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Patriot Memory had a few interesting new products at CES 2026 this year, with its next-gen Viper Steel 5 DDR5 memory, offering up to huge 128GB capacities and up to 8600 MT/s speeds, without breaking the bank.

Patriot's next-gen Viper Steel 5 DDR5 memory will come in 32GB, 48GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities, with speeds ranging from 6000, 6400, 7200, 8000, and 8600 MT/s. Patriot is positioning the Viper Steel 5 DDR5 memory with a balance of performance, capacity, and clean industrial design.

With speeds of up to 8600 MT/s and capacities of up to 128GB, Patriot's new Viper Steel 5 memory is designed for high-performance systems that are after scalability, reliability, and broad platform compatibility. Patriot Memory had plenty more on display at CES 2026 including its new Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5, designed specifically for Intel Core Ultra platforms, optimized for next-gen Intel CPUs.

ASRock has showcased some of its best products at CES 2026, with the company having on display its Taichi power supplies, along with a range of other products.

The TC-1650T and TC-1300T are ASRock's high-end PSUs for enthusiast-level PC builds, with the TC-1650T earning a Titanium 80 PLUS rating and being capable of 1650W, enabling buyers to have extreme headroom for their current build and future builds. The TC-1650T also comes with support for PCIe 5.1 / GPU Cabling, specifically the 12V-2x6 (12+4-pin). ASRock also states the TC-1650T has a 135mm Striped Axial FDB fan, and 10 years of warranty with the purchase of the PSU.

Also on display was the ASRock B860M Challenger WiFi, a Micro-ATX version of the B850 Challenger WiFi ATX motherboard. The B860M Challenger WiFi comes with support for Intel's socket LGA 1851 CPUs, and is a fully modular motherboard with an array of IO ports for users to take advantage of. Additionally, ASRock showcased the H610M COMBO, a motherboard that comes with 4x DDR5 slots and 1x DDR4, which may end up being extremely popular given the current unfavorable climate for memory.

InWin brought several impressively built and designed cases to CES 2026, alongside a new mind-blowing Signature Series concept design called AEON. Interestingly, the company's flagship full-tower desktop, Covalent, is not only built for PC gaming enthusiasts but also for those looking to build a powerful AI workstation.

The Covalent supports EEB motherboards and has ample room for installing two GPUs, allowing users to run more complex, hardware-intensive AI workloads. There's also support for up to eight 3.5-inch drives or nine 2.5-inch drives for data-intensive workloads. Plus, ample room for AIO coolers, fans, and radiators. And all of that is enclosed in a stylish design with tempered glass panels and sturdy aluminum. The InWin Covalent is on track for a Q1 release.

Next was the W50 mid-tower, which features multiple tempered glass side panels for panoramic views on all sides. The angular, contoured W-shaped glass panels give this case a very unique look, and InWin confirms that the small mesh panel on the rear helps with airflow for builds with either vertical or horizontal GPU installations. A panoramic case for high-end builds, the W50 is on track for a Q1 release.

NVIDIA will reportedly be using the Rubin GR20x GPU family for its next-generation GeForce RTX 60 series graphics cards, releasing in the second half of 2027, says new rumors.

In the middle of the nightmare DRAM crisis, we saw NVIDIA reportedly postpone its announcement of its GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series graphics cards, which are now expected to be shelved until the DRAM market starts looking healthier (which it won't).

On top of all of that, leaker @kopite7kimi said on X that "GR20x is for gaming" and that is something that could surprise everyone. Rubin was meant to be for AI only, but NVIDIA released its Rubin CPX earlier this year and it looked similar to GB202 (the GPU powering the RTX 5090).

Phison announced at CES 2026 that its flagship E28 controller will power new waves of Gen5 SSDs at a monster 8TB capacity, all enjoying 14.9GB/sec speeds.

The Phison PS5028-E28 supports up to 14.9GB/sec of sequential read speeds, up to 14GB/sec sequential writes, 2600K IOPS random read, and 3000K IOPS random write. Phison unveiled its new E37T Gen5 SSD controller at CES 2026, taking a different path: providing its kick ass performance (14.7GB/sec reads) with crazy power efficiency, and it'll be cheaper.

The new Phison E37T uses a higher-end DRAM-less design, with active power consumption below an uber-impressive 2.3W. The DRAM-less design allows for single-sided Gen5 SSDs that can push 14.7GB/sec without heating up too much, and the 2.3W power consumption will also keep down heat generation.

