Today on the Next@Acer convention, Acer is asserting an up to date model of their compact gaming desktop, the Predator Orion 3000, and the corporate was capable of ship us a pre-production unit for a hands-on. As this can be a pre-production unit, last efficiency shouldn’t be but fine-tuned, however we are able to go over the brand new chassis design, in addition to the internals of this mid-sized tower PC.
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| Orion 3000 | |||||
| CPU | 10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processor
10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor |
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| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX Options: GTX 1650 GTX 1660 NVIDIA RTX Options: |
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| RAM | Up to 64 GB DDR4-2666 | ||||
| Storage | PCIe NVMe Options: 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB M.2 2280 2 x 3.5-inch SATA bays |
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| Networking | Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.1 |
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| Cooling | Dual Predator Frostblade RGB followers | ||||
| I/O – Rear | four x USB 3.2 2 x USB 2.0 3.5 mm audio |
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| I/O – Front | 1 x USB Type-A 1 x USB Type-C 3.5mm audio |
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| Dimensions | 15.four x 6.eight x 10.5 inches (HxWxD) | ||||
| Starting Price | $999.99 | ||||
| Availability | September 2020 | ||||
Acer’s up to date Orion 3000 chassis is a well-thought out design, with some glorious options, and a compact and trendy design that might match properly on any gaming desk. Acer presents the Orion 3000 with a black perforated aspect panel, or you may go for an EMI compliant tempered glass aspect if you wish to try the RGB-lit inside. At 18 Liters, the Orion 3000 can be surprisingly compact contemplating the highly effective parts inside.
Keeping all the things cool are two Predator “Frostblade” followers, with 16.7 million colours to select from within the PredatorSense App. The RGB additionally continues with two accent lights alongside the entrance of the case, and with or with out the clear aspect panel, the lighting is a lot to create a glow across the system. Powering up the system was spectacular, not solely due to the random RGB colour scheme, but in addition as a result of the Frostblade followers had been tuned for a really low noise degree. The system, whilst a pre-production pattern, was practically silent at idle.
The Orion 3000 isn’t nearly model although. Acer has some fantastic purposeful components to their design as properly. The high of the case homes a built-in carrying deal with, which makes the small desktop very straightforward to maneuver round, and though I’m not positive if Acer got here up with the thought of together with a headset holder constructed into the chassis, but it surely’s a superb concept and one I want my very own case supplied. The energy button may be very outstanding and simple to entry, and for the brand new design Acer has moved the entrance panel ports behind a small door to maintain them hid when not in use. Whether or not you’d like them behind a door most likely is determined by how typically you employ them, however the door seems prefer it could possibly be eliminated with out an excessive amount of effort.
As this can be a pre-production unit, the cable administration will doubtless be adjusted considerably within the subsequent couple of months, besides it didn’t impede airflow in any respect.
The case has room for 2 3.5-inch SATA drives, in addition to an NVMe slot for the built-in storage, of which Acer is providing as much as 1 TB for the boot drive. The system may have a single PCIe x16 slot for the GPU, so any growth must be over USB. There’s onboard Gigabit Ethernet and Wi-Fi 6 to cowl any networking wants.
Acer might be providing a wide-range of efficiency, with Core i5 and Core i7 fashions, and as much as 64 GB of DDR4-2666 reminiscence. On the GPU entrance, Acer is providing the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 and 1660, and RTX 2060, 2060 Super, and 2070 Super choices. The pattern we had been offered featured a 500-Watt energy provide, which needs to be a lot to deal with all the things Acer is…
