World-first 'blooming gaming PC' is one of the most striking designs ever

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Aftershock is selling this 'Cherry Bloom' PC for AU$19,995 (which works out at around $14,000 or £10,500).You get an Nvidia RTX 5090 for that money, though, right? Well, no, as this is a gaming PC built around a Zotac RTX 5080 (the rig is made in partnership with Zotac) and an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. It has 64GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD, with a 1300W platinum power supply.

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▪Aftershock is selling this 'Cherry Bloom' PC for AU$19,995 (which works out at around $14,000 or £10,500).You get an Nvidia RTX 5090 for that money, though, right?
▪Well, no, as this is a gaming PC built around a Zotac RTX 5080 (the rig is made in partnership with Zotac) and an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D.
▪It has 64GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD, with a 1300W platinum power supply.

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Computing Gaming Computers Gaming PCs Aftershock's gaming PC contains a cherry blossom tree that blooms as the case heats up and it's one of the most striking things I've ever seen — but so is the price News By Darren Allan Published 23 September 2026 The flowers are made from a titanium alloy that reacts to heat When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Aftershock) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter An Australian PC maker has produced an innovative case designIt has a miniature tree inside with metal cherry blossomsThe blossoms are made of a…

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