Acer just took the wrapper off a potent newPredator Orion 7000 desktop , notably campaign on Intel ’s soon - to - launch 12th - gen CPU .
Acer showed off a wide reach of new products at its annualNext@Acer global military press group discussion , including new laptop , Chromebooks , showing , and gaming machines .
But the Predator Orion 7000 stole the show with the cellular inclusion of a 12th - gen Intel chip — alsoknown as Alder Lake — which should render a boastful hike to performance . Intel is hyping a new firebrand new marrow architecture sport more hoard and a new dice arrangement that can well split workloads between the CPU ’s truehearted eminent - public presentation cores and its less power - hungry efficiency core . And while Acer has yet to provide a specific orbit of 12th - gen Intel CPUs that will be available ( essence i5 , Core i7 , burden i9 , etc . ) , the society has confirm it will use unsecured chips capable of overclocking .
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The Orion 7000 ’s other glasses are every bit strapping , with support for up to 64 GB of RAM , up to an Nvidia RTX 3090 GPU , a range of storage choice ( both SSDs and HDDs ) , build - in Wi - Fi 6E , 10 USB ports ( both Type - A and Type - C ) , and more ( though oddly there does n’t seem to be supporting for Thunderbolt 4 ) .
That said , some of the Orion 7000 ’s more interesting lineament are smaller particular like the inclusion of a raging - swappable 2.5 - inch USB - C effort bay on the top of its case , and a work up - in AIO CPU ice chest that habituate particular ceramic axis vertebra in its fans . And for people who love colourful lighting , Acer ’s new 120 mm and 140 mm Frost Blade 2.0 case fans look like technicolor turbines and lineament ARGB lighting , so you’re able to customise their output to whatever hues you care .
Unfortunately , Acer has n’t released exact U.S. pricing for the Orion 7000 just yet , though based on pricing for other regions , we ’re probably looking at a start price of between $ 2,000 and $ 2,200 .
All hail the hypno fans.Image: Acer
And while the Orion 7000 might be the coolheaded affair we run across from Acer , the companionship also bring in thePredator Gaming Desk , which come with a cup holder attachment , an included headphone standpoint , and a 55 - inch carbon paper - fiber top that can be cover by a monolithic Predator shiner pad , if that ’s what you ’re into . Acer even made not one , but two different gaming projectors , with theGD711offering lead acoustic projection at up to a 4 K UHD resolution and a variable refresh rate , while theGM712uses a lamp - establish projector that can pump out up to 3,600 lumens .
And if play is n’t your jam , Acer also exhaust four newfangled Chromebooks headlined by theChromebook Spin 514 , an inflate range of eco - friendly laptops and monitors that are part of the Vero kinfolk , and a Brobdingnagian compass of job laptop computer admit Modern Enduro and TravelMate notebook with anti - microbial silver ion finishes .
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While I like the desk overall, that cupholder feels a bit superfluous considering you can just put drinks on top of the table, but maybe that’s just me.Image: Acer
