Morphosis Inc.,

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V3 Gaming PC was a manufacturer of custom-built

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headquartered in Lomita,

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. The company, founded in 2010 by industry veterans, touted compatibility with 3D gaming technologies such as

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3D Vision as a selling point for its products. V3 Gaming PC computers were specifically designed for the gaming and enthusiast markets, and offered different levels of performance for different usage environments and price segments. V3 offered several different models of

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ranging from full-tower systems to

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mini-PCs, all of which are liquid-cooled. The company also had a range of

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with high-end gaming hardware and

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displays. In line with their 3D gaming persuasion, V3 was a launch partner for Nvidia 3D Vision Technology under the 3D PC initiative. Morphosis, Inc. dissolved in 2016.

Media coverage

V3 Gaming PC products garnered favorable reviews from various print and online technology publications, including

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, CPU Magazine, and

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. A review of the V3 Gaming PC Avenger desktop computer earned the prestigious TweakTown Must Have: Best Features Award, citing value-adding tweaks like a significant processor

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and RAID 0 as justification. In February 2011, the V3 Convoy system reviewed at PC World was ranked in second place on the Top 10 Performance Desktop PCs list behind a $6399 computer from

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. Given the similar performance of the V3 Convoy at $2499, it represents far greater value for money.V3 Convoy Review "Excellent price-to-performance ratio"
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