Another one HERE, dunno who the board manufacturer is http://home.coolpc.com.tw/if/ecs/thin-mini-itx/05.jpg That's the ECS board. Also just found this: Wibtek , lists six Thin ITX boards , I don't know if they are the OEM manufacturer but can't find them listed retail anywhere... And two other Giga...

Great info thanks, may buy this board in the new year but still awaiting the other Intel Thin ITX boards, due Oct/Nov, anyone heard why the delay? Also would be interested in comparison between the Intel DH61AG and other Thin ITX boards such as the Gigabyte GA-MSH61DI , or the Mitac PH10CI and the W...

Really clumsy cooling solution, why couldn't they find a way to use all that aluminium as a heatsink, e.g. on the lid? Or at least exhaust the CPU air directly through a vent. The board is the Giada MI-E350T , they produce a number of ITX boards including Thin Mini-ITX, be interested to know more an...

Thanks for the info Abula, and yes tramall the comparison will be interesting, look forward to it.

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Anyone have experience with the Thin Mini-ITX DH61AG? This should have similar or even lower power consumption, with the built-in power supply.

Always wanted to try this, and interesting that such a thin strip of material is so effective at transferring heat.

Is the material easy to bend? or break?

And do you know of a similar source for heatsinks in the UK/Europe?

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Are there any Mini-ITX Ontario boards? Can't remember seeing any coming up at Computex?

Can anyone point me to a review that compares power efficiency of the AMD Fusion / F1 boards compared to Sandy Bridge?

Thanks for the info, greenfrank

Did you underclock or tweak at all to get the idle power down to 20W? That's a pretty good power draw for the whole system.

Sorry, sold months ago, I should have updated the thread. Best try the mCubed site direct, link in original post above.

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Another one HERE, dunno who the board manufacturer is

Useful info, esp that jonnyGURU review, thanks

I didn't know the laptop 'standard' was 19V, and perhaps that is why Mini-ITX boards with built in power supply tend to be 19V, e.g. the Intel DH61AG.

As efficiency ranks high in my choice, I think I'll go this way in future

Intel are coming out with a selection of Thin Mini-ITX boards in Q4, but can't find the link with the info

Other manufacturers are already on the case, e.g. Gigabyte MSH61PI.

MSI already produces the IM-945GSE-A, similar to the Intel D945GSEJT.

Well only way is to buy one, test it and find out :) Yes it would be more effective if there was a vent above the cooling fins, or if not then some space for the warm air to move away. And looking at the profile pics, seems there's say 12-13mm space beneath the fan to draw the air up, which should b...

Thanks Mats

Could anyone list examples of smaller mini ITX cases that the Kozuti would fit in

May be worth asking them over on THIS THREAD.

This

I've been looking forward to this review. Thanks

Would the cooler also work if the fan blew upward through the fins? This would be ideal for mini-itx in low-profile cases, as the CPU cooler can double up as the case exhaust. Are you able to test this please?

Is this the only Intel Thin-ITX board in the pipeline? And any other manufacturers releasing Thin-ITX boards? In 2008 Via released a new Mini-ITX 2.0 'standard', which I couldn't see the point of... sadly Via have lost their way on ITX over the years. This Intel standard makes much more sense, and h...

The picos are generally not as efficient as the gold or platinum PSUs, due to the external power brick, but at 20w they are at 20% load, which typically means 80% efficient. Isn't it time there was another SPCR review of the Pico-PSUs, comparing it to standard PSUs that don't use an external power ...

The estimated idle state DC power for the tested Asus P8H67-I Deluxe with i5-2500K and 4 GB RAM was 20W. The H3 sample system pulled 25W AC at idle, which suggests ~80% efficiency. This load is very low, and likely below the power level at which maximum efficiency is reached by the power supply. Th...

Zygmunt, do you have any more pics of these, including the internals? There's another thread on the new Viako cases: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=540775#p540775 . Viako offer a range of cases with very similar designs, and they could be the OEM of the Wesena cases. Tranquil P...

@ Abula, so just to confirm, you think the one on the right is the stock Sandybridge cooler?



And still not sure, does the Scythe Kozuti fit in the M350 Mini-ITX case?

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it would make more sense to reverse the fan so hot air gets exhausted from the chassis

I agree, I'd be interested if someone has tried reversing the fan. That would be great for low-profile Mini-ITX cases

Thanks for the review, great looking system. Any idea how efficient that PSU is compared to the Pico-PSU? Shame about that large bungle of cables, shame they didn't get shorter and sheathed cable-sets. The pics on their website show the drive bays underneath the optical drive, but they don't appear ...

@Abula, I checked this with a Socket 1156 system, tried it with the 150W and the 90W, and also between a 150W power brick and a 60W power brick. There was no noticeable difference in power consumption. I'll be checking over a few more weeks usage, but with my system I reckon I could easily get away ...

Great looking cases, they may be an ODM/OEM company, looking at their PDF product brochure . More info: http://viakominipc.blogspot.com/ The Mini Letter Self is an interesting design that could be replicated elsewhere. It is modular, with corner posts that hold the panels, which allows flexibility i...

Thanks for this, just the info I needed. There have been similar posts around the energy efficiency of Intel boards particularly, although MSI boards are also pretty good. I have the ECS socket 1156 board, which compares well with the Intel Socket 1156 board, I don't know how good the other ECS boar...

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@SMM, now with 6 months experience, could you recommend the Samsung SpinPoint MT2 drive? in terms of noise, vibration, reliability etc?

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The Samsung MT2 is a very good price for a 1Gb 2.5" drive, anyone got info on the noise/vibration, and reliability of Samsung drives generally?

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