Could be that they got the panels for free. In exchange Asus will perform accelerated aging tests of OLED panels at elevated temperatures and have their software report back to them. This way the panel manufacturer saves the space & labor for the tests and also the electricity for the heaters.
That doesn't sound remotely plausible. It's more likely some product designer was trying to figure out what would be the next trend after RGB and figured small, customized displays would be the thing.
Never before have I wanted my computer to literally disappear... and never before has it been more difficult to find high end parts that dont want to blind or deafen me.
Deafen: back in the days before 80 and 120 mm CPU cooler fans they pushed 60 mm ones up to 8k rpm for high end CPUs. Put that together with a Geforce FX 5800 and we're talking about serious deafening! That blinding trend is certainly new, though.
I can say for certain this is something I have never ever wanted or dreamed of having in my system. Yes at one time or another I wanted to have a LCD screen on the front of my system which could double as a 7-9 inch monitor if needed but this no thank you what a waste of resources. If it raises the price even a dollar that is a dollar way to much. No I am not afraid of change I just hate stupid stuff like this.
it is nice to have an integrated fan in the block to help blow air over nearby components (which absolutely every maker should be doing) skip the RGB BS and the added cost of an OLED display though ASUS, it just increases price for a very small potential buy "feature" maybe do it as an "add on" for those who would like something to make their cooler "different" than others.
They probably do not care much, but seriously, folks should be looking at performance, durability, functionality over "bling" every day of the week, the ability to "add" bling is an awesome extra nice thing to have, but to "focus" on this bling at the cost of most everything else is just tarded to say the least.
why not have a small tower on the block to help capture any excess heat this way here it gives a larger surface to have 1 or 2 fans attached to it (like a V shape portion type thing, so you can angle the fans to better accommodate YOUR specific need..easy to replace fans is essential in my opinion, low flow for low db might as well just not bother having them, something in the 80-120mm range would need the extra real estate of the tower concept, and if they wanted to, they could have that OLED on the "face" of it anyways while still given ample room for a "proper" high flow low noise fan (20-40-60mm fans are often noisy as hell to get proper airflow and pressure, judging by the height or lack of likely the fan is very low flow and high noise because of space limitations (because they wanted it to be "bling" instead of function over looks)
I just want to know if the OLED display is intended to stay illuminated.
I like the idea of an integrated temperature and clock speed display right on the CPU. But that's only any good if it's right there at a glance, which would seem to flirt dangerously with burn-in...
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MrSpadge - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
Could be that they got the panels for free. In exchange Asus will perform accelerated aging tests of OLED panels at elevated temperatures and have their software report back to them. This way the panel manufacturer saves the space & labor for the tests and also the electricity for the heaters.jordanclock - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
That doesn't sound remotely plausible. It's more likely some product designer was trying to figure out what would be the next trend after RGB and figured small, customized displays would be the thing.MrSpadge - Thursday, June 21, 2018 - link
My bad. Then let's call it a joke.HollyDOL - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
When those coolers can render holograms with hard light we can talk :-)CaedenV - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
Never before have I wanted my computer to literally disappear... and never before has it been more difficult to find high end parts that dont want to blind or deafen me.CaedenV - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
*Now more than ever have I wanted my computer to disappearMrSpadge - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
Deafen: back in the days before 80 and 120 mm CPU cooler fans they pushed 60 mm ones up to 8k rpm for high end CPUs. Put that together with a Geforce FX 5800 and we're talking about serious deafening! That blinding trend is certainly new, though.CheapSushi - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
That's because you aren't bothering to really look. There are plenty of options.stephenbrooks - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
The OLED displays make disappearing easier if you set them to a picture of what is behind the PC.davidedney123 - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
What sort of utter twit would ever want such a thing?? This supposed "gamer" market must consist of some of the biggest cretins in the world.CheapSushi - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
What kind of utter twit demeans other people's choices in our excellent hobby with PLENTY of other options out there for their own tastes.boozed - Thursday, June 21, 2018 - link
One with tastePeachNCream - Thursday, June 21, 2018 - link
That sushi just got cooked! Hah!69369369 - Sunday, June 24, 2018 - link
<13 year oldsGunbuster - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
Countdown to one of these running a pornhub video......boozed - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
At least it's a use case...rocky12345 - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
I can say for certain this is something I have never ever wanted or dreamed of having in my system. Yes at one time or another I wanted to have a LCD screen on the front of my system which could double as a 7-9 inch monitor if needed but this no thank you what a waste of resources. If it raises the price even a dollar that is a dollar way to much. No I am not afraid of change I just hate stupid stuff like this.Dragonstongue - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
it is nice to have an integrated fan in the block to help blow air over nearby components (which absolutely every maker should be doing) skip the RGB BS and the added cost of an OLED display though ASUS, it just increases price for a very small potential buy "feature" maybe do it as an "add on" for those who would like something to make their cooler "different" than others.They probably do not care much, but seriously, folks should be looking at performance, durability, functionality over "bling" every day of the week, the ability to "add" bling is an awesome extra nice thing to have, but to "focus" on this bling at the cost of most everything else is just tarded to say the least.
why not have a small tower on the block to help capture any excess heat this way here it gives a larger surface to have 1 or 2 fans attached to it (like a V shape portion type thing, so you can angle the fans to better accommodate YOUR specific need..easy to replace fans is essential in my opinion, low flow for low db might as well just not bother having them, something in the 80-120mm range would need the extra real estate of the tower concept, and if they wanted to, they could have that OLED on the "face" of it anyways while still given ample room for a "proper" high flow low noise fan (20-40-60mm fans are often noisy as hell to get proper airflow and pressure, judging by the height or lack of likely the fan is very low flow and high noise because of space limitations (because they wanted it to be "bling" instead of function over looks)
boozed - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - link
JTFC...zodiacfml - Thursday, June 21, 2018 - link
This is the future of RGB!mode_13h - Friday, June 22, 2018 - link
I just want to know if the OLED display is intended to stay illuminated.I like the idea of an integrated temperature and clock speed display right on the CPU. But that's only any good if it's right there at a glance, which would seem to flirt dangerously with burn-in...