Predator Orion 7000 launched with Intel Core Ultra 9, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 and 32GB RAM at RM18,999
- ID
- 31060
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 02 Oct 2026, 3:18 PM
- Fetched
- 02 Oct 2026, 3:20 PM
- Provider
- SoyaCincau
- Category
- malaysia-tech
- Original URL
- https://soyacincau.com/2026/10/02/predator-orion-7000-launched-with-intel-core-ultra-9-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5080-and-32gb-ram-at-rm18999/
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Summary
- Score
- 2.5
- Created
- 02 Oct 2026, 3:21 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developers
What happened
Acer launched the Predator Orion 7000 in Malaysia at RM18,999, alongside the opening of Malaysia's first Predator store at Low Yat Plaza. The pre-built tower pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (up to 24 cores, 5.5GHz turbo) with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, 32GB DDR5, a 1TB SSD and Windows 11, and is upgradable to an RTX 5090, 128GB DDR5, two M.2 slots up to 6TB and 3.5-inch drives up to 4TB. It includes WiFi 7, 2.5Gbps Ethernet, Thunderbolt 4, a three-year on-site warranty, and a free Predator Cestus 335 mouse (worth RM299) until 14 October while stocks last.
Why it matters
This is a retail price benchmark, not a change to anything you build: RM18,999 for a pre-built RTX 5080 + Core Ultra 9 box in Malaysia gives you a comparison point if you are speccing a workstation this quarter, and the listed upgrade ceiling (RTX 5090, 128GB DDR5, 2 M.2 slots) tells you what the chassis will actually accept. Nothing in the announcement changes tooling, APIs or costs for developers; the only decision it informs is hardware budgeting versus a DIY build.
Discussion angle
Is RM18,999 for a pre-built RTX 5080 tower competitive against sourcing the same parts yourself in Malaysia right now, and does the RTX 5090 upgrade path actually justify the premium over a DIY build?