During Acer‘s special press launch yesterday, a few days before the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin happening this coming September 1-6, 2017. Acer announced the upcoming release of it’s gaming brands new line of peripherals and products for Predator.
Predator will be releasing it’s latest PC, Cooling and Monitor line, along with the addition of the mouse and headsets to bolster their gaming products.
Acer Predator Orion 9000 PC Series
The Acer Predator Orion 9000 series will bring in a heftier choice of features for gamers who’d like to really just throw all their money to their gaming rigs. Here’s the rundown of what you can expect from the Orion 9000.
- Black and silver spacecraft like exterior with customization RGB lighting
- A Massive side window panel that keeps electromagnetic interference levels in check
- Optional fans with customizable RGB lighting
- Two handles and whells with a carbon fiber pattern
- New rigs can easily be moved from one location to another
- Tool-less side panels
- Push-open top to be able to quickly switch fans
- A front-access headset cradle and cable management help
- IceTunnel 2.0
- Able to support up to 4 Radeon RX Vega cards or two Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080Ti Cards
- Cor i9 Extreme Edition 18-core processor up to 128GB quad-channel DDR4 memory
- One-punch overclocking
- x2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports (one Type-C and one Type-A)
- x8 USB 3.0 Gen 1 ports (one Type-C and seven Type-A)
- x2 USB 2.0 ports (Type-A)
- x3 M.2 slots
- x4 PCIe x16 slots
While I personally think that the specs of the Orion 9000 is too much, for those who have money to spare would really be able to get their kicks of their games for with this set-up. oh and well #RGBEverything
Acer Predator X35 Curved Gaming Monitor
Predator joins in on the curved monitor game with the Predator X35. With a 35-inch, 21:9 monitor that has an immersive 1800R Curve and 3440 x 1440 WQHD resolution. The monitor carries the ff. features:
- Nvidida G-Sync
- Acer HDR Ultra and Quantum dot Technology
- Advanced LED local dimming in 512 individually-controlled zones
- 4ms response time and 200 Hz refresh rate
- Predator GameView
- x3 special game modes: Action, Racing, and Sports
- Acer BlueLightsShield
- Angles up to 178-degress horizontally and vertically
- Dark Boost technology
As mentioned to earlier in this post, Predator is seeking to branch out to just PC and laptops as their gaming line, so they’re adding a gaming headset and mouse to their products.
Predator Galea 500 Gaming Headset
The Predator Galea 500 Gaming Headset presented during the presscon prides itself to help gamers get immersed into the games that they get into. With the Acer TrueHarmony 3D Soundscape technology, the Galea recreates the acoustic space based on the orientation of the player’s head. Aside from the aforementioned technology, the Galea 500 also has the ff. features:
- Driver diaphragm made from bio-cellulose with rubber suround
- Customizable modes: EQ, Music, Movie, and Sport
- Reponds quickly to precisely reproduce vocals and mid-high range notes
- Delivers punchy rhythmic bass
Aside from the gaming headset, Predator is also releasing their own gaming mouse with the Cestus 500.
Predator Cestus 500 Gaming Mouse
While the mouse looks further from what an actual Cestus looks like, the Cestus 500 seems to follow the designs of the typical heftier gaming mouse like that of Mad Catz. While details are scarce as to what the Cestus brings into the plate, here’s the short rundown of what we can expect from it:
- Unique dual switch design (which allows gamers to adjust the click resistance acc. to the game type)
- Features 16.8 million RGB color lights
- x8 lighting patterns
- x5 on-board profile settings
- x8 programmable buttons
- Gold-plated USB connector
Currently the prices and availability of the above mentioned items have yet to be released so you can check out the Acer official site for the meantime.