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Thought the Mini-ATX form factor was small? Those things are monsters when you compare them to the Via motherboards running their C3 chips. Granted, the chip reaches a maximum of 1.2ghz, but it's still rediculously small. Additionally, you can opt for a Mini-itx mobo that handles P4's and Celerons running up to 400mhz FSB (socket 478).
It's perfect for an in-car entertainment system or for a server for homes , or hell, anything that doesn't require a lot of processing power. Set up linux or windows and you'll have yourself a cheap pc for your parents/grandparents. After all, if they only need it to surf and check emails, why bother with a monsterously big pc?
Granted, these aren't as small as the Mac Mini, but they'll have the Nano-ITX format out over the next few months. That'll bring sizes right down to where they should be
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I found these looking for a cheap but efficient setup that I could build for my sister (if I ever get the money). The price seems mediocre, and you don't get a lot of power out of it... but it's just so bloody cool! I may just get one just to build myself a fileserver whenever my next computer project begins.
Prices in USD
1ghz Nehemia mobo: $171 (mobo has everything needed onboard)
Cubid 2699V: $95
Seagate 80gb Hard drive with 2mb cache: $60
Slimline Sony combo drive: $88
256 megs of low profile DDR 2100: $52
Total cost for the rig: $466
Not too shabby compared to the Mac Mini. The price is still a tad high... but then again, the shuttle cases don't have everything onboard so you'd have to buy most of the other parts yourself.
Next up - the P4/Celeron configuration for those of you who want to feel tha powa:
Insight P4 ITX Motherboard: $178
2.0ghz celeron: $88
low profile heat sink: $27
Travla C158 Mini-ITX Case - 120W: $153
512 megs of low profile ddr2100: $106
Seagate 80gb Hard drive with 2mb cache: $60
Slimline Sony combo drive: $88
Total cost: $700 for an ultra-low profile 2 gig machine. You could obviously save yourself a good amount of cash if you were to build your own case and opt for less ram and such, but would you really want to?
More info and project pc's at www.mini-itx.com
My favourite projects:
The Terabyte Server
The BMW PC
It's perfect for an in-car entertainment system or for a server for homes , or hell, anything that doesn't require a lot of processing power. Set up linux or windows and you'll have yourself a cheap pc for your parents/grandparents. After all, if they only need it to surf and check emails, why bother with a monsterously big pc?
Granted, these aren't as small as the Mac Mini, but they'll have the Nano-ITX format out over the next few months. That'll bring sizes right down to where they should be
.I found these looking for a cheap but efficient setup that I could build for my sister (if I ever get the money). The price seems mediocre, and you don't get a lot of power out of it... but it's just so bloody cool! I may just get one just to build myself a fileserver whenever my next computer project begins.
Prices in USD
1ghz Nehemia mobo: $171 (mobo has everything needed onboard)
Cubid 2699V: $95
Seagate 80gb Hard drive with 2mb cache: $60
Slimline Sony combo drive: $88
256 megs of low profile DDR 2100: $52
Total cost for the rig: $466
Not too shabby compared to the Mac Mini. The price is still a tad high... but then again, the shuttle cases don't have everything onboard so you'd have to buy most of the other parts yourself.
Next up - the P4/Celeron configuration for those of you who want to feel tha powa:
Insight P4 ITX Motherboard: $178
2.0ghz celeron: $88
low profile heat sink: $27
Travla C158 Mini-ITX Case - 120W: $153
512 megs of low profile ddr2100: $106
Seagate 80gb Hard drive with 2mb cache: $60
Slimline Sony combo drive: $88
Total cost: $700 for an ultra-low profile 2 gig machine. You could obviously save yourself a good amount of cash if you were to build your own case and opt for less ram and such, but would you really want to?
More info and project pc's at www.mini-itx.com
My favourite projects:
The Terabyte Server
The BMW PC
