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| System Name | The TPU Typewriter |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 (non-X) |
| Motherboard | GIGABYTE B550M DS3H Micro ATX |
| Cooling | DeepCool AS500 |
| Memory | Kingston Fury Renegade RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 |
| Video Card(s) | PowerColor Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Hellhound OC |
| Storage | Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME SSD |
| Display(s) | Lenovo Legion Y27q-20 27" QHD IPS monitor |
| Case | GameMax Spark M-ATX (re-badged Jonsbo D30) |
| Audio Device(s) | FiiO K7 Desktop DAC/Amp + Philips Fidelio X3 headphones, or ARTTI T10 Planar IEMs |
| Power Supply | ADATA XPG CORE Reactor 650 W 80+ Gold ATX |
| Mouse | Roccat Kone Pro Air |
| Keyboard | Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro L |
| Software | Windows 10 64-bit Home Edition |
Browse the list of bestselling PC cases on Amazon, and you'll see a pattern emerge very quickly. Today's PC builders aren't deciding whether they want a tempered glass side panel: they're deciding how many of these panels they want. Panoramic PC cases provide an undeniably gorgeous view of your internal PC hardware, so it's no wonder that they've soared in popularity. But that wide-open panorama does pose a problem for people who prefer a pristine PC. If you have a stray cable or wire in such a build, you'll notice it every time you sit down at your desk.
Already, we offer an ecosystem of BTF motherboards, PC cases, and graphics cards that help you tuck your PC's wires and cables out of sight. But we're interested in doing even more, and we're eager to present solutions that work with traditional PC hardware designs, not just BTF. Behind the scenes, we've been working on modular hardware concepts that cut down on cable clutter for two key components: chassis fans and AIO coolers. Visitors to our Computex 2025 booth will get to see this concept hardware in action, but perhaps a trip to Taipei isn't in the works for you this year. Let's take a closer look.
Tackling case fan cable clutter through a new fan controller design
If there's a common culprit for cable clutter in contemporary cases, it's the fans. Their wires stretch in all directions, as fan mounting points can and do appear on any side of a PC case that isn't constructed of an impermeable wall of tempered glass. Getting those wires to reach the appropriate motherboard headers or your case's fan controller without stretching them across the visible interior of your chassis can be a bit of a hassle.
Our concept ROG fan controller can completely remove one of those cables from the mix while affording you some flexibility for connecting your complete cooling array. This unique controller uses wireless connectivity to transmit fan signals to the motherboard, cutting down on one cable that required a visible connection point while making it more likely that you can tuck all your fan cables out of sight. Since synchronizing any RGB LED lighting effects on your case fans is another important job for your fan controller, we've retained compatibility with Aura Sync so that coordinating your rig's light show is simple, fun, and intuitive.
A watershed moment for the stray wires connecting your AIO CPU liquid cooler
Spacious cable management compartments can do a lot of work to keep wires and cables out of sight in your completed PC build. But as useful as these compartments are, they offer absolutely no assistance when it comes to hiding the wires for your all-in-one CPU liquid cooler. To try to keep things tidy, builders will bust out the zip ties or run wires close to the motherboard between the VRM heatsinks, neither of which are ideal solutions.
We think there's a better way. We're working on a new approach that skips the wires when it comes to installing an AIO CPU liquid cooler. Simply mount this new wireless ROG AIO cooler to a compatible motherboard, and everything that the pump and pump housing needs will be connected: power for the pump and embedded pump fan, control signals for the ARGB lighting, and display output for the embedded LCD screen, if applicable. With this design, you won't have a messy halo of wires surrounding the pump, just the clean line of the tubing connecting it to the radiator.
One thing we like about this approach is that it maintains compatibility with existing hardware. If you install this AIO CPU liquid cooler on a standard motherboard, you can simply connect it via standard cables as you normally would with a typical model.
This design is still very much in development. Stay tuned for more information as we evaluate this early concept and refine it further.
View at TechPowerUp Main Site | Source
Already, we offer an ecosystem of BTF motherboards, PC cases, and graphics cards that help you tuck your PC's wires and cables out of sight. But we're interested in doing even more, and we're eager to present solutions that work with traditional PC hardware designs, not just BTF. Behind the scenes, we've been working on modular hardware concepts that cut down on cable clutter for two key components: chassis fans and AIO coolers. Visitors to our Computex 2025 booth will get to see this concept hardware in action, but perhaps a trip to Taipei isn't in the works for you this year. Let's take a closer look.
Tackling case fan cable clutter through a new fan controller design
If there's a common culprit for cable clutter in contemporary cases, it's the fans. Their wires stretch in all directions, as fan mounting points can and do appear on any side of a PC case that isn't constructed of an impermeable wall of tempered glass. Getting those wires to reach the appropriate motherboard headers or your case's fan controller without stretching them across the visible interior of your chassis can be a bit of a hassle.
Our concept ROG fan controller can completely remove one of those cables from the mix while affording you some flexibility for connecting your complete cooling array. This unique controller uses wireless connectivity to transmit fan signals to the motherboard, cutting down on one cable that required a visible connection point while making it more likely that you can tuck all your fan cables out of sight. Since synchronizing any RGB LED lighting effects on your case fans is another important job for your fan controller, we've retained compatibility with Aura Sync so that coordinating your rig's light show is simple, fun, and intuitive.
A watershed moment for the stray wires connecting your AIO CPU liquid cooler
Spacious cable management compartments can do a lot of work to keep wires and cables out of sight in your completed PC build. But as useful as these compartments are, they offer absolutely no assistance when it comes to hiding the wires for your all-in-one CPU liquid cooler. To try to keep things tidy, builders will bust out the zip ties or run wires close to the motherboard between the VRM heatsinks, neither of which are ideal solutions.
We think there's a better way. We're working on a new approach that skips the wires when it comes to installing an AIO CPU liquid cooler. Simply mount this new wireless ROG AIO cooler to a compatible motherboard, and everything that the pump and pump housing needs will be connected: power for the pump and embedded pump fan, control signals for the ARGB lighting, and display output for the embedded LCD screen, if applicable. With this design, you won't have a messy halo of wires surrounding the pump, just the clean line of the tubing connecting it to the radiator.
One thing we like about this approach is that it maintains compatibility with existing hardware. If you install this AIO CPU liquid cooler on a standard motherboard, you can simply connect it via standard cables as you normally would with a typical model.
This design is still very much in development. Stay tuned for more information as we evaluate this early concept and refine it further.
View at TechPowerUp Main Site | Source
