Taiwanese PC hardware maker FSP announces the CMT340-- a gaming PC case the company claims is the smallest mid-tower chassis around, complete with four addressable RGB fans and two "galaxy dark" tempered glass panels.

Technically a more compact version of the previous CMT510 ATX mid-tower, the CMT340 promises improvements through a black-coated SPCC steel frame and support for radiators up to 360mm in size for liquid cooling, as well as air cooling fans. The included RGB fants are fully addressable, and compatible with Asus Aura Sync and MSI Mystic Light Sync.

PC accessory maker Akasa presents an aftermarket chassis for the Intel 8th gen Bean Canyon NUC systems-- the Turing chassis, a means to turn the ultra-compact form factor (UCFF) PC into a fanless system.

The Turing features a striking Art Deco design the company says is designed to work in both horizontal and vertical orientations. It features a large CPU heat exchanger with multiple heat pipes transfering heat from the processor to massive radiators. In total the chassis has 2 radiators on each side, plus one above the CPU.

German PC specialist be quiet! announces a limited edition of the Dark Base 700 PC case-- the White Edition, with a brilliant white finish (obviously) complete with a clear tempered glass side window and exterior RGB LEDs.

A feature video explains how the Dark Base 700 is "one of the most popular PC cases" from be quiet!, and the White Edition is a "little thank you to our most loyal fans." Thus the White Edition is limited to 3000 units worldwide, and each package includes an individually numbered aluminium badge for customers wanting to show off their devotion to the company.

The Asus TUF Gaming range now includes graphics cards-- specifically the TUF-RTX2060-6G-Gaming (aka the Asus TUF GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6) or the TUF-RTX2060-O6G-Gaming (aka Asus TUF GeForce RTX 20606GB GDDR6 OC Edition).

As the name might suggest, TUF products are designed with durability in mind. As such, they lack the usual RGB lighting in favour of more militaristic stylings, as well as actual toughs in the shape of IP5X-rated dust resistance and a "solid backplate." Asus the cards go through 144 hour validation program to ensure compatibility with the latest games, while "precision automated manufacturing" promises "a more reliable product."

The traditional PC market (desktop, notebooks and workstations) comes in negative in Q4 2018, IDC reports-- shipments are down by -5.8% Y-o-Y to reach 19.6 million units, with declines in both commercial and consumer segments.

The decline in commercial space is arguably slight, being at -1.1% Y-o-Y, thanks to ongoing device renewals and increasing Windows 10 adoption. On the other hand consumer decline reaches -10.6%, and affects both desktops and notebooks. The analyst points out a number of reasons behind such results, including CPU shortages leading to vendors unable to meet seasonal demand, as well as disruptive macroeconomic and political scenarios taking place in multiple larger economies, including Brexit and the Yellow Vest movement.

W. European Q4 2018 shipments are down by -4.7% Y-o-Y, with slight commercial growth (1.3% Y-o-Y) insufficient to offset heavy consumer decline (-11.5% Y-o-Y). Enterprise are continuing to buy notebooks, particularly ultrabooks, bringing about some measure of stable performance. On the other hand, the consumer segment shows weak performance in both categories, with the DACH region, France and UKI posting double-digit declines.

Dutch PC component maker Phanteks presents a pair of Glacier water blocks for the GeForce RTX 2080/Ti graphics card range-- the Phanteks Glacier G2080Ti Xtreme and the Glacier G2080Ti Strix.

The Glacier G2080Ti Xtreme is designed to fit Gigabyte RTX 2080/2080Ti Aorus Xtreme graphics cards, while the Glacier G2080Ti Strix is for use with Asus RTX 2080/2080Ti Strix cards. Both offer a minimalist design covering the entirety of the PCB, with a redesigned copper cold plate and optimised high-flow liquid routing design keeping the GPU, RAM and VRAM sections cool.

Antec launches an entry-level mid tower gaming PC chassis-- the GX202, a tower featuring SECC and perspex construction complete with a detachable mesh front and a pair of pre-installed white LED fans in the front.

The mesh front panel is detachable to allow for greater airflow, as is the dust filter in the bottom. The package includes three 120mm fans, and customers also have the option to fit a 240mm radiator. The front face has an I/O panel with two USB 3.0 ports, power button, reset button and mic/audio jacks, together with a 5.25-inch front bay for ODDs, sound card control panels and the like.

PC component maker InWin takes to CES 2019 with a larger chassis option-- the 928 Super Tower, an aluminium and glass case designed to fit big motherboards, specifically the ROG Dominus Extreme X599.

The ROG Dominus Extreme X599 measures 35.5 x 35.5cm, and is designed to fit the upcoming 28-core Intel Xeon W-3175X CPU. As such, it needs a big PC case, bringing about the InWin 928 Super Tower. The chassis has enough space to support up to x4 vertically mounted graphics cards (even if the package includes just one PCIe riser cable), x12 fans, x2 radiator mounts and x2 high-wattage power supplies.