The Snapdragon X Elite 2 will be the second generation of ARM processors released by Qualcomm this year for its assault on the PC market. Developed under the code name ‘Project Glymur’ it appeared a few months ago and now It is tested with liquid cooling systems suggests use on desktop and high-end computers. Could this be the first ARM for gaming?

You already know that Qualcomm, Microsoft and their hardware partners have launched a new attempt to achieve a viable Windows system on the ARM platform that would challenge Apple’s success with its new Macs. Only laptops have been released so far. And the truth is, with very little sales success. Intel has even assured that Qualcomm-powered laptops have a high return rate, although more than due to hardware issues, due to application incompatibilities, which can be attributed to Microsoft.

Snapdragon X Elite 2 for desktops

Although the Qualcomm platform has a lot to improve to be able to compete with the x86 architecture, the manufacturer promised that Snapdragon laptops. It even introduced an official Mini-PC that can be used as a software development kit. We’ve recently seen some third-party computers like the GEEKOM QS using this type of processor.

Now hardware expert Roland Quandt has announced it Qualcomm is testing these Snapdragon X Elite 2 with 120mm liquid cooling AIO. Big words, because these types of cooling solutions are really only necessary for high-end computers generally used in workstations or hobbyist gaming machines.

It must be said that the current Snapdragon relatively modest performanceespecially in advanced tasks that require a lot of hardware, such as video games. And if it happened on laptops, imagine the difficulty of achieving a viable desktop.

Apple is leading the way, although Macs don’t excel in the gaming section either, and we’re guessing it’s not as important to Snapdragon as it is to laptops. Maybe NVIDIA’s entry into the Windows ecosystem on ARM to be a turning point in ARM gaming machines thanks to the green giant’s experience with graphics chips. We’ll see.