At CES 2026, alongside its latest lineup of PC cases for gamers and enthusiasts, InWin also showcased its 12th Signature Chassis called AEON. With dimensions of 840mm by 691mm and a height of 912mm (around 36 inches), it's absolutely massive, alongside being an engineering marvel.

With tempered glass on the front and reflective stainless steel for the rest of the frame, the AEON looks like a PC case from the future the moment its hydraulic motor kicks in, and it opens up to lay flat thanks to the 180-degree rotating internal frame. And to trigger all, you just need to swipe a card across the case's base, which features touch controls for the AEON's custom lighting.

The base, which is part of the case, also includes an LCD that displays real-time system information or serves as a second screen. As for the impressive frame, InWin told us that the angular panel design made putting together and connecting the various tempered glass panels an engineering challenge, while polishing the stainless steel sides to look, well, like a mirror, was the easier part.

ID-Cooling has introduced a new CPU cooler and thermal paste at CES 2026, the IS-77-XT Black and FROST X55 thermal paste are now here.

The IS-77-XT BLACK comes in at a height of 77mm, it features six heat pipes, and a nickel-plated copper base. ID-Cooling has rated the IS-77-XT BLACK up to 150W TDP, and explained that it uses reflow soldering for improved heat transfer. Furthermore, the IS-77-XT BLACK produces noise levels up to 33.9 dB(A), and a fan that reaches up to 65.2 CFM. Notably, the fan comes with support for both downward intake and upward exhaust.

Next up is the FROST 55 thermal paste, which ID-Cooling states it's rated for 16.2 W/m-K thermal conductivity, while also being electrically conductive and non-corrosive. The press materials informed us the FROST 55 is designed to resist drying and pump-out effects, enabling long-term thermal performance. The thermal paste will be arriving in a variety of different fragrances; Core, Poma, Luna, Viola, and Bella.

Phison unveiled its new PS5037-E37T Gen5 SSD controller at CES 2026, with the new offering designed to be more cost-effective, sporting a DRAM-less design. Check it out:

The company says it built the new PS5037-E37T Gen5 SSD controller with 3D NAND to deliver competitive price-to-performance value for customers. Phison says that its new E37T has core architecture refinements over previous generations to support the latest 3D NAND with up to 4800 MT/s speeds, resulting in 38% more performance for maximum value.

Phison's new E37T controller features a DRAM-less design and 4 channels, meaning it's a glorious single-sided SSD that is designed for laptops, gaming handhelds, and small systems without needing additional cooling as there's only one side of chips, the other side doesn't get hot at all.

At CES 2026, Corsair showcased a new flagship gaming keyboard that blends Elgato engineering with its own expertise to create the impressive and unique GALLEON 100 SD. Yes, as per the headline, it's a full-sized keyboard with an Elgato Stream Deck built into it, replacing the numpad.

This fusion adds so much modular and customizable functionality to a gaming keyboard that it's almost overwhelming. The Stream Deck component of the GALLEON 100 SD includes 12 LCD keys that can be programmed to execute commands or macros, open apps, folders, and more. Throw in a 5-inch color display, and there's direct access to real-time system information or even information on what track is playing on Spotify.

As we're talking about the already established and robust Stream Deck, GALLEON 100 SD owners will have full access to the Elgato Marketplace, with hundreds of profiles to customize functionality. And with dozens of game-specific profiles already available, there are community-created profiles for making something like calling in an airstrike easier and giving you quick access to handy keybinds and shortcuts.

ADATA had quite a lot to show off at CES 2026, and a few of the standout products was the new power bank that doubles as a portable storage device, and a microSDXC card that is ready for Switch 2 gaming.

The power bank that doubles as a storage solution is called the SR800, and it's designed to be compatible with USB-C devices, specifically smartphones. The drive features a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 interface capable of 20 Gbps with a Type-C connector. ADATA informed me the drive is capable of 2,000MB/s read and write, and will be arriving in 1TB and 2TB capacities. Additionally, the battery capacity is 5,000mAh, and is compatible with the iPhone 15 and later, Android, macOS, and Windows devices.

