- Feb 1, 2011
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Hey, has anyone heard an ETA for Sandy Bridge ITX motherboards? My build is dependent on one, and I've been waiting since December.
The intel board is actually really nice (in terms of efficiency). Since you can't overclock it, might as well save some $ on electric.
14.1 watts @ idle with i3-2100T (http://www.missingremote.com/review/intel-core-i3-2100t-and-bh67cf-mini-itx-motherboard)
newegg has the other asrock too without the IR / wifi
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-238-_-Product
only $100
Is there any reason to believe we wouldn't see the same power usage results with other manufacturers MITX boards? Intel stuff is just Foxconn after all.....
If you guys are wondering, this is my build:
http://lensflarecs.com/2011/03/new-goodies-are-on-the-way/
I looked at a lot of power supplies, and I decided to go the extra mile for modular + passively cooled. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what the right wattage would be, and it came down to about 450W when everything is under full load. I asked a lot of people about their opinion, and only a few people agreed -- everyone else either told me I was nuts for thinking I had anywhere near enough power, or I was overshooting it bigtime.Very cool. I just started researching parts for a similar system. That PSU is great but pretty expensive - did you consider some of the quieter actively-cooled power supplies? Is your 4850 passively cooled? If not, it will make far more noise than any PSU would. Also, why did you select a k-series chip? You can't overclock on that board, correct?
By the way, 460w is way more power than you need. I saw you mentioned some concern on your blog.