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Acer Rolling Out Updates to Gaming Desktops, Displays
Acer
today announced updates to its Nitro
and Predator
Orion lines of gaming desktops, arriving in July. It’s also
rolling out three new HDR gaming displays later this year.
The upcoming Predator Orion 3000 update is a mid-tower design
offering an 11th-generation Intel Core i7 processor (up to eight
cores), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU and up to 64 GB of 3.2 GHz DDR4
memory. Orther features include:
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Intel Killer E2600 Ethernet (2.5 Gbps);
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WiFi 6 with MU-MIMO functionality;
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USB 3.2 generation-2 type-A and type-C ports;
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DTS:X™ Ultra audio;
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Up to 2 TB PCIe NVMe SSD (1 TB x2) and up to 6 TB HDD (3 TB x2);
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Optional EMI-compliant tempered glass side panel.
The upcoming Nitro 50 offers either AMD or Intel processors, up to
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Series desktop processor or the 11th-generation
Intel Core i7. Both models come with:
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GPU;
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64 GB of dual-channel 3.2 GHz DDR4 memory;
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Dual 3.5" SATA3 HDD Slots (Up to 3 TB x2);
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M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD Slots;
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802.11ax/ac/a/b/g/n;
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WiFi 6;
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Dragon LAN 1 Gbps Ethernet; and
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USB 3.2 generation-2 type-A and type-C ports.
Acer has also announced three new Predator monitors designed for
gaming.
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The Predator CG437K S, which
will be available in North America in November starting at
$1,799.99, is
a 42.5-inch display offering 3,840 x 2,160 (4K/UHD) resolution with
a 144 Hz refresh rate and 1ms VRB response, USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports, a
USB-C port and a built-in KVM switch. It’s compatible with NVIDIA
G-SYNC.
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The Predator X38 S, which will be available in
North America in September starting at $1,999.99, is a 37.5-inch
curved IPS display offering a 3,840 x 1,600 (UWQHD+) resolution and
175 Hz refresh rate, as well as DCI-P3 98% wide color gamut, Delta
E<2 rating and VESA DisplayHDR 600 certification. It also
supports NVIDIA G-SYNC, NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer and NVIDIA
G-SYNC ULTIMATE.
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The Predator X28, which
will be available in North America in August starting at $1,299.99,
is a 28-inch display offering 3,840
x 2,160 resolution and a 155 Hz refresh
rate. It also supports NVIDIA G-SYNC and
includes the NVIDIA Reflex Latency
Analyzer. According to Acer, the
Predator X28 is a TÜV Rheinland Eyesafe-certified gaming monitor.
The new Predator Orion and Nitro configurations will be available in
North America starting in July, three months ahead of release in
Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Predator Orion will start at
$1,199. Nitro will start at $949. Further details can be found on
Acer’s site.