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Computex 2008 Day One

by Gary Key on June 4, 2008 12:00 AM EST


We spent the majority of today going from private suite to private suite at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Taipei where several companies are showcasing their latest products. These suites offer a distinct difference from the hustle and bustle of main halls by offering a more casual and intimate atmosphere to discuss current product trends and technology. That said, let's run through a few of the many products we touched today.

ASRock

One of the more interesting motherboard companies we visit at Computex each year is ASRock. Their product line typically consists of previous generation chipsets targeting the budget sector. That focus has changed and ASRock will be offering the latest chipset technology at product launch now. However, what has not changed is their emphasis on providing the best possible performance to price ratios. Their primary lineup for Computex is featuring several variations of boards based on the Intel P45, G43 and P43 chipsets. They also had a working version of the new AMD 790GX chipset and SB750 Southbridge.


The G43 Twins-FullHD features the upcoming G43 (GMA X4500) chipset that is basically a G45 without hardware acceleration for VC-1 or H.264 formats. Also included is the ICH10 Southbridge, DDR3/DDR2 combo memory setup, Realtek ALC888 HD codec, and a DVI-Display Port card. This board should be available next month.


The ASRock P43R1600 Twins-110dB is based on the P43 chipset and features a DDR3/DDR2 memory combination setup. Also included is the ICH10R Southbridge, Realtek ALC890 HD codec, eSATA2, and PCIe Gigabit LAN.


The P45 TurboTwins2000 board features the P45/ICH10 combination along with four DDR3 and two DDR2 memory slots. AMD CrossFire is available with a 2x8 electrical configuration.

Images from ASRock to OCZ:



OCZ Technology

OCZ displayed several recently announced products that include the Turbo Cool 860W power supply, NIA (neural impulse actuator) gaming unit, and HyperSonic DIY notebook kit.


OCZ is upgrading their current gaming mouse with the new Dominatrix (no, that is not a typo) that features a new design and weight setup.


One of the most interesting products we noticed was the new Spyder series of USB flash drives in an ultra-compact format that features up to a 16GB capacity.


OCZ is introducing the MODXSTREME-PRO series of power supplies ranging from 800W to 1000W.

Corsair

Corsair was displaying their lineup of products ranging from their new HX-1000W power supply to the latest Dominator DDR3-2133 kit featuring the new Samsung IC. Corsair also had several computers running their products in a variety of situations from overclocked conditions to game setups featuring 2GB and 4GB memory configurations. A few of the demos showed the benefit in minimum and average frame rates during Vista game sessions when moving from 2GB to 4GB.



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