TechPowerUp Best of CES 2026 - TechPowerUp

CES remains the marquee stage for consumer tech, and in 2026 TechPowerUp’s on-site team visited 110+ brands to spotlight products that genuinely move the needle. Rather than limit awards by category, the Best of CES 2026 honors balanced breakthroughs in innovation, quality, design, and appeal—listed alphabetically.

Alphacool Drip H1 Case
A console-sized SFF PC case engineered for serious liquid cooling. Its “monocoque” loop integrates full-coverage water blocks, pumps, and custom radiators—two 80 × 240 mm units with six 80 mm fans—taming high-end CPUs/GPUs (think 9800X3D + RTX 5090) in a highly portable Mini-ITX/MoD build.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo (2026)
A bold dual-screen gaming laptop with two 3K OLED 120 Hz touch displays and a detachable wireless keyboard/trackpad for flexible setups, including tablet-style use. The 1.9 cm, 2.8 kg chassis houses ROG Nebula HDR panels (2560 × 1600, 1100 nits, G-SYNC, Corning DXC), a graphite-sheet thermal pad plus vapor chamber, and top-tier specs: Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (Panther Lake), GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU, 64 GB LPDDR5X, 2 TB Gen 5 SSD, and a 90 Wh battery with 250 W fast charging.

ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial Build
A showcase of ecosystem excellence in a cohesive white theme: ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial motherboard with Ryzen 9 9950X3D, ROG Astral RTX 5090 White Edition GPU, ROG Thor Platinum III 1200 W PSU, ROG Strix SLC IV 360 ARGB LCD AIO, and ROG Cronox White case—demonstrating how coordinated components elevate both aesthetics and performance.

Corsair GALLEON 100 SD Keyboard
A full-size footprint with built-in Elgato Stream Deck where the numpad usually sits. It features two programmable rotary knobs, a 3-inch color touchscreen, and 12 OLED keys. The main board is TKL, and the Stream Deck can transform into a numpad on demand. Elgato software ties it all together for seamless gaming and streaming control.

Good Way Thunderbolt 5 Graphics Dock
An open-air approach to eGPU performance. This Thunderbolt 5 dock includes a 700 W ATX 3.1 PSU with a 12V-2x6 connector, downstream TB5 for daisy-chaining storage, extra USB-C, and an SD Express card reader. By letting your GPU breathe and doubling as a connectivity hub, it rethinks the eGPU enclosure entirely.

Hisense XR10 Tri-Laser Projector
A home-cinema powerhouse with an LPU 3.0 Digital Laser Engine and pure RGB triple-laser light source delivering 6,000 ANSI lumens. A 16-element all-glass lens and auto IRIS deliver 6,000:1 contrast, while a 2x optical zoom supports 65–300-inch screens. Four environmental cameras enable automatic keystone correction for a sharp, set-and-forget image.

LG Gram Pro 16Z90U Dual AI Ultra Portable
Featherweight meets firepower. At just 1.2 kg, the Aerominium alloy unibody notebook pairs a 16:10 2880 × 1880 display with options for Intel Core Ultra 300U (Panther Lake) or AMD Ryzen AI 400 (Gorgon Point), LPDDR5X-8533 memory, integrated graphics, and a 77 Wh battery—delivering exceptional portability without sacrificing productivity.

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z
Built to chase world records. Positioned above the SUPRIM Liquid SOC, this premium RTX 5090 features a refined PCB informed by a year of hard-earned electrical and thermal insights. Pro overclockers can run the bare board on extreme cooling, while the included AIO liquid solution (360 mm radiator, triple premium fans) serves everyone else.

TechPowerUp’s Best of CES 2026 showcases gear poised to shape their categories in the year ahead—thoughtful design, serious engineering, and standout performance, without being bound by traditional award silos.

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