ASUS E45M1-I DELUXE Mini ITX motherboard

scwilson · 2 Nov 2011 at 14:00

Anyone know when this is going to hit the shelves in the UK? I can't seem to find stock anywhere;

http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_CPU_on_Board/E45M1I_DELUXE/

I was going to buy the E35M1 Deluxe but if this is out now or very soon, I'm thinking of waiting.

I keep going back to the Asus boards as I can't, at the moment, find any other Mini-ITX board that beats them.

Smit · 2 Nov 2011 at 15:08

Should be out within the next month or so although not sure if Overclockers will stock it. Still waiting for them to get some Llano mini-itx boards

scwilson · 2 Nov 2011 at 15:33

Thanks Smit. I'll probably wait a while then. I'm not really in any hurry anyhow.

Cleanthes · 2 Nov 2011 at 15:50

Amp34 · 2 Nov 2011 at 20:41

What are the benefits of this over the E35?

R088ieS86 · 2 Nov 2011 at 21:04

A 50MHz clock bump on the cpu.
Slight upgrade in graphics 6310 to 6320.
and
Turbo-core which can bump the graphics clock from 500MHz to 600MHz.

Not a lot.
Ask in the customer service section if they know if they are stocking them.

scwilson · 9 Nov 2011 at 23:43

It all says "Private" - how can I post in that section?

scwilson · 9 Nov 2011 at 23:46

Ah - it's OK, I've managed to post

Alistair · 15 Nov 2011 at 14:43

Would this board be up to the task for 3d bluray playback with HD Audio Codecs?

Seriously considering this for my HTPC so it could be silent

gropingmantis · 15 Nov 2011 at 19:55

Ooh I am torn between this and the E-350 version. I guess it will come down to price in the end.

Anybody know will the boost from 1333 to 1600 help the GPU much or will the difference between the 350 and 450 be negligible?

scwilson · 16 Nov 2011 at 00:15

I'm not sure. All I know is my current AC Ryan PlayonHD Mini has a 500MHz CPU and it plays Blu-Ray ISO and MKV without breaking into a sweat at all so I would imagine this motherboard would not have any issues.

I am waiting to see the prices because I suspect the E450 will sit somewhere around £130 - £145 which is too much and in which case, might be pursuaded by the E350 if that is reduced.

Smit · 16 Nov 2011 at 08:48

scwilson said:
I am waiting to see the prices because I suspect the E450 will sit somewhere around £130 - £145 which is too much and in which case, might be pursuaded by the E350 if that is reduced.

Some places are listing it for between £120 - £150 although they don't have any stock

scwilson · 16 Nov 2011 at 14:29

Yeah ... me thinks I might try and weigh up whether it is actually worth the extra cost. I mean, I know the E350 is more than enough for what I want to do, it's just the question of whether I wait a little bit longer for the E450 or not. Of course, the E350 has been tried and tested so there is some re-assurance there and new products bring potentially new problems