Read more.Dual-core Atom, second-gen NVIDIA ION, USB 3.0 and built-in Wireless N. Oh, and it's passively cooled, too.
Read more.Dual-core Atom, second-gen NVIDIA ION, USB 3.0 and built-in Wireless N. Oh, and it's passively cooled, too.
Seems odd that there appears to be space for them to extend the PCI-ex slot to a mechanical 16x (even if they don't have lanes for electrical 16x) but it is just blank space. Also, 2 SATA ports seems extremely stingy for an HTPC - optical drive and HD, yes, but that leaves nothing for expansion (HTPCs are known for getting very full data-wise). I know I use one drive as an OS/drivers drive, and one for recorded TV.
I'm pleasantly surprised by the low price of this, i can see it being a good seller.
Add a Mini-ITX case (from £31)
160GB 7200rpm 2.5" drive (£38).
Cheap DVD writer (£14)
2 Gb RAM (£40)
So for £250 plus OS, this could be a potent HTPC as well as being low powered and near-silent.
Edit: Although it's true that a 160GB drive would get full very quickly, so this £62 500GB model might be more appropriate.
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System as shown, plus: Microsoft Wireless mobile 4000 mouse and Logitech Illuminated keyboard.
Sennheiser RS160 wireless headphones. Creative Gigaworks T40 SII. My wife. My Hexus Trust
For £125 to incorporate most of a system that is pretty damn good!
Fit that in a decent case like an Antec ISK-300, add 2GB RAM, DVD and a 2.5" drive, you've got a small, quiet and neat HTPC for ~£300, + £100 for a slim blu-ray drive. Not bad... almost makes me want to dump my huge Antec Fusion, but the full height cards and extra power (even of the lowly Celeron E3300 I use) is enough for me to keep it.
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System as shown, plus: Microsoft Wireless mobile 4000 mouse and Logitech Illuminated keyboard.
Sennheiser RS160 wireless headphones. Creative Gigaworks T40 SII. My wife. My Hexus Trust
nice, but the thing is, my current HTPC erm, works.
Until something above 1080p comes out, I have no need!
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Yeah it is, I have an Intel D510MO board and the NM10 doesn't even need a heatsink it uses so little power. It's the black square to the right of the large heatsink here: http://www.logicsupply.com/images/ph...o_pic1_big.jpg
Was ready to come in here and flame about pricing - however, I personally think the price is great.
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
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for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
What no Bluetooth?
Old puter - still good enuff till I save some pennies!
A thing of beauty, no doubt, and my HTPC is a bit bulky.
However, I hate onboard realtec. Always goes wrong for me and I end up with only one speaker working on stereo setup.
What's the silver thing at the back, top middle? Looks like ports for water cooling, but can't be, surely? Is it a video interface?
For me, the question of whether an HTPC mobo/ CPU is quick enough is the following: How quickly will it boot to Windows? I run Media Browser, with all media streamed though gigabit network from a server. At present, I have an SSD in the HTPC, which helps it boot nice and quick. How quickly would one of these Atom boards boot FULLY to windows, do you think? Vista and 7?
My HTPC: Linky
Same here, and since they don't support port multipliers your only choice of expansion is a PCI(e) card but most mini-ITX boards only have 1 and on top of that a lot if not most small HTPC cases won't accept expansion cards...
Then you need a Jetway JNF96FL-510-LF + 4 port SATA add-in board
OK, not ION so not as good for an HTPC, but great for a NAS box...
(n.b. I assume those two items are compatible, although they're not specifically listed as such...)
Last edited by scaryjim; 23-07-2010 at 04:38 PM.
It's a bit nasty but you could always wire up the optical drive using a dongle to an internal USB port, just needs a few unusual bits of cable...
Then you have enough SATA ports for 2 hard disks, which is as many as you'll ever get in an ITX case anyway! (The Antec ISK-300 holds 2x 2.5" and a slim optical for example).
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