As we've mentioned before, slight modifications to the traditional gaming PC rubric allow the machine to run a 2.83 GHz Core 2 Quad processor, 640 GB of 2.5-inch drive storage, Blu-ray, 4 GB RAM, dual SLI graphics cards and liquid cooling for a scant 350W. It's surprisingly small when you take all of those features into account, even if it's not quite a Shuttle PC.

As you can see, HP put some work in getting the internal layout of the Firebird to be as simple and clean as possible. A couple of interesting details not revealed in the leak are that the Firebird actually has 3 GPUs—two discrete Nvidia cards in SLI configuration for performance needs only, and one integrated GPU for Windows to run on. The external power supply is a big reason why the machine is 80% less power hungry than most gaming PCs, while the hot-swappable drive bays and sub-30db noise level are also nice touches.

But even more impressive is the price. Considering you're getting a 2.83 GHz Core 2 Quad, 640 GB of storage, Blu-ray, 4 GB RAM dual SLI graphics cards and liquid cooling, it's not bad that the Firebird 803 will only run around $2100 when it becomes available. There will also be a Firebird 802 available which will lack the Blu-ray and only have 500 GB of storage for $1800.