Although we have no doubt that this is the best time to build a computer, the truth is that not all users want to go down that path full of technical details and comparisons. For them, Acer offers the new Predator Orion 9000, a system equipped with an Intel Core i9 processor that supports up to 18 physical cores, a maximum of 128 GB of DDR4 memory, and depending on the final configuration, two GeForce GTX 1080 Ti cards or four Radeon RX Vega.
Building a new computer is a very special process, and if you haven't done it yet, I definitely recommend it. Of course... I would be lying if I said there is no risk of mishaps. From unexpected incompatibilities to damage caused during shipping (some mail services behave wildly with packages), there will always be factors that can delay or postpone the build. The alternative is to buy a brand-name computer, ready to use. Prices are usually higher and flexibility is lower, but at the same time you gain the advantage of certification (that is, knowing that the parts will work no matter what), and some unification of the warranty (since a single company is responsible for the entire system). If the user prefers these last two aspects, and also wants all the processing power they can buy in one go, they might consider the Acer Predator Orion 9000.
Hardware and Configurations
The Predator series takes a very important step with the Orion 9000, thanks to its adoption of Intel's new Core X platform. Acer confirmed that there will be several configurations, starting with the Core i9-7900X with ten cores, up to the terrifying Core i9-7980XE with 18 cores and 36 threads. Its motherboard supports a maximum of 128 gigabytes of DDR4 RAM, three M.2 slots and four PCI Express x16, the case (which has wheels!) has multiple bays for hard drives and SSDs, a liquid cooling system focused on the CPU, an automatic overclocking button (that we will have to study very carefully), five 120mm fans (one of them used by the watercooling), and a large number of USB 3.1 ports (two are Type-C).
Returning to the PCI Express slots, the Acer Predator Orion 9000 includes two GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics cards, or four Radeon RX Vega. Unfortunately there are no details on the exact RX Vega model, but its mere presence makes us imagine that the computer will have a nuclear reactor as a power supply (four RX Vega 64 are 1,200 watts on average). The price for the most basic configuration of the Orion 9000 is 1,999 euros, and it will be available in Europe from November.
