WidowPC Gaming Computer - Wolf Gaming Computer

Wolf Gaming Computer

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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STANDARD FEATURES

Fastest Assembly and Shipping in the Industry

On average it takes WidowPC engineers about five to 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

Tsunami Gaming Case by Thermaltake

This award winning case truely matches the hardware it holds...exceptional. As we would expect from Thermaltake, the case has extremely high performance thermal characteristics and multiple clean features. Clean features examples include washable, carbon filtered air intakes to reduce dust build up inside the system, an included anti-static dust cloth and an anti-eletromagnetic emission (EMI) spring which reduces the EMI noise created by the system to improve data reliability.

The mid tower, low-profile form factor allows for upgradeability and ease of access while not taking up too much space. Add to that, the case comes key secured with a Kensington lock to protect those valuable parts from wandering hands at LAN parties, in dorm rooms, and other areas where high end hardware is likely to walk off.

Awards for Case Design Case Pics   Lockable side panel Easy access to ports on the top front of the case (USB, mic, headphones) 12 cm cooling fans with fan holder in front (intake) Rear (exhaust) plans for great heat dissipation Enclosed dust cloth Washable dust filter for easy cleaning and replacement Retractable foot stand Front panel 3-way key lock EMI protection spring Patented sliding rail design for easy 5.25" devices installation Screwless slots for easy assembling Thumb-screws for easy open side panel

The motherboard: K8NE Deluxe by Asus

WidowPC hit a home run with the selection of the K8NE Deluxe. Representing motherboard engineering at its best, the performance of K8NE Deluxe is not for the faint of heart. Enjoy the latest games with most visual effects; go ahead with the most graphics demanding multimedia utilities. Don't worry, this mobo is good enough for you, the question is, are you game enough for K8NE Deluxe.

SATA Bang Onboard
The Asus K8NE Deluxe 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.

Overclocking Inside
Inject "nitrous oxide" into your CPU! The patented AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System) technology intelligently detects system load and automatically boosts performance for the most demanding tasks. Unlike other dynamic overclocking techniques, AI NOS™ reacts much faster to satisfy your unending need for speed.

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.
ASUS AI NET2 remotely detects cable connection the second you turn on the system, and any faulty connections are reported back up to 100 meters at 1 meter accuracy. Add to all that, the NV Firewall provides professional-grade traffic inspection capabilities, instant on protection, advanced management features and is easy to use and setup via a user friendly wizard.

Hard Specs

• 4 184-pin DIMM sockets support max. 4GB DDR400/333/266 ECC/nonECC unbuffered DDR SDRAM memory
• Dual channel memory architecture
• 1 AGP 8x slot
• 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
• 1 RJ45 10/100/1000 Mbps ethernet LAN ports

AGP 8x Graphics

With double the bandwidth of AGP 4X, AGP 8X allows developers to manage scenes efficiently with complex geometries, and dynamically switch to new scenes in real time, improving the overall performance of today's fast-paced "fly-through" applications and games. Increased performance yields significant improvements for complex visualizations, allowing for more realistic graphics environments.
[read more in AGP 8X technical brief from nVidia (.pdf)]

CUSTOMIZABLE FEATURES

Athlon FX Processor with Hyper-Threading

AMD's innovative Athlon 64 FX processors allow for unprecented performance and flexibility. The Wolf takes part of it's name from the FX technology embedded in these amazing chips. The FX series Athlon 64 is not only sports a native 64 bit architecture that is completely compatible with 32 bit applications but it is also specifically designed to dominate games. The FX chips also allow for greater flexibility in over clocking.
[Customize 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.
[Choose from Windows XP Home or XP Pro]

Video Card Selection

ATI x800 is an amazing performer and has proven itself to be one of the most reliable, hassle-free video cards even made. At our basic need level, gamers just want to have fun and fighting wierd errors and dealing with headaches, ain't what we call fun. This is why ATI x800 256MB video card not only delivers the performance we crave but also has taken a majority of the video card market. No problems. Just game.

ATI's "Ruby" Demonstrating Radeon Lighting Effects --
and what to do if you are being chased by lots of fire

The Wolf delivers cutting edge graphics technology through the ATI and nVidia video card line ups. Here is a quick guide to help you decide which card is right for you.

• Best bang for the buck: ATI Radeon x800 256MB or nVidia 6800 GT 256MB. The nVidia 6800 GT is just a tiny bit faster overall but experienced some maddening technical glitches with several games when it first came out. New drivers have solved those problems, but we still give the nudge to the Radeon x800 as the one with the most dependable record.
• Fastest AGP cards: ATI Radeo x850 256MB or Nvidia 6800 ULTRA 256MB

[Make your video card selection here ]

Room for Hard Drives and Optical Drives

With 4 5.25" bays and 3 3.5" bays, the Wolf is one of the most upgradeable gaming computers on the market today. In our convenient configuation screen, you'll see a virtually toy store of media drives including the Western Digital Raptor 74 GB 10,000 RPM hard drives with 8MB of cache, Maxtor 250 GB 7,200 RPM hard drives also with 8MB of cache and many more. Optical drive selection includes the fastest, top of the line Sony DVD double layer burners and CD writers.
[Add up to three hard drives and up two 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? Build your system with one of the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS options we offer for an unparalleled acoustical nirvana. There's nothing like hearing a monster lap up it's victims blood or hearing the footsteps of your enemy as he walks into your trap in 24 bit, 8 channel surround sound.
[Select your sound card here ]

Crucial DDR Memory

WidowPC only uses Crucial low latency RAM in our gaming desktops and towers. This significantly increases performance over the generic ram our competitors use, as well as greatly decreasing the probability of memory failure. 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 Wolf you get to choose between two of the most powerful power supplies on the market, including the Antec TruPower 550W and the Thermaltake 400W with thermal control functionality.
[Choose your power supply here ]

Posted by wpc_editorial at June 25, 2005 01:15 PM
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