CeBIT 2007 Content Index

Day Four

• BFGTech has kick ass Vadim PC
  BFGTech didn't have much to show on the graphics card front, but it had a rather awesome custom-built Vadim PC on its stand.
  
  
• Corsair isn't discontinuing Pro-series modules
  Corsair has issued a statement to us that clarifies the situation with its XMS2 Pro-series memory modules.

Day Three

• XFX to release nForce 680i SLI LT mobo
  XFX was showing off an unreleased nForce 680i SLI LT motherboard on its stand today. We can't give you many details on the chipset, but you can look at pretty pictures.
  
  
• OCZ controls games with your mind
  Who said you need keyboard and mouse to play PC games... why not use your mind instead?
  
  
• DDR3: Not so wonderful right now
  The general consensus at both motherboard and memory manufacturers at this year's trade show is that DDR3 isn't going to break into the market with a bang. Quite the opposite in fact.

Day Two

• Core 2 Duo E6850 does 500MHz FSB in Gigabyte mobo
  Gigabyte showed us an "unknown 3GHz CPU" in an unmodified GA-965P-DS3 mobo, running up at 500MHz FSB.
  
  
• Commodore is back in the game!
  The Commodore brand is back as gaming PC's, with some customisable cases, fantastic attention to detail and old school gaming at heart.
  
  
• MSI's P6N Diamond with X-Fi pixellated
  We finally get to see MSI's P6N Diamond for real, two months after we broke news that it supported X-Fi.
  
  
• OCZ wants in on R600
  In a discussion about graphics with OCZ, the company revealed that it wants to launch products based on AMD's upcoming R600 graphics processor.
  
  
• G84 and G86 graphics cards pixellated
  MSI was showing off a bunch of G84 and G86 based graphics cards on its stand today. Doesn't look to be long before the release.
  
  
• R600 family has independent video processor
  AMD has announced that its upcoming R600 graphics processor family will feature dedicated universal video decoding hardware that works alongside Avivo.

Day One

• Sounds of Asus heard in Hannover
  How about a PCI-Express x1 sound card? We've certainly been waiting for one ever since the first PCI-Express mobos came out back in 2004. Asus' soundcard could be what the doctor ordered...
  
  
• Team Group displays prototype 128GB SSD
  Solid state storage is going to be a big thing this year. Team Group showed us a prototype 128GB SSD, but performance isn't up to scratch just yet...
  
  
• OCZ to break PC11000 barrier soon
  OCZ showed us what is believed to be the world’s fastest DDR2 memory yesterday, rated at a lofty PC11200 or 1400MHz.
  
  
• ThermalRight Teams up to create crazy memories
  Team Group showed us the fruits of its collaboration with leading heatsink manufacturer, ThermalRight, today - did you ever wonder if your heatspreaders were big enough?
  
  
• Cooler Master shows concept case design
  While we were crawling around the show, we spotted a new concept case that Cooler Master is working on.
  
  
• Corsair to use DHX cooling on all XMS2 modules
  Corsair has decided to disband its popular “flashy LED” XMS2 Pro-series modules in favour of moving to the newer, and more efficient, DHX cooling solution used on its high-end Dominator modules.
  
  
• Next Asus ROG board dubbed 'Sauternes'
  We managed to get some information on the next two additions to Asus’ Republic Of Gamers motherboard line-up. It's codenamed 'Sauternes' and is based on Intel's Bearlake chipset.
  
  
• Sandisk shows off 2.5" 32GB SSD
  Sandisk has showed us its latest addition to its solid state hard disk lineup: a 32GB 2.5" SSD that's dubbed a drop in replacement for your current SATA-based notebook hard drive.