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    News - ASUS trots out mini-ITX board for AMD Llano

    F1A75-I Deluxe has the makings of an excellent HTPC board.
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    Re: News - ASUS trots out mini-ITX board for AMD Llano

    So if one was to build a HTPC, it could look something like this:

    Motherboard: This one (Approx £100)
    CPU: AMD A6-3650 (Socket FM1) 2.6Ghz Quad-core £89
    RAM: 2 x 2GB Corsair DDR3 £21
    Case & PSU: Antec ISK 300-150 £67
    SSD: 40GB OCZ Vertex 2E £67
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    Total cost: £262 plus motherboard.

    It would certainly make for quite a tasty system if hooked up to a NAS / external USB Storage etc.
    Anything I am missing?
    I guess the CPU seems overkill for the task though...
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    Re: News - ASUS trots out mini-ITX board for AMD Llano

    Nice spec you have there

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    Re: News - ASUS trots out mini-ITX board for AMD Llano

    I don't see the small extra cost of the MB being much of an issue. Every time I look at ITX the most expensive components are always those lovely LianLi or Silverstone aluminium cases.

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    Re: News - ASUS trots out mini-ITX board for AMD Llano

    That case might be alittle tight when it comes to fitting the cooler on. But that'd be a sweet little box.

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    Re: News - ASUS trots out mini-ITX board for AMD Llano

    Actually, now that i look at your spec, and realise that the case is a 80mm fan, not 60mm, it looks doable.

    I wonder if you could get the 60w model, then throw that out for a 150w picoPSU. Just wondering if the 150w would be enuff given that the CPU on its own is 100w.

    Mobo + Llano + 2x SSD + 1 DVDRW + fans. Should cover it.

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    Re: News - ASUS trots out mini-ITX board for AMD Llano

    If you ditched the PSU that came with that Antec case and bought a Pico PSU I would much rather get this case

    http://www.wesena.co.uk/product.php/5/2/itx2

    Doesn't come with an expansion slot, and the one that does is a bit pricey at £100 but they look really nice IMO
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    Re: News - ASUS trots out mini-ITX board for AMD Llano

    That looks like a Mac Mini right there

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    Re: News - ASUS trots out mini-ITX board for AMD Llano

    A friend recently went down the wesena route, i think that very model. And had a nightmare with their Quality Control. Ended up taking 3 delivered to get him a box that wasnt bent, scratch or missing parts.

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    Re: News - ASUS trots out mini-ITX board for AMD Llano

    Quote Originally Posted by spoon_ View Post
    That looks like a Mac Mini right there
    Yeh they invented the mini-itx format!

    But imho its all about the HFX

    http://www.hfx.at/index.php?option=c...cases&Itemid=1

    mmmmmm passive cool.....
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    Re: News - ASUS trots out mini-ITX board for AMD Llano

    This board is much better laid out than the E350 boards, for starters the SATA sockets are on the edge of the board.

    Could be ideal for an HTPC but with 3 changes:
    SATA sockets at right angles to board
    24 ATX socket at right angles to board (never seen this - any one know why)
    move 4 pin AUX socket closer to edge of board

    Sadly the Llano uses too much power and therefore produces too much heat for a purely passive board maybe next gen?

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