HP unveils Blackbird 002 - General

Cereal&Milk · 09-07-2007, 11:46 AM

HP unveils Blackbird 002

At the HP Your Life is the Show event last night, besides being in a room with stars like Shaun White, Serena Williams, and the guys from West Coast Choppers, Ars was also at the unveiling of the first gaming machine HP has released since its acquisition of Voodoo of September of 2006. It's called Blackbird 002.

Rahul Sood, founder of Voodoo PC and now Chief Technology Officer for HP's gaming division, took the stage to reveal Blackbird 002. He started out by claiming that the new desktop was far better than any other desktop product out there, so much so that the others were "like a bag of sticks compared to a bag of golf clubs" on the golf course. Um, ??? Anwyay, let's take a look.

It became immediately apparent that Sood's team had focused on cooling. The entire chassis of the Blackbird is cast aluminum, and it sits a few inches above the base of the system. Sood claims this "create[s] a sixth side of cooling. The 1.1 kilowatt power supply is located just above the back… the system brings cold air up on the power supply," and throughout the rest of the system. The processor, not unlike many other offerings from competitors, is water cooled also, and Sood claims that Voodoo "knows liquid cooling. Better than anybody." Inside the chassis, there's also a "Voodoo DNA" label, which Sood claims is an "ingredient that signifies that passion of gamers."

Sood didn't discuss what kind of power was placed under the hood, however, he did say that the systems are "fully configurable," and that customers can "buy it with whatever combination of components they want… choose between NVIDIA and ATI video cards, and choose between Intel and AMD processors." The Blackbird 002 website confirms this: customers can choose among five processors, including four from Intel and one from AMD. The high-end Intel processor on the configuration list is the Core 2 Extreme x6800.

Hard drive options include a 120GB 10,000rpm Western Digital Raptor, or a choice of a 320GB, 500GB, or 750GB 7200rpm drive, and there's room for up to five drives which can be configured to run in a hot-swappable RAID. Memory choices include 1GB of 667Mhz, 800Mhz, or 1GHz with Corsair's PC2-8500DDR2 SDRAM SLI enabled. The system will support up to 8GB of memory across 4 DIMM slots.

So far, there isn't anything that really makes the competition look like a "bag of sticks." Instead, it looks like the Blackbird 002 is dead-on with competition like Alienware and Falcon Northwest, both of which offer systems with nearly exactly the same configurations. However, the Blackbird 002 is fully tool-less, which means anything can be added or removed without the need of a screw driver. It also comes with "industry standard components, the system uses a high-end motherboard from a high-end manufacturer," according to Sood. This makes upgrading parts easier, since nothing is of a proprietary size.

Some of the smaller accessories include the option for both Blu-ray and HD-DVD drives, a lighting system on the back so that plugging in the dark is easier, and a memory card reader/headset/USB port panel that hides at the top of the system.
According to one of the display hands, the Blackbird 002 will be released to the market with a low-end MSRP of $2,500 and a high-end price of $6,500 on September 15th.

We saw a lot of other great stuff coming out from HP this year, so stay tuned.

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akm_202 · 09-07-2007, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Cereal&Milk

HP unveils Blackbird 002

At the HP Your Life is the Show event last night, besides being in a room with stars like Shaun White, Serena Williams, and the guys from West Coast Choppers, Ars was also at the unveiling of the first gaming machine HP has released since its acquisition of Voodoo of September of 2006. It's called Blackbird 002.

Rahul Sood, founder of Voodoo PC and now Chief Technology Officer for HP's gaming division, took the stage to reveal Blackbird 002. He started out by claiming that the new desktop was far better than any other desktop product out there, so much so that the others were "like a bag of sticks compared to a bag of golf clubs" on the golf course. Um, ??? Anwyay, let's take a look.

It became immediately apparent that Sood's team had focused on cooling. The entire chassis of the Blackbird is cast aluminum, and it sits a few inches above the base of the system. Sood claims this "create[s] a sixth side of cooling. The 1.1 kilowatt power supply is located just above the back… the system brings cold air up on the power supply," and throughout the rest of the system. The processor, not unlike many other offerings from competitors, is water cooled also, and Sood claims that Voodoo "knows liquid cooling. Better than anybody." Inside the chassis, there's also a "Voodoo DNA" label, which Sood claims is an "ingredient that signifies that passion of gamers."

Sood didn't discuss what kind of power was placed under the hood, however, he did say that the systems are "fully configurable," and that customers can "buy it with whatever combination of components they want… choose between NVIDIA and ATI video cards, and choose between Intel and AMD processors." The Blackbird 002 website confirms this: customers can choose among five processors, including four from Intel and one from AMD. The high-end Intel processor on the configuration list is the Core 2 Extreme x6800.

Hard drive options include a 120GB 10,000rpm Western Digital Raptor, or a choice of a 320GB, 500GB, or 750GB 7200rpm drive, and there's room for up to five drives which can be configured to run in a hot-swappable RAID. Memory choices include 1GB of 667Mhz, 800Mhz, or 1GHz with Corsair's PC2-8500DDR2 SDRAM SLI enabled. The system will support up to 8GB of memory across 4 DIMM slots.

So far, there isn't anything that really makes the competition look like a "bag of sticks." Instead, it looks like the Blackbird 002 is dead-on with competition like Alienware and Falcon Northwest, both of which offer systems with nearly exactly the same configurations. However, the Blackbird 002 is fully tool-less, which means anything can be added or removed without the need of a screw driver. It also comes with "industry standard components, the system uses a high-end motherboard from a high-end manufacturer," according to Sood. This makes upgrading parts easier, since nothing is of a proprietary size.

