mini atx

davidclayton

[not the epia jobbies]

anyone have one of these?
seems there is no disadvantage apart from missing 2 PCI slots.
stats available...

intel 865
800FSB [200]
dual 3200 ddr
onboard lan, usb2, vga, sound...
serial ata
agp x8 ......etc......

what benifits do you get from a bigger board?


dave

joc_06

As far as i was aware the wasnt a p4 mini itx due out til 04. Have you got any links to this board ?? I'd love to check it out but i presume its over E500

Dempsey

I think the advantage of minit atx is that the case can be put in places where space is at a premium. I dont think you should use mini atx if ya want to build a high performance pc. Mini Atx would be handy as a DivX player and at LAN's etc. That s the advantages I see with them anyways.

whosurpaddy

whats wrong with the micro atx standard?

joc_06

mini itx is way smaller than micro atx. Some epia boards are only 17 cm square. Only prob is crap processor, 1 ghz via is not equal to even p3 400mhz id say altho a nehemiah core aint too bad

whosurpaddy

sorry i thought this was some other form factor. original poster called it mini atx not mini itx.

quarryman

yeah where is the link to the board with those stats.

here's a link to a selection of cases. You'll struggle to find mini ATX high performance board.

zAbbo

what bout shuttles ?

gobby

why u wanna get a mini atx dave?? are they generally cheaper than shuttles?

davidclayton

some of ye are refering to mini ITX [the epias], i'm talking about mini [or micro?] ATX.
here's a link to clear things up.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?action=info&sku=118689&p=&t=1403&l=2&AvdID=1&CatID=10&GrpID=10&cks=PRL

turns out they're not really much smaller than ATX, and cases for them are only marginally smaller, so full ATX is probably a better option. [for expandability]

p.s. "quarryman" you will rue the day that you want to get 2 PCI cards for that shuttle. [e.g. tv card + modem]
i still think it's cool though.

zAbbo

USB MODEM ?

I have a shuttle

quarryman

Originally posted by davidclayton

p.s. "quarryman" you will rue the day that you want to get 2 PCI cards for that shuttle. [e.g. tv card + modem]
i still think it's cool though.

never gonna happen

modem? pah! its broadband now baby, no more .....ughhh...... dial-up sh*t.

TV card?..................shut up!

gobby

modem? pah! its broadband now baby, no more .....ughhh...... dial-up sh*t.

cept its not working at the mo and your over in mine trying to get your fix of net on a ....... oh, shock, horror, 56k!

hahaha

quarryman

cept its not working at the mo and your over in mine trying to get your fix of net on a ....... oh, shock, horror, 56k!

hahaha

56k? if you can get 56k on your dial-up gimme a call. eh, disconnect first.

hahaha