Our selection of eight highs from Computex 2017.
COOLER MASTER MASTERKEYS MK750 A mechanical deck with 32-bit ARM Cortex M3 processor for adjusting RGB effects without drivers? That’s neat.
SNAPDRAGON 835 Qualcomm’s mobile architecture will soon power passive-cooled, always-connected PCs running Win 10.
MSI GT75VR A desktop replacement laptop showcasing portable innovation: a mechanical keyboard, overclockable CPU and GPU, and a 120MHz almostHDR TN screen.
ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS Max-Q was in action in this 0.7-inch-thick laptop, packing a full GTX 1080 into an impossibly slimline body.
NVIDIA MAX-Q Nvidia’s electronics wizardry reaches sorcerous levels as it squeezes its GPU architecture into a super-thin, extra-efficient package.
PHANTEKS SHIFT-X A line of fully customizable vertical cases with 30-liter capacity, room for water cooling, and a footprint not much larger than a graphics card.
INTEL CORE I9 Intel launched its X-series CPUs, including the ’Rippertaunting i9: It’s due up to 18 cores and 36 threads, but expect “enthusiast” pricing.
AMD THREAD RIPPER More on AMD’s forthcoming Ryzen 9 CPU emerged: It’ll have 16 cores, 32 (totally ripped) threads, and 64 PCIe 3.0 lanes.