Reviews

"[The ABS Ultimate M6 Sniper] sits among the highest performing systems we’ve had in our offices. In addition to a stellar gaming performance, we received top-notch build quality, sturdy packaging, courteous treatments, and exemplary after-sale support." - HardOCP.com ( July 2006)

Editor's Choice GOLD AWARD 9.5/10! - HardOCP.com ( July 2006)

"..the Sniper is still plenty fast for gamers, featuring excellent build quality, stable performance, and a healthy mix of high-performance components. " "This unit didn't exhibit any of the stability issues we encountered with those higher-end PCs." -Computer Shopper (June 2006)

"ABS knows how to crank out rigs with top-shelf components at flea-market prices, and it's whipped out a machine based on AMD's FX-60 CPU that going to have more than one competitor wringing their hands...The M6 Sniper's a sweet deal for gotta-have-it gearheads on a 'budget'." - PC Gamer (March 2006)

"Fastest scores to date "- PC World (February 2006)

9.5/10 "Grab It Dude" Award from GDHardware.com (July 2005)

Advanced Liquid Cooling Technology

With the M6 Sniper, you now have the option of adding the advanced liquid cooling solution giving you the ultimate cooling experience and no worries about overheating your overclocked CPU. Some of the advanced features of this cooling system are:

• Large, pure copper base employs unique water road design
• Long-life, quiet and powerful ceramic bearing pump
• Low water-level (LWP) and over-temperature protection (OTP)
• Clear blue LED tank for straightforward coolant refilling
• Large aluminum radiator with 4-parts water road design
• Special aluminum fan cover enhances thermal dissipation
• Radiator installs easily onto most PC chassis
• Multi-purpose Nano-scale GIGABYTE coolant
• 1/2 inch special UV tubing material allows for extreme angling and flexing
• Fully compliant with MOSFET thermal functio

AMD64 Technology with Socket AM2!

AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62
AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 is now available with the Ultimate M6 Sniper systems. Using Dual Core technology, this processor fulfills the most demanding games with leading-edge performance, an integrated memory controller, and fast HyperTransport™ technology, giving you extraordinary performance and a gaming experience without parallel. For more information click here.

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor
The AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core processor puts the power of dual-core technology on the desktop. Dual-core processors contain two processing cores, residing on one chip, that perform calculations on two streams of data, thereby increasing efficiency and speed while running multiple programs and the new generation of multi-threaded software. This means a significant increase in response and performance when running multiple applications simultaneously. The AMD Athlon?64 X2 Dual-Core processor outperforms the highest-performing AMD Athlon?64 4000+ single-core processor on multi-tasking benchmarks by up to 30%!

AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor
The AMD Athlon™ 64 processor is the first Windows®-compatible 64-bit PC processor. The AMD Athlon™ 64 processor runs on AMD64 technology, a revolutionary technology that allows the processor to run 32-bit applications at full speed while enabling a new generation of powerful 64-bit software applications.

NVIDIA® nForce590™ SLI™ Chipset
NVIDIA nForce?500 Series media and communications processors (MCPs) deliver a complete range of solutions for AMD-based discrete platforms. Performance enhancing features include NVIDIA?LinkBoost?technology to automatically increase bus speeds and NVIDIA SLI?technology for scalable graphics performance.

With NVIDIA MediaShield?storage technology, you can easily set up and configure up to six SATA drives for even higher performance and security. Finally, NVIDIA FirstPacket?technology prioritizes network traffic for more responsive online gaming and NVIDIA DualNet?technology doubles your network connectivity options. With the NVIDIA nForce 500 Series MCPs and forceware from NVIDIA, you can create PCs for casual gamers and multi-taskers on up to the hardcore enthusiast.

NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7 Series Graphics
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Next-Generation Superscalar GPU Architecture
Delivers up to 2x the shading power of previous generation products taking gaming performance to extreme levels.

Microsoft ® DirectX ® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for all DirectX ® 9 applications, including Shader Model 3.0 titles.

NVIDIA® CineFX ® 4.0 Engine
Delivers advanced visual effects at unimaginable speeds. Full support for Microsoft ® DirectX ® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enabling stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture with new texture unit design streamlines texture processing for faster and smoother gameplay.

NVIDIA® PureVideo™ Technology
NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology is the combination of high-definition video processors and software that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for all video content. It turns your PC into a high-end home-theater.

Other great enhancement features include Integrated HDTV Encoder, 256-Bit Memory interface, UltraShadow II Technology, Multi-Display Technology, and Dual DVI Support for high resolution flat-panel displays.

NVIDIA® GeForce™8800 Series Graphics (optional)
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NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology1: Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single graphics card configuration for unequaled gaming experiences by allowing two cards to run in parallel. The must-have feature for performance PCI Express® graphics, SLI technology dramatically scales performance on today’s hottest games.

Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy at ultra-fast frame rates:OR16x Anti-aliasing: Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 16x sample rates obliterates jagged edges. 128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range (HDR): Twice the precision of prior generations for incredibly realistic lighting effects—now with support for anti-aliasing.

NVIDIA® Quantum Effects™ Technology: Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation enable a new level of physics effects to be simulated and rendered on the GPU—all while freeing the CPU to run the game engine and AI.

High Definition X-Fi Audio Technology

The Future of Audio has arrived! Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro. For the ultimate audio creation & home-theater solution.

Sound Blaster® X-Fi?Elite Pro is the pop of the line?answer to those looking for the very best in audio creation and home entertainment - with all the power and features of the entire Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi family of sound cards bundled into one ultimate solution! These include 24-bit Crystalizer, CMSS-3D surround, and 3DMIDI. What you get is the greatest Xtreme Fidelity quality, crystal clear audio, with unbelievable surround sound - even for MIDI recordings. Unique to Sound Blaster Elite Pro are professional-quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and an incredible 116 dB SNR. Also providing for exceptional music creation are advanced features like 24-bit SoundFont sampling, ASIO ultra-low latency for precise recordings, a built-in pre-amp for direct recording, and high-impedance inputs for electric guitars.

PC gaming's never had it better too. You'll be amazed with the accuracy of EAX ADVANCED HD's breath-taking ambience reproduction. Take your game to a new level with X-RAM, the huge 64MB dedicated on-board audio memory for higher quality gaming audio and performance. Bring the cinema right to your living room - Sound Blaster X-Fi is THX certified and supports the latest home theater standards like Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES for a complete home entertainment solution.

PCI Express x16

Designed to run with the next-generation PCI Express graphics cards and other devices. Includes one PCI Express x16 graphics slot and three PCI Express x1 expansion slots. This new, high-performance bus delivers over 4GBps in both upstream and downstream data transfers.