High Grounds Cafe Features Over 100 Units Of Acer Predator G1!

A dream gaming place! TheNet.com (TNC) has partnered with Acer's Predator gaming brand to launch the first fully branded gaming facility in the country at the High Grounds Cafe in Quezon City.

Over 100 units of Predator!

It's a masterfully designed facility which features over 110 units of Predator G1 (GTX 1060) and Predator G3 (GTX 1060).

Predator gaming PC setup for PHP 80 per hour!

The Predator G1 is loaded with an Intel Core i7 6700 processor clocked up to 4 GHz w/ Nvidia GTX 1080 graphics, 32 GB DDR4 2133 MHz RAM, and 256 GB SSD drive + 3 TB HDD which can handle most of the heavy games on max settings. It's a setup which will give you a lag free gaming experience even after hours and hours of playing.

The Predator G3 is powered with Intel Core i7 6700 processor paired with Nvidia GTX 1060 graphics, 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 128 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD storage.

They're paired with Predator XB241H 24-inch full HD gaming monitors that support NVIDIA G sync technology. 

The Predator 21X is a beast in power and looks!

The Predator 21X monster gaming laptop was also launched in that event at High Grounds Cafe. It's the world's first gaming laptop with 21 inch QHD 2560 x 1080 IPS screen w/ 200R curvature, Kaby Lake Intel Core i7 processor, Nvidia GTX 1080 SLI w/ 16 GB GDDR5X graphics, and 64 GB DDR4 RAM.

TNC.com owner Eric Redulfin said High Grounds Cafe breaks the barriers in what used to be Internet-surfing-only cyber cafes. “The environment now is totally different in terms of cyber cafés. What used to be just for Internet surfing and browsing metamorphosed into complete full-fledged gaming centers. Of course the Internet is still there but gaming now takes the spotlight and the attention of game-loving and esports aficionados in the country.” 

Redulfin bared that High Grounds Café will also be the perfect breeding ground of future Filipino esports stars who can give esports players from other countries a run for their money. “The Philippines is a young entrant in the global esports arena. Compared to other gaming countries, I could say we’re behind but that was 2-5 years ago. Now, even if we started competing only last year in tournaments abroad, we gained much attention already with the recent triumph of the TNC Pro Team during WESG,” he said.

The High Grounds Cafe will also serve as a training ground for the TNC Pro Team. It's bannered by members Marco Polo “Raven” Fausto, Carlo “Kuku” Palad, Samson Solomon “Sam_H” Hidalgo, Timothy “Tims” Randrup, and Ryo “ryOyr” Hasegawa, made history by becoming the first Filipino grand champions at the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) 2016 Defense of the Ancients (DotA) 2 competition. The team bagged a total prize of USD 800,000 which is roughly around PHP 40 million.

Redulfin and team manager Paulo Sy both admitted it’s tough to maintain a competitive team that should be well trained and funded. But with the arrival of the Predator desktops at High Grounds, they know that more and more esports “athletes” or gamers will have full access to powerful PCs that can deliver the best - and only the best - experience in leisure and competitive gaming. 

“The players train for 8-10 hours every day and they need the best PCs to help them visualize and conceptualize strategies for every game. With their power and brawn, the Predator desktops are a big help in our aim to promote esports and hopefully, we can find the next best players that will bring pride to our country in future esports competitions abroad and help promote TNC as well,” declares both Redulfin and Sy. 

“We are glad that TNC decided to use Predator desktops as their only gaming rigs at High Grounds Café. It just goes to show that Predator remains to be the only preferred gaming PCs by serious esports competitors who only want the best with the most premium components found inside, those that won’t conk out in the heat of the game any time of the day. Esports is serious stuff and is ultra-competitive that needs only the best PC for gameplay, and Predator is definitely it, without question,” explains Clark Gurden, Predator Brand Ambassador, Predator Headquarters.

For his part, Jerome Matti, NVIDIA Consumer Sales Lead, Philippines, said: “We build the ultimate platform for gamers. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and 1060 GPUs are based on our most advanced Pascal architecture that delivers amazing speed and power efficiency, plus innovative new gaming technologies. And our advanced G-SYNC monitors are designed to give gamers incredibly smooth, tear-free gameplay. Together, they redefine what makes a perfect platform for the new generation of content. And with Acer’s exquisite craftsmanship, we are able to bring the world’s most advanced platform to the Philippines’ biggest iCafe, High Grounds powered by TNC. We are thrilled to see more and more GeForce PC gamers in the Philippines!”

Visit the Predator High Grounds Cafe in Tomas Morato, Quezon City. Rent is priced at PHP 80 per hour. Internet speed is at around 500 Mbps. Crazy cool right?

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