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HP announces new desktops featuring AMD Radeon R9 380 GPU (Updated)

By Koh Wanzi - on 7 May 2015, 5:26pm

HP Envy Tower, Envy Phoenix Tower and HP Spectre 32 Studio

HP Envy Tower and Envy Phoenix Tower

Moving on to the higher end HP Envy PCs, the HP Envy Tower and Envy Phoenix Tower sport a brush metal chassis with a new vertical design for a more premium look and feel. They will also both feature DDR4 memory and up to a 512GB SSD.

The HP Envy Tower features a stately brushed metal silver chassis. (Image Source: HP)

As expected of a performance PC, the Envy Tower can be configured with either a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, and here’s the kicker, or an AMD Radeon R9 380. We’re not sure if this means that the R9 380 will rival the GeForce GTX 980 in performance, but HP’s announcement has certainly made us more eager for the official announcement from AMD.

However, here’s also where it gets confusing. HP’s press release is a bit patchy, and when it comes to the HP Envy Phoenix Tower, the company has seemingly omitted to mention what AMD graphics card it will support. It has only said that it will support a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 or an AMD Radeon discrete graphics card.

Compared to the HP Envy Tower, the Envy Phoenix Tower sports a more aggressive black brushed metal design with red lighting down the front. (Image Source: HP)

The HP Envy Phoenix does appear to be configured for maximum performance. It is the only PC in HP’s announcement to feature unlocked Intel K-series processors that will support overclocking and will boast up to a whooping 32GB of RAM. It will even come with an option for closed-loop water cooling, no doubt to help cool the overclocked CPU.

Further ambiguity also continues to surround the new HP Envy PCs. HP’s press release says that the PCs will support Intel fourth-generation processors, but the product pages for both the Envy Tower and Envy Phoenix Tower mention Intel fifth-generation processors. It’s hard to say whether this is deliberate or a slip-up on HPs part – either way, this could mean that we’ll see the new AMD GPUs and Intel processors sooner rather than later.

HP Spectre 32 Studio Display

Image Source: HP

Rounding off HP's announcement is the 32-inch HP Spectre Studio 4K (3840 x 2160) display. The new display should go well with the newly-announced systems, in particular the high-end HP Envy Tower and Envy Phoenix Tower. Available in blizzard white, the display supports HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort and MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link). It also comes with DTS Audio integrated speakers in the form of right and left front-firing BeatsAudio 6-watt speakers.

In addition, the display ships with something HP calls "Low Haze screen enhancement", which purportedly allows viewers to enjoy the crispness of a glossy display without the glare.

Source: HP

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