This Gundam-themed PC hardware is so gorgeous that it demands to be released outside of China and Japan.

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This Gundam-themed PC hardware is so gorgeous that it demands to be released outside of China and Japan.

At the recent Republic of Gamers event, Asus displayed an array of high-end PC hardware dressed as Gundams. The lineup was quite extensive, including multiple graphics cards, motherboards, keyboards, mice, and even a wireless router.

Bilibili's video (via @momo_us) has an oddly satisfying piano arrangement playing in the background; the 3090 appears to be the same factory overclocked model offered by Asus, with a boost clock of 1,890 MHz in OC mode, 1,860 MHz in gaming mode (up from Nvidia's reference boost clock of 1.7 GHz).

The card will retail for ¥16,999 (about $2,540 in U.S. currency), a fairly large price increase over the regular version; Asus will also be offering the GeForce GTX 1660 Super TUF Gundam and GeForce GTX 1660 Super TUF Gundam-themed graphics cards, including the Zaku.

Ardent fans of the anime series can combine these stylish GPUs with other Gundam-themed components, including Maximus XII Extreme motherboards, 850W power supplies, and 240mm or 360mm integrated liquid coolers can be used.

Curiously, some products, such as the Wi-Fi 6 router (in white or red and black) and the 240mm Zaku Edition liquid cooler, appear to be available from Chinese retailers, although Asus is reportedly limiting sales to Japan. Also, the slides on Twitter regarding prices refer to Chinese renminbi, not Japanese yen. In any case, one hopes that these limited items will be more widely available.

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