Thinking about doing away with my old htpc, great pc but somewhat noisy and big beside my tv,have the opertunity to sell it and thinking along the passive barebones side or perhaps building my own mini itx system.
Seen this in an email today and looking at specs required seems it may be fine but would like a secodn opinion...at least
Arctic MC001-E Barebones PC - 1.5L!
CPU Dual Core Intel Atom D525 (1.8GHz)
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5430, 512MB GDDR3
Chipset Intel NM10
Memory Compatibility Max. memory size: 2 x 4GB
Memory type: SODIMM DDR3 800/1066/1333
Storage Compatibility Form factor: 2.5” (9.5 mm thick only)
OS None
ODD DVD-RW 24x
Wireless IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
LAN 10/100/1000 Ethernet
TV Tuner DVB-T or ATSC
Audio Onboard analog stereo high-definition audio (ALC892)
7.1- Dolby True HD or DTS HD Master Audio (HDMI)
Optical Digital S/PDIF audio output
Back Panel 3.5mm audio I/O jack x 6 (7.1 OUT x 4, LINE IN x 1, Mic x 1)
SPDIF port/optical x 1
VGA port x 1
HDTV interface x 1 (HDTV cable included)
Ethernet RJ45 port x 1 USB 2.0 port x 5
DC power jack x 1
Front Panel IR receiver x 1
USB 3.0 port x 2
3.5mm stereo I/O jack x 2 (Headphone, Mic)
4-in-1 memory card reader x 1
Power Supply 19V DC 60W
Volume 1.5 L
Product Dimensions (L x W x H) w/o stand: 143 L x 40 W x 266 H mm
w/ stand: 161 L x 65 W x 275 H mm
Packaging Dimensions (L x W x H) 205 L x 130 W x 329 H mm
Limited Warranty 2 years
Don't know if i can have live links but this is what I'm thinking of getting, chuck in 8gb of ram 1tb 2.5 inch drive and then maybe down the line upgrasde to a bd-rom - currently bare bone £139 ...not 3 bad as if i sell my current pc then should have some cracker money from xmas lol
Seen this in an email today and looking at specs required seems it may be fine but would like a secodn opinion...at least
Arctic MC001-E Barebones PC - 1.5L!
CPU Dual Core Intel Atom D525 (1.8GHz)
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5430, 512MB GDDR3
Chipset Intel NM10
Memory Compatibility Max. memory size: 2 x 4GB
Memory type: SODIMM DDR3 800/1066/1333
Storage Compatibility Form factor: 2.5” (9.5 mm thick only)
OS None
ODD DVD-RW 24x
Wireless IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
LAN 10/100/1000 Ethernet
TV Tuner DVB-T or ATSC
Audio Onboard analog stereo high-definition audio (ALC892)
7.1- Dolby True HD or DTS HD Master Audio (HDMI)
Optical Digital S/PDIF audio output
Back Panel 3.5mm audio I/O jack x 6 (7.1 OUT x 4, LINE IN x 1, Mic x 1)
SPDIF port/optical x 1
VGA port x 1
HDTV interface x 1 (HDTV cable included)
Ethernet RJ45 port x 1 USB 2.0 port x 5
DC power jack x 1
Front Panel IR receiver x 1
USB 3.0 port x 2
3.5mm stereo I/O jack x 2 (Headphone, Mic)
4-in-1 memory card reader x 1
Power Supply 19V DC 60W
Volume 1.5 L
Product Dimensions (L x W x H) w/o stand: 143 L x 40 W x 266 H mm
w/ stand: 161 L x 65 W x 275 H mm
Packaging Dimensions (L x W x H) 205 L x 130 W x 329 H mm
Limited Warranty 2 years
Don't know if i can have live links but this is what I'm thinking of getting, chuck in 8gb of ram 1tb 2.5 inch drive and then maybe down the line upgrasde to a bd-rom - currently bare bone £139 ...not 3 bad as if i sell my current pc then should have some cracker money from xmas lol