Darksaber
03-22-2007, 10:52 AM
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Mushkin & Alphacool
2, 3 & 4th image are from our friends over at AwardFabrik (http://www.awardfabrik.de/forum/showthread.php?t=899).
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin1s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin1.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin2s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin2.jpg)
Alphacool has some very interesting products available. They have a water cooling system for Mushkin memory on display at CeBIT. The pipe is just placed under the heat spreader of the Mushkin memory, fits perfectly and is only being offered for the memory brand.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin3s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin3.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin4s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin4.jpg)
Our friends over at AwardFabrik got their hands on this cooler and got some amazing results - almost 14° Celsius lower than without the setup.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/alphacool1s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/alphacool1.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/alphacool2s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/alphacool2.jpg)
Besides the Mushkin memory water cooler, there is an incredibly slim CPU water block prototype being shown off. The other very interesting product is a GeForce 8950GX2 GPU water block.
North Q
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq3s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq3.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq4s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq4.jpg)
North Q is well known in Germany and Austria for their air cooling products. They do have some resemblance to the Zalman coolers and perform quite well. They also sell power supplies. The one they have on display features a small antenna and a remote control. This gives the user the possibility to turn the PC on or off from a distance.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq9s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq9.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq12s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq12.jpg)
They also have a low profile HTPC for visitors to take a look at. It has a card reader, display and space for a slim type optical drive. The system was also up and running with a big screen LCD screen.
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MSI
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi1s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi1.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi3s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi3.jpg)
MSI is showing off a lot of different DirectX 10 based cards. None of them mention what GPU is being used. Let us give you an educated guess on all the cards: The first and smallest card is a low profile, HDMI equipped DirectX 10 card. This is most likely an entry level GeForce 8 card, a GeForce 8300 or 8400 variant. It does not have an SLI connector and no external power plug. The second card is most likely a GeForce 8600GT card. It does not sport an external PCIe power connector either.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi2s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi2.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi4s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi4.jpg)
There is a second variant with the same PCB but different HSF. This is most likely a higher clocked version of the GeForce 8600 GT. There is another PCB without a heat sink. This variant is a bit larger, features a black color and an HDMI port. This may be a 8600GTS.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi5s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi5.jpg)
There is a water cooled GeForce 8800GTX using a large radiator for a 12 cm fan. It is clocked at 610 MHz on the GPU and 2000 MHz on the memory.
Silverstone
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone1s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone1.jpg)
Silverstone is showing off a DTX case concept. This one is extremely thin and the company actually placed a mainboard inside the case to show how compact it is.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone2s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone2.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone3s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone3.jpg)
The second interesting case may look like a HTPC enclosure, but it is actually a large HDD case. It can take 5 hard drives and is passively cooled. Silverstone also includes an eSATA PCI card as this enclosure uses the format to connect to a HTPC.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone4s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone4.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone5s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone5.jpg)
The Sugo SG03 is the newest small form factor case from Silverstone. It is much smaller than the TJ08. It can handle a full size ATX power supply, a single 5.25 and 3.5 inch drive, mATX board and even SLI. The front part can be taken off and houses fans for additional cooling.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone6s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone6.jpg)
Silverstone is also offering a new, large HTPC case for everyone who wants to have a powerful system as a media PC.
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Enermax
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax1s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax1.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax2s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax2.jpg)
Enermax is showing off a lot of different prototypes. There are two types of external hard drive enclosures. The variant for 2.5 inch does not feature the finalized design and cannot be opened without a screw driver. The 3.5 inch model is completely screw-less and has a somewhat finalized design.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax3s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax3.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax4s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax4.jpg)
They are also displaying a lot of new keyboards. The Aurora has been shipping for some time. Enermax is working on two further ones called the Cesar and the Micro Aurora. The latter will be a wireless variant.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax5s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax5.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax6s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax6.jpg)
There are also a few new midi tower cases at their booth. They are quite plain and are available as midi and mini towers. They all feature 14 cm fans up front.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax7s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax7.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax7s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax7.jpg)
All of these cases are available in white or black and feature front USB and audio connectors. There is another case which has a "leather" feel to the entire case. It may not feel like real leather, but the plastic front and metal casing do have the exact same texture.
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AirLive
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive1_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive1.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive2_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive2.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive3_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive3.jpg)
AirLive shows the WMU-6500FS, which is a network appliance that can download Bittorrent files for you without the PC running. The system supports 802.11g wireless, with an 802.11n version in the works. Another connection method is USB and 10/100 Ethernet. Not only Bit Torrent is supported, you can also use the system as iTunes file server or as a plain Windows network share. The internal HDD is IDE right now, but a SATA version might be available soon if there is demand from the market for it. In my opinion such external enclosures are a great way to cannibalize your old IDE harddrives when you go for a bigger, faster SATA drive in your main rig, so I'd say IDE is fine.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive4_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive4.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive5_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive5.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive6_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive6.jpg)
All this is possible by an integrated Linux that is running from a 2 MB flash chip. This also means that AirLive can customize the product if the market demands additional features. At this time opening the system for user modified firmware is not planned. But after talking to one of their engineers and throwing a couple of ideas at him I am convinced that you will see a large number of additional useful features in the near future. Some of my wishes: Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA, Power-Over-Ethernet Output. The WMU-6500FS will start shipping in the next week at a retail price of around $80.
