WidowPC Gaming Computers - Arachnid SLI Gaming Tower
Arachnid SLI Gaming Computer
(Available in mid tower and full tower sizes)
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LATEST AWARDS
Computer Gaming World Editor's Choice
Award
Congrats to the whole WidowPC team
for winning Computer
Gaming World Editors' Choice award (March, 2005)!
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"Arachnid" definition from online encyclopedia, Wikipedia.org
Arachnid (Ah-Rack-Nid) - Arachnids are named
for the mythological figure Arachne and include spiders and scorpions
and other eight legged meanies you don't want in your pants.
Arachnids are mostly carnivorous, feeding on the pre-digested
bodies of gamers who were using inferior hardware.
- the fine print: we paraphrased just a
tiny, tiny bit...ok a lot.
STANDARD FEATURES
Fastest Assembly and Shipping in the Industry
On average it takes WidowPC engineers about ten business days
to assemble your custom made gaming computer. That is the fastest
standard assembly time any where in the world for a customer gaming
computer.
Long Term Warranty, Standard, with Every Desktop
WidowPC is one of the only gaming computer companies that deliver a three year
parts and labor warranty, standard, with every desktop shipped. WidowPC is also
one of the only companies that provide a life time tech support warranty. To
us these warranties are a symbol of our commitment to our product and customer.
We don't just build high quality computers, we also build high quality
relationships. The long lasting warranty establishes a relationship between
WidowPC and the customer because we give the customer access to the highest levels
of management and one point of contact. When you purchase a WidowPC gaming computer,
you receive your own assigned sales rep and customer service rep, each with their
own phone extension number. You are a person, not a number, and we care about
you.
SATA Bang Onboard
The MSI K8N motherboard supports next-generation SATA hard drives based on the new SATA 3Gb/s
storage specification. Furthermore, the chipset has two dedicated SATA controllers
delivering more scalable performance and doubles the bus bandwidth for fast
hard drive data retrieval and saves.
Connected, Intelligent and Secure
The integrated dual Gigabit LAN design allows a PC to serve as a network
gateway for managing traffic between two separate networks. This capability
ensures rapid transfer of data from WAN to LAN without any added arbitration
or latency.
Hard Specs
- 1 SLI selector card connector
- 4 184-pin DIMM sockets support max. 4GB DDR400/333/266
ECC/nonECC unbuffered DDR SDRAM memory
- Dual channel memory
architecture
- 2 PCI Express x16 slots (SLI mode : x8
, x8)
- 3 PCI slots
- 2 IEEE 1394 FireWire Port (Mini DC in Jack)
- Fast Infrared (FIR), IrDA 1.1 Compliant, Support 4M Bit FIR
- 4 USB 2.0 ports
- 1 serial port
- 1 parallel port with ECP/EPP support
- 1 each, keyboard and mouse port
- 5 audio jacks for optical, line-out, line-in, microphone-in,
and 8 channel audio S/PDIF
- 2 RJ45 10/100/1000 Mbps ethernet LAN
ports
PCI-Express Graphics
 PCI-Express
(not to be mistaken with PCI-X) is a much faster serial interface
between the motherboard and the graphics card. PCI-Express allows
the Arachnid SLI to blow games away with the latest graphics
technology. PCI-Express system bus technology delivers increased
bus bandwidth required for 3D games, 3D graphics development,
high-definition
video and other high performance, graphics intensive applications.
It also allows two PCI-Express compliant video cards to communicate
with each other fast enough to make nVidia's SLI technology possible.
nVidia SLI Technology
SLI technology is absolutely revolutionary. It seems unreal that two
independent
video cards are able to work together in perfect, intelligent unity
to render high speed 3D graphics, textures, shaders and next generation
effects in perfect harmony. The result is the biggest gmaing performance
boost in recent history.
How Does It Work?
Connected by the SLI bidge, each GPU has a maximized connection pathway,
and can leverage the second card for reaching top-speed performances on a single
display deliverying earth shattering performance.
CUSTOMIZABLE FEATURES
Dual AMD Opteron Processors with HyperTransport
 Tthe
coolest feature of dual processors is that you'll almost never need to
wait
for your PC again. Every veteran Widows user has experience that curious
feeling of an apparently maxed out PC. For instance, Internet Explorer
will
slow to a crawl as it loads a plug-in or encounters something unusual that
eats up 100% CPU for a short while. While this is going on, your system
becomes unresponsive and acts as if it's dead.
On a dual CPU system, this
is avoided because the second CPU is available. With two CPUs,
your system is always ready to respond to your commands. The "secret
weapon" that
few Widows users know about has to do with this phenomenon and is called
CPU Affinity The Massive Advantages of
CPU Affinity
 The
secret power of dual CPUs, CPU Affinity, is what makes the Arachnid
SLI so powerful in situations where one application has
obvious priority.
For instance, while playing an advanced next generation game like
Battlefield 2, you assign processor affinity to the the game which tells
the operating system to only that one application to task that
CPU. Imagine having 100% of a Opteron 285 Dual Core 64 bit processor
assigned to your game. No more crashes because an instant messenger
came in or the anti-virus decided it was time for your weekly scan.
