Nestled among the many flood of Computex information about AI, laptops, and different PC developments are the loopy builds that we’ve all come to know and love. (Anybody nonetheless bear in mind the re-creation of Thor’s Mjolnir?) And whereas this 12 months could not have such a powerful give attention to the stuff of fable and legend, you may nonetheless discover legendary PC builds on the present flooring—like Cooler Grasp’s wild sneaker PC.
This mixture of plastic, aluminum, and metal isn’t small, both—measuring 25.6 x 12 x 25.6 inches (650 x 306 x 651mm), this case undoubtedly has a footprint. Cooler Grasp describes it within the press launch as “perfect for sneaker enthusiasts, collectors, and gamers looking to showcase their style alongside their gaming passion.” However in actual phrases, it’s for anyone who desires to have a dramatic dialog piece.
The Sneaker X will come as a package, with the case populated with a Cooler Grasp Masterfan MFL120 Halo RGB fan, 850W Cooler Grasp V850 Gold SFX energy provide, Grasp Liquid PL360 Flux Sneaker Version CPU cooler, 400mm PCIe 4 x16 riser cable, PWM fan, and ARGB controller. You’ll have to amass and set up your individual CPU, mini-ITX motherboard, reminiscence, storage (max of 1 2.5-inch SSD within the case), and graphics card (as much as 304mm in size and three slots thick).
Commonplace off-the-shelf PC parts work with this one-of-a-kind case, so in the event you get the urge to interchange components down the street, it’s a easy buying journey. You in all probability will need to stretch its life out, too, given the Sneaker X’s price. When it launches in early July, it’ll set you again $5,999. Cooler Grasp is promising the pink variant within the picture above, however its information sheet additionally teases “special editions” as properly—that are hinted at within the pattern pictures on the corporate’s Sneaker X idea website.