I'm sad to say, as I really do want AES-NI in my CPUs (because I back up my home linux fileserver to a USB drive whose file system is encrypted using LUKS), but ark.intel says the Z3740 (D and non-D) have it but not the J1900 or N2820: http://ark.intel.com/compare/78867,79052,76759,78416 ark.intel.c...

qazekNB wrote:anybody who owns Bay Trail-D motherboard with CPU to attach CPU-Z screenshot? curious if support AES-NI instruction set.

I am fairly sure they won't

http://ark.intel.com/compare/77774,78867,71995


edit - the link just to the J1900 didn't show AES-NI; so I put back the link to comparative CPUs

I was looking for a small mobo/cpu combo like this for a new server and need more SATA ports. If I were to use a PCI to SATA card will these PCI on most these boards be sufficient with at least two hard drives on them? Curious if it will slow down transfer speeds. A miniPCIe x1 slot will carry 250M...

I contacted Gigabyte UK and asked when the GA-J1900 board would be on sale and they said towards the end of March. I hinted at whether there would be a J2900 or N28xx or N29xx variant and they didn't comment. Since I will be using the board as a linux file server, media streamer (icecast, DLNA (twon...

I fixed the link to the Corsair website item, and there's a graph showing efficiency over load.

I found a Gold+ 300W PSU on BeQuiet "TFX POWER 2" promising 88% efficiency at 20% load (60W), which would waste 9W:
http://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/496
price about £44 or US$73 or eur53.

I'm afraid that usage of some 200 - 300 W PSU will lead to extra Watts consumed just because it is used in range with low effectiveness. I recently installed a 760W Corsair Platinum+ PSU which promises 90% efficiency: http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/ax760-atx-power-supply-760-watt-80-plus-platinum-cer...

Impulse Corp now have the ASRock IMB-150 for ordering at £136+vat (US$226 at current exchange rates) for the J1900 version, and £142+vat for the N2820 version. http://www.impulse-corp.co.uk/products/industrial-computing/industrial-motherboards/mini-itx-motherboards/imb_150.htm That seems quite price...

there's a new Gigabyte miniITX board out now, looks good, it's a passively cooled celeron J1900: dual LAN, twin DIMM, mini-PCIe slot, PCI slot, dual SATA, 2 x USB2, 4 x USB3, VGA and DVI, 2 serial, http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4918#sp I found price for pre-order at alternat...

Phoronix benchmarked the N2820-based Intel NUC:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=a ... view&num=2

@chittu You need to calculate the peak total power of motherboard, ram, drives and options and also the current required for each voltage... this isn't too easy to do. Once you know the total power and individual currents, you can choose a PSU. Many cheaper power supplies can't actually manage to su...

I asked one UK supplier about miniitx boards using the new silvermont atom and they said they are expecting Jetway to announce a board soon. As soon as I hear anything I'll check back here.

these CPUs have been at a standstill with no remarkable improvements in either TDP or performance; just look any comparison of Atom 330 to the newer D2xxx parts. yes, very much this. I have a home fileserver with an Atom n330 in it, and really want to upgrade it to something more powerful yet more ...