Razer unveils insane liquid-cooled gaming PC

5 September 2016
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Razer and Maingear have partnered to release the “ultimate gaming PC” – the Maingear R1 Razer Edition.

The PC features handcrafted liquid cooling, “endless” component customisation, “extreme over clocking”, and support for SLI configurations.

Razer has also released the Ornata Chroma gaming keyboard, with unique “mecha-membrane” key design.


Razer Ornata Gaming Keyboard

The keyboard aims to combine the best features of both membrane and mechanical gaming keyboards, including anti-ghosting technology with 10-key rollover.

The Razer Ornata gaming keyboard is priced at $99.

Razer Ornata 1

Razer Ornata 2

Razer Ornata 3


Maingear R1 Razer Edition

Users can chose between Crystal Hardline or Metal Hardline tubing for the cooling system, with an array of coloured LED lighting available.

The “standard” Superstock X99 version of the R1 sells for $4,099, and features powerful high-end hardware.

The Intel X99 R1 can support up to:

  • CPU – Intel Core i7 6950X 10-core 3GHz
  • Motherboard – Asus Strix X99 Gaming
  • Nvidia GPU – 2x GeForce Titan X
  • AMD GPU – 2x Radeon R9 Fury X
  • RAM – 128GB DDR4 (8x 16GB)
  • Storage – 2x 1TB SSD
  • PSU – 1,200W
  • Average weight – 20kg

Razer R1

Razer R1

Razer R1

Razer R1

Razer R1


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