Cheapest E-350 machine
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MSI are launching a little box called DC100 soon which has the E450 and will be fairly cheap 
Thanks, I'll have a look into that. What is the difference between the E350 and 450?
I've just "stumbled" across Zotac who do a few machines that may be ok:
The Zotac AD02 looks ok, I guess the AD10 Nano is the slightly newer version?
What's interesting is the ND22 which has an SU2300 processor in, so similar power consumption but more powerful?
What are they like as download style machines? How noisy is the fan in real life (aim to have it in my bedroom on 24/7)?
Any other suggestions for cheaper machines or ones running of ULV chips like the ND22? Also small cheap case (dont care on quality, just needs to hold the board, it'll be hidden) with external power supplies?
I've just "stumbled" across Zotac who do a few machines that may be ok:
The Zotac AD02 looks ok, I guess the AD10 Nano is the slightly newer version?
What's interesting is the ND22 which has an SU2300 processor in, so similar power consumption but more powerful?
What are they like as download style machines? How noisy is the fan in real life (aim to have it in my bedroom on 24/7)?
Any other suggestions for cheaper machines or ones running of ULV chips like the ND22? Also small cheap case (dont care on quality, just needs to hold the board, it'll be hidden) with external power supplies?
I'd go with the ND22 for the extra cpu power.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/zotac-zbox
Review of the system there including fan control. It can be made quiet but of course you can go quieter if you get something like the sandy bridge G620 and a large heatsink. But that is a lot more involved. Or I guess you could get the SU2300 based motherboard Zotac sell and fit a larger fan on it to allow lower rpm's.
The ND22 is currently your best option in that size case, but if money isn't an issue then I would go for the following:
Intel G620
Intel/MSI motherboard (low power usage)
2/4gb DDR3 (ideally lower voltage)
M350 case (or maybe one of those acrylic cases with an enlarged hole for cooling)
PicoPSU 90W
That will give a nice small pc which has loads of power. Will idle at 20-25W so hardly anymore than the other options. Then you need to work out the best cooler you can fit in the cases. I know the Scythe Big Shuriken is about the best for the size, so if that fits then that will keep the system silent.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/zotac-zbox
Review of the system there including fan control. It can be made quiet but of course you can go quieter if you get something like the sandy bridge G620 and a large heatsink. But that is a lot more involved. Or I guess you could get the SU2300 based motherboard Zotac sell and fit a larger fan on it to allow lower rpm's.
The ND22 is currently your best option in that size case, but if money isn't an issue then I would go for the following:
Intel G620
Intel/MSI motherboard (low power usage)
2/4gb DDR3 (ideally lower voltage)
M350 case (or maybe one of those acrylic cases with an enlarged hole for cooling)
PicoPSU 90W
That will give a nice small pc which has loads of power. Will idle at 20-25W so hardly anymore than the other options. Then you need to work out the best cooler you can fit in the cases. I know the Scythe Big Shuriken is about the best for the size, so if that fits then that will keep the system silent.
Thanks for the suggestion however it really is cheaper the better, both up front cost and electricity costs. I think the ND22 would be easily powerful enough with 4GB RAM and if I can get it (and certainly the ram/HDD) second hand that will save me a bomb!
Thanks for the SPC review, I'll peruse that now. I guess noise won't be too much of a problem if I stuck it up in the attic and remoted into it depending on ease of use...
Thanks for the SPC review, I'll peruse that now. I guess noise won't be too much of a problem if I stuck it up in the attic and remoted into it depending on ease of use...