data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/dell/alienware-ces-2026-annoucements” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/dell/alienware-ces-2026-annoucements”>CES 2026 is always good for at least a few “look at this thing!” PCs, and this year, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/ibuypower-trace-mesh-intel-amd-prime-day” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/ibuypower-trace-mesh-intel-amd-prime-day”> iBUYPOWER really leaned into that with their Trace X Custom Loop Concept.
It’s a flashy return to hardline liquid cooling in prebuilts, something that’s usually reserved for the hardcore DIY crowd or those “sell-a-kidney” expensive boutique systems. (Or should I say, “sell-both kidneys,” given the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/ram-price-crisis-what-need-know” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/ram-price-crisis-what-need-know”>current state of PC part prices). But while the custom loop is the eye candy, the real story is the stuff that’s…
