Computex 2006 Wrap-Up: External Storage, Cooling, and More
by Gary Key on June 17, 2006 5:40 AM EST- Posted in
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Zalman
Zalman also had several new or revised products in their booth.
The CNPS8000 is designed for slim or low profile computer enclosures but still features very good heat dissipation along with very quiet operation. The unit supports sockets 775, 754, 939, and 940 with AM2 support coming.
Zalman had several Fatal1ty branded coolers with the most interesting one being the FS-C77 unit that features a 120mm fan with red LEDs. Of course, for those not interested in the unique color scheme you can order the CNPS7700-Cu.
Another Fatal1ty branded cooler is based on a new design for VGA cards. This cooler features a radial fin design with two wrap around heat pipes sitting atop a solid copper core. Again, those not interested in the unique color scheme and red LED features can order the VF900-Cu with blue LED output.
One of our favorite HTPC enclosures in the past has been the HD160 from Zalman.
This is the soon to be released HD 160 XT with a revised front panel that features a larger multimedia panel along with a slightly tweaked interior for better ventilation.
Like most of the cooling oriented companies, Zalman was showcasing an entire series of power supplies.
The Reserator 1V2 is an upgrade to the original Reserator system that features a smaller foot in print while providing additional cooling capabilities. This unit should be released in August.
The Reserator 2 is a complete liquid cooling system that includes blocks for your CPU, Northbridge, and VGA graphics card. The unit was very compact and appeared to have decent block designs for each component. We expect to see this unit in July.
The TNN 300 is a micro-ATX case that is designed to be totally silent. The case design forgoes fans and instead relies upon passive cooling in the form of heatpipes and heat source contact technology to cool the internal components. We found the unit to be extremely well built along with offering a fair amount of room for components. The case also ships with a noiseless 350W power supply that should be sufficient for most m-ATX designed systems. This case would make an interesting choice for a stylish HTPC enclosure.
Zalman also had several new or revised products in their booth.
The CNPS8000 is designed for slim or low profile computer enclosures but still features very good heat dissipation along with very quiet operation. The unit supports sockets 775, 754, 939, and 940 with AM2 support coming.
Zalman had several Fatal1ty branded coolers with the most interesting one being the FS-C77 unit that features a 120mm fan with red LEDs. Of course, for those not interested in the unique color scheme you can order the CNPS7700-Cu.
Another Fatal1ty branded cooler is based on a new design for VGA cards. This cooler features a radial fin design with two wrap around heat pipes sitting atop a solid copper core. Again, those not interested in the unique color scheme and red LED features can order the VF900-Cu with blue LED output.
One of our favorite HTPC enclosures in the past has been the HD160 from Zalman.
This is the soon to be released HD 160 XT with a revised front panel that features a larger multimedia panel along with a slightly tweaked interior for better ventilation.
Like most of the cooling oriented companies, Zalman was showcasing an entire series of power supplies.
The Reserator 1V2 is an upgrade to the original Reserator system that features a smaller foot in print while providing additional cooling capabilities. This unit should be released in August.
The Reserator 2 is a complete liquid cooling system that includes blocks for your CPU, Northbridge, and VGA graphics card. The unit was very compact and appeared to have decent block designs for each component. We expect to see this unit in July.
The TNN 300 is a micro-ATX case that is designed to be totally silent. The case design forgoes fans and instead relies upon passive cooling in the form of heatpipes and heat source contact technology to cool the internal components. We found the unit to be extremely well built along with offering a fair amount of room for components. The case also ships with a noiseless 350W power supply that should be sufficient for most m-ATX designed systems. This case would make an interesting choice for a stylish HTPC enclosure.
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VooDooAddict - Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - link
I've seen blurbs like this before for the F5000 ... Question still remains though ... what video system will be used? I'd love to see a 7900 GS or GTX in there.Kougar - Sunday, June 18, 2006 - link
That very last paragraph was worth the entire article! But thanks for the extra coverage too. ;)Don't forget to throw in some 32bit vs 64bit comparisons, since some benches are showing Conroe is finally delivering some on that potential 64bit advantage! I'm very much wondering if Vista x64 will show the same advantages over Vista x86... especially considering that the former is 4.1gb and the latter is a 3.1gb file size when I downloaded them both...
BTW, need some extra security for your luggage? I'll even offer my services for free... :D
Lord Evermore - Saturday, June 17, 2006 - link
That MR5S1, does it just plug into any old eSATA port if you get the SATA option? Seems like a sweet setup to get any RAID configuration you want, and I assume high performance using a hardware controller. How much is that gonna cost? A 3-bay unit seems like a good option they should have too, instead of only the 1, 2 and 5 bay units in the picture. 3 bays seems like just the right point for a user who wants high performance without quite going all the way to 5 drives, and it'd be a good size to hide away. Anybody else make similar products?Howard - Saturday, June 17, 2006 - link
Is that a heat piped HS I see?Gary Key - Saturday, June 17, 2006 - link
It is. I tried to get a close up with the display case open but no go. In fact, a couple of the OEM/ODM power supply manufacturers prohibted close up pictures of their products. It was strange to me as they were happy to provide brochures with bascially the same screenshots I wanted to take.
Per Hansson - Sunday, June 18, 2006 - link
Would be interesting to see how it was designed, every single watercooled PSU I've seen for example puts the primary (230VAC) and secondary (12DC and lower) diodes and mosfets on the same heatsink. They are only shielded by a thin thermal pad... So if something goes wrong there is high risk of 230VAC on the Secondary side, you can guess the effect on the computers components...Simple test; take a digital multimeter and set it to AC and measure from the chassi to the primary heatsink, on most designs you will read 160VAC... Now guess what would happen if you connected that heatsink to the other, and then imagine that the watercooled PSU I taked about above only prevents the short with a thin thermal pad...
Per Hansson - Saturday, June 17, 2006 - link
Sure looks so... I still do not understand why they have the cover on these units at a tradeshow...But it is probably to not reveal that they all use crap capacitors, everyone except Zippy and Seasonic (select models) use crap capacitors so...
Guess it's good for business when your products only hold togheter for 3 years and then start giving the computer random lockup problems due to too much ripple current being let through?!
Sigh...
Operandi - Saturday, June 17, 2006 - link
Actually all of Zalman’s PSUs are built by Forton-Source, so their definitely one of the better ones out there.Per Hansson - Sunday, June 18, 2006 - link
Yup, that is right, it is an excallent design, however it such a shame that they have to spoil it with OST and Capxon capacitors :(