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Corsair shows off WMD flash

Published on 9th January 2007 by Wil Harris

Corsair's PC10k runs at 5-5-5-18.

Corsair has been showing off some super-desirable kit at CES today, including a flash stick that wouldn't look out of place next to G-gnome's famous WMD case mod.

The company is releasing PC10000 memory modules equipped with the Dominator heatsink, and is continuing to roll the new heatsink design down through the main range of products. The 10k part runs at 5-5-5-18, which is a rather nice set of specs. Corsair actually had it running overclocked at 1313MHz in their suite, which means it should be a good little overclocker.

On show was an expanded range of flash drives. There is a new version of the Flash Voyager drive - famous for being bounce-off-the-wall-rubbery - named the GT, which uses faster flash. There's also a drive which has a built-in keypad for PIN-based security, which means the drive won't mount in Windows without the PIN being entered first.

Undoubtedly the coolest thing, however, was the G-Force flash drive, the closest thing to indestructible flash that we've seen. It has an aluminium carry case, and the actual stick unscrews from the case to plug in. The whole thing looks like a little hand grenade or similar, and it's amazingly cool to hold in your hand. The price premium over standard Corsair flash shouldn't really be too much, making this surely the must-have fashion flash for 07.

Does it appeal to you? Let us know over in the forums.

The Dominator PC10k and the whole Dominator range.

Flash Voyager GT and the PIN-pad drive.

The G-Force flash WMD-a-like!

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Tyinsar 9th January 2007, 04:03

Cool, soon I won't even need a furnace in my house, just a 2KW PSU a quad core Intel chip, two 8800s in SLI.

I'm Glad to see OCZ diversifying but I'd like to see the industry be a little more environmentally friendly and ease up on the electricity use.

Edit: Is it just me or does that breakout box on the PSU remind anyone else of Orac3?

Raziekiel 9th January 2007, 04:20

Is it just me, or does the OCZ PSU look like it uses the exact same style of modular connections as a hiper type r?

Cthippo 9th January 2007, 04:33

That PSU looks like it would be fun in a custom case, and yes, it does look very Orac.

Woodstock 9th January 2007, 04:43

the mouse looks "mildly" intersting, but i doubt it will be revolutionary. The memory on the other hand.......

mmorgue 9th January 2007, 08:29

Pretty neat stuff. I agree with Woodstock - not sure about the mouse. Seems many companies are releasing token "mice" as a means to show their diversity. In this case it might just be a stiff reminder of what OCZ specialize in -- memory :)

However some of the other stuff -- water cooling for memory. external 2kw power supplies... I thought this was the age where technology was shrinking, not getting bigger..?

BioSniper 9th January 2007, 09:17

Is it me of does that mouse look quite a bit like the Logitech's ?

DougEdey 9th January 2007, 09:20

Whats that orange stripe on the mice? Battery indicator or button?

Those fins on the ram look deadly as, I can picture some gorgeous lighting mods on them!

Woodstock 9th January 2007, 10:43

quick question on the water cooled ram, i haven't heard that much about it (mainly because of the holidays), is it only supplied with the kit of ram or as an add on as well

Dustin 9th January 2007, 10:58

OCZ has been my favorite brand from years,very innovative stuff always.I love that waterblock and that psu is a great idea.The modular box is so small that you can put it anywhere in your case and leave the big psu down your desk or elsewhere.
I want to see them making custom cases.As you know OCZ you wouldnt get anything lower than Lian li quallity.

Duste 9th January 2007, 11:08

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Originally Posted by BioSniper
Is it me of does that mouse look quite a bit like the Logitech's ?

Most mice look the same.

thegoatmaster 9th January 2007, 18:49

am I the only one that notices the inherent problems in an "Aluminum-Copper hybrid RAM waterblock"?

Umm, copper+aluminum+water+compters=DISASTER. Everything else looks sweet. It's interesting to see all the out-of-the-box (literally) innovations lately. External video cards, PSUs, what's next? CPUs?

nazomcg 9th January 2007, 18:53

According to Legit Reviews the pins are made of silver, which sounds cool, but is it true?

yodasarmpit 9th January 2007, 18:56

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Originally Posted by BioSniper
Is it me of does that mouse look quite a bit like the Logitech's ?

That was my first thought too.

cpu121 9th January 2007, 19:50

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Originally Posted by thegoatmaster
am I the only one that notices the inherent problems in an "Aluminum-Copper hybrid RAM waterblock"?

Umm, copper+aluminum+water+compters=DISASTER. Everything else looks sweet. It's interesting to see all the out-of-the-box (literally) innovations lately. External video cards, PSUs, what's next? CPUs?

IIRC that's only if both the copper and aluminium are both in the water. The heatsink might use the copper to conduct the heat away from the RAM, the aluminium is attached to the copper and holds the water so the copper isn't in contact with the water. I think this would probably be cheaper than an all-copper heatsink. Of course I could be completely wrong.

mattthegamer463 10th January 2007, 00:41

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