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Da Dego · 2nd Jun 2008, 21:28

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...tex-2008-psp/1

We visited a few of the most popular hardware manufacturers here in Taiwan in the last few days to get the low down on what will be new on the Computex show floor for 2008.

Naberius · 2nd Jun 2008, 22:20

Looks like its going to be as impressive as ever at Computex this year, and these are just the pre-show products.

bowman · 2nd Jun 2008, 22:36

Now this is all nice, but I'm more looking for the stuff we won't see just yet.. More Nehalem, more SSDs!

Mo_ · 2nd Jun 2008, 23:44

Looking nice there Rich. The MSI 9600 Hybrid Freezer looks beefy..

Kipman725 · 3rd Jun 2008, 00:27

"Cooler Master was already designing a unit that was over 90 percent efficient" that is pretty amazing performance for any regulated power supply.

3000MACHINES · 3rd Jun 2008, 01:46

Coolermaster new products look really nice, particulary the centurion silent edition (i hope that they put cable management orifice). It will be a shame, if they don't. (specially for a silent case).

Saivert · 3rd Jun 2008, 03:31

I liked the Gigabyte Atom Mini-ITX motherboard. Now all we need is to compare it against similar offerings from VIA.

Horizon · 3rd Jun 2008, 04:50

The Cooler Master Case, I like/want. Everything else meh-ish.

Jipa · 3rd Jun 2008, 05:14

Rather boring stuff really. Lets see if they come up with something new as well...

DanaG · 3rd Jun 2008, 06:46

Call me back when Asus offers a Cardbus and an ExpressCard version of the Xonar.... or at the very least, a USB one with 5.1-channel analog outputs, and DS3D GX 2.0 or 3.0. Stereo (as on the U1) and EAX2 emulation just don't cut it.

Mankz · 3rd Jun 2008, 08:21

That first Coolermaster case looks horrible.

badders · 3rd Jun 2008, 08:29

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Originally Posted by Mankz.

That first Coolermaster case looks horrible.

True, but that's (most) americans for you. Obviously the ones that visit this site have better taste!

Does anyone else think that the square at the top of the image below looks like it would be perfect to mod a Kaoss pad into?

dire_wolf · 3rd Jun 2008, 09:27

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Originally Posted by badders

Does anyone else think that the square at the top of the image below looks like it would be perfect to mod a Kaoss pad into?

That would be pretty cool if you were creating a music related machine/mod

Hg · 3rd Jun 2008, 09:51

cant wait to see all the things from this years show looks like a great year to be spending my money

The atom based motherboards look great for a media pc or file server

[USRF]Obiwan · 3rd Jun 2008, 10:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaG

Call me back when Asus offers a Cardbus and an ExpressCard version of the Xonar.... or at the very least, a USB one with 5.1-channel analog outputs, and DS3D GX 2.0 or 3.0. Stereo (as on the U1) and EAX2 emulation just don't cut it.

wHy would you want 5.1 analoge outputs? I rather have a optical out leading to my Onkyo suround amp.

Cupboard · 3rd Jun 2008, 11:20

I do like the look of the second Coolermaster case. It looks a bit like the Metal Boned K7
And the new Asus sound cards also look awesome.
It is a shame that the new Abit motherboard doesn't have the option for x16/x4 like the current IP35 does

Cobalt · 3rd Jun 2008, 13:16

I like both of the coolermaster cases. The first one isn't pretty, but I am a fan of the industrial look and the functionality out of the box is better than any other case. The second looks like an excellent choice for a basic box which isn't ugly and cheap looking, but doesn't cost a bomb.

MSI's 9600 looks nice as well and I can see it working well with the HAF in a theme case. Now hopefully they'll put that cooler on a better card.

BUFF · 3rd Jun 2008, 14:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cupboard

It is a shame that the new Abit motherboard doesn't have the option for x16/x4 like the current IP35 does

only the current IP35 Pro does (the other IP35s in the range don't) & it's equivalent under P45 will do dual x8 PCI-E 2.0 which = dual x16 PCI-E 1.x so it will be better.
Also production IP45 MAXs are supposed to get a black PCB.

Cthippo · 3rd Jun 2008, 20:12

Exciting stuff!

I am all over that PCE Xonar card when it comes out, and I think I will also be buying an Atom based board for my new fileserver this year.

DanaG · 3rd Jun 2008, 22:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by [USRF]Obiwan

wHy would you want 5.1 analoge outputs? I rather have a optical out leading to my Onkyo suround amp.

Several reasons:
1. My Logitech Z-5300 speakers only have analog inputs.
2. Dolby Digital (or DTS) encoding breaks Vista's automatic Room Correction feature.
3. Dolby Digital encoding introduces some extra latency.
4. Dolby Digital encoding is lossy.
5. I don't want to have to manually route PulseAudio (on Linux) through the 'a52' encoding ALSA plugin.

In addition, the USB Xonar still doesn't even offer "DS3D GX 2.0".

2nd Jun 2008, 21:28	#1
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3rd Jun 2008, 05:14	#9
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2nd Jun 2008, 22:20	#2
Naberius Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 193	Looks like its going to be as impressive as ever at Computex this year, and these are just the pre-show products.

2nd Jun 2008, 22:36	#3
bowman Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 249	Now this is all nice, but I'm more looking for the stuff we won't see just yet.. More Nehalem, more SSDs!

2nd Jun 2008, 23:44	#4
Mo_ Did this world come by chance? Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bedford Posts: 75	Looking nice there Rich. The MSI 9600 Hybrid Freezer looks beefy..

3rd Jun 2008, 01:46	#6
3000MACHINES What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4	Coolermaster new products look really nice, particulary the centurion silent edition (i hope that they put cable management orifice). It will be a shame, if they don't. (specially for a silent case).

3rd Jun 2008, 06:46	#10
DanaG What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA Posts: 18	Call me back when Asus offers a Cardbus and an ExpressCard version of the Xonar.... or at the very least, a USB one with 5.1-channel analog outputs, and DS3D GX 2.0 or 3.0. Stereo (as on the U1) and EAX2 emulation just don't cut it.

3rd Jun 2008, 09:51	#14
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3rd Jun 2008, 11:20	#16
Cupboard I'm not a modder. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bury St Edmunds/Durham Uni Posts: 1,845	I do like the look of the second Coolermaster case. It looks a bit like the Metal Boned K7 And the new Asus sound cards also look awesome. It is a shame that the new Abit motherboard doesn't have the option for x16/x4 like the current IP35 does __________________ i7 920, 8800GTS 512, 6GB Corsair all in an Intel DX58SO; 3*320GB RAID5; CM Stacker Samsung Q45.

3rd Jun 2008, 13:16	#17
Cobalt Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 248	I like both of the coolermaster cases. The first one isn't pretty, but I am a fan of the industrial look and the functionality out of the box is better than any other case. The second looks like an excellent choice for a basic box which isn't ugly and cheap looking, but doesn't cost a bomb. MSI's 9600 looks nice as well and I can see it working well with the HAF in a theme case. Now hopefully they'll put that cooler on a better card.

3rd Jun 2008, 20:12	#19
Cthippo Can't mod my way out of a paper bag Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 4,466	Exciting stuff! I am all over that PCE Xonar card when it comes out, and I think I will also be buying an Atom based board for my new fileserver this year. __________________ Notice: If we see you flaming we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate measures - The Bit-Tech Fire Brigade.