Gigabyte J1800N-D2H Dual Core 2.41GHz Celeron Mini-ITX Review

Excellent value Gigabyte J1800N-D2H motherboard with Passively Cooled Dual-Core 64-bit 2.41GHz Celeron J1800 Bay Trail 22nm processor with VT-x support and integrated Intel HD Graphics. Up to 8GB of system memory; 2x SATA 3Gb/s; PCI-Express x1 and Half Mini PCI-Express Slots; Realtek Gigabit Ethernet; Realtek ALC887 High Definition 7.1 Channel Audio. DirectX 11 support and...

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Asus Z97I-PLUS Socket 1150 Mini-ITX Review

Asus-Z97I-PLUS Mini-ITX board with Intel Z97 Express chipset supporting Intel 4th Gen (Haswell) and future 5th Gen (Broadwell) Core LGA1150 processors only. Integrated Intel HD graphics and 8 channel Audio; PCI Express 3.0 x16; Up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM; 1x Intel I218V Gigabit LAN; WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.0; 4x SATA with RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10; VGA with max. resolution...

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Asus-H97I-PLUS Socket 1150 Mini-ITX Review

Asus-H97I-PLUS Mini-ITX board with Intel H97 Express chipset supporting Intel 4th Gen (Haswell) and future 5th Gen (Broadwell) Core LGA1150 processors only. Integrated Intel HD graphics and 8 channel Realtek ALC887 Audio; PCI Express 3.0 x16; Up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM; 1x Intel I218V Gigabit LAN; 4x SATA with RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10; 1x Half length Mini PCI Express slot; 1x DVI-I...

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Asus H81I-PLUS Socket 1150 Mini-ITX Review

Asus H81I-PLUS Mini-ITX board with Intel H81 chipset; Integrated Intel HD Graphics; Realtek ALC887 7.1 channel HD Audio; 2x SATA 6.0 Gb/s; 2x SATA 3.0 Gb/s; Up to 16GB DDR3 RAM; PCI Express 2.0 x16; 1x Realtek RTL8111G Gigabit LAN port; 1x HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz; 1x DVI-D with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz; 1x VGA with max....

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Asus C60M1-I AMD Fusion Mini-ITX Snap Review

Fanless Asus C60M1-I AMD Fusion motherboard with Dual-Core 1.0GHz AMD C-60 processor. Featuring fanless operation, integrated AMD Radeon HD 6290 DirectX 11 / OpenGL 4.1 graphics and AMD Hudson-M1 FCH (Fusion Controller Hub) chipset. Up to 8GB of system memory; Realtek 8111F Gigabit Ethernet; VIA VT1708S High Definition 8 Channel Audio. Rear Panel: Combined Mouse/Keyboard...

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Asus C8HM70-I/HDMI Dual Core Celeron 847 Mini-ITX Review

The C8HM70-I/HDMI offers great value for money with a highly efficient Dual Core Sandy Bridge ULV Celeron processor. The Integrated Graphics processor is based on the Intel HD2000 DirectX 10 IGP with full 64-bit driver support. The Intel NM70 chipset delivers SATA 6Gb/s and supports up to 16GB of memory. The 1.1Ghz Celeron 847 processor supports Intel virtualisation extensions...

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Asus J1900I-C Quad Core 2.42GHz Celeron Mini-ITX Review

Great value Asus J1900I-C motherboard with Passively Cooled Quad-Core 64-bit 2.42GHz Celeron J1900 Bay Trail 22nm processor with VT-x support and integrated Intel HD Graphics. Up to 8GB of DDR3L system memory; 2x SATA 3Gb/s; PCI-Express x1 slot; Realtek Gigabit Ethernet; Realtek ALC887-VD 8-Channel Audio. DirectX 11 support and full Windows 7/8/8.1 32/64-bit driver availability. Rear...

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Asus J1800I-C Dual Core 2.41GHz Celeron Mini-ITX Review

Excellent value Asus J1800I-C motherboard with Passively Cooled Dual-Core 64-bit 2.41GHz Celeron J1800 Bay Trail 22nm processor with VT-x support and integrated Intel HD Graphics. Up to 8GB of DDR3L system memory; 2x SATA 3Gb/s; PCI-Express x1 slot; Realtek Gigabit Ethernet; Realtek ALC887-VD 8-Channel Audio. DirectX 11 support and full Windows 7/8/8.1 32/64-bit driver availability. Rear...

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Asus J1800I-A Dual Core 2.41GHz Celeron Snap Review

Versatile Asus J1800I-A motherboard with Passively Cooled Dual-Core 64-bit 2.41GHz Celeron J1800 Bay Trail 22nm processor with VT-x support and integrated Intel HD Graphics. Up to 8GB of DDR3L system memory; 2x SATA 3Gb/s; PCI slot; Realtek Gigabit Ethernet; Realtek ALC887-VD 8-Channel Audio. DirectX 11 support and full Windows 7/8/8.1 32/64-bit driver availability. Rear...

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ASRock-Z97E-ITXa/c Mini-ITX Snap Review

Feature-packed ASRock-Z97E-ITXa/c Mini-ITX board with Intel H97 Express chipset supporting Intel 4th Gen (Haswell) and future 5th Gen (Broadwell) Core LGA1150 processors only. Integrated Intel HD graphics and Realtek ALC1150 7.1 channel Audio; PCI Express 3.0 x16; Up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM; 1x Intel I218V Gigabit LAN; 6x SATA with RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10; 1x Half length Mini PCI...

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ASRock H87M-ITX Mini-ITX Snap Review

ASRock H87M-ITX Mini-ITX board with Intel H77 Express chipset supporting Intel 4th Gen Core LGA1150 processors only. Integrated Intel HD graphics and 8 channel ALC892 Audio; PCI Express 3.0* x16; Up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM, Gigabit LAN and 4x SATA with RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 support. VGA, DVI-D and HDMI graphics outputs; 6x USB 3.0 (inc 2 internal); 4x USB 2.0 (inc 2 internal). * PCI...

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Can VIA Technologies save the mobile computing future of the x86 (x64) legacy platform?

Update: The Third x86-based SoC Player: VIA & Centaur’s Isaiah II [PC Perspective, July 11, 2014] … VIA, through their Centaur Technology division, is expected to announce [on Sept 1, 2014] their own x86-based SoC, too. Called Isaiah II, it is rumored to be a quad core, 64-bit processor with a maximum clock rate of 2.0 GHz. Its GPU is currently unknown. VIA sold their...

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