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Now is a great time to be a computing enthusiast. Sure, the market has shrunk overall, but that's only made people who love powerful computers more important. The gap between the slowest and quickest consumer systems has grown tremendously over the last d...
Solid, attractive case, Excellent performance in all benchmarks, Surprisingly quiet, Excellent warranty, Competitively priced...
Some RAM slots are difficult to access...
The exact Mach V we reviewed will set you back a shocking $8,484. Subtract the costly paint job, however, and you're looking at about $7,300. That's still a wheelbarrow of cash and more than the $6,300 Origin Millennium we recently reviewed, but the Mach...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2018-06-01 11:29:38
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The launch of Nvidia’s new GeForce GTX Titan graphics card has lit a fire underneath multiple boutique computer manufacturers. Falcon Northwest has built a new version of its Mach V desktop tower—the Mach V (Triple Titan)—to take advantage of the Titan’s...
The Falcon Northwest Mach V (Triple Titan) gaming PC breaks all performance records, but this three-GPU setup is not for the faint of heart (or the light of wallet)...
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I don't have what you would call a 'high-end' gaming PC at home. It isn't just a potato hidden within a bright orange case, but it's not the LPC either. I built it on a budget last year and it gets my games played and my internet surfed, a situation I ima...
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toptenreviews.com Updated:
2018-06-01 11:29:38
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They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, and that's never truer than with gaming computers. Just because a machine has a cool casing and lighting options doesn't mean it delivers better performance. Take the Falcon Northwest Mach V, for instance:...
The Mach V sports a distinctive look thanks to its cleanly designed case.
The gaming computer lacks some of the design customization features of other comparable machines.
The Falcon Northwest Mach V features solid high-end gaming performance, but the computer will benefit from processor and graphics card upgrades...
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The Falcon Northwest Mach V (GTX 980) ($8,039 as tested) is a behemoth gaming desktop with a class-leading eight-core CPU and three Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 graphics cards in a 3-way SLI configuration. If you want a system that will fill your 30-inch QHD/WQ...
Can play games smoothly at WQHD/WQXGA resolutions. Overclocked eightcore Intel Core i75960X CPU. Multiple Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 graphics cards. Good thermal management. Lots of internal drive space. M.2 solidstate drive.
The threeway SLI GTX 980 configuration is not the fastest at lower resolutions. Drive bays lack connectors. Available PCIe slots are blocked...
The Falcon Northwest Mach V (GTX 980) brings cutting-edge technology, solid build quality, and top-notch performance to the desktop gaming grid, thanks to the latest high-end components. Watch out competitors, the bar has been raised...
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The launch of Nvidia's new GeForce GTX Titan%displayPrice% at %seller% graphics card has lit a fire underneath multiple boutique computer manufacturers. Falcon Northwest has built a new version of its Mach V desktop tower—the Mach V (Triple Titan)%display...
Top-end performance. New gaming experiences with multi-monitor/3D support. Chassis's vertical design takes advantage of the fact hot air rises. GPU Boost technology keeps system from overheating.
Pricey. Really pricey. No room for upgrades with triple-GPU setup...
The Falcon Northwest Mach V (Triple Titan) gaming PC breaks all performance records, but this three-GPU setup is not for the faint of heart (or the light of wallet)...
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Falcon Northwest, the maker of heavy-duty (and just plain heavy) gaming desktops for the serious user, is taking a big gamble with the latest version of its super-powered Mach V (Intel Core i7-3770K). Unlike most gaming machines, which are outfitted with...
Excellent performance. Attractively designed, inside and out.
Not the fastest system available in most tests. Interior is not completely tool-free...
Falcon Northwest's largely excellent Mach V (Intel Core i7-3770K) gaming desktop is held back somewhat by its mainstream processor...
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We're entering familiar territory for our enthusiast readers. The latest Intel six-core CPU is overclocked and paired with an obscene number of video cards to give us the Falcon Northwest Mach V (Core i7-3960X) ($6,899 direct). Frankly, we'd have it no ot...
Excellent chassis design, internal components. Delivers outstanding gaming and productivity performance.
Case is on the bulky side. Benefits from a dedicated power supply or UPS. Rear-panel ports are inconveniently located...
Loaded with the latest Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition processor, the Falcon Northwest Mach V (Core i7-3960X) is yet again on the top of the heap...
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Review: The Falcon Northwest Mach V combines top-shelf components with an innovative tilted design for a nearly unbeatable – if expensive – gaming rig.In the realm of flagship gaming desktops, Mach V is a name that means something. Falcon Northwest has...
Beautiful monolithic design, Effective cooling, Amazing CPU performance, Three-year warranty...
Bang-for-buck could be better, Internal layout sacrifices practicality...
Falcon Northwest helps justify the price by offering excellent design, a great customer experience and outstanding performance...
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If gaming and performance are of utmost importance, the Falcon Northwest Mach V stands out. That is, if you can afford the desktop. It is highly customizable, but its price tag will likely scare...
