Written on January 7, 2009 – 9:49 am | by Maria Mihale |
You must remember the collaboration between Hewlett-Packard and the Voodoo PC team that ended in a computer system known under the name HP Blackbird 002. The Palo Alto-based company knew how to take advantage of that experience, reinventing somehow the range of HP computer systems. Despite the appellative used by most of the reviewers with regard to the Blackbird, which is “behemoth”, the main and only disadvantage of the system was the high price, which made it unaffordable for most of the people.



This problem seems to be taken care of with the brand new HP Firebird PC 803, a gaming box stuffed with “Voodoo DNA” that is meant to replace the Blackbird, continuing the tradition of the HP-Voodoo partnership. A very important aspect is the fact that Firebird comes in a much easier to install form factor.

Anyway, the features that leaked on the Internet reveal a system that is able to satisfy regular PC gamers and they include: NVIDIA nForce 760i SLI chipset with a Core 2 quad Q9550 2.83 GHz processor, 4 GB of DDR2 RAM (which can be expanded to 8 GB), a dual NVIDIA GeForce 9800 Cards, two SATA drives of 320 GB, Blue-ray (which is optional), a card reader (which is 5-in-1), 6 USB ports, 1 FireWire, 1 S/PDIF and 1 DVI dual-link, Bluetooth connectivity and 802.11n Wi-Fi.



As a solution for saving space and heat, this HP gaming box is provided with an external power supply, while the disc drive and the majority of other components are placed on the sides. In addition, the system is equipped with a wireless mouse and keyboard.

The relevant information, such as price and availability, is still unknown, even if rumors say that the new HP gaming box is expected to be released on January 9, at a price of approximately $1,800. No wonder, if I may say so, as it has the Voodoo brand on it.

(Source: gadgets.boingboing.net)