Digital Storm recently unveiled the VELOX enthusiast-level gaming PC.  The system uses a custom chassis designed to showcase components and maximize airflow. The VELOX is a mid-sized system designed to sit between the small form factor BOLT II and the huge AVENTUM II PCs.

Like the other models, the VELOX features forged steel and exotic cooling elements that are standard on Digital Storm PCs, as well as vented panels designed to maximize airflow. It uses Digital Storm’s new Hardline H2O cooling solution, as well as the company’s proprietary Hydrolux control software which includes detailed temperature graphs, thermal linked LED lighting and automated airflow optimization.

“VELOX completes our enthusiast level offering. We leveraged our experiences with AVENTUM II and BOLT II to create a unique mid-size system gamers are sure to love.”

-Harjit Chana, Chief Brand Officer

The VELOX starts at a base price of $2,108 and is available exclusively at Digital Storm’s VELOX page.

The base specs (Level 1, Good) consist of:

• Intel Core i5 4690K CPU
• 8GB 1600MHz Memory
• NVIDIA GTX 770 2GB
• 120mm CPU Liquid Cooling
• 120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD
• 1TB 7200RPM Storage HDD
• ASUS Z97 Chipset Motherboard
• 750W Corsair CX PSU
• DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW
• Microsoft Windows 8.1

The highest end default configuration specs (Level 4, Ultimate) consist of:

• Intel Core i7 4930K CPU
• 16GB 1866MHz Memory
• NVIDIA GTX TITAN Black 6GB
• 240mm CPU Liquid Cooling
• 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD
• 1TB 7200RPM Storage HDD
• ASUS X79 Chipset Motherboard
• 850W EVGA SuperNOVA PSU
• DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW
• Microsoft Windows 8.1

The specifications can be further customized and upgraded as is typical for Digital Storm PCs, the options can be viewed at their VELOX configuration page here.

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According to sales numbers compiled for 2013, Sony has overtaken Nintendo to be the #1 game console seller in the world, combining both mobile and stationary consoles. Considering the PlayStation 4’s wild success this comes as little surprise. According to Nikkei’s numbers, Sony beat Nintendo out by selling 18.7 million units of their consoles, which include the PS4, PS Vita and PS3 globally in fiscal 2013. That’s even with a huge 20% decline in PS Vita sales primarily due to the staleness of the platform and mobile gaming taking more market share.

This is in contrast to Nintendo’s 16.3 million, which can almost entirely be attributed to the company’s Nintendo DS platform, because their WiiU sales have more than tanked, to very few people’s surprise. Their 70% projection cut alone should have been a major indicator of Nintendo’s complete ignorance of the real situation. However, there is still no denying the success of the various Nintendo DS lines of products that they continue to sell in the many millions. This will likely mean we should see a console announcement from Nintendo relatively soon in order to burn the WiiU from the collective consciousness as fast as possible.

Sony’s other competitor, Microsoft even though they fell to #3 still had a fairly strong year considering that they don’t have much in terms of mobile gaming platforms. That fact is both a blessing and a curse for the company because they are now in third place in terms of shipping consoles with 11.6 million consoles, even though they grew 16% as a whole year over year. This fact alone indicates how absolutely gangbusters Sony’s PS4 sales have been in order to relegate Microsoft to 3rd place after growing 16% year on year. While plans of an Xbox One mobile console are possible, but unlikely, there is still a good chance we could see Microsoft do something like they did with Surface or a gaming surface.

Ultimately, the companies with mobile consoles suffered some pretty significant losses, but Sony’s PS4 lifted them above the rest and resulted in a record year for the company. In fact, this year marks the first time in 8 years that Sony has been in 1st place in terms of console sales, which should indicate how strong Sony’s PS4 sales really have been.

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It would be really cool if the company would put special markings on these gaming systems, and sell them to the unexpected owner, making up for another PR stunt. But given the Nintendo way, we doubt this will happen. Sony and Microsoft were more likely candidates for such a promotion. This achievement puts Nintendo firmly on #1 spot as, followed by Sony with its 45.86 million PSP and 20.88 million PS3 units. Even if we count all the PS2 consoles sold from the introduction of Microsoft Xbox 360 onwards (first next-gen console to launch), Sony cannot over take Nintendo – since 2005, Sony sold 30.2 million PS2 consoles.

Nintendo consoles are the kings of the digital entertainment hill...

Table for current-gen hardware sales is as follows:
1)    Nintendo – 147.23M
2)    Sony – 66.74M
3)    Microsoft – 29.01M

This is a majestic feat, Nintendo owns 60.5% of overall current-gen gaming systems, Sony holds a 27.4% share, while Microsoft sells only the home version, and takes in 12.1% of the overall market.

If Sony didn’t mess up with the dual-Cell design and had Nvidia on the side from day one, if Microsoft held to x86 console architecture of the first Xbox, kept binary compatibility and didn’t rip its own customers by overall savings that resulted in Red Rings of Death, if this, if that… and if only Nintendo didn’t made such fantastic “essence of gaming” products, this table would look different.

But for this generation, Nintendo is the King. And that fake Wired interview has a glimpse of truth – Nintendo certainly chew Microsoft to an “also-ran” category. What a twist of fate.

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