2009-05-29, 20:27
I finally decided to replace one of my old Xboxes with Linux running machine.
I narrowed down my choice to ASROCK IONSTAR 330
http://www.asrock.com/nettop/spec/ION%20330.asp
and ASUS P4-P5N9300 barebone with E5200 processor and 2gb of RAM, 500gb HDD and DVD-RW.
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=fEMLgh6B4GRRCGDK
ASROCK IONSTAR looks ideal but I am worried that even though it has a dual core atom processor it might strugle with some more demanding XBMC skins. On the other hand E5200 should have no preformance problems but I am worried that it will produce much more noise and heat.
I would appreciate any thoughts
I narrowed down my choice to ASROCK IONSTAR 330
http://www.asrock.com/nettop/spec/ION%20330.asp
and ASUS P4-P5N9300 barebone with E5200 processor and 2gb of RAM, 500gb HDD and DVD-RW.
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=fEMLgh6B4GRRCGDK
ASROCK IONSTAR looks ideal but I am worried that even though it has a dual core atom processor it might strugle with some more demanding XBMC skins. On the other hand E5200 should have no preformance problems but I am worried that it will produce much more noise and heat.
I would appreciate any thoughts