Introduction

Computex Taipei is one of the world's largest technology trade shows, held annually to showcase the latest innovations in computer hardware, electronics, and novel uses of emerging technologies. It serves as a global platform where leading companies unveil cutting-edge products and advancements, covering industries such as AI, gaming, and connectivity.

We first visited in 2006, so it's been almost twenty (!) years. This year, we flew six staff members to Taipei, to bring you our biggest coverage of the show so far. Computex was packed with exhibitors who brought their latest hardware to the show, targeting the DIY enthusiast and gaming PC markets. We've done a couple of things differently this year. First, we set up a dedicated page for our Computex reports, letting readers not just get the latest news as it happens, but also sort content by brands. Second, we created the TechPowerUp "Best of Computex" awards. Our team of on-ground reporters would identify the latest, and most innovative individual products, and grant them our Best of Computex 2025 Award, which includes a glass trophy that exhibitors can place in their booths, next to their winning exhibits.



TechPowerUp Best of Computex 2025 awards are granted to products that raise the bar with innovation, quality, design, and desirability—a well-rounded piece of hardware that could very well be your next pick. This time, we made a conscious effort not to award products by category of hardware, but rather any hardware that met our criteria. This approach allowed us to pick multiple products in a given category, which would especially help categories experiencing the most innovation this year, as opposed to those that are seeing incremental improvements in design and function. We will hence name our winners in alphabetical order.

aboStudio Silo

The aboStudio Silo is a CNC-machined, open-air, Mini-ITX SFF tower case made entirely of aluminium. Its design consists of an unibody-like chassis with side panels, and vents along the top and bottom that are designed for a vertical airflow path. The side panels feature a neatly executed mesh of hexagon shapes that are indented and have ventilating slats along their edges. The case has a high-quality sandblasted matte finish. The case will come in silver (shown here) and black variants.



There are many other innovations shown by aboStudio, which you can find in our news article.

AMD Zen 5 Threadripper 9000

AMD's new Threadripper "Shimada Peak" processors are generating a lot of excitement among enthusiasts and professionals alike. These powerhouse chips feature a multi-die design with an advanced architecture aimed at delivering significant performance gains in both single-threaded and multithreaded workloads. Based on the Zen 5 architecture, the Threadripper update gains the latest technological improvements, but uses the same platform as existing chips—no new motherboard required.