The LAN Warrior II (that’s a 2 not a 3) was also on display and still features enough power to push a three-screen, 3D NVIDIA gaming display. It features standard cooling, an MATX motherboard and up to two GeForce GTs 520s. I played some DiRT3 on the LAN Warrior II (nope, still not a 3) and while I don’t really care for 3D gaming that much, it was extremely fun and smooth all around showing that there is definitely enough power in the rig for gaming. If you’re not familiar, the LAN Warrior series offers a small form factor and a built in handle so it’s easy to carry to your local LAN party.
Finally, iBUYPOWER was showing off the Chimera 4 which will retail as low as $829 and come with the standard, custom painted case, overclocking, etc. The low end will be all AMD with up to the Radeon 7970 for graphics power. This case will be just about everywhere including major online and physical retailers. They should be selling by the end of January. While the Chimera 3 was quite expensive, they designed to aim for another market this time round with the lower price point but still ample power. This is part of their work to expand the market reach of IBP and maybe scoop up some business by providing a lower cost, yet still powerful gaming rig that is widely available. It is definitely a departure from the Chimera 3 in that regard, but in quality and other regards, it’s on the same level.
