According to CES 2026 material there were over 4100 exhibitors registered to attend along with several unknowns looking to take advantage of CES by hosting their own events in area hotels. It is not practical to see everything but with a good pair of shoes and a crisp Pepsi I attempted to do the impossible.
Pro Gamers Group was available at CES showing of some of the latest products available in their catalog including a number of ultra light mice, a racing chair and some rather impressive GPU waterblocks.
A big concern with many enthusiasts is knowing if their 12VHPWR cable connection is going to burst into flames and make the evening news. Well, with this new PSU from Cooler Master you'll be alerted to impending danger before the system shuts down for safety.
There are several unicorns when it comes to computer hardware and while most are considered unobtainium a few stand as consumer hot rods. The MSI Lightning series of video cards are not only fast but have the hardware to push the limits.
PC components were rather scarce during CES 2026 though ASUS did have a good number of motherboards on display including the new X870E Dark Hero and a number of Glacial white designs.
In this article I’ll be going outline that major things to consider when planning your watercooling loop. You will find these divided into three major categories based on their importance and impact to your build.
Most modern gaming cases come with a way for you to lock the side panels. This might be a metal loop which is stamped into the metal or an actual tab you install. Either way it gives you some assurance that nobody will get into your case without the key or some big tools.
Over the weekend of February 19th-21st Hardware Asylum was at The Boise LAN 2.0. The event was hosted at the Trailhead in downtown Boise Idaho making it one of the only local (at least to me) gaming events in the area.
This article is designed to be a start of a multi-part project to highlight some of the current trends in the enthusiast PC industry. Many of these trends are supported by manufacturers and at the forefront is Thermatake.
In this article I discuss the many sides surrounding a watercooled PC. As a hardware enthusiast I feel watercooling is the ultimate mod, it will give you the best performance and looks great
Gigabyte had a really cool meeting room setup this year. As you walked in they had the normal meeting area setup with many of the new and existing products on display nearby. In the center of the room was a broadcast station hosted by Hicookie doing a live overclocking show, both for people in the meeting room and online via their live broadcast.
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