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At Computex 2026, Corsair unveiled its latest gaming keyboard with magnetic or Hall Effect switches in the form of the compact, lightweight, and portable CLIPPER PRO MINI 60. Per the name, this one packs the company's latest premium Hall Effect switches into the small 60% form factor, freeing up desk space for big swipes and more mouse room.

Powered by Corsair's new MGX HYPERDRIVE CORE magnetic switches, which feature adjustable actuation from anywhere between 0.2 and 3.8 mm and a new square stem structure to reduce wobble and movement in a compact keyboard, it's some of the new features that the CLIPPER brings to the table that are worth highlighting.

In addition to supporting adjustable actuation, Rapid Trigger, and FlashTap SOCD, the new Multi Action functionality allows users to assign up to four distinct actions to a single keypress. But that's not the update that immediately grabbed our attention; it's the new Smart Tap functionality. What does it do? Well, it transforms the limited functionality you normally get with a 60% keyboard.

Patriot Memory came to Computex 2026 with some new products including DRAM, SSDs for handheld devices, and some external storage solutions. But rather than try to dazzle with attention-grabbing high-end kits or impressive overclocks, Patriot highlighted a more mainstream kit.

The Viper Steel 5 Infinite RGB memory kits range from 6000 MT/s to 8000 MT/s speeds, with capacities of 2x16GB, 2x24GB and 2x32GB. These are regular DIMMs, and not the more expensive CUDIMM variety.

The kit looks really lovely, with the individual LEDs barely visible. It creates a true infinity effect.

If you're powering a high-end enthusiast-class gaming or even AI-focused rig, there are a number of power supply options out there right now with 1600W capacities, with one of them being Corsair's AX1600i. The only problem is that Corsair's flagship 1600W PSU is now a decade old, so it was definitely time for a refresh.

At Computex 2026, the company showcased exactly that with the new Corsair AX1600i SHIFT, a beast of a PSU that took several years of engineering and development to realize and aims to be the very best 1600W PSU available. Naturally, as a 2026 power supply, it supports the newer ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 standards; however, there's a lot more to the design than just bringing the spec sheet up to date and adding a pair of native 12V-2x6 connections that could power two GeForce RTX 5090s.

One of the main reasons it took Corsair a little longer to deliver its compact AX1600i follow-up and the AX1600i SHIFT is that they only measure 170 mm long (30 mm shorter than the previous version), which meant investing in cutting-edge Gallium Nitride transistors so they could comfortably fit in a mid-tower case. And as a modern PSU built for the DIY-friendly era, all of the connections are now side-mounted for easy access.

There are almost endless cool things on the showroom floor at Computex 2026, but one that caught my eye immediately was a mod done by master craftsman AK Mod of a ROG Xbox Ally X.

AK Mod is a legendary figure in the PC case modding and building community and a rockstar in the scene in Taipei, where he lives. AK Mod is renowned for his meticulous attention to detail and his cyberware/sci-fi-inspired design aesthetics. Those talents have now been pointed at an ROG Xbox Ally X, which AK Mod took and transformed into an awesome, one-of-a-kind Cyberpunk 2077-themed handheld.

AK Mod combined layered spray paints, weathering techniques, and custom water decals to completely transform a typical ROG Xbox Ally X into an eye-catching artistic piece of functioning gaming tech. The device features a bold yellow neon finish that wraps around the entire handheld. However, the core of the mod isn't the device itself, but what holds it.

Over a decade ago, Corsair released the C70 Vengeance, a rugged, metallic case with an olive-green finish that has become a fan favorite and a chassis many owners have continued to use for several years. At Computex 2026, Corsair finally introduced its successor, the Corsair Warthog. And no, with its rugged sci-fi-meets-military aesthetic and olive-green finish, there's no connection to the Halo universe or the iconic Warthog vehicle. But hey, you wouldn't be the first to think that.

Internally, the case resembles the popular 4000D, with the same focus on a build-friendly DIY design, albeit in a rugged mid-tower that features a thick steel exterior and handles that can, well, handle well over 40 kilograms. As a modern take on the rugged case, the panels are all easily removable for easy access to internal components, with the mesh front panel designed for strong airflow thanks to the two massive 200mm intake fans - Corsair's new RS200 fans.

The rugged case is also built for the latest and most powerful hardware, as it ships with a built-in GPU anti-sag bracket and supports multiple 360mm radiators and up to 13 x 120mm fans. And the front I/O panel is very cool, too, with the power and reset buttons replicating the sort of physical controls you'd find on a fighter jet.

ASUS has showcased a large number of new products at Computex 2026, and one that caught my eye while exploring the ASUS booth was a 34-inch 280Hz RGB Tandem QD-OLED ultrawide, which comes with a friend for the display.