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maximumpc.com Updated:
2018-06-01 11:29:38
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Sandy Bridge and GeForce GTX 580 appear Who came up with the concept of a vertically oriented motherboard that positions the graphics cards upright so the tremendous heat they generate vents straight up? It’s hard to say who first had the idea—we’ve se...
A quadcore that can almost run with the hexacores.
16GB of RAM is a bit overkill.
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The Falcon Northwest Mach V (Core i7-2600K) desktop is a new unit in more ways than one. In addition to the new Intel Core i7-2600K processor (a.k.a., Intel's Sandy Bridge) and Nvidia GTX 580 graphics, the newest Mach V comes in Falcon NW's new ICON2 c...
High-end 3D performance. High-end multimedia performance. Good build quality. Intelligent thermal design. No Bloatware. Plenty of high speed ports: FireWire, USB 3.0, eSATA. Doesn't get as hot as competition. Comparatively quiet.
It's big. DIY Internal hard drive upgrades less convenient.
It's unexpected: a top-of-the-line Falcon Northwest Mach V with the latest hardware, for less than $5,000. Though the Falcon Northwest Mach V (Core i7-2600K) is less expensive than previous models, it's no slouch. It still manages to win the crown of...
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Falcon Northwest's latest foray into the gaming arena, the Mach V (Core i7-980X) ($4,999 direct, $6,388 with three 24-inch monitors) is an excellent gaming system for the upper strata of the hardcore gaming public. It's powered by a six-core Intel C...
Speedy performance. Eyefinity multi-monitor setup. Less expensive than class leader. Sound-deadening material. 12GB of memory.
Pricey. Only one graphics card. Blu-ray reader only. Upgrades are not tool-less. Could use a cardkeeper. Smallish solid state drive.
The Falcon Northwest Mach V (Core i7-980X) is a hardcore gamer's dream. Three monitor Eyefinity support wraps the gaming experience around the player. It's pricey, but worth it if you want an immersive gaming experience...
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computershopper.com Updated:
2018-06-01 11:29:38
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Perhaps slugging it out with smaller, up-and-coming boutique builders has sharpened Falcon Northwest’s sense of urgency in getting new product to market. The company's latest configuration of its iconic Mach V desktop PC is outfitted with In...
Insanely fast productivity performance, Outrageous custom paint job...
High price, Single Radeon HD 5970 graphics card can't compete with multiple-card configurations...
This configurable six-core PC is a hyper-speed performance machine, with a glitzy paint job that makes it look as good as it cooks...
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extremetech.com Updated:
2018-06-01 11:29:38
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Like many of the Mach V systems weve seen at PC Labs, this one is built into Falcons Exotix case. Its got an automotive paint job with a subtle color shift from a rich blue to a blue/green. Alternatives include no paint—a plain metal case—or a more...
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The Mach V Core (i7-975), priced at $8,240 direct ($5,515 without paint and SSDs), is the new top of Falcon Northwests line. Its the computer equivalent of a McLaren F1 supercar: very fast and very expensive, and if you own a truly tricked-out one...
Speedy 3D performance. Great build quality. 1,200W power supply. Quiet. Plenty of ports.
Expensive, especially with SSDs and custom paint. Internal expansion room is hard to access. Not the fastest on every single test.
The Falcon Northwest Mach V (Core i7-975) follows a tradition set by one of the longest-lived gaming PC makers in the business: Building a high-performance system thats pleasing to look at, easy to live with, and has the power to run all your current...
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Falcon Northwests Mach V gaming desktop is a firecracker inside a beautiful aluminum chassis. While the Silverstone Temjin TJ03 full tower case itself is nothing new, the Mach Vs internal setup represents the fastest PC we have ever tested on nearly...
Superior performance, Bluray burner...
Very expensive, Basic case design...
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Falcon Northwest has again delivered a stunning, speedy system in the Mach V (Core i7) ($7,995 direct). Its a real beauty, and another benchmark-smoker for the Medford, Oregon company. Thanks to a next-generation Intel quad-core processor, its got...
Staggering multimedia performance. Speedy 3D performance. Solid-state drive. Sexy paint job. 1,200W power supply. No crapware. Quiet.
Not quite the fastest at 3D games. Pricey.
The new Core i7 gives the newest Mach V some of the best multimedia performance out there, and its 3D performance is also very good, though there are others better at playing Crysis and World in Conflict...
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wired.com Updated:
2018-06-01 11:29:38
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No expense was spared for the Mach V: Its 3.2-GHz processor is overclocked by 800 MHz, and the machine packs three Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 cards running together for screaming performance. While media files live on the 1-TB hard drive, programs have the...
Pretty quiet. Go ahead, run everything at once while you try to hack the NSA: Youve got 8 GB of RAM. Combination Bluray and HDDVD drive. The best allaround PC of the bunch.
Load times are quick, but those drives wont help games play any speedier. Airbrushed aluminum case aint exactly pretty. You can game faster for half the price.
