ASUS P4-P5N9300 - New cheap ASUSTek Barebone PC with NVIDIA 9300 graphics

Hi,
here is a great new cheap barebone system from Asus:

http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=fE...ifications

It costs about 150 Euros,
only needs a E5200 Dualcore CPU for additional
60 Euros
and is very nicely
overclockable and
needs an additional RAM module,
which is also cheap.

Then use a cheap USB stick to boot XBMC.

It has integrated
Nvidia 9300 graphics,
so it is DX10 compatible and has HDMI output.
This is the best and cheapest system I guess for XBMC 9.04
use.

You can also use a Quadcore CPU, if you need more power.

Regards, Stefan.

Idle mode: 27.6dB

way too much for my ears

Hmm,
is that the noise from the power supply or
the fan from the CPU ?

Maybe one can just install a more silent fan ?
Maybe a better Papst fan can be soldered into the power supply ?

One of my big questions for mobo's with integrated 9300 graphics:

Can you increase the memory allocated to graphics to 512Mb (the needed amount to play 1080p flawlessly under Linux)?

Rrrr Wrote:One of my big questions for mobo's with integrated 9300 graphics:

Can you increase the memory allocated to graphics to 512Mb (the needed amount to play 1080p flawlessly under Linux)?

Yes the graphic memory allotment can be increased to 512.

My pundit (which I use for xbmc live) uses that very same case.. It's a nice case, well built, sleek.. I do wish it was smaller though...

Does the IR recever function in Linux?

Does this motherboard already work with Sound out via HDMI
via the XBMC Live installation ?

I really need a HTPC with Audio and Video over HDMI.

Is this possible with XBMC Live version
or the other versions ?

Many thanks.