That friend is, of course, another display. More specifically, the ROG Strix XG34WCDMS is a Tandem QD-OLED gaming monitor measuring 34 inches at a resolution of 3440 x 1440p, a 280Hz refresh rate, and a 0.03ms (GTG) response time. ASUS informed me during the booth tour that the XG34WCDMS features the RGB Stripe Pixel arrangement, which is designed to reduce text and color fringing - a common problem on previous-generation OLED displays.

As for the friend. ASUS has paired the XG34WCDMS with the ROG Strix XG129C, a small 24:9 secondary IPS display. display that rocks a 1920 x 720 resolution across its 12.3-inch size. ASUS ROG intentionally designed the display with this aspect ratio to reduce the black bars at the top and bottom and increase the viewing area for users. Furthermore, the XG129C features 10-point touch control, allowing users to quickly access important device metrics, such as CPU temperature, GPU load, and hotkeys.

COLORFUL is a brand that we've been following for a while, especially when it comes to its lineup of impressive GeForce RTX graphics cards. However, it's a brand that touches nearly every corner of the enthusiast and lifestyle PC market, with laptops, desktop PCs, speakers, and peripherals. Last year the company debuted its first mechanical gaming keyboard, and at Computex 2026 we got to see its first premium gaming keyboard design, with the new MAGNEX XC87 series sporting custom magnetic switches.

Premium boards with magnetic switches are seemingly everywhere these days, and for good reason. Compared to traditional mechanical switches, you can adjust actuation points on a per-key basis and assign multiple functions to a single key, whilst opening the door to gaming features like rapid trigger and more.

With the MAGNEX XC87, COLORFUL designed its own custom switches for the keyboard, along with an internal construction featuring a sturdy aluminum shell and multiple layers to reduce rattle and deliver a smooth typing experience. Briefly testing out the typefeel at the show, this definitely rang true, and the 80% TKL layout is spacious enough to include a dedicated control dial and small OLED display.

ASUS is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an entirely new line of 20th anniversary-themed hardware, and among the selection of new products unveiled at Computex 2026 is the ROG NUC 16 Edition 20, the world's first NUC (mini-PC) to feature a GeForce RTX 5090 laptop GPU.

ASUS ROG is no stranger to pushing boundaries of what is possible when it comes to gaming hardware, and Computex 2026 is no different for the company as it has unveiled the ROG NUC 16 Edition 20, a mini-PC that has been specifically designed to be capable of playing AAA titles with ease, breeze through video editing, and all within a sleek 3-liter chassis. The ROG NUC 16 was incredibly impressive in person, and to give an idea of its size, I could easily fit the entire system into my backpack.

Additionally, the ROG NUC 16 Edition 20 form factor enables the system to be placed upright using its provided stand, or lying flat in a horizontal orientation by removing the stand entirely. One can imagine this system in its horizontal orientation and then placed underneath a TV, similar to a traditional gaming console. Unlike gaming consoles, the ROG NUC 16 can be upgraded without tools, as users can access the chassis via the thumbscrews on the front panel, enabling quick access to memory and storage.

Mini or compact Mini-ITX builds are becoming increasingly popular as gaming options, not only because CPU and GPU performance has improved but also because they require less desk real estate. In addition, these compact builds also make great options for a lounge room, placed underneath a big-screen TV to deliver that comfortable couch or console gaming experience in PC form.

As part of COLORFUL's impressive showcase at Computex 2026, we got to see the company's new iGame MINI PC set up in exactly that style, in front of a TV, with large beanbags so you can chill with a controller in hand while playing games. First off, the all-white look of the iGame MINI PC is stylish, with a mesh front panel for cooling and a minimal design that definitely feels modern.

The top of the case also features a tempered glass panel that lets you see the PC's single-fan, tiny COLORFUL iGAME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Mini 8GB graphics card. In fact, all of the main internal components are on-brand, including the B850I GAMING Mini-ITX motherboard, 1TB of COLORFUL CN700 PRO SSD storage, and even 32GB of iGame Ultra II DDR5-6000 memory.

It's always fun to see something new when you're at Computex, especially when it comes to PC cases and gear built for enthusiasts. And that's exactly what we saw when we visited Montech's booth and caught a glimpse of the company's new F738 PRO case, due for release later this year in black or white.

The Montech F738 PRO features a dual-chamber design that will be familiar to those who have been keeping up with case designs. This means you've got a separate section for the PSU, allowing for cleaner-looking builds and improved airflow. Where it gets interesting is when you take a look at the front panel. At first, we thought the vertical strips were there for style, much like wood-style paneling has become popular in recent times. However, after a quick demo from Montech, we found that these are essentially 'window blinds' you can open, angle, or close to adjust airflow and the overall look.