Mushkin & Alphacool
2, 3 & 4th image are from our friends over at AwardFabrik (http://www.awardfabrik.de/forum/showthread.php?t=899).
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin1s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin1.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin2s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin2.jpg)
Alphacool has some very interesting products available. They have a water cooling system for Mushkin memory on display at CeBIT. The pipe is just placed under the heat spreader of the Mushkin memory, fits perfectly and is only being offered for the memory brand.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin3s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin3.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin4s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/mushkin4.jpg)
Our friends over at AwardFabrik got their hands on this cooler and got some amazing results - almost 14° Celsius lower than without the setup.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/alphacool1s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/alphacool1.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/alphacool2s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Mushkin_Alphacool/images/alphacool2.jpg)
Besides the Mushkin memory water cooler, there is an incredibly slim CPU water block prototype being shown off. The other very interesting product is a GeForce 8950GX2 GPU water block.
North Q
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq3s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq3.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq4s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq4.jpg)
North Q is well known in Germany and Austria for their air cooling products. They do have some resemblance to the Zalman coolers and perform quite well. They also sell power supplies. The one they have on display features a small antenna and a remote control. This gives the user the possibility to turn the PC on or off from a distance.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq9s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq9.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq12s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/NorthQ/images/northq12.jpg)
They also have a low profile HTPC for visitors to take a look at. It has a card reader, display and space for a slim type optical drive. The system was also up and running with a big screen LCD screen.
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MSI
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi1s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi1.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi3s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi3.jpg)
MSI is showing off a lot of different DirectX 10 based cards. None of them mention what GPU is being used. Let us give you an educated guess on all the cards: The first and smallest card is a low profile, HDMI equipped DirectX 10 card. This is most likely an entry level GeForce 8 card, a GeForce 8300 or 8400 variant. It does not have an SLI connector and no external power plug. The second card is most likely a GeForce 8600GT card. It does not sport an external PCIe power connector either.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi2s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi2.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi4s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi4.jpg)
There is a second variant with the same PCB but different HSF. This is most likely a higher clocked version of the GeForce 8600 GT. There is another PCB without a heat sink. This variant is a bit larger, features a black color and an HDMI port. This may be a 8600GTS.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi5s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/MSI/images/msi5.jpg)
There is a water cooled GeForce 8800GTX using a large radiator for a 12 cm fan. It is clocked at 610 MHz on the GPU and 2000 MHz on the memory.
Silverstone
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone1s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone1.jpg)
Silverstone is showing off a DTX case concept. This one is extremely thin and the company actually placed a mainboard inside the case to show how compact it is.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone2s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone2.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone3s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone3.jpg)
The second interesting case may look like a HTPC enclosure, but it is actually a large HDD case. It can take 5 hard drives and is passively cooled. Silverstone also includes an eSATA PCI card as this enclosure uses the format to connect to a HTPC.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone4s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone4.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone5s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone5.jpg)
The Sugo SG03 is the newest small form factor case from Silverstone. It is much smaller than the TJ08. It can handle a full size ATX power supply, a single 5.25 and 3.5 inch drive, mATX board and even SLI. The front part can be taken off and houses fans for additional cooling.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone6s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Silverstone/images/silverstone6.jpg)
Silverstone is also offering a new, large HTPC case for everyone who wants to have a powerful system as a media PC.
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Enermax
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax1s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax1.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax2s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax2.jpg)
Enermax is showing off a lot of different prototypes. There are two types of external hard drive enclosures. The variant for 2.5 inch does not feature the finalized design and cannot be opened without a screw driver. The 3.5 inch model is completely screw-less and has a somewhat finalized design.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax3s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax3.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax4s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax4.jpg)
They are also displaying a lot of new keyboards. The Aurora has been shipping for some time. Enermax is working on two further ones called the Cesar and the Micro Aurora. The latter will be a wireless variant.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax5s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax5.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax6s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax6.jpg)
There are also a few new midi tower cases at their booth. They are quite plain and are available as midi and mini towers. They all feature 14 cm fans up front.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax7s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax7.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax7s.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Enermax/images/enermax7.jpg)
All of these cases are available in white or black and feature front USB and audio connectors. There is another case which has a "leather" feel to the entire case. It may not feel like real leather, but the plastic front and metal casing do have the exact same texture.
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AirLive
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive1_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive1.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive2_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive2.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive3_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive3.jpg)
AirLive shows the WMU-6500FS, which is a network appliance that can download Bittorrent files for you without the PC running. The system supports 802.11g wireless, with an 802.11n version in the works. Another connection method is USB and 10/100 Ethernet. Not only Bit Torrent is supported, you can also use the system as iTunes file server or as a plain Windows network share. The internal HDD is IDE right now, but a SATA version might be available soon if there is demand from the market for it. In my opinion such external enclosures are a great way to cannibalize your old IDE harddrives when you go for a bigger, faster SATA drive in your main rig, so I'd say IDE is fine.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive4_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive4.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive5_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive5.jpg) http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive6_small.jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CeBIT_2007/Tidbits/images/airlive6.jpg)
All this is possible by an integrated Linux that is running from a 2 MB flash chip. This also means that AirLive can customize the product if the market demands additional features. At this time opening the system for user modified firmware is not planned. But after talking to one of their engineers and throwing a couple of ideas at him I am convinced that you will see a large number of additional useful features in the near future. Some of my wishes: Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA, Power-Over-Ethernet Output. The WMU-6500FS will start shipping in the next week at a retail price of around $80.