Hardware News: MSI Aegis Case, Corsair K70 RGB Rapidfire, & AMD Wraith

PAX East 2016 has a strong hardware presence, and the number of zero-hour announcements backs that up. MSI, Corsair, AMD (a first-time exhibitor at East), nVidia, Intel, Cooler Master, Kingston, and a handful of other hardware vendors have all made an appearance at this year's show, ever flanked by gaming giants.

Today's initial news coverage focuses on the MSI Aegis desktop computer, Corsair's updated K70 & K65 keyboards, and the AMD Wraith cooler's arrival to lower-end SKUs. Find out more in the video below:

The quick recap is as follows:

• Corsair released a refresh of its mechanical keyboard line with the K70 and K65 RGB Rapidfire editions. The new keyboards use Cherry's MX Speed switch – a new switch that's presently exclusive to Corsair – to decrease actuation time on key presses. The new switch actuates at 1.2mm rather than the average 2.0mm actuation depth. There are three keyboards – K70 RGB Rapidfire ($170), K70 Rapidfire ($130), and the K65 RGB Rapidfire ($140).
• MSI's Aegis is a compact desktop PC that's mounted atop a pedestal, making it more of a showroom piece for LAN events. The system is small-ish (we don't have exact dimensions yet), but can still fit full-size video cards. The Aegis has MSI's Mystic lighting system for controllable RGB glow.
• AMD's Wraith cooler will be shipping with lower SKU CPUs in the immediate future, including the FX-8350 and FX-6350.

More news to follow through the show.

- Steve “Lelldorianx” Burke.