On 01/31/2012 10:34 AM, Shwaine wrote: > On Mon, 30 Jan 2012, jimbo wrote: > >> Greetings: >> >> I am compiling a list of possible components to build a mini pc. I want to >> use a solid state drive that is sata 2. I am not sure if this is compatible >> with the ITX board I am interested in. According to light research sata 2 >> is just a more robust stream and should be compatible with any sata on any >> motherboard. Is this a wrong assumption? >> >> Bottom line will it work with my desired ITX board? >> >> Reference: >> ITX board of interest: >> http://www.zotacusa.com/zotac-h67-wifi-h67itx-a-e.html >> Wiki sata reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA >> > > Since you are planning to use a SSD, you may want to consider SATA3 > (6.0Gb/s) and one of the faster SSD drives. Some of the better SSDs can > come pretty close to saturating the SATA2 (3.0 Gb/s) bus. The price > differential is minor (although some might argue so is the difference in > saturating SATA2 vs using SATA3). Any Sandy or Ivy Bridge motherboard will > have at least two SATA3 ports. It's standard in their supporting Intel > chipsets. > > You might also want to keep looking around for another mini ITX > motherboard. I've had bad luck with Zotac in the past. The NewEgg reviews > for the newer version of the motherboard you listed (H67ITX-C-E) show that > I'm not really alone in this (14% 1 egg, 23% 2 eggs). There are some more > reliable manufacturers that make mini ITX boards for Sandy Bridge (LGA > 1155). NewEgg lists several alternatives from more reputable companies > like Asus, Gigabyte, ASRock, and Intel. For example, this ASRock board has > the same price point, integrated 802.11n, and much better feedback: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157239 > > Just something to ponder. >
I guess that depends on the use case, my file/print/web server Zotac all in one box (Atom based) has been great and super low power. But I agree if you're building a desktop or something for intensive use Asus tends to be my preferred brand, with the other mentioned boards all having good reputations. Enjoy, Alex _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
