Yes, there are smaller form factor mobo built by MSI <http://www.msicomputer.com/> , Shuttle <http://www.spacewalker.com/index6.html>, and Soltek <http://www.soltek.com.tw/English/home/01.htm>. Another place to look is <http://www.motherboards.org/>
Yes, an up-to-date smaller sized motherboard is more expensive than a high-volume unit that is at the end of its two to three years life cycle. However, Mini-ITX motherboards are very small, fully featured, and, sold with the low-power requirement, low-heat output CPU. The specification requires that the mini-itx boards are 170mm x 170mm (6.75" x 6.75"). No other off-the-shelf, industry-standard form factor meets that small overall dimensions. At the opposite extreme are examples like Tyan's server mobo which is 13 inches by 12 inches and uses a single Intel Xeon processor. John Oram Mike Miller wrote: > > You can buy a motherboard with integrated video and sound for > under $50 US and an Intel or AMD 1 GHz CPU for under $50 US > (www.newegg.com). Too bad no one is still making the baby AT > motherboards for the socket 370 and socket A CPUs. You could > really speed up your old AT for not a lot of money. > > On 27 May 2003 at 13:45, John Oram wrote: > > > The VIA EPIA Nehemiah M10000 1Ghz All In One Motherboard is now at 121 > > GBP or about $199 USD (1) each - this unit includes the 1GHz CPU but > > only has one memory slot which can hold up to a 1GB DDR-SIMM. > > > > By purchasing an assembled unit you can quickly raise the price passed > > the $1,000 USD plus freight from England. > > > > If you go out to www.pricewatch.com and input "VIA EPIA M10000" you > > can find the same mobo with processor starting at $162 USD and going > > as high as $185 USD. > > > > The reviews written about it depends on whether the author is trying > > to compare it to the latest and greatest inexpensive CPUs from AMD & > > Intel - which is what the PR folks at VIA want ya to believe. > > > > Or are you comparing it to a 850 MHz AMD/Intel P-II/III of say three > > or four years ago. > > > > I haven't seen any reviews that said it wouldn't run Linux or > > MS-Windows 98SE or MS-Windows XP operating systems. > > > > >From my perspective it is good fun to keep the old box and install new > > innards. Then watch the folks scratch their heads when you run new > > software on a 15 to 20 year old box. > > > > FYI: I'm re-building a old Banyan CNS 386 server with a new 2 GHz AMD > > mobo innards. > > > > The power supply on the Banyan box melted into a smoking mess a few > > years ago. Since then it has been sitting in the back of the shop as a > > lonely dust catcher. After this project is done it will be fun to see > > what happens when we stuff new innards into an older small box. > > > > John Oram > > > > To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. > Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. > More info can be found at; > http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
