Acer Predator Orion 7000 Series

Runs cool and quiet Bright, vibrant RGB lighting Excellent 4K gaming performance Great connectivity options Hot-swappable SSD bay

Expensive Upgrades could be frustrating Loads of bloatware

“The Acer Predator Orion 7000 would be among the better gaming desktops, if only it were a bit cheaper.”

Premium case ; Hot-swap drive bay ; Quiet operation ; Decent keyboard and mouse

Trails rivals in raw performance

The Predator Orion 7000, Acer's flagship gaming desktop, impresses with fresh styling and respectable top-end power, but it needs even more vroom for a $4,000-plus test machine.

, but if you want killer framerates at high resolution the 2023 Acer Predator Orion 7000 delivers—you just might want to invest in a good pair of noise-cancelling headphones to go with it.

. Both are great entry points into the world of PC gaming and while neither can match the power of the Acer Predator Orion 7000 review unit, they also cost thousands of dollars less.

Phenomenal 4K gaming performance ; Case is tinker-friendly ; Lots of storage drive slots

Limited memory expansion ; 120mm radiator ; Bloatware

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Hotswap drive feature is so good for creators ; You want this case ; Deep Dish fans

No memory ARGB ; Predator sense lack customization ; Hotswap feature only works with proprietary drives

Summary We all know Predator as Acers top of the line gaming brand of products. Don’t let your shade for massive corporate big-box style companies get in the way of deciding the fate of your next PC. Today we take a look at the Acer Predator Orion 7000...

Beast performance ; Gorgeous ARGB lighting ; Very upgradable

Huge and heavy tower ; Can get very noisy ; Expensive

The Acer Predator Orion 7000 (2023) is a real improvement on its previous model, though Acer has missed the opportunity to fix that PC’s most commented-upon flaw: super-turbo about-to-lift-off fans. But it hasn’t “fixed” the series’ gorgeous aesthetic...

High performance ; Absolutely gorgeous chassis and RGB lighting ; Great port selection

Fans can get a bit loud ; Very heavy and large

For those unwilling to compromise on beauty and power, the Acer Predator Orion 7000 is a gaming PC that delivers both in spades. A combination of a clear chassis that shows off RGB lighting and elegant cable management and high-end specs that...

Multi-core performance ; Aggressive design ; RGB Lighting customisation options ; Removable Panel makes it very 2018 ; Innovative Cooling Design is a segment first

Super heavy and too big to fit on a regular table ; Price could have been more reasonable ; An overkill if you buy it just for gaming

The Orion offers a lot of power and grunt along with some clever engineering in a beautiful package, but purely for gaming, it is an overkill