Cooler Master's award-triumphing Sneaker X PC may be yours for $3,499

One of the various excellent things about PCs is the sheer wide variety of customization alternatives we've got to be had. Joining the many cool and uncommon mods out there's Sneaker X from Cooler Master, which because the name shows is a PC - a effective one at that - packed into what looks like a huge sneaker. If you've got at the least $3,499 spare, it can be yours.

VideoCardz reviews that Sneaker X changed into created with the aid of the JMDF PC modding organization, prevailing the Best Art Award on the "Case Mod World Series 2020." The PC regarded at Computex 2023 and is now to be had to buy from Cooler Master in a series of different configurations (based on location).

The pink-and-white sneaker is a mini-ITX build with a dual-chamber layout. It comes with the option of Intel Z790/B760 or AMD X670/B650 Mini-ITX motherboards.

Despite the comparatively small size, Sneaker X packs some hefty hardware. The PC can be specced with one of four CPUs: An Intel i7-13700K, an i9-13900K, an AMD Ryzen 7800X3D, or a 7950X3D. The graphics card alternatives also are impressive, masking the mid-to-high-stop Lovelace GPUs; the RTX 4070, RTX 4070 Ti, and RTX 4080.

Other specifications consist of 2TB of PCIe 4.0 Gen4 NVMe garage, 32GB or 64GB of DDR5 RAM, an 850W Cooler Master SFX power supply, and a 360mm radiator within the shape of CM's Master Liquid PL360 Flux Sneaker Edition.

The US is confined to just configuration alternatives: 'Enthusiast,' which packs a Core i7-13700K, RTX 4070, 32GB DDR5, 2TB, and an 850W PSU for $three,499; and Professional, which swaps the RTX 4070 for an RTX 4070 Ti, adding $three hundred to the price.

The extra powerful alternatives, which incorporates the AMD CPUs and RTX 4080, are best available in Europe right now. The maximum pricey of these (Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 64GB, RTX 4080) is a whopping €four,699, or about $four,964.

Compact structures which includes these often come with questions about their thermal performance. Techtesters reviewed the Sneaker X a few months in the past. They found that temps throughout gaming were "affordable," though a CPU-most effective benchmark showed the additives getting pretty warm but still within their limits.