Maingear Pulse – The World’s Greenest Gaming PC
Yesterday we saw the new Maingear ePhex Elite Gaming PC, today Maingear has launched a new PC which they are calling the World’s greenest gaming PC, the Maingear Pulse.
The Maingear Pulse is a powerful small form factor PC based on NVIDIA;s ION platform, and it is the first ION PC that can be upgraded with a GeForce GPU, which lets you choose between a low power ION solution and a energy efficient high performance solution with the GeForce GPU.
The ION version comes with an choicer of Intel Core 2 45nm processors, and an 80+ certified 300 watt PSU this is designed to be energy efficient.
The GeForce Option comes with a GeForce 9800 GT Eco GPU which uses 40% less power than a standard GeForce 9800 GT, users can choose either a 512MB or 1GB version, processing comes from Intel’s Core 2 Quad processors.
The Maingear Pulse features 802.11 b.g WiFi, up to 8GB of DDR2 RAM, optional Blu-ray and TV tuner, and a Windows Vista.
Prices start at $799 for the basic version, and it is available now from Maingear.
June 5th, 2009 at 6:19 am
it’s claim may be questioned. For example, the company could use DDR3 memory that consumes less energy compared to DDR2 and also could utilize ATI Radeon HD 4770 graphics card that delivers higher performance than Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT ECO despite lower power consumption. Additionally, computer case made of stainless steel is not exactly good for recycling, furthermore, its manufacturing caused a lot of hazardous emissions.