CES 2009 Part 2

OCZ

OCZ had a lot of good stuff on display, like their new gaming keyboards and mice, as well as a set of their SSD’s they plan on releasing in 2009. The Sabre OLED keyboard features 6 programmable keys that can have their monochrome OLED’s reprogrammed to sport any image you want, while the Illuminati can have its backlit keys changed between red and blue. The Behemoth mouse is just that, huge, but for a good reason. Extra space has been placed on their right side to allow for a comfortable resting position for all your fingers, which actually turned out to work really well.

Look at that mouse Tiny Elvis! That thing is HUUUUUGGGEE!!

The dial adjusts the backlight brightness

OLED's can use any picture

OCZ was also showing off their new Blade and FlexEX memory kits. The FlexEX is a dual channel kit that sports built-in water cooling spreaders and speeds up to PC-16000. The Blade triple channel kit comes in a 6GB (3x2048) set, sports an aluminum heat spreader and has a reported latency timing of 7-8-7-20 at 2000Mhz speeds.

OCZ Blade

FlexEX with water cooling barbs

OCZ also had their HydroFlow CPU water block on display, which supports the latest Core i7 CPU’s. Featuring a copper base, the HydroFlow can support both ¾’ and ½’ barbs. Just about all current sockets will be supported, from S939 to LGA1366 when it gets released in the first quarter.

HydroFlow designed for the Core i7

A reorganization of OCZ’s SSD product will come in 2009, as the Vertex and Apex series take over the performance and main stream segments of the market, while the Solid series will take on the value market. All of the series support SATAII standards, with the high-end Vertex and Apex supporting greater read/write and sustained speeds. They also plan on a releasing an SSD docking station that should make carrying all your movies and music with you in your pocket much easier.

Apex Series

Vertex Series

Finally, OCZ showed off a prototype case they are still developing that will be introduced hopefully later this year. The as of now unnamed case will reportedly feature both a tool-less design and side window. The early prototype we saw had a nice matte exterior and OCZ told us it will most likely be constructed of plastic and steel.

Prototype OCZ Case