Digital Storm’s Aura All-in-one Packs a 10-core CPU

Posted on 31/05/2016 by Conner Flynn

Have you noticed the trend of gigantic all-in-one gaming PCs? Yeah, we kinda noticed that too. Looks like that trend is here to stay, because Digital Storm has unveiled a new version of the Aura, and this 34-inch curved system is packing some serious power.

Not only is it one of the first PCs to use Intel’s Broadwell-E-based Core i7 Extreme Edition processors, but you can even outfit it with up to a 10-core chip. Gamers are going to love this rig, that’s for sure.

You can also add a GeForce GTX 1080 to go with Aura’s ultra-wide 3,440 x 1,440 resolution. It may be an all-in-one, but you’re not giving up hardware upgrades to save space. Digital Storm says that just about everything on board can be replaced. It even supports liquid cooling.

Obviously this isn’t going to come cheap. The Aura starts at $1,999(USD) and goes up from there depending how beefed up you want it.

[via Engadget]

Digital Storm’s Aura All-in-one Packs a 10-core CPU

Posted on 31/05/2016 by Conner Flynn

Obviously this isn’t going to come cheap. The Aura starts at $1,999(USD) and goes up from there depending how beefed up you want it.

[via Engadget]

Gallery: All 14 First Generation Steam Machines

Posted on 07/01/2014 by forbes

Last night during a press event at CES 2014, Valve’s hardware partners pulled back the curtain on their first generation of Steam Machines, which are small form factor gaming PCs designed to...

The Prices And Specs Of Every Steam Machine Announced So Far, From $500 To $6,000

Posted on 07/01/2014 by forbes

The curtain has been lifted on Valve’s Steam Machine as of last night as CES. Well, Steam Machines plural, as it’s now clear there are going to be many, many variants to choose from. Now that we...

Enthusiast PC Form Factors Continue To Shrink With Velocity Micro’s SmallBlock

Posted on 02/01/2014 by forbes

Powerful gaming rigs with smaller and smaller footprints; that’s where the enthusiast PC market is headed. Thus far we’ve seen an influx of exclusive small form factor PC case designs from companies...

Digital Storm Veloce review: Clevo’s new gaming laptop is cheap, powerful, flawed

Posted on 09/08/2013 by Sean Buckley

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In a market obsessed with slim, lightweight, energy-efficient machines, gaming laptops stick out like a sore thumb. Hulking 17- and 18-inch chassis dominate the category like a physical representation of a tired cliché: bigger is better. In some ways, the old phrase rings true -- these oversized machines often pack the latest and greatest components -- but any hope of reasonable portability is lost in the mass.

Despite this overwhelming (and oversized) majority, a handful of small-frame rigs still make it to market each year, and one of 2013's most petite just happens to have landed on our reviews desk. Meet the Clevo W230ST, a 13-inch, ODM (original device manufacturer) gaming notebook destined to be rebadged under different brands. As such, it goes by many names -- Sager, Origin PC and AVADirect each have their own take -- but today, we're looking at Digital Storm's version, the Veloce. Can this diminutive monster keep up with the category's biggest beasts? Let's find out.

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Digital Storm’s 13.3-inch VELOCE gaming laptop grants Haswell power savings, HD gameplay for $1,535 on July 17

Posted on 11/07/2013 by Michael Gorman

Digital Storm's mostly known for its many desktop gaming rigs, but it dabbles in laptops, too. Its latest portable offering, the VELOCE, comes packing a 13.3-inch, 1920 x 1080 display, a quad-core Haswell Core i7 4800MQ CPU and NVIDIA GTX 765M graphics. It's also got 8GB of RAM and 2GB of graphics memory along with three USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, VGA out, and Bluetooth 4.0. Storage comes in the form of a hybrid drive comprised of a 7,200RPM 750GB HDD and an 8GB SATA SSD. All that hardware tips the scales at 4.6 pounds and is 1.26 inches thick -- sizing right in line with its 14-inch competition from MSI, but roughly twice the girth and a half-pound heavier than a Razer Blade. Regardless, those yearning for a VELOCE of their own can grab one at Digital Storm's website should they be willing to part with $1,535 come July 17th.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 GPU Introduced for $649

Posted on 23/05/2013 by sumayah

NVIDIA, a pioneer in visual computing, has lauched today a new GPU card called GeForce GTX 780 for the games of next generation like Call of Duty: Ghosts and Watch Dogs. NVIDIA has also released an...

Digital Storm goes after DIY gaming PCs with its $699 Vanquish (video)

Posted on 24/04/2013 by Daniel Cooper

Digital Storm declares DIY gaming PCs dead with its new Vanquish line

Dear rig builder, before you go shopping for your next PSU, Digital Storm would like a word. The company's new line of Vanquish PCs is aimed at gamers who want the price of a self-build, but without the worry that they've mistakenly jammed a 12V ATX cable into a Blu-Ray drive. The base unit offers up an AMD FX-4300 with 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, a Radeon HD 7750 and Windows 7 for $699 -- just $38 more than the company claims you could snag those unassembled parts on NewEgg. Alongside the professional build, Digital Storm will provide lifetime in-house tech support and a three-year warranty, so if you'd like to learn more, there's PR and video after the break.

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Digital Storm Bolt stuffs full-power graphics into a mini gaming desktop, stretches laws of physics

Posted on 24/10/2012 by Jon Fingas

Attempts to create truly small gaming desktops usually involve at least some kind of performance hit. Even HP's category-bending Firebird, one of the few stand-out examples, had to use toned-down graphics to succeed in a tiny enclosure. Digital Storm might have broken the trend towards sacrifice with its new Bolt desktop: although it's just 3.6 inches wide and 14 inches tall, the Bolt can cram in as much as a GeForce GTX 680 and will even let gamers upgrade the graphics like they would in a full-size PC. The seemingly logic-defying (if also finger-defying) case still allows room for as much as an overclocked 4.6GHz Core i7, 16GB of RAM and storage options that meld a spinning hard drive with up to two SSDs and a DVD burner. Digital Storm isn't even setting an absurd base price, but it's in the cost that we finally see the catch to the miniaturization tricks. The $999 entry-level Bolt carries a modest 3.1GHz Core i3, 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive and GeForce GTX 650 Ti, while it takes a staggering $1,949 to get a fully decked-out Core i7 system with a GTX 680. Those prices might be worthwhile for anyone who has ever strained while lugging a traditional tower to a game tourney.

Gallery: Digital Storm Bolt