ASRock shows off a slew of new AIOs, Power Supplies, and 10th Anniversary hardware — a monster 3KW Taichi power supply for AI and hybrid Taichi Aqua AIO/custom loop stand out in the crowd
Tom’s Hardware stopped by the ASRock booth, and we were greeted by a wide variety of products at this year’s Computex. From AI machines and new AIOs to power supplies and a one-click OpenClaw installation, there was a lot to take in, but not much new on the component side beyond the new AIOs and power supplies. The 10th-anniversary edition Taichi products they showed off had their own unique look, but unfortunately for us, they were concept models and will likely not be released.
Starting with the AIOs, the new Taichi Aqua 360 LCD cooler is a hybrid of a custom loop and an AIO of sorts, with features like an inline flow meter, G 1/4 connectors for expansion, a dual-pump architecture said to support a 500W TDP (and for redundancy). The radiator is thick at 38mm and comes with an ‘aerospace grade’ LCP fan. The pump/block combo uses the latest-generation Asetek pump to push water through the loop running up to 4,000 RPM. It also has a unique dual-mode Top cover design with a detachable magnetic 3.4-inch LCD that shows system information. When removed, it reveals the transparent design, showing the water flowing in the loop and lit by RGB LCDs. Pricing wasn’t mentioned, but we should see this available around Q3 2026.
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The Taichi 360 Holo’s claim to fame is the implementation of a unique 4-inch holographic feature on top of the pump to display images or system information. Its POV-based (Persistence Of Vision effect) holographic film spins like a fan, creating a floating, customizable, 3D-effect image that’s truly unique to AIOs. Like the Taichi Aqua, it’s only found in a 360mm size, but it is a bit thinner than the Aqua 360.
Moving down the product stack, ASRock showed off its new Rock and Challenger series AIOs that will be much cheaper than the flagships above. The Rock 360 Digital sports a small digital display on the pump/block, while the Rock (non digital) forgoes the display and instead has a small, frosted RGB line on top of the block. The showstopper on these is an awesome price point. The Rock 360 digital comes in at a low $69.99, with the plain Rock at a wallet-sparing $59.99.
ASRock is diving headfirst into power supplies, expanding its portfolio into the AI realm with the Taichi WS (Workstation) line, which consists of three models ranging from a mere 2,600W to a monster 3,200W flagship capable of supporting up to FOUR RTX 5090s. They feature ASRock’s cable Over-temperature protection, which, as the name implies, shuts the system down when it detects that a GPU’s 12-V2x6 connector has overheated.
We also saw the Phantom Gaming lineup, which is 80Plus Platinum-rated and earned a Cybenetics A++ rating (850W model; 1KW is A+) for noise, so it should be not only efficient but quiet, too. These come in 850W and 1,000W models and also use Cable Over-temperature protection. They also updated the Steel Legend SKUs (80Plus platinum) and the Pro models for entry-level SKUs. Pricing or availability was mentioned on these.
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