Jacob Roach / Digital Trends

I ’m not much for microcomputer computer hardware ecosystem . You usually have to make too many hardware compromises , robbing you of the pick that ’s inbuilt in build your own PCs . Hyte , the brand better known forcases like the Y40and Y60 , has a compelling alternative it has manipulate up forCES 2024 , though .

It ’s called Nexus Link , name after the Nexus software used for display case like theHyte Y70 . The idea is simple — take all of the cables you ’d use for power , lighting , sensors , and cool and draw it through a exclusive joining . These machine are all finagle through the Nexus software package , permit you to control firing , sports fan velocity , and more .

There are two connective that form the basis of the ecosystem . Hyte employs a Type - C connection for devices like RGB lighting strips , and it takes advantage of what it call a Type - M connector for factor like fan . The Type - M connection is wireless — the rooter utilize magnetised pins to transfer power and information , allowing you to tear them together instantly .

We ’ve seen similar products in the past tense , namely those from Lian Li , but Hyte really surpass with the number of gadget you may chain together . you could plug into up to 18 devices on a single port , allowing you to essentially handle the hardware for an entire personal computer physique with just one overseas telegram .

This is n’t just a path to daisy - chemical chain superpower and data . Hyte calls each of the components in a chain a “ node . ” Each node is equipped with its own microcontroller , so it can not only receive information from the Nexus software , but also send it back . Some Nexus Link devices , such as the Nexus Portal NP50 , are even equipped with their own CPU and sensors , allowing you to monitor temperature and randomness inside the machine ( again , all through a exclusive cable ) .

The start of this ecosystem really begins with the new Thicc Q60 all - in - one liquid cooler — Hyte ’s first all - in - one ( AIO ) . This serves as a master node in the Nexus Link chain , and it gives you a Type - C and Type - M output signal for a total of 18 machine . From there , you could hook up Hyte ’s Thicc FP12 rooter through Type - M connectors , and its LS30 or LS10 RGB ignitor strips through the Type - C connector . These are lower-ranking node in the chain .

And , you ’re done . That ’s exactly what makes Hyte ’s Nexus Link ecosystem so impressive . You do n’t demand an extra , specialised controller , and you do n’t need to route all of your cables to a hub . You just need a main node , some secondary nodes , and a little bit of foresightfulness to design out how everything will go together .

Hyte does n’t lock you into this ecosystem , either . There are n’t many open measure in the humanity of RGB kindling , and Hyte is n’t switch that . But the Thicc FP12 devotee still work over traditional 4 - rowlock beat - width inflection ( PWM ) , so you could apply them as regular lover without go bad into the deep goal on Nexus Link .

There ’s a lot to get aroused about here . Hyte is catch around the cable television fuddle that leave from fans and inflammation , and with support for a monolithic number of components over a single cable . Products in the Nexus Link ecosystem are available to buy now , and I distrust we ’ll see Hyte expand its offerings over metre .