Computex 2013: Day 3 - Visits with beQuiet and Several Random Encounters

Computex 2013 Day 3 consisted of what I call a split schedule.  Much like CES the Computex show is still split between several locations with the majority of component vendors located at Nangang.  Smaller companies and companies who have less to show are often located in the World Trade Center or have suites in the Grand Hyatt hotel.  

As you can imagine day 3 started out at Nangang and then shifted over to Hall 1 and Hyatt shortly after lunch.  Lucky for me and everyone attending Computex there is a large network of busses available to shuttle visitors between the two locations making the illustrious taxi ride for high ranking execs with an expense account or those not knowing the differenced.

Asus was one of the first whistle stops on the Computex train.  I had stopped by on the first day of the show but they had blocked off the ROG (Republic of Gamer) section until after the press conference and the gold boards had already been "memed out" on the Internet.

As with all vendors the Z87 chipset dominated the product offerings and Asus was one of the few who didn't have much else on display.  The Maximus Vi is a fully gamer ready motherboard that features an upgraded onboard audio solution from Creative, ample overclocking support and 2-way graphics support with an option for a third.  I find it interesting that EVERY vendor at Computex seemed to be following the same game plan when it comes to gamer motherboards.

Some of the other things on display is the Asus waterblock solution for motherboards and graphics cards.  The system is basically adding water channel to the heatpipe array so you can choose to cool with air or water without having to install a custom waterblock.