Montech notes that the design is its own and brand-new, and that it's patent-pending, so don't expect to see it pop up on many other cases in the near future. As for how you open, angle, and close the panels, there's a physical slider/control found on the bottom of the panels in between the two floating chambers.

Montech is celebrating its 10th anniversary at Computex 2026. Although it's a relatively new brand in the global PC hardware arena, the company has quickly made a name for itself by delivering impressive cases and cooling solutions as it continues to expand.

One of the company's flagship cases is the King 95 series, and at Montech's booth we got to see a special 10th-anniversary edition that's set to launch later this year, in the same month as the first King 95's debut, December.

From an aesthetic perspective, the big thing here is the introduction of three tempered glass panels covering the front, left side, and top of the case, which leans into the current panoramic-view trend popular among gamers and enthusiasts. However, as we're talking about Montech's flagship, premium case built for performance, it's designed with this in mind. This means the build quality and construction are robust, and there's still room to pack 10 fans for airflow.

Intel used its Computex 2026 stage time to pull back the curtain further on Crescent Island, its upcoming data center GPU built on the Xe3P architecture. The chip is aimed squarely at AI inference workloads, and the headline detail from the presentation is that board partners will be able to build configurations with up to 480GB of LPDDR5X memory onboard.

The 160GB figure that Intel had already confirmed represents the reference configuration, while the 480GB ceiling opens the door for AIB partners to build much denser variants, similar to how add-in board partners approach gaming GPU memory configurations.

What makes Crescent Island stand out from the competition is its choice of memory. While conventional AI accelerators from NVIDIA and AMD rely on expensive high-bandwidth HBM memory, Intel's chip uses consumer-oriented LPDDR5X DRAM and is designed to run in air-cooled servers rather than liquid-cooled setups.

Lian Li showcased its O11 EVO RGB V2 chassis at Computex 2026, and it's a real beauty.

It includes a side‑mounted AIO chamber that separates intake and exhaust airflow to improve cooling performance. The bottom fan section can be angled, which can improve cooling efficiency depending on the size of your graphics card.

The motherboard tray is vertically adjustable, supporting back‑connect boards. The top radiator bracket is also adjustable, allowing flexible fan and radiator configurations. Of course, it incorporates ARGB lighting, with reflective ARGB light strips at the top and bottom of the chassis.

Intel has officially launched its Xeon 6+ "Clearwater Forest" processor family at Computex 2026, and it's a landmark moment for the company. These are Intel's first data center CPUs with compute tiles built on the Intel 18A process node, putting the current-gen node firmly in production and shipping through enterprise server vendors on day one.

The lineup spans four SKUs across six configurations, starting at 144 cores with the Xeon 6960E+ and topping out at 288 cores on the flagship Xeon 6990E+. All models support single- and dual-socket configurations, with dual-socket setups pushing the total core count to 576. Every SKU comes with support for 12-channel DDR5-8000 memory, 96 PCIe Gen 5 lanes, 64 CXL 2.0 lanes, six UPI 2.0 links, and Intel's new Application Energy Telemetry (AET). TDPs range from 300W to 450W across the lineup.

Architecturally, Clearwater Forest is one of Intel's most complex chiplet designs to date. Each package stacks 12 compute tiles on Intel 18A, each carrying 24 Darkmont E-cores, for a total of 288 cores per socket. These sit atop three active base tiles on Intel 3 and two I/O tiles on Intel 7, all connected using Foveros Direct 3D and EMIB packaging. The result is 576 MB of L3 cache alongside 288 MB of L2 cache.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite has been making its way into laptops for a while now, but the mini PC space has been largely absent from that story. That changes with the ASUS Ascent QN10, announced at Computex 2026 and Microsoft Build in partnership with Qualcomm, making it the first mini PC to run the Snapdragon X2 Elite platform.

The Ascent QN10 is built around the Snapdragon X2 Elite, which brings 18 Oryon CPU cores clocked up to 4.7GHz, Adreno X2-90 integrated graphics, 53MB of cache, and a dedicated Hexagon NPU rated at 80 TOPS for on-device AI workloads. The system supports up to 32GB of LPDDR5X memory running at 9,600 MHz and up to 4 TB of SSD storage across two M.2 2280 slots.

The Ascent QN10 is aimed at developers, professionals, and small businesses who want to run AI tools and workflows locally rather than relying on the cloud. During Microsoft Build, Qualcomm demonstrated the system running tools like Visual Studio Code, GitHub Copilot, LLMWare, and AnythingLLM, highlighting fully on-device AI-assisted development workflows. Developers also get access to the Qualcomm AI Hub, a repository of select AI models and sample applications for building and fine-tuning custom tools, with support for running frameworks like OpenClaw natively on the CPU.

