CES 2006: Motherboards, Memory, Cooling, and a Few Surprises
by Wesley Fink & Jarred Walton on January 11, 2006 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
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A-Data
A-Data is another RAM manufacturer, probably best known for their value-oriented RAM. They did have a new product that sounds interesting. They list a CL1.5/2 DDR600 Viteste DIMM set. We would wager that's CL1.5/2 on select motherboards at stock DDR400 speeds, with relaxed timings allowing speeds up to DDR600. That's not much different from what TCCD DIMMs have already offered, but if we do find higher speeds with CL2 timings, we'll be the first to let you know. There's nothing wrong with having another enthusiast memory choice, of course, but as we've said before: calling a product "Extreme" doesn't necessarily make it so.
Flash memory is also a major part of most memory manufacturer portfolios. One unique item - which may or may not be useful, depending on your perspective - was an SD chip that would show the remaining available free space on an LCD readout. Yes, you can get that same information from most cameras, but there are certainly some PDA users and other people who will find the feature useful.
Wintec
Wintec had similar offerings to A-Data and other RAM manufacturers: plenty of value and mainstream parts, some performance parts, and a wide selection of DDR and DDR2 DIMMs. Their AmpX line is another enthusiast brand, with both DDR and DDR2 DIMMs available.
TEAM
The Taiwan manufacturer TEAM Group Inc. has entered the US Market with a full line of flash memory ( microSD, SD, microMMC, MMC, mini SD, Compact Flash).
They also offer a complete line of DDR and DDR2 memory ranging from value lines to their top-performing XTreem line aimed at the computer enthusiast. We will be testing XTreem memory in an upcoming 2GB DDR roundup.
A-Data is another RAM manufacturer, probably best known for their value-oriented RAM. They did have a new product that sounds interesting. They list a CL1.5/2 DDR600 Viteste DIMM set. We would wager that's CL1.5/2 on select motherboards at stock DDR400 speeds, with relaxed timings allowing speeds up to DDR600. That's not much different from what TCCD DIMMs have already offered, but if we do find higher speeds with CL2 timings, we'll be the first to let you know. There's nothing wrong with having another enthusiast memory choice, of course, but as we've said before: calling a product "Extreme" doesn't necessarily make it so.
Flash memory is also a major part of most memory manufacturer portfolios. One unique item - which may or may not be useful, depending on your perspective - was an SD chip that would show the remaining available free space on an LCD readout. Yes, you can get that same information from most cameras, but there are certainly some PDA users and other people who will find the feature useful.
Wintec
Wintec had similar offerings to A-Data and other RAM manufacturers: plenty of value and mainstream parts, some performance parts, and a wide selection of DDR and DDR2 DIMMs. Their AmpX line is another enthusiast brand, with both DDR and DDR2 DIMMs available.
TEAM
The Taiwan manufacturer TEAM Group Inc. has entered the US Market with a full line of flash memory ( microSD, SD, microMMC, MMC, mini SD, Compact Flash).
They also offer a complete line of DDR and DDR2 memory ranging from value lines to their top-performing XTreem line aimed at the computer enthusiast. We will be testing XTreem memory in an upcoming 2GB DDR roundup.
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Powermoloch - Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - link
Very nice guys, great job on the report and such. Especially showing what OCZ is up to with their phase change coolant thing (first time I seen it). Pretty neat to be honest.Son of a N00b - Saturday, January 14, 2006 - link
man that OCZ phase change unit was looking sexy as hell, especially with that oh so tempting price...If only they were able to incorporate northbridge and GPU cooling into it also (even if it was more expensive) to truly earn the name of the revolution...Also it is aimed for the enthusiast market, so space as someone ws complaining about does not matter...
JarredWalton - Saturday, January 14, 2006 - link
They talked about the possibility of a dual GPU cooler block. Part of the problem with that is phase-change requires a lot more complexity than something like water cooling. You're not just cycling liquid through a tube; you have to worry about evaporator/condenser stuff as well. NB and RAM are down on the list in terms of importance, especially with chips like the FX series that have unlocked multipliers.R3MF - Thursday, January 12, 2006 - link
What was the Shuttle s754 'update'?was it a G5 Chassis with a 6100/430 chipset, silent power-brick PSU and support for AMD Turion/A64 processors?
that would be interesting.
JarredWalton - Thursday, January 12, 2006 - link
Actually, I think it was a G2 chassis. I believe http://global.shuttle.com/Product/Barebone/SK21G.a...">this is the unit we saw. K8M800CE chipset doesn't seem like anything really impressive, and there isn't a DVI port. The newer stuff at Shuttle was another Viiv unit, with Core Duo support (as opposed to Pentium D). I don't think I saw anything really new on the AMD side.MrSmurf - Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - link
I was intrigued by the phase change cooling unit as well but it's too big. I like my system to be powerful but tidy and neat at the same time.