HP Omen Obelisk

HP might not be a renowned gaming brand, but its latest Omen range aims to correct that, claiming to be the first to ship a system packing Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 20 Series of GPUs.

Pre-configured machines can include Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2080, which has set the gaming world alight thanks to its raytracing abilities, while systems can be built on anything up to eighth-generation Intel Core or AMD Ryzen 7 processors.

HP has partnered with gaming specialist HyperX for memory, with all systems shipping with Fury DDR4-2666 modules, with capacity for up to 32GB of RAM.

The design, however, may not be to everyone’s taste. The Omen Obelisk comes in a punchy red and black tower, with tool-less access to the interior and a pair of easily removable 3.5in drives. It has space for a full-length graphics card and industry-standard ATX power supplies.

HP also announced it would later this year launch the Omen Game Stream feature, which allows Omen machines to stream to other Windows and Android devices.

KEY DIGITS AND DETAILS

Price From $849.99 Availability September Processor Up to Intel Core six core or AMD Ryzen eight core Memory Up to 32GB Graphics Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Storage options PCIe, NVMe, SSD, dual storage (SSD and hard disk), triple storage (SSD and 2 x hard disks), single hard disk, or hard disk plus Intel Optane

ABOVE HP claims the Omen Obelisk will be the first PC to ship with GeForce RTX 20 Series GPUs

RIGHT A tool-less design makes it easy to get into the Omen ObeliskLEFT The Intel mini PCs are the first to have discrete graphics and can run games at 1080p