Acer Aspire G7700 Predator
The basics
The Acer Aspire G7700 Predator is a dedicated Windows Vista gaming PC with Nvidia nForce 780th SLI-capable graphic chipset and four hard drive bays (allowing RAID). Configurations include Intel Core 2 quad-core processors, up to 8GB RAM, 7.1 audio support and Blu-ray optical drive. Ships with gaming mouse and keyboard.
The good
There are two good reasons to bolt Acer’s flagship PC to your gaming den floor. Firstly, it’s probably worth more than anything else in the house. Secondly, you won’t have to worry about the Predator’s aggressive angular jaws going on a high-tech rampage when its over-clocked quad-core computer brain achieves sentience and decides to eliminate puny humankind. As long as you’re in charge, though, this digital pitbull makes the ideal gaming partner – it’s smart, fast and hungry, with multiple RAID hard drives, every connection known to mankind, easy upgrading and even cool LED illumination for night-time gameplay.
The bad
It looks tougher than it is, so no kicking the plastic shell or flimsy swing arms when you lose a bout. While the gaming mouse and keyboard are OK, it’s always annoying have to pay for accessories you probably already own.
The bottom line
A snarling, sneering powerhouse of a gaming PC, capable of almost infinite expansion (if you’ve got the cash). If you still can’t vanquish your opponents with the Predator on your side, the problem is in your fingers, my friend.
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Anonymous05 August 2009
omfg this is amazing, my m8 might be getting this for his 16th birthday or something. personally i cant afford it, and probably wont be able to for another..oooh at least 10 years. lovin the gadget show guys, i was one step ahead of you suzie; "free up your monday evenings and push the series link record button" i already did it xD
Report as inappropriateConnorg3505 August 2009
THT PC IS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY TOO EXPENSIVE AND BY THE SOUNDS OF IT ITS NOT THT GUD IV BEEN TOLD IT RUNS SLOW SUMTIMES AND IS JUST NOT WORTH THE MONEY. I AM GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THEPRICES TOTALY DROP TILL I BUY IY COZ ITS JUSTTOO MUCH TO PAY FOR A PC. ANIWAY THERE ARE BETTER AND CHEAPER GMING PC'S OUT THERE SO JUST GO LOOK. IM SURE U'LL FIND 1 SUM WERE!!!
Report as inappropriatesam morrow08 August 2009
or do what anyone can do, simply put away your money and stay away from the high street and build your own machine, for alot less money and alot more performance like me, pc better spec than thing for only 600 quid, and that includes, 2 gfx cards, new cpu, 8 gb ram, 3tb hdd's, motherboard, psu.
Report as inappropriateAngus22 August 2009
Those cases are ugly and they don't look like they'll have all that great airflow. Plus you'd be wanting something with an intel core i7 in it at the price they go for.. Infact looking at the spec on the amazon link its like a generation too late haha. Also i've heard stories online about a few of these getting called back to the acer family because of a fault where they might just go up in flames.. ummmm..!!
Report as inappropriateUKrealplay24 August 2009
Give it an i7 and ill buy one but untill this happens whats the point, you might aswell buy one of the £900 equivilents off of novatech, plus the case looks like it will choke to death, where is the air ment to go!
Report as inappropriatedelirius100008 September 2009
ummmm guys this is pretty darn cheap. you better look up the i7, with ibuild (you choose what you want on it) if you choose almost full upgrades (monitor, keyboard and gaming mouse optional) its total price is over 3,500 pounds. lol
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KazzaW20 September 2009
HIGHLY RECCOMENDED! REALLY GOOD! LOOKS GOOD TOO. xD
Report as inappropriateMohammedQ9513 October 2009
what is the best gaming pc out there
Report as inappropriateALTREWIN24 October 2009
I prefer Alienware, it looks way cooler and you can seriously spec it. (But I haven't got one 'cries') Or a specced up Apple Mac Pro would be nice...
Report as inappropriateThegenegenie04 November 2009
Seriously overpriced,... & I have an Alienware area51 x58 i7 extreme- Which as we know are overpriced for the name, but are seriously specced, this is overpriced simply because you can buy it over the counter. I paid less for my PC & it would blow this away, PC world are handy & convenient, but are expensive when it comes to buying a so called high end PC's as they simply do not cater for that market, they make money from low to mid range pc's, this is worth £1,100.00 max nearly 1/2 what they are asking.
Report as inappropriateTim18 November 2009
I don't know why a show for Gadget Enthusiasts is recommending any of these PC's. Buy the bits and build your own. Its cheaper and a lot more satisfying. Take the side off your existing PC and have a look, its not as scary as you might think, and changing RAM, GPU is a piece of proverbial, please don't pay PC world £40 to slot in a stick of Ram or something! If you are not confident what bits go well together, look at the spec of a top machine, (like these) and buy the bits that go into them, the price difference will suprise you. Building a PC requires as much technical knowledge as putting lego together, infact a complicated lego kit will take longer! My mate bought a sweet PC from SCAN for £1500, pre overclocked. I took a look inside, bought exactly the same bits from SCAN and built my own for £1000, and overclocked it myself.
