[CES 2020] With Razer Tomahawk, installing a gaming PC on your own has never been easier

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There are dozens of wires to plug; all kinds of processors must choose; and loads of components need to be checked and installed carefully before everything can work smoothly. Just a mistake, you will pay the price in money. That’s why the Razer Tomahawk appears: making self-assembling a PC much simpler, and allowing even the dumbest of people to do the impossible.

Tomahawk became a reality thanks to Intel and the new NUC they launched this year. NUC is an ultra-lightweight computer made by Intel. They often require assemblers to have a bit of experience in setting up the system, and the software pre-installed on NUCs is a nonsense number – but NUCs are the favorite food of the NUCs. tinkerer, looking to build a Windows Media Center system, or simply want to find something more interesting than the Raspberry Pi.

Over the past few years, the NUC has begun to transform itself into more fully functional machines, not just a scratchy gadget. The latest NUC comes in a variety of designs, one of which includes the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and hard drive put into a single PCI-E card – perfect for those who want it. assembling their own PC system.

First, choose the NUC you like, including RAM capacity (up to 64GB DDR4), hard drive capacity, and a 9th-generation Intel processor (the highest is Core i9). Then, select the GPU (the highest is Nvidia RTX 2080 Super), then plug it all into the PCI-E slots available in the Tomahawk box, plugging the power cable from the included power. Put everything in place, done! According to the video below, the whole process only takes about 30 seconds or less depending on the case:

Razer Tomahawk

Obviously things are much easier than assembling a PC from scratch. Of course, there are still limitations. When assembling a PC, you have the right to select each component, from the fan to your favorite SSD brand. Razer’s solution is simpler but not highly customizable.

But many people will not care about that, especially those who want a fast gaming PC but are “lazy” without knowing too much about the machine they are using. Instead of worrying about your hard drive, RAM or processor, you only have to buy the entire kit and care about one thing – the GPU – the most important component in a gaming PC.

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Razer claims that many components, including SSDs, RAM, and fans in their NUCs, can be upgraded by users themselves. So if you are worried about upgrading, you can learn it little by little, upgrading little by little during use.

The Tomahawk is a good machine, somewhere in the middle of a built-in PC you can buy from Alienware or Maingear, and an extremely customizable PC set by yourself. But how good is a good price? We will have to wait and see, because Razer has not revealed the price of this product.

Intel is also quite tight-lipped about pricing. While Razer turned the NUC into a super cool complete PC mounted on a PCI-E card, Intel also launched a more traditional NUC.

On Sunday evening, Intel unveiled its NUC Ghost Canyon. If most NUC models are about the size of a Roku receiver, Ghost Canyon is big enough to accommodate a PCI-E slot, allowing you to mount the GPU, turning it into a gaming machine that’s smaller than even PC PCs micro-ITX motherboard.

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NUC Ghost Canyon of Intel

Ghost Canyon is not the NUC for Intel’s first gamers. Two years ago, they launched a NUC using an 8th Generation Intel processor with an AMD GPU. This year’s newest NUC for gamers allows you to use your own custom GPU.

However, because of the relatively small chassis size, Nvidia RTX 2080Ti cards or other longer GPUs will not fit. You will need something smaller (and not as powerful) to accompany the inside of the 9th generation i9 processor.

Like Razer, Intel has not announced the price. Both products will be sold by the end of this year.

Reference: Gizmodo

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