Recently, iBUYPOWER in Los Angeles launched two new high-end systems based on the Intel X58 chipset and the AMD socket AM3 platform. The systems are obviously designed for gaming and will be known as Chimera Killer Special Edition PCs, featuring the company’s signature “Inferno” case design.



We have to admit, the quality of the paint job is very aesthetically pleasing, as there isn’t too much of any single color and the LED lighting is subtle yet helpful in accentuating detail. On the Intel hardware side of things, the X58 version features an ASUS P6T motherboard supporting x16/x16/x4 SLI and CrossFire, six USB 2.0 ports, Firewire and eSATA, Gigabit Ethernet, and 7.1-channel audio with optical and coax S/PDIF outputs. It comes equipped with a Core i7 920 2.66GHz (not sure if it’s C0 or D0 stepping) cooled by an Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling kit, two Geforce GTX 275 896MB cards in SLI, 6GB of DDR3 1333MHz, a 750GB SATA II drive, and the Killer Xeno Pro Gaming NIC.



On the AMD side of things, the Chimera Killer AM3 features an ASUS M4A78T-E 790GX board supporting one PCI-E x16 card or two in x8/x8 CrossFire, six USB 2.0 ports, Firewire and eSATA, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, and 7.1-channel audio with an optical port. It comes equipped with an AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition, two Radeon HD 4770 512MB cards in CrossFire, 8GB of DDR3 1333MHz, and the Killer Xeno Pro Gaming NIC.



The Chimera Killer Special Edition X58 is available now starting at $1899, while the Chimera Killer Special Edition AM3 is available starting at $1499 directly from iBUYPOWER.