The same process is accomplished by WidowPC as we are building your
gaming
computer. We install the RAM in such a way that certain sticks
of RAM are assigned to specific processors. This way, when you
assign affinity to your game you are not only getting 100% of the
designated CPU but you are also getting 100% of the RAM assigned
to that CPU. So, in a gamers dream system, you would have 4 GB
of RAM total with 2 GB assigned to your gaming CPU. The performance
seen when playing a game with a fully dedicated CPU and contingent
of RAM is absolutely mind bending. Can you handle the power?
[Configurable
your processor now] Windows XP
Operating System with Service Pack 2 + CD and Manual
WidowPC provides the full operating
system with registration codes, shrink wrapped CDs and the Windows
manual. A recovery disk with all of the necessary drivers is also
included, just in case you want to start from scratch. Note that
this is impossible with Alienware and several other competitors
as they do not provide the full operating system but only a "recovery
disk"
or "respawn kit" with an image of the hard drive as it was installed
on your computer. So, if they installed it wrong, you are stuck. Additionally,
there is no way to customize your own installation or install with different
hardware other than your original installation configuration.
[Configure with Windows
XP Professional]
Video Card Selection
What used to be a difficult decision, just became so much easier.
nVidia's
newest card, the GeForce 7950 GX2 is a dream to behold. Clarity
of image and frame rates have never been so good. nVidia has created
magic and it is captured in the Arachnid SLI. Add to that amazing
feat, we use factory over clocked cards which add even
more speed to the equation. Can you handle the power?
The Arachnid SLI delivers cutting edge graphics technology through
the GeForce G70 series:
- With subsurface scattering, skin and surfaces take on
the realistic color and translucent qualities of objects
placed in front of high intensity light.
- High dynamic-range lighting effects bring environments to life for a
truely immersive experience never before seen in a gaming computer.
- Transparency supersampling improves the quality of finely detailed
environments
that may otherwise be aliased and blocky when rendered by traditional
means.
- Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex
special effects to power the next generation of cinematic realism
in 3D computer games.
- Radiosity allows light to bounce of of some objects and contributes
to the final lighting that is key to survival in first to fire
3D shooters and PvP oriented MMOs.
- Also new in the Arachnid SLI, with G70 series video cards, is
UltraShadow II technology
which enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games, like
id Software's Doom
3 , that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources and objects.
2nd-generation technology delivers more than 4x the shadow processing power
over the previous generation.
[Make
your video card selection here ]
Lots of Space for Hard Drives and Optical Drives
With 11 5.25" slots, the Arachnid SLI is one of the most upgradeable
gaming
computers on the market today. In our convenient configuration
screen,
you'll see a virtually toy store of media drives including the
Western Digital Raptor 150 GB 10,000 RPM hard drives with up to 16MB of
cache and many more. Optical drive selection
includes the fastest, top of the line Samsung DVD double layer burners
and CD writers.
[Add hard drives and optical drives
]
High Definition Sound
 Humans
are so sensitive to sound that the military is now using sonic
weaponry for crowd control. So, you video heads who tend to overlook
the importance of sound effects in gaming--LISTEN UP! Current games make
use of cutting edge sound effect technology to completely immerse the
gamer.
Sound effects are so effective that blind
people can now play first person shooters. WidowPC has now made 8
channel surround sound standard with each gaming computer we ship.
What can you do about it? Upgrade to even further to the latest cutting edge
sound card flavors we offer for an unparalleled acoustical nirvana. There's
nothing like hearing a monster lap up
it's last victims blood or hearing the footsteps of your enemy as he
walks into your trap in 24 bit surround sound.
[Select
your sound card here ]
Fast DDR Memory
 WidowPC uses Crucial RAM
OR WidowPC's own hyper fast, overclocking "L33T" RAM in our gaming desktops and towers.
Crucial has a history of making
the most reliable RAM available. When choosing RAM
for heavy demand applications like 3D gaming, always stick with
a high quality brand. It saves money in the long term and significantly
increases performance.
[Configurable
from 512 MB to 4 GB]
Big Power Supply
 God bless Old Glory on the 4th
of July, we're Americans. And Americans
like big stuff. Especially when makin it big means better performance
for competition. Lots of excess power in a power supply is more
than just macho, though. It means you've got plenty of reserve
to handle the demand spikes associated with massive video cards
and screaming processors. With the Arachnid SLI you get to choose
between the most powerful power supplies on
the market, from great brands like Silverstone, Enermax, and PC Power and
Cooling.
[Choose
your power supply here ]
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Hey!
Great work on the job you guys do here. Some of the best pc's I have ever seen for these prices! Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Matt at November 11, 2005 08:12 PM
Finnaly !! And gaming computer company that knows how to build a system. Love your site. Very informative and low key feel. I look forward to getting one of you systems in the next few mounths. TU
Posted by: Allen (Seaker) Vincent at November 14, 2005 09:30 PM
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