/PRCWT/Guangzhou, April 21, 2023——Among the latest gaming products shown off by Acer at today’s summit, is a brand new gaming desktop called the Predator Orion X. A powerful pre-built-rig with a space capsule design and a unique, albeit a tad weird, robotic-like arm with a very functional purpose.
If you’re into futuristic themes and adore space, and just so happen to be looking for a desktop, the Acer Predator Orion X might just be for you. If you’re ok with the high price. As with many of Acer’s top Predator machines, the Orion X will feature high-end components. Such as the Intel Core i9-13900KS CPU. But you can also get it with a range of GPU options. With the biggest and baddest of them all being a liquid cooled GeForce RTX 4090. As one would expect, those components are going to keep the price on this rig pretty high.
Acer says that it plans to launch the desktop in September with a starting price of $2,999. In addition to the CPU and GPU, you can configure this PC with up to 32GB of DDR5-5600 RAM, and two M.2 SSDs with up to 1TB each for storage. There’s also an additional M.2 NVMe drive bay for even more storage. And Acer made it illuminated with some RGB LEDs to keep with the space capsule theme. And to top it all off, the rig was built with DIY in mind for simple upgrades.
The robotic-like arm on the Acer Predator Orion X isn’t just a show piece
Of all the unique features I’ve seen on desktops, the robotic-like arm on the Orion X is one of the more out there additions. But as strange as it may seem, it only seems that way because it’s something I’ve never really thought of before.
Imagine, if you will, you have limited space on your desk. Assuming you pick up this PC, you might need somewhere to store your headphones. Well, say hello to your own little rotatable robot arm, affixed to the top of the PC case. It can extend upward and rotate to the right or left. Giving you a place to hang the headphones. Now you don’t need a headphone stand taking up more desk space. You have one built into your PC.
And that’s precisely the idea. A functional design element that looks kind of cool and also serves a real purpose. Alienware implemented a similar tactic in one of its more recent monitors with a headphone hook that could extend out from the side.
Acer has two new gaming monitors coming this year
Speaking of monitors, Acer has two new ones coming, both of which were announced today.
The Nitro XZ452CU V, and the Predator X34 V. The Nitro XZ452CU V is a 44.5-inch ultrawide with a 1500R curve and a 5,120 x 1,440 resolution and 32:9 aspect ratio. It features a 165Hz refresh rate, DisplayHDR 400, and FreeSync Premium Pro support.
The Predator X34 V meanwhile is a 34-inch OLED panel display with a 3,440 x 1,440 resolution. This is a curved monitor as well but it’s not as defined, sitting at a rating of 1800R. It also comes with a bumped up refresh rate of 175Hz, as well as DisplayHDR TrueBlack 400, and a 0.1ms response time.
Acer plans to launch both monitors sometime in Q3 of this year. The Nitro XZ452CU V will retail for $999, and the Predator X34 V will retail for $1,299. You can read more details about each monitor and the Predator Orion X in the official blog post.
