The boutique PC vendor iBUYPOWER announced a new small form factor gaming computer at CES 2013. The new Revolt gaming PC features a custom white and black chassis with tweaked ventilation and a customizable lighting system. The Revolt comes in one of three base flavors, upon which you can customize to add a better GPU, more memory, additional storage or a caching SSD, a faster processor, and a closed loop liquid cooling system (the top-end option is the NZXT Kraken with 140mm radiator) for the CPU. iBUYPOWER will even overclock the system for you up to 20% for a fee ($49).
The systems come with a plethora of USB ports, two USB 3.0 ports, dual DVI outputs, analog audio jacks, S/PDIF, SD card slot, and PS/2 port. In that respect, it is definitely more PC than the console that the small form factor case would leave admirers of your AV setup to believe. You can add up to 1TB of mechanical storage, an Intel Core i7-3770K processor, and a single GTX 680 4GB graphics card on the top end with all customizations.
While the system uses mini-ITX motherboards, users are able to otherwise use full size components which does leave room for upgrades. The one big compromise is the power supply in that the upper limit from iBUYPOWER is a 500W “server class” unit that is smaller than traditional ATX power supplies that enthusiasts are used to. And that generally means smaller fans that can be noisy.
The table below details the base specifications of the three Revolt gaming PC SKUs. Each build can be customized from there.
| Revolt R320 | Revolt R550 | Revolt R570 | |
| Processor | Core i3-3220 | Core i5-3550P | Core i5-3570K |
| RAM | 4GB DDR3 @ 1600 MHz | 4GB DDR3 @ 1600 MHz | 4GB DDR3 @ 1600 MHz |
| Graphics | Intel HD 2500 | NVIDIA GTX 650 1GB | NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB |
| Motherboard | ASRock B75M-ITX | IBP-Z77E/S | ASRock B75M-ITX |
| Hard Drive | 500GB | 500GB | 500GB |
| Optical | Sony slot loading DVD | Sony slot loading DVD | Sony slot loading DVD |
| Pricing (base) | $499 | $649 | $899 |
The Revolt is up for pre-order now and is expected to ship sometime in February 2013. The Revolt R320, R550, and R570 gaming computers start at $499, $649, and $899 respectively.
You can find more photos and specifications on the Revolt product page.
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I would really be interested
I would really be interested if PC Perspective would do a hands on review of the Revolt, in particular it’s heat dissipation performance. I’m interested in getting a small form factor gaming pc, and the Revolt looks very promising, if it can stay cool under intense load i.e. using a GTX 680 running FurMark. So far, no one has yet done a review. Be the first PC Perspective!!!
A few reviews out. Just
A few reviews out. Just google ibuypower revolt and you should find them. To answer your question about its performance, it can handle the new Geforce Titan and CPU over clocked 20% no problem.