Report as inappropriatedan07 December 2009
they need to make one with a AMD processor in it because AMD are a better make of processor
Report as inappropriateWAZAAAZAZA10 December 2009
Doesn't sound too great, building your own PC is always the way to go for me ;)
Report as inappropriateSibbz22 December 2009
these aren't gaming PCs. You need to take a look on www.scan.co.uk and look at the £11,000 jelly fish dream PC. Guaranteed to blow you away. Why do none of the above feature the intel i7 or amd quad core? The i7 is expensive put if its for gaming go for the much cheaper amd quad option as these were designed for gaming and perform just as well as the i7. The only time the i7 is far superior is when multitasking etc.
Report as inappropriateTegzee25 December 2009
Looks ugly and cheap - would not consider this
Report as inappropriateJohn Smith29 January 2010
I think that machine is utterly hideous and you couldn't pay me to have that at my desk.
Report as inappropriateCae02 February 2010
It's not a bad system but I think you could build a better rig for yourself if you have that much cash to blow, and possibly get more gear if you shop right. How's that for an in show challenge ? set a budget and requirement and build the best rig it's not all about consumer shelf bought..is it ?
Report as inappropriatesimon loughnane07 February 2010
hi to you all regards simon.
Report as inappropriateLindi07 February 2010
Your really should wait a few months AMD and Intel will be releasing 6 Core Processors and AMD have already released the ATI 5000 range GPU's which are DirectX 11 compatible. These new CPU and GPU's will be better than the Playstation 3 which have a 6 Core Cell Broadband Engine and has one core disabled. Overall wait a few months if you are going to spend £1,500 to £3,000 on a Gaming PC.
Report as inappropriatewilliam2907199110 March 2010
it looks amazing!!!!!!!! :)
Report as inappropriateGallus11 March 2010
there is one MAJOR thing left out of 'The Bad'... it's an Acer. I used to work in acer's 'technical' support. The pressure is entirely to answer as many calls as possible and press everyone with anything approaching a problem to the premium rate number. the repair centre is full of morons and incompetents... expect around 20% of repairs to be screwed up in some way and if something goes wrong with your windows then just buy a new copy... it'll be cheaper than trying to get any useful information from weither Acer or Microsoft. Seriously, I would still buy the Acer monitors (their repairs are done elsewhere in the country and they're far more reliable) but their computers... not a chance...
Report as inappropriateAdam fuzz15 March 2010
This is way too over priced and it looks fugly, and who ever said they prefer alienware is an idiot, there so over priced for what you get. I spent 900 quid on my desktop which i built myself, pretty much the same specs as as this with better grafics cardsand with more memory and storage plus the acer only runs an i5 which is so stupid considering the rest of the gear with computer, like the i5 is holding the pc back. Personally if i wanted to waste alot of money on a ready made PC i would buy a commadore hands down.
Report as inappropriate3Bird23 April 2010
I'v had an idea, let make a sub par gaming rig, stick it in a flashy, eye grabbing case, give it a hardcore name and sell it to people who have more money than sence.... its been done you say... well i never. I also get the feeling the guy who designed this case had a hand in the Lamborghini Gallardo...
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james11 May 2010
Good but never as good as getting a custom built gaming pc or even building one yourself and that case? more looks than actual design if you want it for cooling if you ever overclock your cpu.
Report as inappropriateMr tooorich11 May 2010
personally i liked the pc so my dad got it for me because he didnt take me to dubai. And he doesnt care how much it cost if it is good he will buy it
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2010coolj09 August 2010
Why would you do that to computer, it is ugly.
Report as inappropriatetayab10 August 2010
i like it to
Report as inappropriateboyartist17 August 2010
how cool but deosnt look very practical
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johno31 August 2010
i just got my gaming pc from cyberpower and that comes with HDMI graphics and DVI slots all liquid cooled a mear snip at £2715 lol
Report as inappropriateRoboken02 September 2010
hi ive been using this computer for some time now not only is it good for gameing but as a photo editor is great as i am a photographer i use this as my main editing computer with cs4 photoshop
Report as inappropriateCoolcul511 October 2010
Hm.....Nice Desktop, Nice Specs, A Bit Over-Priced Though.....
Report as inappropriatePc Gamer22 February 2011
Medion Erazor ! better spec than the best ugly alienware and cheaper and way more reliable (fact) also best p.c brand (awards)
Report as inappropriateBenmulpeter14 March 2011
That is one wicked computer.
Report as inappropriateGAZA31 March 2011
I swear all the gadgets on the gadget show are really expensive!
Report as inappropriateelliott23 April 2011
i game on my pc perfectly and cheaper. i found it is cheaper to buy a budget pc with a decent motherboard and then upgrade i did and my pc can run crysis and it is loads cheaper under £600 my specs 6gb ram 2.8 ghz processor dual core so 5.6ghz 1tb nvidia gts 450 windows 7 64bit p.s. the show is beast and i wanna win the comp sooo bad
Report as inappropriateG5529 April 2011
I just wish u can buy the case on it's own.......i guess i can keep dreaming till
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GoGoJason11 September 2011
It's fair to say this gaming PC is a BEAST!
Report as inappropriateAnonymous12 September 2011
Mmm my AMD Phenom II X6 3.2 GHz Processor is faster, more memory and under £300 to build
Report as inappropriateRyan Weston23 September 2011
I am sorry to say but this gaming PC is a bit too pricy than it could be you could make your own and slash the price, but there can be risk if you have no idea what you are doing, but it is too hard just dont screw up using thermal paste. And I was reading throught the comments for gaming, Intel is the better Cpu makers as they can be overclocked in tensely and work witht the graphics card from Nvidia, and Nvidia's cards are generally for the better price to performance ratios.
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