Micro desktop idea

[lovely?]

So, i dont know how many people already know about it, but Nvidia has dropped their amazing Ion northbridge/onboard graphics processors on us a while back. it uses intel atom processors, supports overclocking, and has every little thing i could ever ask a desktop to have.

all of this is possible on a mini-itx motherboard just a few inches wide and long, and taking under 30 watts.

here is the best model i could find: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500027

so for about $200 shipped i could save energy, have a HTPC, mby a home server, whatever!

needless to say, im very excited. a few features:

Onboard WiFi
No cables or power supplies (except small ones for peripheals)
Overclockable to 2.1ghz intel atom n330, 1mb cache
3 SATA ports, RAID 0, 1, 0+1 support
DDR2 800mhz up to 4gb
Completely silent
Onboard HDMI, SPDIF, eSATA, DVI, VGA


I plan on setting this up by nailing it to my wall, and setting the dvd drive and hard drive right next to my monitor. since there are almost no power cords, ill simple zip strip the cords coming from the back to make it look clean. this will be my everyday desktop replacement.


what do you think?

 

[diduknowthat]

Looks sick, if you throw a small SSD in that thing you can make a completely silent little machine. What case are you planning to get?

 

[lovely?]

no case thats the beauty of it im going to nail it into my wall right next to my monitor, using the mini-itx holes. ill probably get some speaker wire and solder a ground to it as well.

 

[linkin]

haha nice idea. If you have an old chunky PS2 i'd put it in there.

 

[Fatback]

I just bought me one of these to I got this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135247. Although I got an 8400GT with mine for $99 as a combo deal/shellshocker. Although will be putting mine in a cooler master elite 310, you're idea is pretty cool.