Well he's really got to do the review of all the boards with the same CPU, RAM, coolers -- everything. Different combinations of parts can lead to different "usage scenarios" leading the boards to consume power differently than they otherwise would.

How "right around the corner" are they? Chipset released by Intel in ~2 months means we're not likely to actually see Z67 mITX boards on the shelves until August (as mITX always comes last).

I don't know without having one and messing about. Much like graphics cards (of the same chip model) being essentially the same with varying boxes depending on your manufacturer, motherboards of the same chipset should be about the same. The only difference between them will be the boxes and the ext...

My intent wasn't to say that Zotac sucks. I just meant that it's not *the* one and only best right now. That's all. The Gigabyte looks like a normal no-frills board. It is one of the boards mentioned in this review without VRM heatsyncs if that matters to you. It may not be a big deal with the BIOS ...

... the Zotac H67-ITX offers far more functionality than anything else we know of. ... the H67-ITX is the most capable mini-ITX board on the market. As such, its US$150 street price is seems perfectly reasonable I disagree with your closing paragraph, I don't think the Zotac is the most feature fil...

Yes the Musashi does come with ramsyncs, but the stock ramsync-plate cools much better. http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/images/sff-gaming-box/gelid.jpg Trying to do something like that. But the musashi doesnt come with ramsyncs for the back side of the card and I don't want ramsyncs sticking out...

I was curious if anyone has a Radeon 6950 (reference design card) that they have either already disassembled or wouldn't mind doing so to. I'd like to know if the cooling unit comes apart into pieces similar to: http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/images/sff-gaming-box/01.jpg (This is a Radeon 6870)...

Sorry to awaken a several-month fallow thread, but this topic has caused me, a long time SPRC reader, to create a forum account and weigh in. SPCR really really needs to do an exclusive report on this and start letting the manufacturers know that WE NOTICE and CARE about this noise. I'm pretty sure ...