There’s no mistaking the look of a gaming machine when you stumble upon one in person. Festooned in neon lights, eye-scorching colors, and absurd logos, the boxes usually look more like a fourth grader’s crayon rendering of a spaceship than the latest and greatest Silicon Valley has to offer.
While many major gaming PC manufacturers still seem to favor this approach for their own machines, HP has rethought the aesthetic approach for its high-end VoodooPC arm. The company’s latest new desktop gaming rig, the Omen, substitutes clean lines, smooth surfaces and understated styled for the gaudy loudness of its competitors, but still packs a wallop on the performance end.
