The Razer Tomahawk is small in stature, but mighty in power
Razer’s compact gaming PC, which it first showed off at CES 2020, is finally here. The Razer Tomahawk Gaming Desktop goes up for preorder this month, and it brings a unique, modular design built around Intel’s NUC platform. The result is a tiny, but powerful gaming PC that makes for relatively easy upgrades and takes up very little space on your desk.
The Razer Tomahawk Gaming Desktop shares a design lineage with Razer’s ATX and mini-ITX PC cases of the same name. With the Tomahawk Gaming Desktop, though, you get a full PC that’s ready to go out of the box. All of it is packed into a chassis that’s highly reminiscent of Razer’s Core X Chroma eGPU for laptops.
Inside, you’ll find an Intel NUC, which is a package deal that combines the 9th Gen Core i9 CPU, RAM, SSD, and motherboard in an all-in-one unit that’s easily removed and upgraded with another NUC, should you decide to do so down the line. There’s a separate slot for the graphics card, where you can either provide your own or order a Tomahawk with an NVIDIA RTX 3080 already packed inside.
All of the internals are attached to a sled mechanism that slides in and out of the case for easy access. To access the components for upgrades, or even just for a routine cleaning, you slide the sled out and simply detach whatever you’re swapping out. No tools necessary.
Razer says that the Tomahawk Gaming Desktop is set to go up for preorder in December, but there’s no availability date just yet. It will be available to order exclusively from Razer’s own online store to start. If you like the look of the Tomahawk, but would rather put together your own build, you can pick up the Tomahawk ATX or mini-ITX PC cases starting at $179.