GIGABYTE, in collaboration with Ark, has announced the "Kōyō Rin Desktop PC," a high-performance arkhive BTO desktop PC featuring GIGABYTE AORUS specifications with a special focus on character aesthetics. An operational unit will be exhibited starting September 17 at the "AORUS" booth (Exhibition Hall 6, 06-C02) at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, the venue for Tokyo Game Show 2026. Sales are scheduled to begin in early October 2026, with prices expected to vary depending on the BTO configuration.
The reference configuration for the exhibition includes the C500 PANORAMIC STEALTH ICE Kōyō Rin Special Decorated Case, the B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE Kōyō Rin Model, and the AORUS GeForce RTX 5060 ARI 8G Kōyō Rin Model. The memory is DDR5 32GB, storage is NVMe 1TB SSD, power supply is UD850GM PG5 V2 ICE [GOLD 850W], and the OS is Windows 11 Home 64bit. It is noted that the CPU and CPU cooler may change when sold as a BTO product.
The B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE Kōyō Rin Motherboard is an ATX model equipped with an AMD B850 chipset. It features a 16+2+2 phase digital power design, dual rear USB 3.2 Gen.2 Type-C ports, a front USB 3.2 Gen.2x2 Type-C port, Realtek 5GbE wired LAN, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 5.4 support. It also includes EZ-Plug for one-touch antenna cable attachment/detachment, and allows users to enjoy character wink expressions through LCD Edge View display effects.
For the graphics card, the AORUS GeForce RTX 5060 ARI 8G Kōyō Rin Model, designed to match the B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE, will be included for the first time in a BTO PC.