A DogHouse Systems gaming rig for under $1,200? Can it be true?

Consider Nothing Impossible. The fine engineers at DogHouse Systems are all about processing power and silky smooth video performance. Somehow they’ve managed to pack all of those demands into an awesome and affordable package. And it has the benchmarks to prove it. We're proud to present the Armor VS gaming rig.

Armor VS 550

Second-generation Intel Core i3 2120 Dual Core Processor

4 GB Kingston DDR3 1333 Memory (2 x 2GB DIMMs)

1 x 500GB 7,200 RPM WD SATA Drive

One GeForce GTX 550 Ti video card (1GB GDDR5 SDRAM)

430W Corsair Power Supply

48 Hour burn in and stress test at factory

3 Year Parts and Labor Warranty

Armor VS 550s

Second-generation Intel Core i3 2120 Dual-Core Processor

4 GB Kingston DDR3 1333 Memory (2 x 2GB DIMMs)

One 500GB 7,200 RPM WD SATA Drive

Two GeForce GTX 550 Ti video cards (1GB GDDR5 SDRAM)

600W Corsair Power Supply

48 Hour burn in and stress test at factory

3 Year Parts and Labor Warranty

Armor VS 5750

This gaming rig features the Nvidia GTX 550 Ti graphics card for a powerful, immersive entertainment experience. Perfect for high-definition gaming.

$1,195

Armor VS 5750c

Want more graphics power? Amp up your gaming experience with two blazing ATI Radeon HD 5750 graphics cards!

$1,495

Benchmark testing

The settings for WoW were all set to Ultra with the exception of shadow detail, which was set to “Good”. The anti aliasing was also set to the max at 8x. The benchmarks were run using DirectX-9 and the flight path used was from Booty Bay to Bogpaddle (Horde flight path) using the /timetest in-game benchmark function at 1920 x 1080 resolution.

For Far Cry 2, we used their built-in benchmarking utility ("Ranch Long", 1920 x 1080, Overall Quality "Very High", No AA, Direct3D10).

For Metro 2033, we used Metro 2033 Benchmark v1.02 (DirectX 11, 1920 x 1080, Quality: High, AA: MSAA 4X, Texture Filtering: AF 16X, Enable advanced PhysX: Yes, DirectX 11 Option: DOF (checked), Scene: "Frontline").