Sunday, October 11th 2020
Razercon 2020: Tomahawk Cases, Blade Stealth with Tiger Lake, and AM4 Motherboards
Razer today kicked off Razercon 2020, its first annual virtual conference for gamers. The company announced entry into several new markets, including a foray into the DIY PC components market, and showed off its updated notebooks. To begin with, the company unveiled its Fall 2020 update to the Razer Blade Stealth 13 ultra-portable gaming notebook, by giving it cutting-edge 11th Gen Intel Core i7 "Tiger Lake" processors. All models combine an i7-1165G7 processor with GeForce GTX 1650 Ti graphics, but vary with display options, which include Full HD 60 Hz, Full HD 120 Hz, 4K 60 Hz touchscreen, and Full HD 60 Hz OLED.
Next up, is the Tomahawk line of cases. These come in two main variants, the Tomahawk ITX and the Tomahawk ATX (corresponding with the Mini-ITX tower, and ATX mid-tower form-factors). Built in distinct Razer industrial design, with a focus on gamer-related connectivity, low noise, and low temperatures, these cases combine steel with hinged tempered glass panels on both sides. The ATX version has room for graphics cards up to 38 cm in length, CPU coolers up to 17.6 cm in height, and features a conventional horizontally partitioned interior layout. The ITX case takes in graphics cards up to 32 cm in length, 16.5 cm tall CPU coolers, and a 240 mm x 120 mm radiator. Both cases feature the "Chroma Underglow," a set of RGB LED elements that project a soft glow underneath the case.Lastly, Razer announced a collaboration with ASRock to design a new line of Razer-branded motherboards, debuting with Socket AM4 boards based on the AMD B550 and X570 chipsets. These boards appear to be based on ASRock's Taichi line of products, but with a handful Razer-specific customizations, including full integration of Razer Chroma, heatsink- and IO shroud designs and ARGB embellishments by Razer. The boards should launch within Q4-2020.
Next up, is the Tomahawk line of cases. These come in two main variants, the Tomahawk ITX and the Tomahawk ATX (corresponding with the Mini-ITX tower, and ATX mid-tower form-factors). Built in distinct Razer industrial design, with a focus on gamer-related connectivity, low noise, and low temperatures, these cases combine steel with hinged tempered glass panels on both sides. The ATX version has room for graphics cards up to 38 cm in length, CPU coolers up to 17.6 cm in height, and features a conventional horizontally partitioned interior layout. The ITX case takes in graphics cards up to 32 cm in length, 16.5 cm tall CPU coolers, and a 240 mm x 120 mm radiator. Both cases feature the "Chroma Underglow," a set of RGB LED elements that project a soft glow underneath the case.Lastly, Razer announced a collaboration with ASRock to design a new line of Razer-branded motherboards, debuting with Socket AM4 boards based on the AMD B550 and X570 chipsets. These boards appear to be based on ASRock's Taichi line of products, but with a handful Razer-specific customizations, including full integration of Razer Chroma, heatsink- and IO shroud designs and ARGB embellishments by Razer. The boards should launch within Q4-2020.
10 Comments on Razercon 2020: Tomahawk Cases, Blade Stealth with Tiger Lake, and AM4 Motherboards
Looks rather overrated, all of it, as is expected from Razer.
I still can't get over that new Z490 NZXT Stealth mobo... so gorgeous... wish NZXT gave AMD x570 some love like that.
As much as I like that there are more options for cases, It kinda sucks that these expensive cases are just purely for a e s t h e t i c s rather than performance. Would've been cool if they did something like the Deepcool Macube 550 with the layout or something.
ah welp another overhyped product.
Now I prefer Fractal's, Be Quiet!'s or Phanteks' in terms of performance & design.
But yeah, $180 is expensive. Let's see what Dimitry and Steve think when they review these cases.