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mini-itx, is the move worth it?
maraxle:
I have an 800 mhz one and it runs like a 600-700 mhz P3. The one thing I don't like is that the s-video out is mediocre quality. I bought a PCI NVidia card to replace it. Other than that, it works well and I can run it on a mere 55 watt power supply.
Dr. Creep:
I had a via m10000 in my cocktail, but the onboard sound went dead. I replaced it w/ a athlon XP 2400+ when I found a nice combo deal from a local computer shop. The motherboard/CPU/fans actually ended up being about the same price as my Mini-ITX, and I haven't experienced any heat problems so far.
The Mini-itx could handle pretty much everything up through the Neo Geo games, as well as Nintendo games. Only when you get to some of the more recent games will you see a problem. I remember specifically that Narc was a problem, going far too slow to really be playable.
The mini-itx boards are neat, but unless you are really low on space (a bar-top unit, for example), I'd just stick with a regular motherboard/cpu combo, if you can fit it in the machine. Micro-ATX boards are also a decent option, giving you more processor choices and still pretty small.
Edgedamage:
Here's a cool idea wire a mini itx up to a jamma edge connector. Have a upright machine and a cocktail and a wall mount jukebox that have jamma connectors in them when you want to play tha machine of your choice slide out your mini itx board and use it in your next machine kinda like a big game cart.
Nailz:
I have to admit to being curious about you wanting to switch to a mini-itx for your mini-cab. Can it really be that "mini" if you have a 19" monitor in it?
With that size monitor, I don't think the signature of a typical ATX board would really make that big of a difference overall would it?
If on the other hand you were using a small monitor like a 10" or a 13" I could see it, but with a 19" what is the point? Or is it that you built it out and forgot to give yourself room for the computer components?
Just curious is all....
osiris:
Here's a pic of my cab, as you can tell its very unfinished, it looks scratched, but its just a weird reflection from the fishtank, as you can see its big, but with the tv in it, its pretty full. My "plan" would be to mount a mini-itx board on a slide out shelf behind the marquee(which isnt made yet, because i cant decide on art, and design) . the Marquee would then be hinged to lift up, so i could pull out the computer shelf to do hardware mantanance... or thats the hope.
-wow- looking at this made me realize how badly our apartment needs cleaning... lol
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