Nexxen wrote on Yesterday, 23:57:

Have you opened it yet?
I'd like to see how it looks inside.
It's pretty handy as all the ports are on the front and not at the back.

Yes, this machine is very small and handy!

I remembered that I hadn't taken any photos of the inside, so I took a few. It appears to be configured with an MN5520 (+MN5521?) chipset. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to have an L2 cache.
I think this machine is designed to be very easy to perform basic maintenance on. The ISA cage, which also serves as the top cover, can be easily removed by removing four M3 flat head screws.

they say after RAM and SSDs, the next things to go up in price are HDD and video cards, so I thought to start piling up 😀

Bought these, waiting to arrive on some of them.

- ASUS A7N8X-X Rev 2 + CPU (unidentified currently)
- Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3 + Core 2 Quad (unknown which yet, seller claims Q8300 or a Q9xxx chip)
- Point of View Geforce 6800 128MB AGP - literally an ASUS V9999, on which PoV slapped their logo and beefier cooler. Unlocked fairly well to 16/6.
- Quadro FX3450 256MB PCI-E - basically a 6800GS for workstation needs. Will prolly flash it further to either GT or XT and figure how much can I push NV41.
- DFI Lanparty DK 790GX-M2RS - no POST, might be fun figuring why.
- SB Live! Drive - been looking for one for a good while now.
- ABIT BH7-E + P4 2.8GHz + Hynix D43 Kingmax 2x1GB sticks - came yesterday from Hungary (cbmfan2 😀 ) - runs great although I'm scared of pushing the NW on it largely due to SNDS.