In a blast from the past, MSI has revived its Cyclone series of graphics cards with a retro flair. Instead of just digging up the grave of its single-fan GPU and slapping a Blackwell chip inside, however, this GeForce RTX 5070 Cyclone Visual OC carries a little twist in the form of an LCD screen smack bang in the centre.
The hulking radial fan is pure sci-fi theatre, evoking Doom: The Dark Ages’ saw-bladed shield or the eerie surveillance aesthetic of Portal’s GLaDOS. It’s not an official partnership with any publisher in particular, but I can’t help projecting my own vision just like I did with MSI’s not-so-Clair Obscur STRIKE keyboard. Besides, I still have a sneaking suspicion there’s some inspiration buried beneath these Computex showcases.
Front and centre is a gaping turbine encased in sweeping blades and concentric heat-dissipating ridges, casting shadows like a gothic cathedral’s oculus. It’s a far cry from the tame shrouds we’re used to, and feels unapologetically engineered for gamers who want hardware that looks like the games it’ll power.
From the front, it’s theatrical. From the side, it’s a heat pipe-laced reminder that cooling is just as much about character as it is about conductivity. It’s so busy you might not even spot the built-in screen capable of video playback in the middle. And underneath, MSI had to custom-make the PCB for this one, engineering it with hardened circuits and trace routing to ensure its performance.
This is just the beginning for the Cyclone renaissance, as MSI has since announced a GeForce RTX 5060 model with a snowy camoflage theme and no screen in the middle. When a GPU doesn’t require the might of Twin Frozr, it makes sense to have something more compact and it’ll certainly get chins wagging.
It’s just one of many graphics cards hanging from the wall at Computex, flanked by a fetching RTX 5090 Suprim Titanium Edition donning a golden aesthetic for that premium feel and an RTX 5060 Ti Twin Frozr 2025 modernising a classic design while bringing us all back down to earth a bit.
MSI hasn’t said one way or another whether these gaming keyboards or graphics cards will make it to market, how much they’ll cost, or what regions they’ll be available in, but I’ll update this page when we hear back. In the meantime, don’t miss out on our other Computex coverage by following Club386 on Google News. This is but the tip of the iceberg, as we’ve already covered Cubi NUC AI and a nifty 5-in-1 Xpander card to better mini-ITX motherboards.
