One thing that most gaming PCs have in common is that they pack the highest performance parts they can get their hands on into a rig that sucks down power like a Hummer slurps fuel. With more people looking to go green, I guess it was inevitable that a green gaming rig was launched.

Maingear has announced the Pulse gaming PC, which it claims to be the world’s greenest gaming PC. The rig is based on the NVIDIA Ion platform and it is also the world’s first upgradable Ion PC. The small form factor machine can be upgraded from Ion graphics to an NVIDIA 9800 ECO video card that needs 40% less power than a typical 9800 GT requires.

CPU’s for the machine include a couple of Intel Core 2 Duo parts and two Core 2 Quad CPUs with machines using the optional discrete video card. Up to 8GB of RAM is supported and the little rig uses a 300W 80+ certified PSU with 80% efficiency. The machine can also be fitted with optional Blu-ray and TV tuner. The starting price for the Pulse is $799.

Maingear