Origin's big orgasmic build: is it PC or Xbox?

You got an Xbox in my PC! You got a PC in my Xbox! Truth is, that might just be freakin' awesome...

You're a PC gamer, and you want nothing but the best hardware to help you frag some noobs. You're also a hardcore console gamer, but you don't want to be stuck with the same boring Xbox 360 case as everyone else. You're also in luck, because Origin PC have finally given every gamer's wet dream a chance in the spotlight: bring on The Big O.

It's an orgasmic build in every sense of the word; the stock configuration that includes a Core i7 930 clocked to 4GHz, an ASUS Rampage III Extreme motherboard, six gig of fast memory and two GTX480 cards in SLI - alongside a fully functional internal Xbox 360 - and everything watercooled for top-notch reliability.

This is the PC side...fully specced.

They're even packing the Big O inside a custom Danger Den case, the Tower 21 Double Wide, just to fit all the componentry inside! And the price? Oh, about $10,699. Plus shipping.

There's an even more ridiculous configuration that Origin PC do, dubbed the "CPU Magazine", which offers two six-core processors overclocked to 4.3GHz in an EVGA SR2 motherboard with 12GB of memory and four GTX480 cards, with everything from chipsets to motherboards and cards liquid cooled. Basically close enough to the Atomic Beast, but with an Xbox strapped to its liver.

An Xbox 360, fully watercooled on a separate loop

The CPU magazine does have the unfortunate down-side of costing $22,799, plus the cost of shipping from Miami, Florida. But hey, you're getting a shitload of computing power, all wrapped up in a neat and attractive case (not to mention the armoured wooden crate it comes packed in). Head on over to Origin PC to ogle more pics of The Big O.

I'll be in my bunk.