computer...

 

[rohitbaran]

Crysis 2? Crysis is more taxing and frankly, it still looks better to me than the sequel, which is a watered down consolified game.

 

[jonainpdx]

So the least expencive is $6K and that comes with 2 GTX 285's. Right, ok. Sounds like a huge rip off to me.

 

[davewolfgang]

I'm sure a "new" one could get the new Sandy Bridge and a couple paired up GTX 560's, 580's or AMD's 6970's.

If I had the money to waste............

 

[aznguy0028]

i7 975.. in the age of i5 2500/2600k and upcoming SB-E
GTX 285 .. in the age of GTX 590 and ATI 6990..

yea...no thanks

 

[rohitbaran]

Anyway, the computer seems to be seriously overpriced. The hardware is old and for the price, one could add 2 CPUs of the same kind on an EVGA classified moterboard.

 

[kingssman]

wow 6k for watercooled? makes me wanna consider the liquid cooled macpro. Yea they're liquid cooled ya know.

 

[snurp85]

how can it cost 20k?!?!? even with a 50% markup on parts...
mobo: 300
core i7-2600K: 300
24 gigs ram: 400
quad SLI GTX590's: 3000
four 256gb SSD's: 2000
two 1500W power supplies: 800
water cooling: 300-500ish
Case: 200

even with allllll of that,thatd only cost $7500.

what a ripoff.

 

[Teddy Weddy]

I built my computer for 650$, it runs Crysis 2 at max settings 1920x1080. :V

 

[ArgleBargle]

Oh, wait. It's $20,000 because it's made by Apple.

 

[robochump]

[citation][nom]snurp85[/nom]how can it cost 20k?!?!? even with a 50% markup on parts...mobo: 300core i7-2600K: 30024 gigs ram: 400quad SLI GTX590's: 3000 four 256gb SSD's: 2000two 1500W power supplies: 800water cooling: 300-500ishCase: 200even with allllll of that,thatd only cost $7500.what a ripoff.[/citation]

Not to mention it will be worth $500 after a year....hehe.

 

[ProDigit10]

in a good 10 years, netbooks and tablet pc's probably overpower this machine! Good things come to those who wait!

 

[bpeglow]

Makes Alienware look reasonable. This is for the crowd that thinks a "gaming PC" has to be in the thousands. And GTX 285s? lol

 

[_Cubase_]

Give me a Digital StormPC any day.

 

[mauskau]

I know the guy (through forums we both frequent) that started this company after he received great feedback from people that saw his own machine. He will tell you straight out that this is not a machine for people like those of us that know how to build their own, and it is not for people that would be attracted to Alienware or others with big, flashy lights and things. He said it was more about a high end PC that has high end looks that are classy and clean without all of the glowing plastic crap detracting from it, or something along those lines. He markets more like a boutique store to people with money that want a good looking machine. And at least the last time I had inquired about it, the pricing includes someone flying out to your home with the computer and installing it for you.

Again, not something I would ever buy, and not something that most of you would ever buy, because we have the skillset to build our own and select our own parts, and most of us value function over form. But you probably know someone who likes to own pretty things that has more money than skill, and to someone like that, this might be just what they are looking for.

In any case, he is doing a decent enough business he had to hire another worker recently, and he wasn't far off from being able to quit his day job. Can you blame a guy from filling a niche in the market that also allows him to do something he enjoys doing? I know I can't. I just wish I had enough patience to do my installs as clean as on the murderbox

 

[banthracis]

Tom's you're really behind on the news...
the prices and photos you're linking are from a PC built back in mid 2009...

 

[verbalizer]

someone tell the mods to close this thread.... LOL
overpriced / outdated crappola..

 

[PreferLinux]

For $20,000, I could build a computer with quad-SLI GTX580s, dual hex-core CPUs, probably liquid cooling, and enough SSDs in RAID that a normal HDD would be unnecessary. Who are they trying to rip off?

 

[fir_ser]

This machine is for the lazy and filthy rich people who prefer paying cash than using their brains to build such a system.
I believe many will buy this machine at its max specs just because of its unrealistic price tag of $20k+.

 

[gerchokas]

[citation][nom]snurp85[/nom]how can it cost 20k?!?!? even with a 50% markup on parts...***...with allllll of that,thatd only cost $7500.what a ripoff.[/citation]

and 13000USD for sayin "i have a murderbox"

 

[dalauder]

Funny how easy it would be to get a Cyber Power or tons of other custom built machines put together for $3K that can do anything this computer can do.

Water cooling doesn't seem to be close to worth the hassle for Sandy Bridge.

 

[Guest]

This article is very late. That particular gtx285 sli model has been around since the cards were released. The point is the amazing craftsmanship they put into the builds. Hardware is always cutting edge with them so look at the aesthetics and don't get caught on the hardware in a computer they made 3 years ago