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Falcon Northwests flagship Mach V gaming desktops have wowed high-end enthusiasts for years with their over-the-top performance and attention-grabbing aesthetics. The Falcon Northwest Mach V (GTX 280 SLI) ($9,370 direct, $10,265 with paint job) con...
Strong gaming and multimedia performance. 1.6TB of total storage for archiving a large library of games and media files.
Super-expensive. Lacks an HD optical drive.
Overall, the Falcon Northwest Mach V (GTX 280 SLI) is an enthusiasts dream machine with strong gaming and speedy multimedia performance. For $10K, however, youd expect the best of the best, and though it comes close, this Falcon falls a bit short...
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gamespot.com Updated:
2018-06-01 11:29:38
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Falcon Northwest recently shipped a high-end Mach V system to our offices here in San Francisco. Three elegant black boxes arrived bearing the Falcon emblem. Covered in a cloth-like shroud, we found our Mach V nestled inside a monolith of a box. The Ma...
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Computerpoweruser.com Updated:
2018-06-01 11:29:38
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 @ 3.47GHz; Evga nForce 680i SLI 775 A1; 2GB Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4D (2x 1GB); 768MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 Ultra (SLI); Western Digital WD1500ADFD; 750GB Seagate ST3750640AS-RK 7,200rpm; SilverStone ST1000; Vista Ultimate. Fal...
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Falcon Northwests Mach V line usually heralds the arrival of new technology, and the newest iteration is no exception. With an overclocked Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 processor, the Falcon Northwest Mach V (Quad X6800) ($8,624 direct, with custom pa...
Blazing gaming performance in Windows XP. Blazing multimedia performance. More than 1 terabyte of drive space. Falcon NW can install dual-boot of Windows XP/Vista.
Performance dependent on driver revisions. Vista still isnt quite ready for gaming. Costs a lot of money, even if you skip the custom paint option.
The newest quad-core processor arrives in the latest Falcon Northwest Mach V. As expected, the system is fast, well-built, and expensive. Its a system for enthusiasts looking for something to brag about and blazing benchmark-test numbers...
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Falcon Northwest has a great track record in shipping gaming PCs that offer superlative performance (case in point: this summers Falcon Northwest Mach V with Core 2 Extreme). The Medford, Oregon, company has been catering exclusively to hard-core ga...
Intel quad-core CPU (overclocked to 3.6 GHz). Two nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX graphics cards in SLI mode. Custom paint job makes for a very personal system.
Really expensive. Case is getting a little long in the tooth.
Falcon Northwest updates its venerable Mach V gaming system with quad-core graphics and dual nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX graphics cards. The CPU adds a little kick, but the paired 8800 GTX cards are the real stars here, pushing frame rates up to surreal le...
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Our Mach V machine arrived as expected—impressive from the first unboxing. The build of the case itself really isnt anything special, but what Falcon does to it is. The cutout Falcon icon in the front door with the soft glow behind it is nice and al...
Gorgeous custom paint job; expert craftsmanship; totally stable; fantastic performance.
Wiring isnt quite as neat as wed like in a system this expensive; didnt lead the pack in benchmarks.
Make no mistake: We had a hard time deciding which system would earn the "Ultimate Game Machine" title. Though the Voodoo PC system won, this is only slightly behind...
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After getting my hands on and testing the shiny new Falcon Northwest Mach V ($6,995 direct, $8,095 with 20-inch widescreen LCD monitor) powered by Intels cutting-edge Core 2 Extreme (aka Conroe) processor, all I could say was, "Wow." This rig smokes...
Jaw-dropping speed. Quieter than some of the competition.
Extremely expensive.
The Falcon Northwest Mach V runs Intels long-awaited Core 2 processor (formerly known as Conroe). Its the new desktop performance champ, and the one others will be chasing around the track for quite a while...
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The Mach V (FX-60) is the pinnacle of Falcon Northwests gaming-PC line, and it wont disappoint the companys rabid gamer following. This is a dream PC in all ways—from its stellar performance to its out-of-reach price...
Dual everything (cores, graphics, drives, memory). Pushes performance boundaries. Well-routed cables. Lots of space for additional hard drives. Three-year parts and labor warranty.
Astronomical price tag.
The Falcon Northwest Mach V (FX-60), pushed by a slew of top-drawer components, blew past some previous benchmark-test records and will serve gamers well—if they can afford it...
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A small and nimble company, premier gaming PC vendor Falcon Northwest consistently manages to grab hold of cutting-edge technology way before others do. Crammed with ultra-advanced parts, the Falcon Northwest Mach V FX-62 Quad ($9,995 direct, $7,595...
Next generation Athlon FX-62 CPU. Quad SLI graphics. Handcrafted with care. Speediest multimedia machine Ive tested.
Stratospheric price tag. Some mixed, though fast, performance results.
Premier gaming PC vendor Falcon Northwest consistently manages to grab hold of cutting-edge technology, and the Mach V FX-62 Quad with the latest AMD processor and nVidia Quad SLI graphics solution is a perfect example...
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