Very interested in this topic as well

Are you aware that there is a bad batch of 160XT that are out.... supposedly a notification will be posted by mini-box when the fixed version is available.

Will either of these power adaptors work with the Pico PSU 150XT with out modification? Which one is likely to be the most efficient? Sinpro MPU130-105 http://www.sinpro.com.tw/products_detail_2.aspx?big_cat_sn=13&cat_sn=27&name=MPU130%20series Touch Electronics A8H-130SC12-V(W) http://www.touch-ele...

but this should illustrate http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2010/01/04/intel-core-i5-661-core-i3-530-cpu-review/8 60+ W idle http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2010/02/10/intel-pineview-review-and-jetway-mini-itx/5 38 W idle that is a 20+ W difference Would anyone disagree that for t...

Highly suggest you reconsider the choice of motherboard. I think a Zotac GF9300-G/I/K-E+Celeron E3300/Pentium E5300 or Intel DH57JG+Core i3-530 with a SeaSonic S12II 380B or Corsair 400CX would give you more flexibility for the money. Gigabyte's also coming out with their own H55 Mini-ITX board and...

Ok So now this is what the system looks like Lian Li PC-Q08B @ $119.99 Asus AT3IONT-I Deluxe (Intel Atom 330 Nvidia ION) Mini-ITX @ $199.99 G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 @ $124.99 2 x WD Caviar Green WD20EARS 2 TB Sata 3.5" HDD @ $149.99 each (Maybe RAID 1) I could get an ...

Silverstone Sugo SG06B (300W SFX PSU)
Intel DH57JG
Intel Core i3-530 2.93GHz
XFX GeForce GT 240 512MB GDDR5 (loud!)
Kingston 2x2GB DDR3 1333 CL9 1.5V
Western Digital Caviar GP 1TB WD10EADS

The whole build uses ~45-46W idle.

If that is the case i should be able to just use a PICO PSU @ 150W

Wish List: QTY 1 - Intel Core i3-530 Clarkdale 2.93GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Model BX80616I3530 - $119.99 QTY 1 - G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBECO - $124.99 QTY 1 - SeaSonic S12 II SS-380GB 380W ATX1...

So that is the dilemma. If I go with a case that is larger than the M350 then I might as well use something like the Silverstone SG05B but if i might as well use something like the SG05B then I might as well use a low power radeon 5xxx for part time use which would make some sense out of using a 300...

Thinking about making something like the following: M350 Case 2 x 500 gb 2.5" HDD Gigabyte H55 mITX (coming out soon) 2 or 4 gb DDR3 Core i3 or i5 which ever will be better Or Da-Box Core i3/i5 mATX motherboard Radeon 5xxx series Graphics Card 2 or 4 gb DDR3 whatever max capacity hdd configuration t...