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Computex 2009 remained an apt platform for MSI to display its products.
Besides showcasing series of notebooks and netbooks, the company displayed it
new technologies and offering.
MSI's DrMOS, an advanced power supply design allows smart power switching
based on current loads and delivers improved power quality. Targeted at the
gamers and overclockers, DrMOS offers a balance between power saving and
performance, and also offers unique features. The company also showcased Next
Gene Easy OC Technology, where maximum performance can be extracted with a
single press of a button.
The platform also saw few other most important launches from MSI in terms of
its graphic cards and cooling solutions. The lineup of graphics card in
particular provided a detailed overview of MSI product technologies for the next
half of the year. It included Lightning series revealed at 2009 CeBIT, its
derivative Military Class component standard, as well as advanced cooling
devices like Twin Frozr, Cyclone and SuperPipe.
With the announcement of MSI's N260GTX Lightning, the vendor immediately took
the graphics market by storm with its unique specifications and powerful
performance. For Computex, the successor design N275 GTX Lightning came with
MSI's proprietary APS smart energy saving design. MSI also put on display the
military-class specifications which are planned to be introduced throughout the
full range.
The military-class components on graphics card, including Hi-c CAP, SSC
(solid state choke) and All Solid CAP, meet the temperature requirement of USA
military department. These components are said to bring in longest lifetime,
stability and overclocking potential.
The core of Hi-c CAP is 'Tantalum', a rare metal which can be rival to
platinum when it comes to stability. Hi-c CAP is used on NASA space shuttles and
satellites for its high quality. MSI use Hi-c CAP on GPU power supply module,
regulate GPU voltage to achieve highest stability and overclocking.
On the other hand, SSC is a new-generation form-in-all choke. Unlike the
traditional chokes, SSC, which has no separate parts inside, generate no high
frequency buzz noise. Its higher maximum current output is also specifically
designed for overclocking. The manufacturer also uses new low ESR type All Solid
CAP that achieves 10 years lifetime, lower temperature and offer better power
efficiency.
The cooling solutions of MSI are worth mentioned. It displayed Twin Frozr and
Cyclone designs to the users. The Twin Frozr has dual PWM fan that provides upto
50 percent better thermal efficiency and direct air flow to cool down power
module, multiple heat pipes to transfer heat to the fins under the dual PWM
fans, triple-layer design, extra large copper-nickel base and extra large heat
sink.
On the other hand, Cyclone design has extra large PWM fan, extra low noise,
Cyclone strom style design, multiple heat pipes and hybrid heat sink design.
As for cooling technology, apart from putting the Twin Frozr cooling design
and Cyclone cooling fans on display, MSI also exhibited R4890 Cyclone that
combines SuperPipe Heat pipe technology with the Cyclone large fan design. To
ensure the coolest temperature and overclocking capability, MSI firstly adopted
extra thick SuperPipe technology. Heat pipe is the key element of thermal
design, which transfers heat to surrounding fins and then dissipates. The
thickness of heat pipe has direct impact on heat transfer speed and thermal
efficiency. The thicker the heat pipe, more heat the heat pipe can carry away.
At this year's Computex fair, MSI also brought out all new fan-less system
products by Industrial Platform Service (IPS). These include the MS-9A16
high-performance processing system for Intel Core2 Duo, the compact 3.5 single
board computer MS9A19, the MS-9A26 based on the new Intel Poulsbo XL chipset as
well as an updated version of the WindBOX. This line-up offers a complete range
of high-end, standard and value products to satisfy all kinds of industry
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