[Custom PC]Hardcore Computer launches full immersion Reactor desktop PC

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Emitz989

Discussion Starter · Oct 27, 2008

This is outright AWESOME!! Ever thought of submerging your PC in liquid to cool it, these guys have done just that and far cheeper than the Amari XPC that you might have read about earlier this year...

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Hardcore Computer officially launched their full-immersion desktop system today. A far cry from the innovative but very expensive Amari XCP of this years Dream PC competition, the custom case is closer in dimensions to more conventional tower cases and also a lot more affordable. Every part of the self-contained system has been designed from the ground up by Hardcore Computer including the coolant. The Reactor promises to provide some incredible cooling power for all of the core components.

The company is aiming to have their entry level configurations a shade under $4,000 (Â£2,289 at the time of writing) and will be available internationally from the US. The first systems will be based on LGA775 motherboards featuring Nvidiaâ€™s Nforce 790i Ultra chipset, allowing for 3-way SLI.

In an interview with Custom PC, Chad Attlesey, CTO and co-founder of Hardcore Computer, commented on Core i7 Reactor systems being in the pipeline, â€œwe'll be on par with the rest of the industry as far as availability goes. We definitely have our eye on the new offerings coming out from Intelâ€.

The Reactor will be available with some heavy overclocks pre-applied. Initially, end users will have the option of top of the range Core 2 Quad QX9770 processors clocked at 4.2GHz. Chad Attlesey told Custom PC that under load the CPU temperature is â€œin the 42Â°C to 45Â°C rangeâ€.

Chad went on to say that even greater cooling is in the pipeline. â€œThatâ€™s with the current configuration. We actually have some other things in the works where will be running significantly cooler than that. I canâ€™t really talk too much about that yet.â€

Custom PC was also told that the system is easy for the end-user to upgrade at home. â€œYes, actually you can open up this system fairly easilyâ€

Link to article and full interview:
http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/60502...esktop-pc.html

http://www.custompc.co.uk/features/6...esktop-pc.html

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nathris

· #2 · Oct 27, 2008

Wow, based on minimum config, I'd say they are charging about $3000 for the case alone...

Oh and 45C load for liquid cooling? Looks like the oil is having a negative effect on the loop.

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Votkrath

· #3 · Oct 27, 2008

Oh, that is some serious stuff.

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Guswut

· #4 · Oct 27, 2008

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Originally Posted by Votkrath

Oh, that is some serious stuff.

More like a serious repost:

http://www.overclock.net/hardware-ne...ainstream.html

And that isn't even the ORIGINAL... Reposts abound!

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Playapplepie

· #5 · Oct 27, 2008

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Initially, end users will have the option of top of the range Core 2 Quad QX9770 processors clocked at 4.2GHz. Chad Attlesey told Custom PC that under load the CPU temperature is â€œin the 42Â°C to 45Â°C rangeâ€.

Holy S**t a QZ9770 @ 4.2Ghz at 42-45 under load!

That's super wicked!

Nice find!

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