Remember the Blackbird 002 gaming rig? HP has released a high end version -- Blackbird 002 Alpha -- for gaming enthusiats who want to benefit from the power of Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core processor and doesn't mind shelling more than 5k for this heavy duty machine.

System Highlight

Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core 3.0GHz QX9650 performance enhanced
4 GB 1066MHz CORSAIR PC2-8500 DDR2 SDRAM SLI Ready
ASUS Maximus Formula - X38 chipset
Dual ATI RADEON X2900 XT 1GB, with 1GB of GDDR4 SDRAM
AGEIA PhysX 100 Series PCI-E Accelerator Card
Creative Audio Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional
1.1KW Power Supply
160GB 10000 rpm SATA or 500GB 7200rpm SATA
Super multi-drive
Voodoo Mouse by Razer
Voodoo Keyboard by Razer
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

And price? Only about $5,749.

[Product Page]