There were two types of products discussed during Computex. The big one was AI and the insane builds required to run those workloads followed by CAMM2 memory modules. Just about every memory vendor had modules on display and just about every motherboard maker has boards to support them however, MSI was the only one sharing their vision.
When I established Ninjalane and later Hardware Asylum the goal was to feature high-end and hard to get computer hardware. Over the years this has served me well and allowed me the chance to deep dive into some of the best motherboard designs on the planet. However, that never made me rich which seems to be a trend with the products on display by Gigabyte during Computex
I remember when Cloud Computing was a popular subject at Computex there were cloud specific motherboards available from ASRock and the same was true during the Cryptomining craze. As a result it would seem out of character if ASRock was to skip AI and, you would be right.
SilverStone is hitting the Enterprise AI segment rather heavily during Computex 2024 with a number of new chassis designs to support multiple graphics cards which can be rack mounted in a data center or standalone as a private on-premise AI compute server.
Much like with CES there are a few companies that buck the trend and hold their presentations at alternative locations. Corsair was one of them opting to have a remote display showing off the latest in gaming gear, XLR audio interfaces, teleprompters, fans and keyboards.
Powercolor was showing a sound card concept that features a high quality audio PHY matched with removable amplifier ICs which allow you to tune the card.
In the midst of cube style case discussions during Computex I wandered into the Xigmatek booth and found this little guy. The Calvary S Cube is a MicroATX cube style case that takes a standard tower design and expands it a little.
The Myth is also customizable. Included with the mouse is an accessory kit that allows you to change out some of the panels but mostly consists of replacement buttons.
At Computex this year Zotac was showing a normal complement of ZBOX designs including a ready to run Steam Machine running SteamOS and this DIY build using the same components.
With the success of the Silent 800 beQuiet will be releasing a slightly different version without many of the purposefully placed silent features in exchange for a slimmed down styling.
This year InWin pushed the design envelope even further with their H-Tower design.
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