Acer releases Predator Helios 500 gaming notebook

Acer's Predator gaming notebooks are well known for their great performance and equally amazing design. They released a new notebook, the Helios 500.

Acer Predator Helios 500 Complete Gear

First off, the Predator Helios 500 is a notebook with gaming in its core. It can have up to an 8th Gen Intel Core 19+ processor which is overclockable. It will also have Intel Optane Memory for faster response rate and load times and up to 64GB of RAM. It can support NVMe PCie SSDs as well for fast data transfer rates. GPU wise it can have up to an overcloackable NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070. In terms of network connectivity, it will have a Killer DoubleShot Pro networking technology.

Acer Predator Helios 500

The display can either be a 4K UHD or FHD 17.3-inch display with a 144Hz refresh rate. It will also support NVIDIA G-Sync technology for both the built-in and external displays that you connect to it. It has dual Thunderbolt 3 ports, display port and HDMI 2.0 ports wherein you can connect up to 3 external monitors. In the audio department, the Helios 500 will have two speakers, a subwoofer, TrueHarmony and Waves MAXXaudio technology.

Since overclocking was mentioned, the Helios 500 promises to have a good thermal management system. It has 2 of Predator Gaming's very own AeroBlade 3D metal fans with five heat pipes to make sure that the temperature is evenly spread out. Fan speeds can be controlled through the Predator Sense app.

Pricing and availability will vary by region. We will update you once the Philippine prices and date of availability is announced.

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