News

The Stragglers – Coolermaster, Thermaltake and Lian Li

With only one man on the ground this year at CES, we could only cover so much. At the end of the final day of CES, we could only grab quick overviews of a few of the companies we had missed. Let’s go!

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Cooler Master

Continuing Cooler Master’s closed loop cooling, they were keen to show off their Lite 120 and (Regular) 120/140 range.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

RGB! Yeah. They do look like TRON-like hovercraft though!

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Drew at it again with the Mitutoyos.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Detailed measurements of the Cooler Master MasterLiquid Maker 92.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

I personally still don’t get how this is a better option than heatpipes and fins. Each to their own though!

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

In detail. It appears the pump is in the radiator.. Hmmm… Ideas!

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Thermaltake

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Not much by way of SFF was present at the Thermaltake booth.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

The rig to the far left is unicorn powered.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Of more interest to us is the Engine 27, and now the Engine 37. The new cooler, as the name suggests, is taller. 10mm taller to be exact.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

While not quite to the original Sandia design, the cooler does offer another option in the CPU cooling market.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

10mm!

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Cool buddies.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Here’s the real exciting bit – the base of the Engine 37 is a solid block of copper. It seems Thermaltake is targeting high performance SFF with this model.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Thermaltake’s new logo is very clean and modern, leading to a subtle product design, very unlike the previous generation.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Lian Li

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

SFX PSU type. This is what we want to see. It’s a shame the case isn’t SFF though (coming in at 28-29 litres)

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Tempered glass. The RGB of 2017? Or the bane of shipping company insurance departments?

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Another 28-29L monster.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

This is more like it!

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

The PE-750, reviewed here.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

The PE-550, reviewed here.

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

Do you have a new motherboard with the fancy USB 3.1 header? Lian-Li has your solution!

[mks_separator style=”blank” height=”2″]

So that’s CES pretty much covered. We have a few articles to come and a podcast in a few hours. How has the event been for you? Let us know in the forum.