On 20 Aug 2007, at 11:26, Robert Jonsson wrote:

Hi,

Steve Harris wrote:
There's also these: http://mini-itx.com/store/?c=39

I've not worked with that one in particular, but I have with a larger one. They're really easy to work with as they're effectively just generic x86 boards. Some of the larger ones are fanless.

I've been wanting to put together an effrects box with one, but just don't have the time.
Right. Not so so expensive for such a small form factor and x86, still a bit on the steep side.

I did a bit more research and barring the size of the board I'd say something like the Epia 5000 http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/mainboards/motherboards.jsp? motherboard_id=21 should be a very good choice. Not too complex to finish, onboard audio,fanless and such. Even a pci slot ;). Quite cheap, around €90. No idea how capable the soundcard is, but I believe it's tested in low latency situations atleast?

I think the ones I worked with might have been EPIA 10000s (1GHz VIA C3), and I did run JACK on them for kicks. I think it worked but I don't remember how it was though, and I didn't test the card on any decent monitors. The onboard sound is generic AC-97 stuff. Some of the models have slow CPUs and very slow FPUs, so beware of those.

I was using them for an audio-less video installation, so the testing was just for curiosity.

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