Commodore XX will be the system to carry the classic Commodore brand into a new gaming era. As expected, the legendary computer company has launched its new activity, which is all about building high-quality gaming PCs. Commodore has presented its new gaming system during CeBIT and at the same time launched its new online store where there are a number of computer configurations to choose from. Commodore has launched four series, where Commodore XX is the top model, and is then followed by (in descending order): GX, GS and G.
Commodore XX can be configured any you like, but the base specifications reflect the ambitions of Commodore.
Commodore XX Specifications:
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad-Core processor QX6700: 2.66GHz 8M Cache
ASUS® P5N32-E nForce 680i SLI motherboard
2x 150GB 10000 RPM SATA Raid 1 and 1x 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Raid 0 hard drives
4GB Corsair® Dominator 2xTwin2x2048-8500C5D memory: 1066MHz
Philips® DVDRW optical drive
1000W ICE Cube power supply
Creative® SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
2x NVIDIA® 8800 GTX 768MB graphics cards
Commodore’s gaming system will be shipped with Microsoft Windows Vista and there is also the possibility of getting a specially designed theme of the case We’ll have to wait and see if Commodore’s new venture will be able to stand up to the already fastidious gaming PC market. It hasn’t forgotten about its heritage though as each Commodore system will be equipped with a Commodore64 emulator and ~50 classic games.
