Cooler Master always has some of the best cases on display at its event booths, and this year at Computex was no different. However, it also had more space than a studio apartment in Cape Town, which meant it had its massive range of other tech out in full force, too.
The Cooler Master Dyn X entertained simulator fans for hours with a full racing and flight simulator setup, including the new hydraulic attachments, at the top of the booth, while the centre of the booth housed some of their next-generation fanless power supplies.
The Cooler Master Shark X and the Cooler Master Sneaker X also attracted thousands of drooling fans, pulling them deeper into Cooler Master waters, but one of the most interesting pieces was the Cooler Master Throne X. It is a musician’s stool with haptic feedback that can be used to keep time with a metronome feature, enhance the beat of your own musical equipment, or even provide feedback for the beat of the rest of your band’s instruments.
Streamers will also be happy to know that the Cooler Master MasterHUB, check out our review here, was also attracting loads of attention. We can expect to see the device hit our shores sometime in August this year. They even had a few experimental accessories on show that will be added to the MasterHub roster once finalised.
Here are the five products we thought were the coolest at the booth this year.
Cooler Master Dyn X:
The Dyn X will always be a showstopper at any event, no matter where in the world you are. With its future-proof design and amazing flexibility, it remains one of the top simulator rigs on the market. The angled seating design simulates race cars and planes alike to as close to realism as possible, but this year at Computex, Cooler Master added something even juicer. The latest addon to the Dyn X is the hydraulic presses that sit just beneath the corners of the rig. These move the chair in real-time, allowing the user to feel the plane bank or the car turn, giving you a realism like no other.
Cooler Master MusterHUB:
We were lucky enough to have one of these sexy devices at our offices for a while, just before the show, and suffice it to say, we were impressed. The MasterHUB is a modular, magnetised controller that allows you to control almost every aspect of your PC. There was a module for everything from streaming to editing control in software like Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro. The starter kit includes a 15-key IPS display module, a precision fader with five faders and a dual roller module. Two smaller modules will be available at launch that can be added on, and as mentioned above, more modules are currently in production.
Cooler Master Cooling X:
The Cooler Master Cooling X is a pre-built system that literally defines dynamite coming in small packages. At 149.4 mm x 266.0 mm x 371.6 mm, it takes up less space than a goldfish bowl. The real magic, though, is the liquid cooling, virtually silent design. Stuffed with an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and an RTX 4080, the Cooling X pushes out only 28db of noise, thanks to the side panels functioning as liquid cooling panels. Add the capability to run up to 5 gaming displays, and you’ve got yourself a rig quite enough for your corporate office.
Cooler Master Throne X:
The Throne X was quite an interesting piece of tech to see at Computex this year. While it’s not gaming or PC use related, it comes with a few of the features we use in our daily gaming lives. In essence, the Throne X is a comfortable musician stool packed with haptic vibrations that can be set differently depending on your use. From a metronome mode that allows you to keep time to a band mode that allows you to feel the beat of the instruments of the rest of your bandmates, it’s certainly something cool. The added bonus of watching someone slap the bass in the middle of a tech fest was just the icing on the cake.
Cooler Master X Silent Edge:
The X Silent Edge PSU range is the latest fanless power supply to come out of the Cooler Master factory. Coming in both an 850W and 1100W variant, it certainly packs a punch. Utilising a unique heat-pipe system combined with a modular thermal design and Infineon IC chips, the X Silent Edge promises booming performance without the sonic boom. During Computex, we were able to see the power supply in action and were told that this silent technology would start to feature more in Cooler Master’s pre-built systems.
Don’t forget to check out our daily Computex videos for more on what we got up to with Shane at the Cooler Master stand this year.