Great deal on ebay for a mini-ITX - Page 31

scruff · 20th December 2007, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MaximusSmurf

Anyone know where I can buy or make a pico PSU for NOT an obscene amount of money?

Cheap board, 512mb, 2 old 200gb hdd's = ABSOLUTE WASTE if I have to go and spend $150 just to buy a small psu.

There's a link to $20incpost mini psu's (not pico) on ebay in this thread.

MaximusSmurf · 20th December 2007, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by scruff

There's a link to $20incpost mini psu's (not pico) on ebay in this thread.

I have a fairly small dell 80w psu. But I'm after a pico so I can make this PC super small.

phreeky82 · 20th December 2007, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MaximusSmurf

I have a fairly small dell 80w psu. But I'm after a pico so I can make this PC super small.

Double check the ATX plug wiring if you do use the dell.

I'm using relatively small (150x130x63) old IBM PSUs, 180w. Not overly small, but I am trying to put a slim DVDROM, a PCI card plus two 3.5" HDDs into a case with an intake and exhaust fan with the whole thing being around 200x260x140, with all parts costing (considering I own some already) < $100.

That's still a fairly small and cheap home router + web server + NAS + (possibly) very basic HTPC or desktop machine. The best part being that if it fails at all tasks, I can bite the bullet and spend $300 on a better ITX board and it's still quite cheap.

Not to mention how fun it all is!

slobber · 21st December 2007, 1:05 PM

I used an old 200W mATX PSU I had that is similar to the ones you can buy off ebay for ~ $30 but it was wayyy too big to fit in my Clipper case so I took it out of its housing (naked

) and it now fits perfectly under the DVD burner bay with the fan fitted @ the side

Oh and a 24 pin PSU will fit into a 20 pin no problems as long as there is enough room for the 24 pin 'hangover'

Smoke87 · 23rd December 2007, 3:57 PM

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Originally Posted by slobber

I used an old 200W mATX PSU I had that is similar to the ones you can buy off ebay for ~ $30 but it was wayyy too big to fit in my Clipper case so I took it out of its housing (naked

) and it now fits perfectly under the DVD burner bay with the fan fitted @ the side

You havn't encountered any instability issues due to EM fields?

I have this awesome teeny tiny design going on but at present the PSU is the limiting factor.

Really don't want to spend $120 USD on getting a compact PSU - which I might add, doesn't come with the casing but uses chips instead of coils and such, with an external AC adaptor.

EDIT: Just took mine out of its casing and the damned circuitboard is still too big

May have to cough up that $160 AUD now

phreeky82 · 23rd December 2007, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by nelson92

I have a Gigabyte PCV2 and i'm wondering what is the max temp teh CPU can go? mine sits at 50-60C at idle. seems abit too high for idle. Is 50-60 okay? since its VIA i have no idea what temps are good and what is bad. Can i use a aftermarket chipset cooler? would it fit?

And also are there BIOS updates?

What sort of cooling you using?

I'm hoping to be able to ditch the CPUs fan and just use case fans with the intake fan blowing right on it. Possibly look at replacing the HS if it proves to be insufficient.

phreeky82 · 24th December 2007, 4:58 PM

Cool (hehe). Is that an actual metal mesh or just a material (i.e. does it actually breath)?

I'd suggest thinking a little more about those holes in the perspex. Heaps of holes close together - lots more than you currently have - might work ok, but like you have it the you're not likely to get the airflow you're after.

Got any shots of other angles of the case?

archie · 1st January 2008, 9:08 PM

just noticed that the pins are all bent on the rj45 jack at the back on mine

...

gonna try de-soldering the whole connector and soldering a spare one i have from a dead gigabyte mobo... pain in the arse..

Imitation · 1st January 2008, 9:34 PM

Set one of these up for my mum and dad with XP after their computer started giving them trouble. Good enough for what they need and we had RAM and a few IDE HDD so no probs.. they will still probably buy another one but it's better than nothing in the short term. After using it I could see myself using one daily.. just for web / email / chat / etc.

arcanic_soul · 3rd January 2008, 10:16 AM

Might be a little late . . . but I just noticed you where looking for a Pico PSU under $150 . . .

Vastute

Bought mine of there and they where good to deal with

Smoke87 · 4th January 2008, 10:44 AM

Arcanic soul deserves cuddles for finding a .com australian distributor

MetalPhreak · 9th January 2008, 5:23 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=120205315201

I just grabbed one of those aswell as my PCV2 (which just arrived yesterday woot!).

I think i'll find the extra pci slot and ram slot useful

What can I use a CNR slot for

scruff · 10th January 2008, 8:23 PM

I had ubuntu running on my PC1500 and it was running a bit slow (too much bloat), so I installed miniUbuntu which is running fine... except for graphics. I'm using the generic vesa driver (the via one wouldn't even boot x) and there are random lines everywhere and massive clipping issues.

Does anyone know what linux driver needs to be installed or have a proper xorg.conf file they know works?

phreeky82 · 11th January 2008, 9:41 AM

I quickly booted Ubuntu Feisty on mine from the CD and it seemed to run ok, considering it was on CD - it would occasionally halt while the CD had to spin back up, but generally it was quite ok.

It appeared to me to be sufficient for web surfing though.

There's probably a bunch of services running on a Ubuntu Desktop system that you wouldn't really need though, but generally most systems barely use the CPU for most duties so that shouldn't slow it down much at all.

charithjperera · 12th January 2008, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by MetalPhreak

What can I use a CNR slot for

This network card : link :P

A few questions:
does anyone know where i can get a 20 pin atx splitter so it would be possible to run 2 of these motherboards off one PSU?

24th December 2007, 4:58 PM	#457
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11th January 2008, 9:41 AM	#464
phreeky82 Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Townsville Posts: 9,101	I quickly booted Ubuntu Feisty on mine from the CD and it seemed to run ok, considering it was on CD - it would occasionally halt while the CD had to spin back up, but generally it was quite ok. It appeared to me to be sufficient for web surfing though. There's probably a bunch of services running on a Ubuntu Desktop system that you wouldn't really need though, but generally most systems barely use the CPU for most duties so that shouldn't slow it down much at all. __________________ Successful trades: eyusuf, andy8, stuartl, michaeliam, theDarkHorse, bob

1st January 2008, 9:34 PM	#459
Imitation Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,839	Set one of these up for my mum and dad with XP after their computer started giving them trouble. Good enough for what they need and we had RAM and a few IDE HDD so no probs.. they will still probably buy another one but it's better than nothing in the short term. After using it I could see myself using one daily.. just for web / email / chat / etc.

3rd January 2008, 10:16 AM	#460
arcanic_soul Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Adelaide Posts: 14	Might be a little late . . . but I just noticed you where looking for a Pico PSU under $150 . . . Vastute Bought mine of there and they where good to deal with

9th January 2008, 5:23 AM	#462
MetalPhreak Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Perth Posts: 1,735	http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=120205315201 I just grabbed one of those aswell as my PCV2 (which just arrived yesterday woot!). I think i'll find the extra pci slot and ram slot useful What can I use a CNR slot for

10th January 2008, 8:23 PM	#463
scruff RIP Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3,452	I had ubuntu running on my PC1500 and it was running a bit slow (too much bloat), so I installed miniUbuntu which is running fine... except for graphics. I'm using the generic vesa driver (the via one wouldn't even boot x) and there are random lines everywhere and massive clipping issues. Does anyone know what linux driver needs to be installed or have a proper xorg.conf file they know works?