Some of the smaller accessories include the option for both Blu-ray and HD-DVD drives, a lighting system on the back so that plugging in the dark is easier, and a memory card reader/headset/USB port panel that hides at the top of the system.
According to one of the display hands, the Blackbird 002 will be released to the market with a low-end MSRP of $2,500 and a high-end price of $6,500 on September 15th.

We saw a lot of other great stuff coming out from HP this year, so stay tuned.

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whoa,

thats quite cool...
hmm...

i have been thinking of buying a new computer but i was thinking of a laptop but then this sounds cool too...
lol maybe ill just buy both when i get the money

Sashimi · 09-07-2007, 03:31 PM

oooo........ fancy

IMAGE: http://www.techgadgets.in/images/hp-blackbird.jpg

Wow man that is a fine beast they're building.

FabianN · 09-07-2007, 10:13 PM

More eye candy than anything... Over-expensive eye candy.

Also, while weight wise, the power supply on the bottom is a good idea, cooling wise it's very dumb.
The PSU is one of the biggest heat generators. Now, in a PC you want the general direction of the air flow to be from front-bottom to back-top. Hot Air raises. So you put the PSU on the bottom, it's going to pump a huge amount of heat into the case.

Fox Company · 09-07-2007, 11:26 PM

SWEEET

That things a beast

09-07-2007, 11:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cereal&Milk OnRPG Elite Member! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,200	HP unveils Blackbird 002 HP unveils Blackbird 002 At the HP Your Life is the Show event last night, besides being in a room with stars like Shaun White, Serena Williams, and the guys from West Coast Choppers, Ars was also at the unveiling of the first gaming machine HP has released since its acquisition of Voodoo of September of 2006. It's called Blackbird 002. Rahul Sood, founder of Voodoo PC and now Chief Technology Officer for HP's gaming division, took the stage to reveal Blackbird 002. He started out by claiming that the new desktop was far better than any other desktop product out there, so much so that the others were "like a bag of sticks compared to a bag of golf clubs" on the golf course. Um, ??? Anwyay, let's take a look. It became immediately apparent that Sood's team had focused on cooling. The entire chassis of the Blackbird is cast aluminum, and it sits a few inches above the base of the system. Sood claims this "create[s] a sixth side of cooling. The 1.1 kilowatt power supply is located just above the back… the system brings cold air up on the power supply," and throughout the rest of the system. The processor, not unlike many other offerings from competitors, is water cooled also, and Sood claims that Voodoo "knows liquid cooling. Better than anybody." Inside the chassis, there's also a "Voodoo DNA" label, which Sood claims is an "ingredient that signifies that passion of gamers." Sood didn't discuss what kind of power was placed under the hood, however, he did say that the systems are "fully configurable," and that customers can "buy it with whatever combination of components they want… choose between NVIDIA and ATI video cards, and choose between Intel and AMD processors." The Blackbird 002 website confirms this: customers can choose among five processors, including four from Intel and one from AMD. The high-end Intel processor on the configuration list is the Core 2 Extreme x6800. Hard drive options include a 120GB 10,000rpm Western Digital Raptor, or a choice of a 320GB, 500GB, or 750GB 7200rpm drive, and there's room for up to five drives which can be configured to run in a hot-swappable RAID. Memory choices include 1GB of 667Mhz, 800Mhz, or 1GHz with Corsair's PC2-8500DDR2 SDRAM SLI enabled. The system will support up to 8GB of memory across 4 DIMM slots. So far, there isn't anything that really makes the competition look like a "bag of sticks." Instead, it looks like the Blackbird 002 is dead-on with competition like Alienware and Falcon Northwest, both of which offer systems with nearly exactly the same configurations. However, the Blackbird 002 is fully tool-less, which means anything can be added or removed without the need of a screw driver. It also comes with "industry standard components, the system uses a high-end motherboard from a high-end manufacturer," according to Sood. This makes upgrading parts easier, since nothing is of a proprietary size. Some of the smaller accessories include the option for both Blu-ray and HD-DVD drives, a lighting system on the back so that plugging in the dark is easier, and a memory card reader/headset/USB port panel that hides at the top of the system. According to one of the display hands, the Blackbird 002 will be released to the market with a low-end MSRP of $2,500 and a high-end price of $6,500 on September 15th. We saw a lot of other great stuff coming out from HP this year, so stay tuned. Source __________________ CURRENTLY PLAYING: Final Fantasy XI IGN: Ananta Level: 11 Race: Mithra Job: Warrior (Want to be: SAM/THF or DRG/SAM) Server: Sylph The Samurai job quest is expensive. But I will try. >:[

09-07-2007, 03:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sashimi ChimaeraOne's Cookie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Look behind you! Posts: 1,324	oooo........ fancy IMAGE: http://www.techgadgets.in/images/hp-blackbird.jpg Wow man that is a fine beast they're building. __________________

09-07-2007, 10:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
FabianN The Aged One Join Date: May 2006 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 4,482	More eye candy than anything... Over-expensive eye candy. Also, while weight wise, the power supply on the bottom is a good idea, cooling wise it's very dumb. The PSU is one of the biggest heat generators. Now, in a PC you want the general direction of the air flow to be from front-bottom to back-top. Hot Air raises. So you put the PSU on the bottom, it's going to pump a huge amount of heat into the case. __________________ Current addiction: EVE Online, Char: Jr B1teMe

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09-07-2007, 11:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fox Company Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 2,344	SWEEET That things a beast