HP’s new Omen X gaming PC is a tilted homage to the NeXTcube

COLOGNE, Germany—While common wisdom suggests that your average gamer would prefer a smaller PC over a larger one—see Nvidia shrinking down its desktop graphics cards to fit inside laptops—HP is bucking the trend with its imposing Omen X PC.

While it only houses a micro-ATX motherboard, the Omen X’s tilted cube design with separate compartments for motherboard, power supply, and storage, makes it far larger than your average micro-ATX PC. Inside the motherboard compartment there’s space for up to two full-length graphics cards, and three 120mm fans that can be used together to fit in a 360mm radiator or all-in-one watercooler. There’s room in the PSU compartment for monster 1500W units, while the storage compartment houses four neat hot swap hard drive bays that’ll take 3.5- or 2.5-inch drives.

Unusually for a PC from an OEM, the Omen X is designed to be taken apart by users. On the back of the case is an eject button that pops off the side cover with little effort, revealing the internals. On the front, behind one of the four squares outlined by customisable RGB LED lighting (because everything has to have RGB lighting these days) is a tool kit containing a screwdriver and extra screws. That’s particularly handy given that the Omen X will be sold both as a complete PC, with prices starting at €2299 (~£2000), and as a standalone chassis for an extremely pricey €599 (~£500).

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Source: Ars Technica – HP’s new Omen X gaming PC is a tilted homage to the NeXTcube