Computex 2018!!

[confusis]

Soooooooooo. Computex 2018 is 3 weeks away, who's excited? With a team on the floor this year, we'll be covering the best SFF we can find, and maybe some exploring too!

The important question though is - what are you expecting to be launched at Computex 2018?

My personal predictions (not mentioning any stuff I'm under NDA for though, of course!):

-Noctua will tease us again with more slim fans, and possibly Sterrox on the 92mm fan line
-More RGB, ATX and G4M3R-crap
-A name brand will dive into SFF and fail at it
-AMD, NVIDIA and Intel will launch nothing of note (but the press conferences will be cringe worthy as usual)
-SFF Network will out do themselves with the sheer quantity of caliper photos

What are your predictions?

 

[Blitzhex]

Wanna see some fanless sfx ~450w psu hit production.

 

[IntoxicatedPuma]

I predict there will be good food at the Night Markets around town. I also predict that it will be hot and humid.

Lastly, I predict there will be twice as much mining related stuff as last year

I was just wondering about 92mm sterrox, if it's great for radiators then it may increase the L9i performance a bit.

 

[chinevo]

I expect to see at Computex:

• AM4 Mini-STX mobo from ASRock or Biostar;
• a lot of low-profile coolers;
• a lot of SFX and Flex PSUs;
• a lot of "almost SFF" cases (15-30L).

 

[chinevo]

And of course, I want to see some new mini-PCs and motherboards based on KabyLake-G.

 

[jtd871]

Serious prediction:
AMD will show working engineering samples of some 7nm component. Probably GPU.

Joking prediction:
Razer will announce a new keyboard and mouse combo that has so much "stealth" technology in it, the user and computer system becomes undetectable, claiming to able to avoid the "too much video gaming" stigma of the Chinese government. The design will be marred by fully customizable RGB LEDs which cannot be turned off, defeating the intended use case. Apparently, marketing will have insisted on including the RGB.

 

[Phuncz]

I predict SFF is going to be huge this year ! Interpret that however you will (BitFenix Prodigy 2 ?)
I'm just glad SFFN is going to be there to worship the rare SFF gems and get a neck injury from facepalming all the useless disco tech.

 

[Windfall]

Soooooooooo. Computex 2018 is 3 weeks away, who's excited? With a team on the floor this year, we'll be covering the best SFF we can find, and maybe some exploring too!

The important question though is - what are you expecting to be launched at Computex 2018?

My personal predictions (not mentioning any stuff I'm under NDA for though, of course!):

-Noctua will tease us again with more slim fans, and possibly Sterrox on the 92mm fan line
-More RGB, ATX and G4M3R-crap
-A name brand will dive into SFF and fail at it
-AMD, NVIDIA and Intel will launch nothing of note (but the press conferences will be cringe worthy as usual)
-SFF Network will out do themselves with the sheer quantity of caliper photos

What are your predictions?

Basically my thoughts, but with the hope of AM4 stx.

 

[ondert]

More rgb led on every red and black "gaming" sh*t".

Hope to see end-user friendly flex atx psu. (modular and pci-e cables)

More options for 1U active cpu cooler.

More options for under 50mm cpu cooler. (maybe release of Dan's cooler)

 

[Kmpkt]

I would like to see a really compelling portable monitor like the ASUS ProArt. Also hoping we see Sapphire's rumoured Vega 56 Nano.

 

[jtd871]

I would really love to see SFF peripherals. OK, maybe not as SFF as the 1-key keyboard.

Maybe a really small portable combo sheet-fed scanner and printer with modular detachable feeder - for even better portability (it could copy and fax too, since those should be obvious and relatively straightforward extensions of scanning and printing). Bonus for accepting 11" wide paper (I do a lot of work on 11x17).

Portable good-quality monitors, too. Where are you rollable / foldable thin screens?!

 

[FullForceRainbow]

I’m really hoping for some more eGPU products... preferably some lower priced options! The dream would be somebody selling a Thunderbolt to PCIe adapter so I could build my own, but I doubt that’s going to happen . Because of the latest update to MacOS, I’m hoping to get the most SFF eGPU box possible to go with my MacBook

 

[Jello]

My prediction is like you said @confusis , more gamer rgb products.

I'm hoping we'll see more products aimed at the SFF market, better case layouts/designs with less wasted space.

 

[Petano]

Hope: Good portable monitor so we don't have to rely on Chinese let's say proof of concepts. PC powered VR without cables
Reality: I don't expect anything special beyond standard slight evolution.

 

[Petano]

I would like to see a really compelling portable monitor like the ASUS ProArt. Also hoping we see Sapphire's rumoured Vega 56 Nano.

Actually Powercolor may show up Nano
https://videocardz.com/newz/powercolor-radeon-rx-vega-56-nano-edition-launches-at-computex

 

[loader963]

I believe Nvidia is due to announce some upcoming products for a summer release !

I’d also like to hear some more about upcoming monitors.

 

[loader963]

Hope: Good portable monitor so we don't have to rely on Chinese let's say proof of concepts.

Having just ordered a sibolan s4 17.3” monitor, I know what you mean. Hopefully this thing can make me happy.

 

[McTeags]

As others have mentioned I like to see more high end portable monitors like the Asus ArtPro. I’d like to see monitors like the Nvidia BFGD (G-Sync, 120Hz, 4K) but at 40-42” instead of 65”. I’d also like to see USB-C added to more GPUs and monitors.

 

[rfarmer]

I am looking forward to what SFFLabs and Chimera are up to. I am hoping for an announcement from Nvidia on upcoming video cards but I think it might be too early for them.

I have no doubt about the additional RGB components. Probably PSUs, about the only thing they haven't put RGB on yet.

 

[nick_w]

I hope to see some smaller 500w psus maybe tfx or flex?

I have no doubt about the additional RGB components. Probably PSUs, about the only thing they haven't put RGB on yet.