HTPC build with new ASUS AT5IONT-I

Voila it's ordered,

2 things have changed

I took the Kingston SSDnow 30GB instead of OCZ's Onyx
Sexy case from linkworld (LC920-01).

I'll post a review of the setup if there is any interest in it... let me know

tripkip Wrote:I'll post a review of the setup if there is any interest in it... let me know

There will be definite interest in the setup here - really keen to see if this new ASUS board can run totally passive...

magnetik Wrote:There will be definite interest in the setup here - really keen to see if this new ASUS board can run totally passive...

The case has a fan on the side, i'll do temperature tests with and without the fan

Great setup! I am looking forward to your review.

Some questions:
- Why did you switch to the Kingston SSD since write speeds are worse? Just since the price is better?
- The case looks a great deal for €40! 150W seems a little overkill to me.

tripkip Wrote:The case has a fan on the side, i'll do temperature tests with and without the fan

Thanks for doing these tests when you get the parts. I am pretty sure a lot of us here are looking at this new ASUS board as the final answer for a capable fanless systems. Keep us posted.

Robotica Wrote:Great setup! I am looking forward to your review.

Some questions:
- Why did you switch to the Kingston SSD since write speeds are worse? Just since the price is better?
- The case looks a great deal for €40! 150W seems a little overkill to me.

I switched to Kingston because I read a topic from a guy who had troubles installing xbmc live on his onyx, so it scared me a little because he couldn't get it done, second reason, if you dismantle the kingston ssd, it is very very small and therefore it means more room in the case for airflow.

I was thinking 60W is maybe to little, 150W is probably to much, but hey the case looks awesome

Kingston SNV125-S2/30GB is the one mentioned, I guess. Dismantling? Hopefully that is not necessary.....

Asus AT5IONT-I has no external power brick untill the Deluxe model arrives in july, wich has an external AC power supply, WiFi and Bluetooth. So no PSU needed.

Robotica Wrote:Kingston SNV125-S2/30GB is the one mentioned, I guess. Dismantling? Hopefully that is not necessary.....

Asus AT5IONT-I has no external power brick untill the Deluxe model arrives in july, wich has an external AC power supply, WiFi and Bluetooth. So no PSU needed.

Haha are you serious, its august.
But I couldn't wait for deluxe + it will be a lot more expensive.

haha.. copy/paste problems.

But for the heat it might be useful to have an external power supply. Especially if you bother to dismantle to SSD for airflow reasons...

But as far as I know, prices of the Deluxe version aren't yet available. Analogue to Asus AT3IONT-I it's probably 30-35% more expensive.

tripkip Wrote:The case has a fan on the side, i'll do temperature tests with and without the fan

looking forward to the results.