ASUS Marine Cool Concept Motherboard
"ASUS has released images of their Marine Cool concept motherboard which promises increased stability over overclocking prowess."
Published: 26th February 2009 | Source: Asus |
ASUS 'Marine Cool' Concept MotherboardIn the lead up to CEBIT 2009 there are already some interesting new designs and concepts starting to make an appearance in preparation for the consumer trade show. ASUS is one of those companies leading the way in research and development, particularly in the field of motherboard development.
The ASUS 'Marine Cool' motherboard is a concept motherboard design that is aimed predominantly at providing increased stability more than overclocking prowess. It features a ceramic backplate which should assist with heat dissipation more efficiently than conventional motherboard design, and a UPS battery backup hidden behind it. The motherboard also has built-in memory if the installed memory happens to go bad.
ASUS are understandably playing their cards close to their chest with the 'Marine Cool' and additional technical details have been kept under wraps for the time being. Whether the Marine Cool concept will see the light of day in the current economic climate remains to be seen, but it's great to see that manufacturers like ASUS thinking outside the box.
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Remeber guys its a concept.
Show me a concept car which ever ever made it into production.
Its more of a well look what we can do but wont.:wavey:
Show me a concept car which ever ever made it into production.
Its more of a well look what we can do but wont.:wavey:
the civic type r did Daza:p
I'll buy it and run Linux on it.
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I think people care getting carried away with trying to point out the "bad" bits. If it used SO-DIMM's as displayed, what's to say that it's not utilising a new technology instead of the current one?
Remember it's a concept product of "look what we can do" as Daza said...personally, I think it's bloody awsesome what these engineers are starting to develop for motherboards....look what they were like 5 years ago!
Remember it's a concept product of "look what we can do" as Daza said...personally, I think it's bloody awsesome what these engineers are starting to develop for motherboards....look what they were like 5 years ago!
I agree. I think the proof of concept is a great idea and it shows that ASUS are looking to develop the motherboard further than what we've had for some time. Nice job ASUS
I agree. I think the proof of concept is a great idea and it shows that ASUS are looking to develop the motherboard further than what we've had for some time. Nice job ASUS
Hopefully we will see trimmed down versions of some of the stuff shown in future boards.
Interesting board deffo...
Whats the chip above the south bridge?
Been comparing it to my P5k premium, lots of stuff in the same place but some new and interesting chips knocking about.
So-dimms are an interesting addition yes.
As its a prototype you would have thought it would be on something newer than skt 775
The cpu cooler would suit WC'ing , be a lot of air coolers wouldnt fit with the size of the NB block.
I myself like it. Notice the PCI slot area ... something just doesnt look right there, but cant put my finger on it.
Massive cluster of capicitors, there only looks to be 2 fan headers too? 1 cpu one chassis fan.
Very interesting board and as mentioned no puke inducing colours like giga's ram slots choice etc...
Whats the chip above the south bridge?
Been comparing it to my P5k premium, lots of stuff in the same place but some new and interesting chips knocking about.
So-dimms are an interesting addition yes.
As its a prototype you would have thought it would be on something newer than skt 775
The cpu cooler would suit WC'ing , be a lot of air coolers wouldnt fit with the size of the NB block.
I myself like it. Notice the PCI slot area ... something just doesnt look right there, but cant put my finger on it.
Massive cluster of capicitors, there only looks to be 2 fan headers too? 1 cpu one chassis fan.
Very interesting board and as mentioned no puke inducing colours like giga's ram slots choice etc...
Has anyone noticed this looks scarily similar to the ASUS P7U i5 board in colour scheme?
Perhaps Asus flipped through the Dulux catalogue and thought "sewer brown" was just the look for them.
Perhaps Asus flipped through the Dulux catalogue and thought "sewer brown" was just the look for them.
Hmm, 'tasteless' brown?
What happened to the nice black pcb...
What happened to the nice black pcb...
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How many of you have been overclocking when there is a power cut, and your initial thought is "Damn, I nearly had 4Ghz as well", rather than "crap, now I can't see anything, there is a very expensive PC on a desk next to me and I am probably going to break it by tripping on the cat below me and falling" etc.
Nice idea, but not groundbreaking