The company has stepped up its AMD-powered PC offerings with a number of new models featuring a variety of processors, starting with AMD’s 3.2GHz quad core Ryzen 5 1400 and going all the way up to the eight core Ryzen 7 1700X running at 3.4GHz. Acer’s complete line of GX PCs run Windows 10 Home 64-bit and share the same outward appearance. The case(s) measure 6.89 x 18.24 x 15.67″ (W x D x H) and features a solid black finish with red accents and lighting.
On the lower end of the pricing spectrum, the GX-281-UR11 is a capable machine sporting a Ryzen 5 1400, 8GB of DDR4, and a GeForce GTX 1050 2GB for just under $800. Spend an extra $100 and you can bump up to a hexacore AMD Ryzen 5 1600 system with a beefier GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB. On the high end, the GX-281-UR14 is an eight core Ryzen 7 1700X powered machine with 16GB of DDR4, GeForce GTX 1070 8GB, a 256GB SSD and 2TB serial ATA/600 spinning disk.
Other standard features include a USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C port, two USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports, and four USB 2.0 ports. Display output includes both HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort headers. Network features include a standard RJ-45 jack and 802.11ac wireless connectivity.
The Acer Aspire GX-281 line of PCs are available now on the company website, and will be available from other retailers “soon.”
| Acer | GX-281-UR14 | GX-281-UR15 | GX-281-UR11 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
| Memory | 16GB DDR4 | 8GB DDR4 | 8GB DDR4 |
| Graphics Card | GeForce GTX 1070 | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | GeForce GTX 1050 |
| Storage | 256GB SSD 1x 2TB Serial ATA/600 | 1TB Serial ATA/300 | 1TB Serial ATA/300 |
| Expansion Slots | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Optical Drive | DVD-RAM/±R/±RW | DVD-RAM/±R/±RW | DVD-RAM/±R/±RW |
| I/O | 1x PCI Express x16 4x USB 2.0 Ports 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports Network (RJ-45) IEEE 802.11ac Audio Line In / Out | 1x PCI Express x16 4x USB 2.0 Ports 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports Network (RJ-45) IEEE 802.11ac Audio Line In / Out | 1x PCI Express x16 4x USB 2.0 Ports 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports Network (RJ-45) IEEE 802.11ac Audio Line In / Out |
| PSU | 500W | 500W | 500W |
| OS | Windows 10 Home 64-bit | Windows 10 Home 64-bit | Windows 10 Home 64-bit |
| Price | $1,500 | $900 | $800 |
