14 DAY TRIAL // Advanced Micro Devices may have the processors with the best integrated graphics, but when it comes to add-in boards, we've noticed that NVIDIA crops up more often on the product pages of gaming PCs, like the one ASUS has just revealed.
ASUS may be trying to imply that the newest gaming PC is so awesome that it is enough of a reason, in and of itself, to add another word to the English language.
After all, it is called the Tytan G70, even though the correct spelling of that word is “titan.”
Then again, it's not like ASUS had much of a choice here. Besides choosing to use a word other than “titan” that is. After all, “titan” has been quite overused on the IT front. Even NVIDIA's strongest single-GPU graphics card is named thus.
Whatever the reason, ASUS has named the new gaming system Tytan G70 Gaming Desktop PC, and has slapped the ROG brand label on it (Republic of Gamers).
Curiously, it's not NVIDIA's Titan that provides the graphics power. Instead, the GeForce GTX 780 is used.
Meanwhile, the processor is none other than the quad-core, 8-thread Core i7-4770L CPU, with 3.5/3.9 GHz clock speed. ASUS even says it's possible to overclock the CPU to a second stable level, 4.1 GHz.
Other Core i7 and Core i5 units may be selected instead, however, just like the memory capacity can be customized from 4 GB to 32 GB (dual-channel DDR3-1600).
The same can be said about storage. Five storage units can be installed at the same time, leading to 15 TB max capacity (5 x 3 TB HDD), or less space for faster performance (if SSDs or hybrid drives are used).
In addition to the five 3.5-inch bays, ASUS Tytan possesses three 5.25-inch bays. More than enough for an optical drive and a water cooler pump, fan controller or whatever else.
Six SATA 6.0 Gbps ports ensure that the maximum number of storage drives can be installed (5 internal + ODD), but the connectivity capabilities don't stop there. ASUS also tossed in four USB 2.0 ports, six USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, four display outputs (HDMI, DVI-D, DisplayPort, VGA D-Sub), and four expansion slots (one each of PCIe x16, PCIe x8 shared with x16, PCIe x1 and PCIe x4).
As for aesthetics and cooling, Tytan G70 uses a 10-way venting design. There is a Turbo Gear mode that pens the top and side vents to reveal six front-facing and two rear-facing fans.
Add to that the two fans in the bottom grill and inside the case, plus an integrated water-cooling system, and the odds of overheating are as close to zero as they can get.
Sadly, ASUS' press release didn't hold information on the price and availability. Presumably, shipments will begin soon.