CES 2007: Wrap Up

by Gary Key on January 24, 2007 2:00 AM EST
Thermaltake

Thermaltake offers some of the more unique cooling products along with some very creative case designs. We visited their display section and viewed several products that were introduced at Computex with final designs now shipping. Their Armor Extreme Edition is the only recommended case for the new AMD Quad FX platform.


Their new lineup of ToughPower power supplies feature 850W, 1000W, and 1200W units designed for SLI and Crossfire systems and meet the new PCI Express 2.0 connector standard. The units feature 80%+ efficiency and sport a modular cable design.


The BachVx case features a low profile design, tool-free installation, 140mm front fan, 120mm rear fan, aluminum front bezel, and a new 250mm side fan for additional cooling.


The Soprano DX was one of the more elegant cases we viewed in the Thermaltake booth. The case features tool-free installation, 140mm front fan, 120mm rear fan, curved aluminum front bezel, detachable HDD cage, e-SATA connector, as well as a 250mm side fan.

Antec and Cooler Master Zalman
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  • WT - Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - link

    Holy Bajesus .. that Zalman HSF is a board breaker .... it looks like a Civic spare tire sitting on the board.
  • xsilver - Thursday, January 25, 2007 - link

    i guess u have yet to see the tuniq tower?
    at least this zalman has a low centre of gravity
  • semo - Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - link

    that tt soprano dx looks awfully similar to the cm wavemaster.
  • kleinwl - Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - link

    Gary,

    Did you talk to Antec about their PSU failures? Are they doing anything to improve it? I've had 2 SP-450s fail in a row (2nd being a replacement for the first) with less than 100 hours of service.
  • sprockkets - Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - link

    Saw them at Circuit city, they are quite cool, I think they have 3.5 hdd in them somehow. I do not seem them for sale anymore at Circuit city, and the one at newegg has no built in wifi and is more expensive.
  • syncmaster - Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - link

    Gary, can you confirm if the first Acer monitor you show has a glossy screen because it states on Acer's website that is has crystalbrite technology like all their other 5 series. I believe this monitor is AL2251W which would make it the first 22" widescreen glossy monitor.

    Many thanks.

    James.
  • IntelUser2000 - Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - link

    On the second page: " Intel 946GZ chipset with X3000 integrated graphics, up to 2GB of DDR2-667, 160GB..."

    should be

    "Intel 946GZ chipset with 3000 integrated graphics, up to 2GB of DDR2-667, 160GB..."

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