There is also wireless charging capabilities, with ADATA informing me the SR800 has a maximum wireless charging rate of 15W. Additionally, the maximum total output of the USB-C port is also 15W. As for the SDXC, ADATA stated its standard is SD7.1, and it will be arriving in the following capacities: 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. With the SMI SM2708 controller, read and write speeds will hit 800/700MB/s, respectively. Furthermore, the microSDXC SD7.1 Express is also backward compatible with UHS-I hosts.

Microsoft has made a deal to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to more smart TV platforms, this time to newer Hisense television sets.

The Xbox app arrives on new Hisense TV models releasing in 2026, Microsoft has announced. Xbox cloud gaming will be offered via the app on a variety of Hisense and smart TVs that uses the V homeOS platform.

The news is yet another milestone in Microsoft's long-term commitment to bring its Xbox console games off-platform to other platforms, including mobile, PC, and directly to smart TV sets via the cloud. This plan could ultimately see Microsoft offering a free-to-stream version of Xbox cloud gaming supported financially by intermittent ad breaks. Reports indicate that a free ad-supported version of Xbox cloud gaming is currently being tested internally at Microsoft.

ASUS unveiled its new Zephyrus Duo laptop at CES 2026, acting as the world's first dual 16-inch screen gaming laptop, powered by Intel's new Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" CPUs, and up to the RTX 5090 Laptop GPU. Check it out:

The new ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo dual-screen laptop features an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H processor, and can be configured with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with 24GB of GDDR7 memory. The Duo was built from the ground up for flagship gaming and content creation wherever you are, ready to rock and roll with dual 16-inch displays.

When you open up the Zephyrus Duo it'll look like a regular gaming laptop, but under the magnetic keyboard cover hides another full-sized 16-inch OLED display. The engineers at ASUS have performed some tech magic, hiding a complete dual-screen mobile battlestation inside of the 16-inch laptop form factor, which is pretty damn cool.

With the arrival of RDNA and the Radeon RX 9000 Series of graphics cards, one of the standout features was FSR 4 (now called FSR Upscaling (ML)), an AI-based Super Resolution solution that helped level the playing field with NVIDIA DLSS.

The only drawback is that FSR 4 and the new FSR Redstone suite of AI technologies are exclusive to the RDNA 4 lineup of desktop Radeon graphics. With AMD's presence and dominance in portable PC gaming, thanks to handhelds like the Steam Deck and ROG Xbox Ally X, an AI upscaling solution like FSR would be a game-changer for image fidelity and performance.

Even when it comes to the newly announced Ryzen AI 400 Series of processors, which feature integrated Radeon graphics powerful enough to game with, because that's RDNA 3.5 and not RDNA 4, there's no FSR 4 AI upscaling. At CES 2026, we spoke to David McAfee, the Vice President and General Manager of Ryzen CPUs and Radeon graphics at AMD, to ask whether FSR Upscaling (ML) would be coming to mobile hardware and to previous-generation Radeon GPUs.

At CES 2026, we sat down with David McAfee, the Vice President and General Manager of Ryzen CPUs and Radeon graphics at AMD, to discuss a range of topics, including the current DRAM crisis affecting Radeon GPUs. Specifically, with rumors of price increases and potential models and SKUs being put on hold.

With DRAM prices making it increasingly unaffordable to buy PC components like memory, the same constraints also apply to the GPU market, since all graphics cards include VRAM. In the case of the flagship RDNA 4 GPU, the Radeon RX 9070 XT, it includes 16GB of GDDR6 memory as standard across all models.

"There's been very thorough coverage surrounding the complexity and strains in the DRAM market," David McAfee explains. "As we look at it, we've got very long-term deep partnerships with all of the DRAM manufacturers to make sure that our needs are met in terms of DRAM supply for our [Radeon] GPUs, to make sure that we're building what gamers need."

Cooler Master has showcased a new lineup of PC cases at CES 2026, and leading the pack is the extremely limited-edition COSMOS Alpha Gold.

The above is a flagship collector's edition that will only have 199 made. Each of the 199 will have its respective number inscribed. The COSMOS Alpha Gold features industrial-grade 3D mesh panels along with a 24K pure gold-plated Cooler Master logo. The Alpha Gold is constructed with full high-grade aluminum alloy frames and tempered glass panels, and has been enhanced even further with its under-case ARGB lighting.

