It uses all standard-sized components, and it includes empty hard drive slots if you need them. There’s nothing holding you back from upgrading the Predator Orion 7000, technically. Internals and upgradability Jacob Roach / Digital Trends 2.5G Ethernet and Wi-Fi 6E lead with the latest networking options, and the case includes two USB-C ports - one on the top and one on the back. It’s cool and quiet, as I covered in the first section, and comes with excellent connectivity.
Where the Predator Orion 7000 mainly justifies its price is the case. But there’s no other way to slice this the Predator Orion 7000 is too expensive, especially considering machines from boutique builders can cost less with identical specs. The inclusion of DDR5, which competing machines like the HP Omen 45L lack, helps Acer justify the price of the Predator Orion 7000 a bit. That’s $300 more expensive than the Origin Neuron with identical specs, and Origin allows you to customize your build however you want. Acer doesn’t include the 12GB RTX 3080, either, which would go a long way in justifying the price of the Predator Orion 7000.Ībove that configuration, you have a $4,500 model that jumps up to a Core i9-12900K and RTX 3090 (with identical specs otherwise). The MSI Aegis RS 12, for example, is around $200 cheaper when paired with the more powerful RTX 3080 Ti and identical specs. The Predator Orion 7000 isn’t aligned with where GPU prices are right now. There’s no easy way to slice this the Predator Orion 7000 is too expensive.
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It’s infuriating getting the microscopic screws out to actually install an SSD - it doesn’t come with one included - but I still love the option to swap a drive in without worrying about hooking up more cables. Jacob Roach / Digital Trendsīeyond the looks, the Predator Orion 7000 includes a hot-swappable 2.5-inch hard drive bay that you can populate with any SSD. There’s plenty of gamer flair, too, with customizable RGBs on the CPU cooler, intake fans, and exhaust fan through Acer’s included software. The machine looks great, and it stays cool and quiet. That was true even in my most intense gaming tests, which speaks to the design of the Predator Orion 7000. At most, it has a low, barely audible hum.
I don’t suspect the airflow channels Acer has carved out for the intake fans and GPU are doing much, but whatever is going on, it keeps the Predator Orion 7000 quiet. There’s a vent right by the GPU, too, so the vertical mount doesn’t choke off airflow as it does in the Asus GA35DX. The front panel is doing a lot of work here, offering a large amount of airflow into the front of the case to keep things cool. And in a 4K run of Cyberpunk 2077, the GPU never went above 80 degrees. Even the toasty Core i7-12700K stayed around 70 degrees Celsius in a Cinebench run under a 120mm all-in-one liquid cooler. Noise isn’t an issue on the Predator Orion 7000. Two bright ARGB fans occupy the extended front panel, the GPU is mounted vertically to show off the cooler design, and the case is adorned with transparent panels on the front and side so you can see every element of your PC. In a market where form rarely meets function (read our Asus ProArt PD5 review for an example of form over function), the Predator Orion 7000 shockingly manages both.įor looks, the Predator Orion 7000 takes no prisoners. Design Jacob Roach / Digital TrendsĪcer makes a big deal about its FrostBlade fans and the cooling design of the Predator Orion 7000, and for good reason - it works. The Predator Orion 7000 doesn’t struggle with those issues, but its price puts it in a class of premium boutique PCs where the Orion 7000 struggles to keep pace. Most 12th-gen desktops I’ve looked at struggle with thermals and noise, as Intel’s latest chips push power requirements even higher.
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