NVIDIA's five-year-old RTX 3060 has made a comeback sooner than expected. Earlier reports pointed to a July return, but the Ampere-based GPU has already appeared on shelves in China, presumably ahead of a wider global rollout. According to ChannelGate, the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB is now available in mainland China.

The specific model making its entry is the Colorful Battle-Ax GeForce RTX 3060 DUO 12GB V2. The bulk wholesale price is 2,199 yuan, or around $325, while VideoCardz highlights that Colorful's official store lists it at 2,349 RMB, which comes to approximately $347. For context, the card's original MSRP back in 2021 was $329. The listing also shows shipment starting this week, with delivery expected before June 5.

The initial allocation is reportedly very limited, with some regions receiving only a few dozen units. Colorful is reportedly planning weekly restocks to build toward a stable supply, but it will likely take a couple of months before the GPU is fully available again at scale. Apart from Colorful, previous reports also named ASUS, MSI, and GALAX among the board partners expected to receive allocation.

NVIDIA announced a plethora of updates at Computex 2026, including some upgrades to the NVIDIA App targeted at gamers, creators, and power users. One of these updates is 240 FPS ShadowPlay support, enabling compatible GeForce GPUs to record gameplay at the aforementioned sky-high frame rate. Currently, the feature is available in the latest beta build of the NVIDIA App, version 11.0.8.244.

The new 240 FPS mode is supported at up to 4K resolution depending on the GPU. RTX 40 and RTX 50 series GPUs sporting two NVENC encoders will be able to support 4K resolution. Less powerful models with a single NVENC encoder only support recording at 240 FPS at 1440p. GPUs with NVENC chips start with the RTX 4070 Ti for the 40-series, and the RTX 5070 Ti desktop card for the 50-series.

For average GeForce gamers, this feature will be largely useless, but recording at 240 FPS is highly beneficial for gamers who watch slow motion replays of their own gameplay. This is a tactic commonly used by esports pros to help them learn from past mistakes they made in previous games. Recording at a higher frame rate improves the slow-mo effect; for instance, running a 240 FPS video 10 times slower than its original speed still yields a playable 24 FPS. The new 240 FPS mode is also beneficial for broadcasters who are commentating on pre-recorded game footage.

ASUS has unveiled a new collaboration with iconic esports brand T1, best known for its team, which has won multiple League of Legends World Championships, and home to arguably the Michael Jordan of professional gaming and esports, Faker.

At Computex 2026, ASUS announced it has collaborated with T1 on limited-edition RTX 50-series GPUs specifically built around the T1 branding rather than ASUS's, such as TUF or ROG. ASUS announced the collaboration on May 15, but showcased the designs of the two new RTX 50-series GPUs on the showroom floor at Computex.

Notably, the cards aren't aimed at the high end of the market; instead, they're appealing to esports gamers, particularly those who play League of Legends given the T1 design, as the selected GPUs are a GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and a GeForce RTX 5070.

ASUS has showcased the ROG Xbox Ally X20 at Computex 2026 and confirmed that the ROG XREAL R1 glasses will be bundled with the new 20th-anniversary edition.

ASUS is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new gold-themed line of products, all unveiled at Computex 2026. One of those 20th anniversary edition products is the ROG XBOX Ally X20, which ASUS confirmed at their booth is going to be bundled with the ROG XREAL R1 AR glasses, which enable gamers to stop looking at the 7.4-inch premium OLED panel within the XBOX Ally X20 to a 171-inch virtual screen at a viewing distance of four meters.

The XREAL R1 glasses use micro-OLED panel technology and feature a 1920 x 1080p resolution, a 240Hz refresh rate, and a 0.2ms response time. As for the ROG XBOX Ally, ASUS has equipped it with a 7.4-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution. However, that isn't the most impressive part of the display; this handheld has a VESA Display HDR 1000 certification, along with a peak brightness of 1400 nits.

ASUS has revealed two new ProArt laptops and a new ProArt Mini PC powered by NVIDIA's RTX Spark superchip. The lineup, headlined by the ProArt P16, ProArt P14, and a new ProArt Mini PC, marks the first from ASUS built around the RTX Spark platform, a chip package that sounds more like something you would expect to find in a workstation than in a laptop.

Both laptops are aimed at creators, AI developers, and users running local AI workloads. Underneath their lightweight chassis (we'll get to that) sits NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform, which pairs a 20-core NVIDIA Grace CPU with a Blackwell-based RTX GPU connected via the high-speed NVLink-C2C interconnect.

Its fastest flavor, the P16, features up to 6,144 Blackwell RTX cores and a staggering 128GB of unified LPDDR5X RAM. That unified memory architecture is a big deal for Windows PCs, as it allows massive amounts of RAM to be shared with the GPU, which is exactly what you need to run large language models (LLMs) locally without relying on the cloud.