{
  "id": 9556199,
  "title": "$14,000 for a PC with titanium-alloy flowers that unfurl as your system temps get toasty? Well, okay then...",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/14-000-for-a-pc-with-titanium-alloy-flowers-that-unfurl-as-your",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:55:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/usd14-000-for-a-pc-with-titanium-alloy-flowers-that-unfurl-as-your-system-temps-get-toasty-well-okay-then/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Aftershock PC company from Australia has introduced a custom-made computer featuring heat-reactive cherry blossoms that unfurl as the system's temperature rises. According to the company, these handcrafted cherry blossoms, made from a special heat-reactive titanium alloy, represent power, temperature, lighting, and performance in a living display. The cherry bloom PC is built using an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, Nvidia RTX 5080 graphics card, a 2 TB Lexar NVME drive, 64 GB of RAM, and a 1,300 W PSU. Despite the high price tag of $19,995 Australian dollars (approximately $14,000 USD or £10,000), the cherry blossom PC is considered reliable because its petals do not rely on motors; instead, they move due to the heat generated by the system components. Although some may find the aesthetic unconventional, the cherry blossom PC represents a unique and innovative approach to custom computer design, setting it apart from other high-end gaming rigs.",
  "summary": "AMD Ryzen 9800X3D and Nvidia RTX 5080 thrown in, too, just because.",
  "key_points": [
    "Aftershock PC introduces heat-reactive cherry blossom PC in Australia",
    "Cherry blossoms unfurl as system temperature rises, no motorized petals",
    "PC features AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RTX 5080, 2 TB NVME, 64 GB RAM, 1,300 W PSU"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}