CyberPower Announces New Dragon Gaming Desktops

by Jennifer Johnson — Friday, February 06, 2009, 12:23 PM EDT

CyberPower Announces AMD Phenom II X4-Based Dragon Gaming Desktop PCs

BALDWIN PARK, CA (February 6, 2009) – CyberPower Inc., a manufacturer of custom gaming machines, notebook systems, and high performance workstations, today announced its Gamer Dragon series - a family of custom-built, high-def desktop workstations based on AMD’s new Phenom II X4 CPU.

CyberPower is offering three Dragon-platform base models: the entry-level Gamer Dragon 8000, the mid-range Gamer Dragon 9000, and the high-end Gamer Dragon CrossFire X Ultimate. Each model in the family can be custom-configured by the end user.

Standard features on all Gamer Dragon models include AMD Phenom II X4 CPU 920/940 CPUS; AMD 790GX motherboard; 4GB PC6400 DDR2/800 memory; ATI Radeon video graphic cards for GPU accelerated graphic effects and rendering; high capacity SATA-II hard drives and Blu-Ray or DVD optical drives; and Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium edition. The low-cost and high-performance Phenom II makes the CyberPower Gamer Dragon line an excellent choice for your high-definition entertainment and gaming needs.

The CyberPower Gamer Dragon lineup includes:

The Gamer Dragon 8000, which features all the base components of the AMD “Dragon” specifications, and includes AMD Phenom™II X4 920 Quad-Core CPU , ATI Radeon HD 4850, 4GB PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory, a 500GB SATA II hard drive, 20x DVD rewritable drive, and 16X DVD-Rom drive. Price of this configuration is $805.

The Gamer Dragon 9000 is CyberPower’s mid-range system and includes AMD Phenom™II X4 920 Quad-Core CPU, Asetek Liquid Cooling System, 4GB PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory a 1 terabyte SATA II hard drive, Radeon’s HD 4870 512MB video card, Blu-Ray player, 20x DVD rewriteable drive, HD 7.1 onboard sound, Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium Service Pack 1 64-bit Edition, and Cooler Master’s new Storm Sniper full tower case. Price of this configuration is $1,139.

The pro-model Gamer Dragon CrossFire X Ultimate (pictured below) system features the AMD Phenom™II X4 940 Quad-Core CPU, Asetek liquid cooling System, a pair of super fast ATI Radeon HD4870 2GB 16x video cards running CrossFire X mode. Other enhancements to this model include, Blu-Ray Player, 20x DVD rewriteable drive, 12in1 Flash Media Reader, NZXT Khaos black full tower case with dual 800-watt power supplies, and Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium Service Pack 1 64-bit Edition. Price of this configuration is $2,235.

Gamer Dragon systems are available direct from CyberPower and can be customized from the company web site with numerous component and monitor options. All CyberPower computer systems come with a 3-year limited warranty and free lifetime labor and phone support.

CyberPower Gamer Dragon CrossFire X Ultimate

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Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.

Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.

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