The Alpha Gold case comes with two 200 x 38mm fans, and the option to install up to three 120 mm fans at the rear of the chassis to exhaust the heat generated by your high-end components. Furthermore, the COSMOS Alpha Gold comes with a sliding motherboard tray that users can utilize to move the location of their motherboard from one side of the chassis to another. Lastly, there is an adjustable fan bracket that supports fan sizes from 120 to 200 mm.

Cooler Master has showcased a selection of new products at CES 2026, and one stood out amongst the rest and that is the MasterFan M Series.

Cooler Master demonstrated the power of the MasterFan M Series, which is an all-aluminum fan frame for maximum rigidity and performance. The design features a Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) fan blade that offers enhanced stability and precision.

These fans, which are typically used for enterprise cooling, have been innovated on with the MasterFan M Series, as they feature Magnetic Dynamic Bearing (MDB), which Cooler Master informs me reduces the total sound produced by the fan operating, and provide increased stability, reducing any wobble.

Cooler Master has unveiled a new product designed to save NVIDIA's RTX 40 and 50 series of graphics cards from accidentally pulling too much power from the PSU and resulting in melting cables.

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 and 50 series GPUs can be quite power hungry, particularly at the higher end of the stack. Some of these intense power draws in combination with poor power cable seating, and faulty power cables, resulted in some users reporting melting. Power exceeding what the cable has been rated for has caused damage in several cases, and Cooler Master believes it has a solution, or at the very least a preventative measure.

GPU Shield is power protection that has been directly integrated into the PSU, with the GPU shield Adapter Cable being able to automatically detect abnormal current, and adjusts PSU output in real-time. Additionally, users are alerted of the abnormal current through LED indicators. Cooler Master explained to me that GPU Shield is also capable of identifying current imbalance, poor contact, or partial insertion before connectors are damaged.

ASUS has showcased a number of cool products at CES 2026, but one that particularly caught my eye was the ROG XREAL R1 glasses.

ASUS had a few demo units of the R1 on display at CES 2026, and they are ASUS's solution to a gamer needing more screen space, but their desk simply isn't going to cut it. The XREAL R1 glasses are 240Hz micro-OLED 1920 x 1080p gaming glasses that are powered over a single USB-C cable. The glasses act as any normal display would, meaning they can be plugged in to any device that supports display out over USB-C. ASUS demonstrated they can even be plugged into smartphones.

When wearing the XREAL R1 glasses you are presented with a 171-inch display that can be locked in place by pressing the lock button on the frame of the glasses. A second button also engages the transparency or blacked-out modes, which can be used to quickly drop the immersion and engage with someone speaking to you while the XREAL R1's are in use. The glasses give a 57-degree field of view, and include Sound by Bose technology.

ASUS has unveiled a few new gaming monitors at CES 2026, and one of them is a refreshed version of the PG32UCDM, a 32-inch 4K QD-OLED 240Hz gaming monitor.

At CES 2026 ASUS has unveiled the third-generation of the P32UCDM3, and the key difference between this new model and its predecessor is the inclusion of BlackShield Film, which is an improvement to the QD-OLED panel's durability, and more impressively, the steep increase in black levels, particularly in well lit environments.

One of the biggest criticisms of QD-OLED panels is how they perform in well-lit environments, as direct light on the panel can cause colors to look completely washed out. ASUS intends BlackShield Film to be an answer to that problem, and judging from the small amount of testing I did at the ASUS booth with the new P32UCDM3 and the previous generation model right next to it, the results speak for themselves. BlackShield Film definitely improves black levels, with ASUS estimating a 40% boost in bright environments.

Bethesda is reaping the rewards of a potent transmedia effect with another season of the Fallout TV series, which is inspiring viewers to become active participants in the Fallout game world.

Season 2 of the Fallout TV show is here, and since its premiere, the series has become the #1 most-viewed program on Amazon Prime in the US. All signs show that Bethesda has pulled off a second successful round of the powerful transmedia strategy that it also used for season 1 of the Fallout TV show--a strong plan that led to Xbox games dominating on Sony's home turf of the PlayStation Store for a time.

Fallout games have seen high engagement on Steam since the release of season 2 of the TV series. According to data from SteamDB, games like Fallout New Vegas, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Fallout Shelter all had increases in concurrent players of over +100%. While it's hard to separate sales data from this mix--all of these games are old, and it's possible that a number of these players are simply revisiting the games and didn't actually buy a new copy--we can take a look at the Steam sales charts.