Asus has revealed Project Avalon, a cable-free modular gaming PC that makes upgrading easy.
The innovative design was unveiled during the Asus ROG press conference at Computex 2016.
Asus has designed a unique motherboard and chassis combination aimed at DIY hardware enthusiasts and gamers.
The Avalon motherboard is different from a traditional gaming motherboard, as it allows gamers to remove and replace certain parts, such as front and rear I/O panels.
Components are connected via edge connecters as oppose to cables, ranging from the PCI boards to the power supply.
The only component that still uses a cable is the graphics card, as Asus has not yet managed to eliminate the need for auxiliary GPU power cables.
However, this issue can be currently circumvented by using a power-efficient card such as the GTX 950 2GD5 OCV3, which does not require auxiliary power.
The project is still a prototype which showcases the possible future of DIY gaming systems.
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This will require a special motherboard upgrade… how often are we really switching out our PC hardware? I only ever build custom PC’s and do the cable management myself, it’s part of the fun. The longest part of changing a graphics card is the software installation.