MacNN | iBuyPower News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us iBuyPower, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ iBuyPower adds Core i7, Phenom II rigs for NewEgg http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/ibuypower.preps.four.store.specific.game.pcs/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ibuypowernewegg.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower this afternoon refreshed the ready-made gaming PCs it ships to NewEgg. All of the Gamer Extreme and Supreme models, ranging from the 922 SLC through to the 979 SLC, use an Asetek-made liquid cooling setup that lets them run coolly while also giving them some performance headroom. The 979 and its sibling 929 also adds the PC builder's own internal USB expansion, which supplies added pow... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/ibuypower.preps.four.store.specific.game.pcs/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:20:00 GMT iBuyPower outs ultra customizable Chimera 2 gaming PC http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/ibuypower.chimera.2.gaming.pc.now.out/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ibuypowerchimerain.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower on Wednesday introduced its latest gaming PC, the Chimera 2. The various hardware components are housed in a new Chimera Inferno II Chassis with a wraparound flame color scheme. Users can spec a 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 or i7 but can also switch over to AMDís 2.8GHz or 3.2GHz Phenom II processors.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/ibuypower.chimera.2.gaming.pc.now.out/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT iBuyPower adds its first Core i7 notebook http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/ibuypower.w870cu.goes.quad.core.gtx.280/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ibuypowerw870cu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower took its turn at adding a Core i7 notebook to its gaming portable mix. The Batallion 101 W870CU has its pick of every current mobile Core i7 chip, ranging from the 1.6GHz Core i7 to the 2GHz Core i7 Extreme. It also carries a GeForce GTX 280M on all configurations and can run many games smoothly at the 17.3-inch desktop replacement's native 1080p resolution.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/ibuypower.w870cu.goes.quad.core.gtx.280/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:55:00 GMT CyberPower, iBuyPower, MainGear add Radeon HD 5800 http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/radeon.hd.5800.reaches.three.pc.builders/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/ibuypowergamermage855.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Three custom-order PC builders today became some of the earliest to pick up AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5800 series as a video option. CyberPower has added the option to three of its systems and will see the Core i5-based Xtreme 4200 and Phenom II-based Gamer Dragon 9500 come with a Radeon HD 5850 as standard while the Core i7-founded will ship with a Radeon HD 5870. Prices start from $927 for the Gamer... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/radeon.hd.5800.reaches.three.pc.builders/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:20:00 GMT iBuyPower rolls Chimera PC with Killer network card http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/06/ibuypower.chimera.killer/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/ibuypowerchimerakiller.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower wound down its afternoon with a new Chimera Killer Special Edition PC. The new model is tailored just to the hardcore gaming market with a Killer Xeno Pro standard in every model to hopefully lower latency by reducing the overhead of Ethernet traffic. Every system also has a special flame art case with an illuminated side window and a small display to show the heat levels inside the ca... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/06/ibuypower.chimera.killer/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:10:00 GMT iBuyPower claims fastest 15-inch gaming notebook http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/02/ibuypower.battalion.m865tu/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/ibuypowerbattalion101.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower late today made a leap for the speed crown by launching the Battalion 101 M865TU. The system is touted as the fastest current 15-inch notebook largely on the basis of its graphics chipset. Despite its smaller frame, the Battalion has a GeForce GTX 260M with 1GB of RAM capable of rendering modern games smoothly. It can also be customized with up to a 2.93GHz Core 2 Duo and multiple sol... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/02/ibuypower.battalion.m865tu/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT iBuyPower rolls LAN party-friendly Core i7 PC http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/28/ibuypower.lan.warrior/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/ibuypowerlanwarrior.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower this afternoon publicized a relatively unique small form factor game PC designed to be easily transportable to a LAN gaming party but without sacrificing its speed. The LAN Warrior is only slightly larger than some SFF boxes with its NZXT case but has room to accommodate Core i7 processors up to the 3.2GHz Core i7 Extreme courtesy of dual side fans and liquid cooling. It can also addre... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/28/ibuypower.lan.warrior/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:50:00 GMT iBuyPower launches F-Series gaming PCs with Core i7 http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/12/ibuypower.pc.with.i7.cpus/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/ibuypowerfseries.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower on Wednesday announced the launch of a new line of gaming and entertainment PCs that will use Intel's upcoming Core i7 processor, which the chipmaker is touting as its fastest CPU yet. The three Paladin F-series PCs will also sport a Blu-ray drive, 7.1-channel surround sound support and include a Logitech gaming keyboard and mouse. The range-topping F970 PC will use Intel's 3.2GHz Core ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/12/ibuypower.pc.with.i7.cpus/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:10:00 GMT iBuyPower intros quad-core PCs for home video editors http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/07/ibuypower.video.pcs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/ibuypowervideopc.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Stepping away from its usual focus on gamers, iBuyPower today turned to amateur video editors and launched the VideoPC line. The entire line focuses on speeding up video encoding and makes quad-core standard across all three systems rather than higher-clocked dual core chips; each also comes with a 64-bit version of Windows Vista and enough RAM to cache most video in RAM rather than slow down the... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/07/ibuypower.video.pcs/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:10:00 GMT