Definitely a product that should stay in China...

I prefer something unique over the boring standard pc components. I'm not fond of any RGB / pure white build / pure black build. There should be space for such products also.

PhilaphlousDefinitely a product that should stay in China...

Trudat, or preferably it never gets made at all, but if they insist on making it available elsewhere, they should definitely include some pepto bismol in the box, since so many people will be barfing as soon as they open it :D

I still have no idea what Hatsune miku even is

Is the gpu and other items China only?
It's a nice looking card, too bad that is the 8GB version though. But I really like the keyboard.

Asus wants a piece of the Yeston's cake. The card is pretty though.

I wouldn’t buy it specifically, but I don’t care all that much about GPU design, either. Price and performance come first. No clue why we’ve now got a couple people strongly opposed to it (“hating on it”), I don’t really think it’s deservant of that. :confused:

PsyclownI still have no idea what Hatsune miku even is

Yet another "waifu". That's all you need to know.

Ugh, can we PLEASE, for the love of jeebus, bury this waifu/sakura-themed garbage alongside that damn Atari E.T. game where it belongs?

PsyclownI still have no idea what Hatsune miku even is

You don't NEED to know yet, just buy it & you'll find out once you open the box :D

VeseleilAsus wants a piece of the Yeston's cake. The card is pretty though.

Well tbh ASUS China have done such anime stuff constantly starting at about the same time when Yeston was hitting the markets. They have rebranded TUF to Tianxuan (basically mean "the chosen one") and have an animated character for ROG. But they're all China exclusive so it's not that well known in the Western market.

PsyclownI still have no idea what Hatsune miku even is

Hatsune Miku is a personification of a voice synthesizer. She is one of several character personifications for the "Voice" that she uses. Yamaha originally made the vocaloid engine though Miku's IP specifically is from another company.

Her software is old, being released in the early 2000's. Originally just the personification it eventually turned into merchandise like hello kitty or other content like it.

PsyclownI still have no idea what Hatsune miku even is

Really? You didn't havethis on your nostalgia playlist for over a decade? Was it really only me? Glowsticks say 'no'. Perhaps you were listening to Gorillaz for that itch. I get it; everyone loves Noodle.
This was before we actually had to worry about AI actually replacing human-made art, so in retrospect it might be a little uncanny. It truly wasn't for a long time, though. More-so unique/endearing.
Of the possibilities; not the actuality we more-or-less have now.

Miss Future Sound was the original waifu, outside of Rei (Evangelion) imo. A little too on-the-nose perhaps, as the Yeston (et al) models just allude to such things without spending the money on big-name licensing.
...and I kind of prefer it that way. Although I'm sure some (especially in the East) that enjoy the actual licensed motifs.

Gmr_ChickUgh, can we PLEASE, for the love of jeebus, bury this waifu/sakura-themed garbage alongside that damn Atari E.T. game where it belongs?

No? Especially when you realize this is for a 5060Ti 8GB, a card that most enthusiasts in their right mind wouldn't buy anyway? That's also kind of the joke...A little too over some peoples' head, IG.
Most of these things happen on cards that are old and/or in high supply (with large margin or low cooling requirements), generally speaking. Hence this hurts exactly nobody while surely making some peoples' day.

You may scoff at the sakura-themed PCs, but I actually think they're kind of great. It's something many peoples' mom/wife/whatever would actually probably prefer if they had the choice.
And maybe now some of them will be more into this stuff, or at least ways to express that/their personality within it, which is cool, because why not?

If you wanted to argue cherry blossoms are a very special and uniquely Japanese thing that shouldn't be overexposed in media/marketing/products, that's truly fair, but I also think that ship has LONG sailed.

alwaysstsEspecially when you realize this is for a 5060Ti 8GB, a card that most enthusiasts in their right mind wouldn't buy anyway?

Im going to try and get this and one of the yeston ones because it makes members seethe.

If anyone over seas can get me one HMU.

Solaris17Im going to try and get this and one of the yeston ones because it makes members seethe.

If anyone over seas can get me one HMU.

well technically u can buy one from Chinese domestic marketplace like Taobao or JD and have them international shipping to your home (Yeston 9070/9070XT is in stock now but with a price markup)
but tariffs man

Solaris17Im going to try and get this and one of the yeston ones because it makes members seethe.

If anyone over seas can get me one HMU.

I'm waiting for someone to license Nana Osaki; forever my very personal waifu. Me and approximately three other people left on the planet, I'm fairly certain. I'd buy that even if it were a 3060 6GB, probably.

SevenStars representation non-negotiable, although if it smelled like BlackStone Swishers that's also acceptable.

But, you know, I could always just go listen to people that have embodied her likeness, perhaps like Saiki (Atsumi), and sometimes that's enough. No buffer limitations required.

Still, obscure stuff that embodies two or more of your interests simultaneously you can put on a shelf and/or hang on the wall (if not actually kinda-sorta arguably use)...still kinda cool, even if not the 'best' product.

Come on Asus! Where's the cosplay video?

It was only a matter of time. Miku Hatsune is ridiculously popular internationally. I hope they bring it to Japan and the US. The former because it makes sense, the latter just because it would piss off purists who also disliked Yeston for doing similar anime/waifu cards (and also because they're not a boring white colored card).

It's still wild how what started as a basic voice synthesizer that sang lyrics and notes programmed in its software became a cultural phenomenon that has endured this long. Sure, it's not yet perfect and can still sound obviously artificial, but it's been evolving to become more and more natural over time.

Gmr_ChickYet another "waifu". That's all you need to know.

Ugh, can we PLEASE, for the love of jeebus, bury this waifu/sakura-themed garbage alongside that damn Atari E.T. game where it belongs?

No this sort of waifu nonsense is insanely popular among the PC gaming crowd. The stereotypes about PC gamers, and they are all negative, exist because PC gamers have gone out of their way to prove them right at each single step. This is PC gaming.

Gmr_ChickYet another "waifu". That's all you need to know.

Ugh, can we PLEASE, for the love of jeebus, bury this waifu/sakura-themed garbage alongside that damn Atari E.T. game where it belongs?

Personally I like more colorful designs. I don't care about Hatsune Miku, but looks good enough.

It is very funny watching all these older folk miss who Hatsune Miku is haha. Makes me feel a little younger (well, not that old of folk, she still predates my presence on the internet)

Its funny though that ASUS is trying to do what Yeston has been doing. I'm sure they waited to do this with the 5060Ti because they wanted this to sell well.. assuming they're selling it separately. (cant tell if the article is saying its only selling WITH the prebuilt, my eyes are a little wonky today.)