CeBIT 2002 Part 2 - CPUs, Cooling, Motherboards, & Video

Cooler Master presented a whole galaxy full of new aluminum cases:

We've also seen several nice aluminum cases from other manufacturers - it's nice to have competition; let's hope that this will cause the prices of aluminum cases to drop.

Akasa, known to AnandTech readers mainly for their SilverMountain heatsinks, is now offering noise reduction mats, which you can use to make your PC quieter. This isn't exactly a new idea, but the fact that Akasa now sells them should lead to a wider availability of noise reduction mats - until now, only few retailers carry such things.  The mats come with a self-glueing film on the backside for easy installation (you simply stick them inside your case).

Final Words

As usual, we hope you enjoyed our coverage of the show. While we weren't able to provide daily updates from the show floor, these two parts should be able to give you a good overview of what's hot from this year's CeBIT.