Upgrading from a two-year-old Dell with genuine coffee-stained patina to the Demonite OverXtreme SLI would be an experience bordering on the religious. This desktop gives Alienware a reason to fire up the gatling guns and oil the portcullis. Prepare for full-on rebel-assault class warfare. This Demonite is London after winning the Olympic bid: fast, determined and slightly drunk with exuberance.
While older desktops leave us feeling myopic, juddering through games with brain-wrenching frame-dropping sloth, the Demonite whizzes at such startling speeds you'll nearly lose control of all bodily functions. You'll only come back to any awareness of your real-life environment hours later, mouth still agape and a little puddle of dribble pooled on your chinos.
The Demonite may well revitalise you to such an extent that you'll soon be hacking demon hoards into slivers of salami-thin flesh with an abandon not felt since Doom was released on the 100MHz 486. Expect a full review to unleash itself imminently. -CS
