The coolest things we saw at Computex 2026, from space-ready motherboards to cool mice
Computex 2026 is over, and as always, the show floor was packed with more laptops, PCs, components, peripherals, and gadgets than any one person could properly process in a few days. There were sleek ultrabooks, big gaming rigs, AI PCs, experimental designs, and a whole host of products that looked like they were designed specifically to make people stop and stare.
A few products stayed in our minds long after we left the show. They weren’t always effective, powerful, or important announcements, but each had something memorable about them. So, in no particular order, here are the coolest things we saw at Computex 2026.
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Pro Wi-Fi router
The ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Pro immediately caught our attention on the show floor. It looks pretty wild, with a spider-like design that feels more like a sci-fi toy than a router you’d put next to your setup.
Once you get past the spider-like design, the big surprise is that this is already a Wi-Fi 8 router. That sounds a bit absurd considering that most homes still rely on Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 5, while Wi-Fi 7 remains a premium upgrade. Instead of chasing high output speeds, Wi-Fi 8 is more focused on reliability and efficiency of the connection.
It has Adaptive QoE for intelligent traffic prioritization, Wi-Fi Insight for real-time network monitoring, AI Game Boost, and two 10G ports. Do most people need a Wi-Fi 8 router right now? Probably not. But as a piece of future-oriented gaming hardware, it was hard to ignore.
Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition Mouse
The Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition is the kind of thing that makes Computex fun. It’s a gaming mouse with a small Noctua fan built into it, which sounds ridiculous at first, but makes a lot of sense when you actually try it.
A mouse has been shown before, but after a delay, it now appears to be very close to launch. It’s based on Pulsar’s Feinmann F01, but weighs more thanks to the additional Noctua NF-A4x10 5V PWM fan. It has a 42,000 DPI sensor and 8K resolution. The fan can spin up to 5,000 RPM, but because it is so small, its noise is not noticeable. Blows cool air towards your palm to help keep your hand sweat-free during long gaming sessions.
When it was first revealed last year, we thought the gimmick was pretty cool. However, after trying it out for myself, the idea started to make more sense. Anyone who has spent hours gaming with sweaty hands will quickly understand the problem Noctua is trying to solve. It’s quite unusual, but we can see the real appeal. That said, we only had a short amount of time with the mouse in the showroom, so we didn’t get a chance to really test how well it performs during a long gaming session or in a warm room where sweaty hands can really put the concept to the test.
Noctua also had its first liquid-cooled AIO at the show, and we saw a demo from the product. It looks like an AIO worth keeping an eye on for PC builders and Noctua fans looking to bring liquid cooling to their brown and beige themed setups.
Alienware AW3926QW monitor
Alienware’s AW3926QW was one of the most polished displays at Computex. It’s a 39-inch curved Tandem OLED monitor, and at $1,099, it’s clearly not cheap. But when considering the size, 5K2K resolution, and OLED technology of the RGB line, the price starts to feel a little bad.
The RGB line structure improves text clarity and color performance compared to other older OLED monitor structures. The monitor runs at 5120 x 2160 with a refresh rate of 165Hz, but we also have a dedicated mode for competitive gamers. You can switch it to 27-inch mode with black bars, drop the resolution to 2560 x 1080 and push the refresh rate up to 330Hz.
That basically makes monitoring the jack of all trades. You can use it as a large, focused curved display for cinematic gaming or productivity, then switch to a fast esports-focused screen when needed. It also looks good in person without being too shiny.
Gigabyte X870E AORUS INFINITY NEXT motherboard
It’s Gigabyte’s 40th anniversary, so we expected the brand to do something special for the occasion. However, we weren’t ready for the brand to turn the developer madness up to eleven with the X870E AORUS INFINITY NEXT motherboard.
It immediately caught our attention with its almost biologically hollow structures. We soon found out that this is not just a cosmetic option, but something very strange. These “gyroid” structures are actually heatsinks, created using advanced 3D metal printing and “thruster-grade thermal materials” to cool the components and VRMs of the motherboard in Earth orbit.
Yes, you read that right. This motherboard is designed to work in space. Since there is no airflow available to move heat away from the components in those conditions, these structures are Gigabyte’s solution to this problem. This product also 3D-printed the vapor chamber of the chipset and added a honeycomb-style metal backplate to push cooling to the extreme.
Then there is the power delivery. This item has 64 power stages and uses Low Earth Orbit technology and a Quad OptiMOS data center to deliver up to 5,120 amps of total current. That’s more than a gaming PC, and honestly, we think Gigabyte made this motherboard to show that it can.
Gigabyte has not said when or if it plans to bring this motherboard to market. However, we’ve learned that producing it alone costs around $3,000, so even if it can be sold, it will be very expensive.
Framework Laptop 13 Pro
The Framework Laptop 13 Pro was announced a few months ago, and we were eager to get our hands on the laptop to see if it really lives up to its advertised promises, and it didn’t disappoint. The first thing that stood out to us was how solid the laptop felt. The brand took a page out of Apple’s playbook and used an aluminum unibody chassis on the 13 Pro.
The latch has also been improved so removing or connecting expansion cards can be done with one hand, which is a nice quality of life change. The framework also moved to LPCAMM2 memory in the Laptop 13 Pro, allowing it to use LPDDR5x while keeping the memory optimized. This is important because laptops that use LPDDR memory are generally not optimized.
It has a 13.5-inch display with a 2.8K resolution that finally offers touch support, although the laptop can only bend up to 180 degrees, so it can’t be flipped into a tablet. Another big improvement is the 74Wh battery, which is 22% bigger than the previous generation, the kind that claims more than 20 hours of Netflix 4K streaming. We were unable to confirm that request in our short time of operation.
That said, the Framework Laptop 13 Pro isn’t cheap. The pre-built model starts at $1,499 with an Intel Core Ultra 5 325 processor, so there’s an upfront premium. But that price is easy to accept because this is a laptop that you can upgrade over time instead of completely replacing it.
