CorgiShinobi Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) First Impression: WTF? I can see some of the appeal, but your entire PC would be dedicated to Razer's components offered in those slabs. Definitely does come off as an easy solution to building, but there's absolutely no way it will be cheap. Part of me likes the concept, but the other part knows people could spend their money more wisely on traditional components. There will always be consumers that will pay for ease though, and Razer does intend on offering a range of different components to customize your machine. http://www.razerzone.com/christine EDIT: Any moderator want to fix my typo in the title? Edited January 9, 2014 by Deanb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheMightyEthan Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Project Christine, being developed by Razer. Each module contains a different component, and is supposed to be entirely self-contained, with all the necessary tech for it to run (other than power), so you avoid the possibility of cascading upgrades due to incompatible interfaces or whatever. The backbone is built on a PCIE interface. Each module is also sound-dampened and mineral oil cooled. Seems like a neat, if impractical, idea. Here are Engadget's and PCWorld's thoughts. *Edit* - Damnit, ninjad. Edited January 7, 2014 by TheMightyEthan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Oh Dean, we're past the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Atomsk won the race. It's pretty pointless and another one of Razers "this'll make PC gaming much better!" and it never leaves the factory floor. At the end of the day a regular PC is as modular as this if not more so due to the nature of being compatible with pretty much any off the shelf component and not just Razers own stuff. Of which I don't think Razer actually makes components anyway. Most folks tend to build their PC once, then after that they'll upgrade it many months if not years down the line and it's hardly like removing a GPU or RAM stick is a laboured endeavour. The expense and reduced functionality aren't worth it for saving all of a couple of minutes of swapping components out on a regular PC once in a blue moon. Oh as for the typo I was debating leaving it and changing the sub heading to "all chris, all the time". But adding in "mas" seemed better. I'll likely fix it some point in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 This has to be one of the worst thread titles ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I can't wait for the Endgadget review claiming this is the future of PC gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Well that's what you get for still reading Engadget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Man, how the fuck did I confuse Endgadget with Kotaku in this context. I am bad at joke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Man I remember how much shit they got for that little almost advertorial. It really changed PC gaming. Anywho had my fun, topic title is sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baconrath Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Why the name Christine? It makes me assume it will become possessed by a vengeful spirit and and try to kill me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 A streamlined and standard form factor for building modular PCs would be nice if it were industry-wide and not restricted to motherfucking Razer products. I mean, *I* wouldn't use it, but some folks might. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I'd use it if it weren't much more than getting the components the old fashioned way (and if it weren't proprietary). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 How is not more than that? It's insanely easy to setup, takes away any compatibility issues to worry about, and is mineral oil cooled. AFAIK no one has done anything this easy before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I meant if the prices ends up being not much more than doing that. But I'm sure it will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 It's Razer. We all know you'll have to get a second mortgage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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