Third Day Recap at Computex 2025: Optical Drive Solid State Disks and Expensive $50,000 Immersion-Cooled Systems On Show
Modern Marvels of Computex 2025: A Glimpse into the Future
We're wrapping up our third day of covering the mind-blowing hardware announced at Computex 2025, and it's clear that this event has brought forth a hotbed of innovation. Here's a rundown of the day's most intriguing highlights, but don't forget to catch up on our Day Zero, Day One, and Day Two stories and check out the Tom's Hardware Computex 2025 hub for more!
Optical SSDs: The Future of Speed
Kioxia is leading the charge to make optical SSDs mainstream, using Kyocera's Optinity PCIe cards for optical connectivity via PCIe 5.0. One of their CM7 Enterprise SSDs was attached to the Optinity PCIe card, delivering the same performance as using a traditional electrical connection. The best part? You can achieve this performance at lengths of 30 meters or more! Plus, Kioxia promises superior signal integrity that holds up better in "challenging environments."
Wild Workstations with Immersive Cooling
Enermax is known for its high-end components, and the Cirrus Mk1 takes their efficiency to a whole new level. By employing two-phase liquid immersion cooling, the Cirrus Mk1 efficiently removes heat from hardware components to an external heat exchanger, handling a massive 3,300 watts of power. To showcase its capabilities, Enermax's test system sported an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X processor and four GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs attached to a Gigabyte TRX50 AI-TOP motherboard, powered by two Enermax Platimax II 2400 watt PSUs. But, at an eye-watering $50,000, it's definitely not for the casual gamer.
Manjaro Linux Gaming Handhelds: Portable Power
The market for handheld gaming PCs is growing, and the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 is sure to fuel even more interest. Zotac's Zone 2 follows up on last year's Zone with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 under the hood, along with a 7-inch 1080p display boasting a 120 Hz refresh rate and up to 32GB of LPDDR5x RAM. Don't worry about storage, as there's a whopping 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD on board, too! The system runs Manjaro Linux with KDE Plasma 6, and you can count on Proton to provide the broadest compatibility with games.
Massive DDR5 Memory from G-Skill
Looking for insane performance or capacity in your DDR5 memory? G-Skill has you covered! They showcased a pair of 24GB DDR5 memory modules using SK hynix ICs, hitting a speed of 10,934 MT/s on an ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 APEX motherboard. If pure power isn't your focus, they also served up a 4x 64GB DDR5-7000 setup on an ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero motherboard. These powerhouses will certainly help drive those next-gen CPUs and GPUs!
A Few More Stellar Features Worth Mentioning
- AMD's FSR Redstone uses machine learning to match Nvidia's DLSS, delivering fantastic visuals while saving resources.
- Seasonic's next-gen Prime PSUs promise to stand their ground against melted connectors.
- Tryx's new PC case features an embedded curved display for a truly immersive experience.
- Zalman's woodgrain ATX and Micro-ATX cases provide a unique aesthetic touch.
- Royal Kludge showcased new mechanical keyboards at Computex 2025, available in a range of layouts from 60% to 96%.
- Thermal Grizzly's open-air der8enchtable is tailored for dedicated PC tinkerers who enjoy working on their rigs.
- Cooler Master is working on an aluminum case fan that spins up to 4,000 RPM for maximum cooling efficiency.
- Zalman's turbine engine-inspired ZET lineup of CPU air coolers is set to make a comeback, offering improved heat dissipation.
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- The future of speed in data-and-cloud-computing is being pushed with Kioxia's optical SSDs, using Kyocera's Optinity PCIe cards, which deliver the same performance as traditional electrical connections at lengths of 30 meters or more.
- In the realm of technology, Enermax's Cirrus Mk1 workstation boasts immersive cooling through two-phase liquid immersion technology, handling 3,300 watts of power and housing a high-end setup for a hefty price tag.
