Bringing in the New Year right, we have a new 8Pack gaming computer to unveil – overclocked and decked out with all the latest hardware. Meet the 8Pack Asteroid.
With its mirror-finish, carbon fibre accents, and beautiful RGB lighting, the 8Pack Asteroid looks like it has come from space. Harnessing the power of 13th Gen Intel and NVIDIA’s Ada Lovelace architecture, it may well be from the future. Get ready for out-of-this-world performance in all your gaming, content creation, and streaming endeavours!
Astronomical Hardware
We can’t look at an 8Pack gaming PC without first drooling over the high-end tech. Every component has been cherry-picked to work cohesively together and facilitate the very best in performance, whether gaming, creating, or streaming. Providing the foundation is an ASUS Z790-I Gaming Motherboard, equipped with Wi-Fi, PCIe 5.0 support, and DDR5. Unlike in traditional gaming PCs, this motherboard has been installed to the right of the case. Thus, better suiting the layout of the custom-made Mini-ITX case.
The 8Pack Asteroid harnesses the power of 13th Gen Intel Core processors, with improved hybrid architecture. This gaming PC utilises the flagship Intel Core i9-13900KS CPU, armed with twenty-four cores and thirty-two threads. The cores are a balance of eight P-core and sixteen E-cores, working intelligently with Windows 11 and Thread Director to best manage your workloads. As an 8Pack PC, these already lightning-fast cores have been overclocked by, the one and only, Ian “8Pack” Parry. The P-cores are tuned to 5.5GHz and the E-cores to 4.3GHz. Prepare to warp to light speed.
To get the very best out of your gaming, the 8Pack Asteroid is equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU. Sporting the very latest Ada Lovelace architecture, this titan-class graphics card has advanced AI capabilities, as well as third-gen RT cores and fourth-gen Tensor cores. As a result, you can game, create, and stream with stunning, photorealistic graphics.
High-Speed Performance
Paired with this elite-tier tech, is ultra-fast DDR5 memory. As standard, the 8Pack Asteroid utilises 32GB of dual-channel DDR5 RAM tuned at 5600MHz. DDR5 has increased bandwidth, better power consumption, and improved architecture for more efficient performance. As such, the 8Pack Asteroid is able to seamlessly multi-task and has incredibly tight timings.
Also enhancing the speed of the 8Pack Asteroid is its integrated storage solution. This elite-tier PC is equipped with two lightning-fast SSDs for its primary and secondary storage drives. First is the WD Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD, boasting read and write speeds of 7000MB/s and 5300MB/s, respectively. This drive is excellent for holding your precious gaming library and frequently used applications. The second is the Samsung 870 QVO 4TB 2.5” SSD. With such a large capacity, this drive is ideal for holding all your files, media, creative projects, and more!
Providing power to the 8Pack Asteroid is the ASUS Loki SFX-L 1000W PSU. This power supply has an 80 PLUS Platinum certification, meaning it delivers power at 92% efficiency at half load. Power loss and heat transfer are minimised, thus being kinder to your energy bills.
Cooler than a Comet Tail
A key feature of 8Pack gaming PCs are their thermal solutions – highly efficient systems that double up as a work of art. The 8Pack Asteroid is no exception. This water-cooling loop features hardware from EK Water Blocks and the Corsair Hydro X Series, as well as bespoke distro plates.
A firm favourite of 8Pack’s, this water-cooling loop is powered by a D5 pump and custom reservoir, providing reliable and consistent flow. The coolant is an opaque white, perfectly complementing the aluminium mirror finish and sci-fi aesthetics. This is fed throughout the water-cooling loop via hard tubing, dedicated water blocks for the CPU and GPU, in addition to custom-made distro plates.
The distro plates are truly something else. Catching the eye with its stunning aesthetics, there is a bespoke aluminium distro plate with acrylic inserts that serves as the bottom of the main chamber. The inserts emulate tube routing, continuing the pipe effect along the plate. Once again, this features 8Pack branding and highly efficient cooling power.
Enhancing the water-cooling efficiency even further, the 8Pack Asteroid has phenomenal airflow thanks to the inclusion of high-performance Noctua fans. Additionally, there are hexagonal cut-outs to draw in and ventilate air across the chassis. Most notably, the front panel features them arranged in an “8” because there is no such thing as too much 8Pack branding.
Spaceship Aesthetic
No 8Pack PC is complete without stunning aesthetics. The Asteroid earns its place among its peers thanks to the mirror finish aluminium chassis, with carbon fibre plating accenting the interior. This gaming PC would look right at home on the S.S. Enterprise, TARDIS, or Death Star!
Of course, the 8Pack Asteroid is also highlighted by vibrant RGB lighting. As standard, the accessories are set to white to best fit the sci-fi style, but they can be configured to suit via compatible software. However you illuminate this PC, the EL wire 8 lighting will look like a work of art.
The finishing touch to this extreme, overclocked gaming PC is the Pexon braided cables. Blending seamlessly into this glossy aesthetic, they are a mix of greys, white, and black.
Custom Options
As with every 8Pack machine, the Asteroid comes with a selection of configuration options. They are as follows:
- RAM: The memory can be upgraded from 32GB of DDR5 RAM to 64GB. Both kits are Corsair Dominator Platinum models, with a cheeky increase in capacity available.
- Storage: There is a selection of storage devices to pick and choose from, enabling you to equip the 8Pack Asteroid with the lightning-fast solution and terabytes you need.
- Cables: If the grey-scale rainbow isn’t to your liking, the Pexon cables can be swapped out for any of the available colours in their MDPC range.
- Case: Just like the 8Pack Meteoroid, the Asteroid utilises a custom-made Mini-ITX designed by our in-house team. As such, it is available in a few different options. These include: carbon fibre, acrylic panelling as per the Meteoroid, bead-blasted aluminium for a more subtle finish, or fully aluminium featuring panels coloured with Cerakote.
If there are any changes you’d like to make to the 8Pack Asteroid – either specification or cosmetics – then get in touch with our Prestige Systems Advisor, on 01782 940 193. They’ll be able to help you make all the changes you want to implement to make the Asteroid unique to your needs.
As standard, the lead time for complex gaming PCs such as the Asteroid is 36 working days – potentially longer during busy periods. Any changes you make may affect performance, price, and lead time.
Get Out-of-this-World Performance Now
Does the 8Pack Asteroid have you seeing stars? Well, this phenomenal gaming PC is available now to configure from Overclockers UK. We’d love to see the Asteroid in your gaming set-ups so be sure to tag when you Instagram it or show it off on TikTok.
8Pack Asteroid Overclocked Gaming PC
- Custom-made Mini-ITX case
- Overclocked Intel Core i9-13900KS CPU
- Titan class NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU
- Configurable RAM and storage
- Custom cosmetic options
PC specs are subject to change.
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Emily Haylock
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Emily is a board and cosy gamer, keyboard obsessive, and content copywriter for Overclockers UK. She has been with Overclockers UK since 2020, writing about everything from noblechairs to 8Pack PCs. She writes from within her desk nest with a foster pup at her feet. (What, a desk duvet is a totally normal thing!) In her downtime, she likes to play board games, farming sims, and old-school Final Fantasy. IX to be specific. It is the best, and that is a hill she will die on.
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