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Zalman TNN 500A - Complete Heatpipe Cooled Case
SlashCrunchPop writes "Zalman is about to release a completely fanless computer case based entirely on heatpipe cooling capable of keeping even the hottest CPUs cool. Cool silence, at last?" The article's in German, but the pictures speak for themselves.
For those of you who want to know
> The article's in German, but the pictures speak for themselves.
Maybe it's like the SCO comments, and someone can translate it by substituting English letters for the German ones.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
It's german for crying out loud! Of course it looks evil :)
Zalman is a South Korean company.
But they won't get old. Manufacturers and tests show that a relatively small (10K) increase in temperature can significantly decrease a drive's lifetime. There's not much needed to keep a consumer drive cool, though. A low-noise fan (80mm, 1500RPM) keeps the temperature of my drives so low that they don't feel warm to the touch while they get quite toasty without the airflow.
Fight hunger. Filet a politician and send him to a 3rd world country of your choice.
"Zalman fanless PC
:-)]. It took long for such a product to appear on the mass-market. The manufacturer will be hardly able to produce enough to satisfy market demand. Though it's promising on paper we will now need to wait for priceinfo and more information. One thing is clear already, the price will be far below DIY construction sets, since Zalman is known to be specialized in mass production. The 6 heatpipes for the CPU, 2 for the graphicscard and 10 for the harddisk will keep the system as cool as possible. We are looking forward to this new Zalman case and hope to say say bye bye to our fans and noisemakers by Christmas.
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Finally, it's told to us [uhm "(un)endliche Ruhe im Karton" means so much more though
Off coarse I'll try to inform you about this in the future [ "Ja naturlich bleibe ich am Ball
What's more to say about this thing, only creme de la creme superlatives will suffice. It makes you feel all soddy inside [ "Da bekomme ich feuchte Augen"]. Heatpipes (18 !!), and more heatdispensers than you will probably need.
It will be perfected silence because the case is fully sealed. It's the first one where even optical drives will be decoupled from the case.
Better is not possible!
More silent is not possible!
Due to be sold in october at
www.alternate.de
Maybe you should start saving money."
PDF specsheet on the case => http://www.sharkacorp.com/pdf/TNN500A_Catalog.pdf
Those who can, do. Those who cannot, sue.
OK, this is the complete text translated (and I have to add, this guy gets *pretty* emotional about this case, and uses a lot of colloquialisms).
:-)
Zalman fan-less PC
Preamble:
Finally, never-ending silence in the box. It took a long time for a product like this to be produced for the mass market. The manufacturer likely will be swamped by the large number of pre-orders. While its technical specs already convince us on paper, we are waiting for the first samples and pricing information. But one thing should be clear right away: The price will be way below any self-made constructions, since Zalman is known to specialize on uncompromising mass production. 6 heat pipes for the CPU and two more for the graphics card, as well as 10 for the hard disk should keep the system optimally cool. Let's look forward to it, and start saying good-bye to all these fans and noise makers right now. I hope it's christmas soon
Well, what more can I say, the cream of the crop. It brings tears to my eyes. More heat pipes (18 of them!!) and cooling elements than you ever wanted.
Silence in its perfected form, since this is a completely closed case. The first PC case where also optical drives can be de-coupled and their noise dampened.
More is not technically feasible!
More silent is not possible!
From october on, this case will be available at www.alternate.de
So, start saving now!
And of course, I'll keep at it. (I guess the author means he'll post updates)