Earlier this year, I said we need more anime girl PC parts. Not because I want to make my computer look like a Tumblr blog circa 2012, but because we need more variety and intentional visuals in a market that follows rote trends. And today, I saw not just a cat-themed motherboard, but a cat-themed BIOS update for it. Hell yeah!
VideoCardz.com shows off the latest BIOS update for the MEOW series of motherboards, a line from Colorful/Colorfire that’s covered in cartoon cats. Now the software is also covered in cats, along with new support for AM5 and Ryzen 9000 chip features.
Colorfire
You can see a walkthrough of the 760M BIOS and all the goodies you get in the box from a user on Bilibili. Look at this! It’s freakin’ adorable — and still entirely functional! That’s what I’m talking about! (Imagine me making wildly expressive hand gestures as I say that. I’m not gesticulating, I have to use my hands to type. That’s how online writing works.)
Sadly, it looks like actually getting your hands on these MEOW motherboards outside of China is extremely difficult. Ditto for the matching components that let you make a full orange cat-themed build, like this MEOW RTX 4060 graphics card (oh my frickin’ GOD).
It’s possible — though not cheap or easy — to get them on reseller markets like eBay. There’s also a fantastic pre-built PC made with these parts, complete with a matching micro-ATX case. But has anyone actually been able to buy one? I can’t find that online.
C’mon, manufacturers. Please have the courage to give us computer parts that don’t look like stealth jets covered in Christmas lights.
Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld
Michael is a 10-year veteran of technology journalism, covering everything from Apple to ZTE. On PCWorld he's the resident keyboard nut, always using a new one for a review and building a new mechanical board or expanding his desktop "battlestation" in his off hours. Michael's previous bylines include Android Police, Digital Trends, Wired, Lifehacker, and How-To Geek, and he's covered events like CES and Mobile World Congress live. Michael lives in Pennsylvania where he's always looking forward to his next kayaking trip.