• C|Net
    C|Net
    November 2008
    Our Core i7 based Mach V impresses C|Net

    Fastest all-around desktop we've tested to date; first PC to hit 60 frames per second on our high-resolution Crysis test; pristine build quality.

    The bottom line: Falcon Northwest's latest Mach V provides a model for the coming trends in high-end computing. From the latest Intel CPU, to solid-state storage, to copious amounts of memory, there's lot to admire about this PC.

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  • Engadget
    November 2008
    Core i7 Mach V hands-on

    We sincerely hope you appreciate the backbreaking, soulcrushingly hard work we do for you

    Based on our dozen or so hours of grueling, utterly boring hands-on tests, all three games were plenty playable maxed out at 1920 x 1080 resolution with 4x anti-aliasing -- only Crysis ever dipped below 40 frames per second, and we never saw Fallout 3 under 60.

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  • Tom's Hardware
    Tom's Hardware
    October 2008
    Three high-end gaming systems compared

    Tom's pitted the Falcon Mach V against an HP Blackbird, and an 8-core "Skulltrail" system by Vigor.

    While these were all multi-GPU systems built with gamers in mind, Tom's also put them through a battery of multimedia applications and synthetic tests. How'd we do?  Check out the full review link, or cut to their summary graph of all their tests averaged.

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  • Tom's Hardware
    Tom's Hardware
    April 2008
    FragBox smacks around a Quad-Core/Crossfire system

    At less than $1,500, this Falcon Northwest system is one of the best buys we've ever seen

    Tom's Games (a section of Tom's Hardware) put the FragBox 8400 (equipped with an Intel dual-core CPU and Nvidia 8800GT) up against a full sized desktop using an AMD Quad-Core Phenom and ATI Crossfire.  You'd expect the FragBox to have been beaten to a pulp, right?


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  • Computer Shopper
    Computer Shopper
    April 2008
    FragBox 8400

    Falcon Northwest has outdone itself

    Falcon Northwest has been refrying the original Fragbox since 2003. Rather than sticking with a tired old design, however, the latest update manages to keep the small-form-factor (SFF) cube practical, relevant, and even fun—at an affordable price."
    While we still find the hulking presence of a steaming, tower-sized computer comforting, real-estate realities point to the practicality of downsizing. Falcon Northwest has outdone itself—not only by keeping the Fragbox alive for so long, but also by maintaining full-sized performance without compromising the form factor.

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  • Games For Windows
    Games For Windows
    March 2008
    Falcon Wins The Ultimate Gaming Machine Competition!

    Falcon Northwest practically invented boutique high-end PCs
    This experience shows in nearly every facet of this excellent Mach V

    Our 10th Ultimate Gaming Machine win!  Games For Windows (formerly Computer Gaming World) magazine pitted us up against 7 other gaming systems from HP, Velocity Micro, Maingear, Cyberpower and others in a "money is no object" competition. As the years go by, the UGM competitors have changed- almost entirely. But Falcon Northwest's track record of consistent quality continues.

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  • Tom's Hardware
    Tom's Hardware
    January 2008
    David vs. Goliath and Goliath's Uglier Brother... Falcon Mach

    The Mach V's results for F.E.A.R. are downright absurd.
    At the same resolution with 4x AA and 8x AF, the Mach V delivers 124 FPS, more than double what the Dell XPS and HP Blackbird can muster.

    Ever wonder how the corporate giant's new high-end 'gaming machines' compare to a real custom PC?  Tom's Hardware wanted to find out, and got a sample of the biggest, baddest gaming machine models that Falcon, HP, and Dell could send.  We'd almost say we had an unfair advantage using the latest Intel Penryn-class processors, Nvidia 780i chipset and Triple SLI.  But since neither of the competition offers this amazing new combo, we have to assume they don't mind arming their customers with knives for a gunfight.

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