News - Maingear Prelude 2 - the complete gaming system?

[HEXUS]

Features a Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce graphics and 3D Vision thrown into the mix, too.

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[TAKTAK]

Is that one of the LAN Cool case's

'cos it doesn't look as nice as Lian Li's normal stuff

edit: hmmm the PC-7F, just seems 'tacky' compared to their other offerings or is that just me?

[CK_1985]

Forgive my complete ignorance on this topic, but does 3D Vision put any extra strain on the GPU compared to ordinary rendering? Just a wonderingment...

[Tunnah]

as the monitor is 1680x1050 tops, the gfx card seems ample for games at that resolution

[Aard]

i agree and would not call the 9800 lacklustre. especially for this system. you make it sound like its a pos.

[scaryjim]

i agree and would not call the 9800 lacklustre. ... you make it sound like its a pos.

The article doesn't call it "lacklustre" either, it says it is

capable, (but) may not be the first choice of high-end gamers.

At 1680 x 1050 the 9800GT hovers in the acceptable-but-not-spectacular 50 - 60 fps range, making it "adequate" rather than "ample" (IMNSHO ) - particularly compared to the HD4870 housed in today's other previewed gaming PC. It's definitely a compromise solution aimed at hitting a target price-point, leaving the system with little headroom for future, more resource-intensive, games. Ask most gamers and I suspect they'd rather have at least a 9800GTX+, which really wouldn't have cut into their margins that much (the difference in retail price is only about £30...).