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The PowerGPU Vapor Chamber starts at $1,299.99. It runs a full desktop RX 9060 XT, comes with a 3-year parts and labor warranty and U.S.-based support, and fits in an 18.4-liter chassis with an aluminum carry handle.
What the Vapor Chamber Actually Is
The Vapor Chamber is a small form factor gaming PC, hand-built by the PowerGPU team in Wake Forest, NC. Every unit goes through OCCT Enterprise stress testing before it ships. Not a burn-in checklist — actual enterprise-grade stability testing. If something's wrong, we catch it before you do.
The chassis is 18.4 liters. For reference, that's smaller than most backpacks and comes with a built-in aluminum carry handle. You can take it to a friend's place, plug it into a TV with an Xbox controller, and play exactly like a console. Or set it on your desk and run it as a full Windows 11 Pro workstation. Both are real options.
Inside, it uses full desktop parts:
- GPU: AMD RX 9060 XT — 8GB GDDR6, desktop class
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9500F — 6 cores, 12 threads
- RAM: 16GB DDR5-6000 CL36
- Storage: 1TB Gen4 NVMe
- Cooling: 120mm low-profile tower cooler
- Power: 750W 80+ Gold SFX
- Ports: USB-C, 2x USB-A, 3.5mm audio
Standard parts. All of them. That matters because if you want to upgrade the GPU in two years, you can. No proprietary connectors, no sealed enclosure, no voided warranty for opening the side panel.
Two Ways to Buy
Tower Only — $1,299.99
The Vapor Chamber by itself. Bring your own peripherals, plug into your monitor or TV, and go. Financing available from $86.66/mo through Shop Pay.
Console-Style Bundle — $1,349.99 (Most Popular — Save $30)
The tower plus an Xbox wireless controller. Plug into your TV, connect the controller, and you have a console-style setup with desktop-class hardware underneath. Financing from $89.99/mo through Shop Pay.
Both configurations are available now for pre-order. Ships in 2 to 15 business days.
Built and Sold Direct
We build the Vapor Chamber in-house in North Carolina and sell direct.
You also get Affirm financing if you'd rather spread the cost out. Check your rate before you commit — it doesn't affect your credit score to look.
A Note on SteamOS
The Vapor Chamber ships with Windows 11 Pro fully licensed and installed. SteamOS is not pre-installed, and PowerGPU doesn't provide SteamOS installation support. What we do support, for three years, is the hardware itself.
Windows 11 Pro runs Steam out of the box.
Why PowerGPU
PowerGPU began with GPU reviews on YouTube, helping gamers find the best specs for the performance they wanted, and grew into building custom computers. Every PC that leaves our shop is hand-assembled and stress tested by our team. If something fails in year one, year two or year three, you call U.S. support and we handle it.
The Vapor Chamber is our first purpose-built console-style PC. It's a machine we designed around a specific use case: desktop gaming power, in a form factor you can actually move around, at a price that doesn't require a payment plan to survive.
Pre-order is open now. Ships in 2 to 15 business days.
Order the Vapor Chamber https://powergpu.com/pages/vapor-chamber
