rudedog
01-13-2008, 11:25 AM
Voodoo PC which is now owned by HP had a very large section of the HP booth dedicated to their high performance gaming boxes.
The also had a presentation area where they had someone (sorry I did not get his name) showing off Unreal 3's mapping tools. I was also impressed by a number of older business men coming up to him and talking to the guy about the tools Unreal offers it's customers to make their own content - very cool.
http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/d/3934-1/HP_editor.JPG (http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/v/CES2008/voodoo/HP_editor.JPG.html)
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The heart of HP/Voodoo's booth was the Blackbird and Omen boxes.
http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/d/3893-2/blackbird-2.jpgBlackbird: Designed by the VoodooPC division, it brings high performance gaming boxes to HP. These boxes are not what you would expect from HP but from a custom PC shop. They offer off the shelf high performance parts that can easily be upgraded in the future, along with an open BIOS for the gaming enthusiasts.- Industry-standard components
- Full System Liquid cooling (CPU/GPU) factory sealed does not require periodic maintenance
- Easy Access to all internal components
- Tool-less upgrades
- Flexible Overclocking
- $2,500 - $7,100 USD
- One year limited Warranty (at factory settings of course)
- Download Blackbird's Fact sheet here (http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2008/ces/fs_blackbird.pdf) (PDF)
Omen: From HP's custom high end division, VoodooPC. They offer their super high end box that starts at $5,745 and goes all the way up to $35,000. - Yes $35,000! Now I'm trying to figure out where you can spend $35,000 (in the voice of Dr. evil) based on the PDF I was given there is not much info.
http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/d/3896-2/voodoo-1.jpg Here is the key bullet points they have listed:- Omen is Voodoo's most powerful PC
- Liquid cooled components
- up to 8 hard drives for data storage
- Either Intel of AMD chipsets
- Either Nvidia or ATI video cards
- Most customizable Voodoo chassis
- Designed for the gaming enthusiast
- requires less power
- supports Nvidia's new ESA (Enthusiast system architecture)
- Easy access
- Download Omen's Fact sheet here (http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2008/ces/fs_voodoo.pdf) (PDF)
They also had a number of boxes setup in a LAN configuration playing Unreal 3. Call of Duty 4 was also on several boxes, however they where only setup for single player /sic/. I must say both Unreal and CoD looked amazing on 30" LCDs
http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/d/3922-1/HP_voodoo.JPG http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/d/3931-1/HP_v4.JPG
Both boxes can be purchased from VoodooPC's web site. For more info and to purchase a VoodooPC click here (http://www.voodoopc.com)
View all HP/VoodooPC CES 2008 images in full size: here (http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/v/CES2008/voodoo/)
The also had a presentation area where they had someone (sorry I did not get his name) showing off Unreal 3's mapping tools. I was also impressed by a number of older business men coming up to him and talking to the guy about the tools Unreal offers it's customers to make their own content - very cool.
http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/d/3934-1/HP_editor.JPG (http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/v/CES2008/voodoo/HP_editor.JPG.html)
click to enlarge
The heart of HP/Voodoo's booth was the Blackbird and Omen boxes.
http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/d/3893-2/blackbird-2.jpgBlackbird: Designed by the VoodooPC division, it brings high performance gaming boxes to HP. These boxes are not what you would expect from HP but from a custom PC shop. They offer off the shelf high performance parts that can easily be upgraded in the future, along with an open BIOS for the gaming enthusiasts.- Industry-standard components
- Full System Liquid cooling (CPU/GPU) factory sealed does not require periodic maintenance
- Easy Access to all internal components
- Tool-less upgrades
- Flexible Overclocking
- $2,500 - $7,100 USD
- One year limited Warranty (at factory settings of course)
- Download Blackbird's Fact sheet here (http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2008/ces/fs_blackbird.pdf) (PDF)
Omen: From HP's custom high end division, VoodooPC. They offer their super high end box that starts at $5,745 and goes all the way up to $35,000. - Yes $35,000! Now I'm trying to figure out where you can spend $35,000 (in the voice of Dr. evil) based on the PDF I was given there is not much info.
http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/d/3896-2/voodoo-1.jpg Here is the key bullet points they have listed:- Omen is Voodoo's most powerful PC
- Liquid cooled components
- up to 8 hard drives for data storage
- Either Intel of AMD chipsets
- Either Nvidia or ATI video cards
- Most customizable Voodoo chassis
- Designed for the gaming enthusiast
- requires less power
- supports Nvidia's new ESA (Enthusiast system architecture)
- Easy access
- Download Omen's Fact sheet here (http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2008/ces/fs_voodoo.pdf) (PDF)
They also had a number of boxes setup in a LAN configuration playing Unreal 3. Call of Duty 4 was also on several boxes, however they where only setup for single player /sic/. I must say both Unreal and CoD looked amazing on 30" LCDs
http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/d/3922-1/HP_voodoo.JPG http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/d/3931-1/HP_v4.JPG
Both boxes can be purchased from VoodooPC's web site. For more info and to purchase a VoodooPC click here (http://www.voodoopc.com)
View all HP/VoodooPC CES 2008 images in full size: here (http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/main.php/v/CES2008/voodoo/)