So far about every major and niche computer maker has announced a Core i7 desktop platform this week and ASUS is not to be outdone. The ROG CG6190 pairs up the powerful Core i7 Extreme Edition with the Intel X58 chipset. The press release isn’t exactly clear but it seems that the box can support up to 12 GB of triple channel DDR 1333 memory and 4TB of hard drives with the graphics being provided by a 3-way SLI and ATI CrossFireX graphics. All this computing power has to come at a price but ASUS didn’t announce how much it will be, nor when it will be unleashed. But damn, this sexy gaming rig packs a lot of power.
Matt, you said that the guy wouldn’t open the case, and based on the photo of this thing with its front gate open, I have to wonder if it was actually operational. Did you see it power up or actually run something, I think it was a light show, nothing more.