Some new products from Thermaltake such as the Armor A90 and the FRIO CPU Cooler. Top secret – behind closed doors preview of a new product!
Another company that went all out at CeBIT 2010 was Thermaltake. They had a massive area designated for them and a plethora of products including a new gaming brand which we will be taking a look at in another article.
In the gaming arena, Thermaltake had the Armor A90 on display. It has a stealthy looking black interior and exterior, blue LED fans and semi-transparent side panel. The A90 looks like a stylish chassis that will surely be popular with a lot of gamers. It comes with the usual eSATA, USB etc.
The Armor A90 has physical dimensions of 515x210x502 mm and weighs just over 8KG.
Frio
Thermaltake are notorious for cooling, and over in the cooling department they had the all-new Frio CPU Cooler. Demonstrating side flow technology and a rather large cooling tower.
The Frio weighs just over 1Kg and comes bundled with a pair of cooling fans that operate very quietly. With the market now filled with the complete Intel family and of course the AMD Phenom II. The Frio supports both platforms. It has a 5 heatpipe design
Thermaltake seemed very confident about this new release, saying it will compete with the big boys at the top of the aircooling league. The Frio retails at just under £40 over here in the UK.
TOP SECRET
My good friend at Thermaltake then lead me around the back to a private office at the Thermaltake booth for an exclusive look at a new hot swappable eSATA design to feature on their chassis’ making things really portable, easy to just slot a drive in… plug n play. As you can see from the images, the drive is just plugged into the top of the chassis or even into the side so that it is less obtrusive. With this being behind closed doors, it is of course just a proof-of-concept at this stage and but it will be soon on its way. It’s great to see Thermaltake being so innovative with their case designs and this kind of functionality is certain to catch on.Inside this room also was a CPU cooler tucked away. When I asked what this was, there wasn’t even a name for it! The only details available are that it again like the Frio comes with dual 120mm silent fans, 6 heatpipes and will fully support all platforms/sockets.
