14 DAY TRIAL // Normally, upgrades need some sort of extra payment on the part of customers who choose them, but Californian company Steiger Dynamics has revealed an exception to that so-called rule.
Said exception is a new case for the LEET series of home-theater personal computers (HTPCs). Called LEET Monochrome Limited Edition, it should make the systems look better than before, even if the actual specifications remain the same.
The reason the newcomer is called monochrome is simple: the product is colored only black and white. Specifically, the outside is black and the inner radiators, Blue-Ray Drive, pump, fittings, and tubing are white.
One might say there isn't a point to customize the individual parts that way, but the acrylic glass lid will allow anyone present to catch a glimpse of the interior, so it's not pointless.
There is a custom white sleeved power supply as well, and the SATA cables exhibit that same white coloring too. Steiger Dynamics says, in its announcement, that the point of the interior is to make the system look very distinctive and clean.
That last trait will have to be maintained by owners of course. Sure, the LEET Gaming Home Theater PC isn't as prone to gather dust as other computers, but it isn't immune to it either. And dust is especially visible against a white background.
And here is the part where we finally say what the LEET Monochrome Limited Edition Gaming HTPC can actually do.
The system relies on a fourth-generation quad-core or 6-core Intel Core-i7 central processing unit, overcloked to up to 5 GHz. As if that weren't overkill enough, two NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan graphics adapters are installed as well.
Those are the best NVIDIA cards right now, barring dual-chip models. Better than GTX 780. With such costly hardware, it's not so hard to swallow that Staiger would have no trouble providing the new case as a free upgrade option.
In addition to the mighty CPU and superpowered SLI setup, Steiger Dynamics' mini super desktop PC boasts up to 64 GB Corsair memory, SSDs from Kingston or Samsung (optional RAID), up to 16 TB WD Red HDD storage, and a Seasonic PSU. ASUS Republic of Gamers motherboard holds everything together.
Go to the LEET Monochrome Limited Edition Gaming HTPC product page to see what any combo of the above will cost you. The minimum is $1,799 / €1,392 and the maximum is beyond $4,300 / €3,178.