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fragbox.jpgThe base price for Falcon's storied portable gaming system is just over $2,000 and in the past we've awarded it high ratings and even an Editors' Choice for low-cost gaming systems. Which is why the price point of the latest model, the Falcon Northwest FragBox 2 (Core i7), is particularly baffling. What in the world would drive the price of a $2K system up to nearly $9,000? We did the math to tell you what you get for your (giant pile of) money.

FragBox: $2,068.27. Everyone's favorite shoebox-size portable gaming system comes in an aluminum chassis with side windows to show off your premium parts and a carrying handle on top. There's a Falcon Northwest logo cut out of the front with a 3-axis laser, with optional blue backlighting for a "very modern, but not flashy effect."

Paint job: $797.06. That's right. Nearly $800. But for your money, you get some pretty nifty racing stripes.

1,000 Watt power supply: $144.46. This is the the power supply Goldilocks would select, promising efficiency, little wire clutter, and a sizable 135mm fan for better cooling.

Core i7 Extreme 965 3.2 GHz: $1,031.12. Of course, we got the most souped-up processor. This quad-core CPU offers Hyper-Threading and "Turbo-Boost" on top of its 3.2GHz of Core i7 power.

More after the jump!



12GB RAM: $167.14. Thanks to Windows Vista 64-bit, the FragBox 2 is able to take advantage of the massive amount of memory you can load it up with.

2x GeForce GTX 285 (1GB) in SLI: $853.90. As we noted in the review, dual graphics cards is a first for a compact gaming system like the FragBox 2. These premium parts promise "extreme HD" resolutions (2,560-by-1,600) and should have no problem handling even the most demanding of DX10 games.

4x 256GB SSD: $3,717.10. Solid-state drives are pricey to begin with, but 1TB worth of Samsung drives? Astronomically expensive.

Blu-ray reader & DVD+-RW: $115.95. Come on, if you're going to have all this video power, what's an extra $100 or so for Blu-ray?

So there you have it. An average user and even a casual gamer certainly won't need components even half as powerful, but hard-core gamers out there are probably salivating over this laundry list of premium parts. We took this gaming rig out for a test drive and you can see just what the FragBox 2 can do in our full review on PCMag.com.

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